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Approximately 60 people attended the New York City Deanery’s 2020 Distinguished Diocesan Benefactors Fund (“DDB”) dinner last night at St. Andrew’s Church in Dix Hills, NY. It was a serene, picturesque day as the sun was setting and the attendees began to arrive. Host pastor, Fr. John Klingel, welcomed the guests, many of whom took the opportunity to visit the church temple to see its beautiful iconography and stunning, newly refurbished copper-clad cupola. (Some photos follow at the end of this article.)

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We greet you with great joy on the feast of Holy Theophany, the feast of Christ’s baptism, and the revelation of his divinity, as encapsulated in the troparion for the feast: “When You, O Lord were baptized in the Jordan / The worship of the Trinity was made manifest / For the voice of the Father bore witness to You / And called You His beloved Son. / And the Spirit, in the form of a dove, / Confirmed the truthfulness of His word. / O Christ, our God, You have revealed Yourself / And have enlightened the world, glory to You!”

Photos of the celebration may be viewed below:

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The feast of Holy Apostle Andrew, the ‘first-called’ of Christ’s Apostles, and the patronal feast of our parish, was celebrated on the Friday and Saturday of Thanksgiving Weekend in a truly beautiful and prayerful manner.

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With great joy, our parish celebrated the marriage of our Subdeacon Nilus, son of Fr. John, to Gabriella, in a service concelebrated by Archbishop Michael and Fr. John.

Following the Sunday Divine Liturgy, the groom’s family offered a festive agape. After celebrating over joyful stories and good food, Nilus toasted the guests, thanking them for participating in this sacrament, and for everything they had tought him about what it means to be a Christian throughout his life.

The church filled as the guests awaited for the arrival of the bride. The choir, under the direction of Reader Lasha, sang an English translation of the Georgian wedding hymn “You Are a Vineyard”. The archbishop’s deacon, Father Stephan, intoned the litanies, to which the choir responded in English, Greek, and Italian.

At the conclusion of the service, all greeted the bride and groom, and then showered them with flowers and enjoyed a prosecco toast on the porch of the church.

“The day was filled with remarkable brightness, joy, and profundity. It reminded me of all the best of St. Andrew’s past, present and future. The warmth of everyone’s love, and the depth of everyone’s prayer, was truly humbling. Gabriella and I are indebted to you all. Thank you for joining your prayers with ours and for leading us into this Holy Mystery.”  –Nilus