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100th Jubilee Celebration of St. Nicholas Church, NY, NY

On Sunday, November 24th, His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory visited St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church on 10th Street, NY, NY to celebrate their 100th Jubilee Anniversary Celebration.
His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory Tonsures the Reader Andrew McAusland before Divine Liturgy.
His Eminence Metropolitan Gregory Tonsures the Reader Owen Drummond before Divine Liturgy.
Deacon Gregory Benc, parish vocation, reads the Gospel Lesson for the Divine Liturgy.
St. Nicholas Choir provided the responses for the Divine Liturgy, led by Choir Director, Archon Nicholas Timko.
Reader Alexander Ioukliaevskikh reads the Epistle Lesson, while parish men hold the traditional Troijce.
His Eminence preaches at the end of Divine Liturgy, including on the importance of involving children in the Liturgy.
Kroji Photo for the 100th Jubilee.
100th Jubilee Parish Photo of St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church, NYC
His Eminence invokes the opening blessing of the meal for the celebration.
His Eminence is greeted with roses and a memorized passage by the First Holy Confession Class members and their teacher.
Music and dancing led the parish into, with God's help, the next century of celebration at St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church.
100th Jubilee Celebration at LiGreci's The Staaten.
Music for the rest of the evening was provided by Juraj, Susan, & Ariana Matolak of Vox Ethnika.
Hramota were blessed by His Eminence to present to ten (10) of the eldest parish members, all whom serve or formerly served on the Parish Board, save for one, and honored together with their beloved as one flesh:

Left to right, top to bottom:
John Petrick, Paul & Patricia Sikoryak, Richard & Ann Vislocky, Michael & Evelyn Kormanik, Magdalena & Lubomir Matlak, Stephanie Salony, Robert & Debra Zizik, Mary Seewald, Lillian Benc, and Jan Kindja.
All Sunday School Teachers, past and present, were invited forward to receive gifts from the parish for their teaching of the children over the years.
In honor of his 10th Anniversary of Ordination & Placement at St. Nicholas Church, the Board gifted Fr. William a custom icon of St. William (Guillame) of Gellone.
Photographed as one together with Miss ACRY 1995 Dawn (Sikoryak) Krzyzanowski.
Miss ACRY 1952 Marion (Stegun) Korchak receives her crown as well.
Miss ACRY 1953 Mary (Hlinka) Seewald receives her crown once more.
100th Jubilee Celebration continued at LiGreci's The Staaten in Staten Island.