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Metropolitan Gregory's Archpastoral Visit to Rahway, NJ (6/26/21)

On Saturday, June 26, 2021, His Eminence, Metropolitan Gregory made an Archpastoral Visit to St. John The Baptist Parish in Rahway, NJ. His Eminence, presided over Great Vespers, Tonsured Vladimir Lee to the Office of Reader and blessed the newly completed Icon of the Pantocrator.

Posted photos show scenes from the Archpastoral Visit.
Great Vespers, celebrated by host pastor, Very Rev. Fr. Andrew Fetchina, assisted by Protodeacon Gregory Benc and Deacon Andrew Wythe.
Metropolitan Gregory offers a few words at the end of Great Vespers.
Prayer at Tonsure of Vladimir Lee to the Office of Reader.
Prayer at Tonsure of Vladimir Lee to the Office of Reader.
Reader Vladimir chants the Epistle.
Metropolitan Gregory annoints the Icon of the Pantocrator with Chrism.
Newly blessed icon of the Pantocrator
Metropolitan Gregory greets the iconographer who wrote the icon of the Pantocrator