On Sunday September 23, Fr. Nikolay Gulin, our former choir director and now an Assistant Priest assigned to the parish in Jersey City, was honored during the Hierarchical Liturgy celebrated there. His Grace, Bishop Michael, bestowed the first degree of priestly awards, the nabedrennik, upon Fr. Nikolay, in honor of his devoted service to the Church. Fr. Nikolay, who has taken on employment as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) to support his ministry, has been commuting to Philadelphia early each Sunday morning to assist in ministering to the Russian-speaking community there. To Fr. Nikolay, we extend our praise and congratulations – “Axios! – He is worthy!” Please keep Father Nikolay and his wife, Matushka Viktoriya, in your prayers.
