Concelebration in the Cathedral in Trenton, NJ

A joined hierarchical Divine Liturgy was led by the Right Reverend Andronik, Archbishop of Syracuse and St. Nicholas, and the Right Reverend Stefan, Bishop of Trenton and North America on Sunday, March 11, the Third Sunday of Great Lent dedicated to the veneration of the Cross, in the Cathedral of the Assumption (Dormition) of the All-Holy Theotokos in New Jersey.

Clergy of the Syracuse Diocese and the St. Petersburg and Northern Russia Diocese, including Mitered Protopriest Gregory Kotlaroff, Igumen Ignatiy (Krutkov) and Hierodeacon Paul (Lipin), also attended the service.

The service was solemn and triumphant, with B. Stefan giving a sermon about the Feast of the Cross at the end of the service, when he also expressed his gratitude to all who served with him.

Everyone present stayed for a trapeza after the service hosted by the sisterhood.