Monday
May222023

« Bishop Matthew of Sourozh visited the Orthodox parish cemetery in Bonnyville »

On May 20, 2023, after the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, His Grace Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, temporarily Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and Canada, visited the Orthodox parish cemetery on the western outskirts of Bonnyville.
The Archpastor served a panikhida and prayed for the repose of the parishioners, founders and worshipers of St.Peter and St.Paul Church, who had been buried in the cemetery since its creation. Vladyka was accompanied by clerics of the Patriarchal parishes in Canada - Archpriest Igor Kisil and Archpriest Yevgeny Protsenko.
In conclusion, Vladyka Matthew visited the parish house, where he met with the parishioners at a meal arranged by the members of the community.