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Bishop Gregory's Pastoral Visit to Cheektowaga, NY (Oct 11, 2015)

On Sunday October 11, 2015, His Grace Bishop Gregory made his second pastoral visitation to St. Mary's Church in Cheektowaga, NY to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Ordination of Father Thomas Kadlec to the Holy Priesthood and his marriage to Pani Linda.

Photos courtesy of John Nowak show scenes from the Jubilee Liturgy and celebratory dinner.
Bishop Gregory makes commemorations during the Proskomedia
Bishop Gregory is greeted with the traditional gifts of bread and salt.
Very Rev. Fr. Thomas Kadlec offers words of greeting and the blessing cross to His Grace, Bishop Gregory.
"You have entered, O Archpriest...."
Fr. Thomas receives the blessing from Bishop Gregory prior to the start of Divine Liturgy.
The Great Litany.
Bishop Gregory with Protopresbyter James Dutko, Dean of the Southern Tier Deanery and Fr. Thomas Kadlec at the High Place.
Bishop Gregory offers the homily.
The Great Censing at the Cherubic Hymn.
The Great Entrance.
"May the Lord God remember the ever-memorable founders of this Holy Church..."
Bishop Gregory in Cheektowaga, NY October 11,2015
The Creed.
"Let us lift up our hearts!!!"
Bishop Gregory communes Fr. Thomas.
Deacon Donald receives the Most-Precious Blood of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.
The final blessing.
Bishop Gregory bestows a blessing on Fr. Thomas and Pani Linda Kadlec on the occasion of Fr. Thomas's fortieth anniversary of his ordination to the Holy Priesthood and his marriage to Pani Linda.
Offering words of congratulations.
Concluding remarks by His Grace Bishop Gregory.
Bishop Gregory holds the newest member of the parish family, Griffin.
His Grace distributed Antidoron to the faithful at the conclusion of Divine Liturgy.
Receiving His Grace Bishop Gregory's blessing.
"Let the children come unto me..."
His Grace Bishop Gregory and Father James Dutko with the Jubilarians and their family.
Bishop Gregory poses with the youth of the parish who presented him with flowers at the celebratory dinner that followed Divine Liturgy.