Feast of the Protection of the Virgin Mary
October 1 was the annual celebration of the Protection of the Virgin Mary–our parish feast day. His Grace, our Bishop Paul drove down from Chicago to celebrate the festal services with us on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Both services were followed by fellowship meals. The following Sunday, October 6, we celebrated our parish’s 108th anniversary with a plated dinner after the Divine Liturgy. Thank you to all who pitched in to make our feast-day celebration beautiful and delicious!
Time for Vigil! 
His Grace greets the people as they enter 
Blessing the evening entrance 
The Great Intercession 
Blessing the five loaves 
Beginning of Matins 
The Magnification of the Feast 
Fellowship after Vigil 
A bright, festive, Divine Liturgy! 
Rightly Dividing the Word of God’s Truth 
With the fear of God, faith and love, draw near! 
Thank you, Bishop Paul! 
The anniversary dinner 
A little dinner music 
