On Wednesday November 4, an official reception at the General Consulate of the Russian Federation in New York City was hosted in honor of the Day of National Unity by Consul General, Mr. Igor Leonidovich Golubovsky. This holiday coincides with the Feast of the Kazan Icon of the Holy Theotokos.
The event was attended by the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York; the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Grace Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk and representatives of other religious and secular organizations.
After congratulatory words were exchanged from Metropolitan Hilarion and Bishop John to the assembled guests, a festive concert was delivered in honor of the holiday.
Day of Unity Concert in the Consulate of the Russian Federation
Photos: Patriarchal Parishes in the USA
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