On Tuesday August 5, with the Blessing of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Archbishop Justinian of Elista and Kalmykia and the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk served a Moleben before the Holy Relics of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia at the Donskoi Stavropegial Monastery in Moscow.

At the conclusion of the Moleben, Archbishop Justinian greeted his concelebrant and successor as Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, and wished that through God's help, and the protection of St. Tikhon, as well as Priestmartyr Alexander Hotovitsky - builder of St. Nicholas Cathedral in NYC, successful service in the United States. As a sign of brotherly love, Archbishop Justinian gifted Bishop John with a Panagia, dedicated to the Holy Saints of North America: St. Tikhon and Innocent of Moscow, St. John of Shanghai and San Fransisco, St. Raphael of Brooklyn, Priestmartyr Juvenaly and St. Herman of Alaska.

Bishop John then thanked Archbishop Justinian for his support and love during his service to the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.