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Diocesan Assembly
Tenth Anniversary
of St. Innocent Cathedral
Ordination of Archdeacon Isidore
to the Holy Priesthood
November 6-7, 2004
Anchorage, Alaska

In Pictures

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Scenes from the Vigil Saturday night.

The Litya during Vespers
His Grace reads the prayer at Litya
His Grace enters the altar at the end of Vespers.
Archdeacon Isidore brings out the Holy Gospel.
The faithful receive the blessing from His Grace.
The Great Doxology
The seminarians in line to receive the blessing.
Hierarichal Divine Liturgy Sunday November 7, 2004
Clergy and people wait for the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy to begin Sunday morning
Archpriest John Udics kisses the Cross and receives Bishop NIKOLAI's blessing before the Liturgy.
Protodeacon Daniel Charles and Archdeacon Isidore
His Grace Bishop NIKOLAI begins the Hierarchical divine Liturgy.
All the priests served the Liturgy Sunday morning.
The Great Entrance - Archdeacon Isidore waits with the veil over his head.
Archdeacon Isidore is taken around the altar.
His Grace reads the prayer over Archdeacon Isidore.
Bishop NIKOLAI puts the phelon on Hieromonk Isidore.
Newly ordained Hieromonk Isidore
Archpriest Eugene Vansuch, Hieromonk Isidore and Protopresbyter Rodion Kondratick.
The lamb is entrusted to the newly ordained Hieromonk Isidore.
Clergy receive the Holy Eucharist from Hieromonk Isidore.
Communion of the Faithful.
His Grace gives the homily
A Gramota is given to Larissa Bouwens in honor of her husband Subdeacon Vassilie Bouwens who recently passed away.
A gramota is given to Mary Bourdukofsky.
Following the Divine Liturgy, a Service of Thanksgiving was held to conclude the Diocesan Assembly of Alaska.
Many Years is intoned for newly ordained Hieromonk Isidore.
Hieromonk Isidore holds the Cross at the end of Liturgy
His Grace Bishop NIKOLAI with Bishop Mark of the Episcopal Church of Alaska and Hieromonk Isidore.
Entertainment was provided at the banquet.
His Grace Bishop NIKOLAI with Archpriest Michael Oleksa's grandson John from Portland.
The Deacons of the Diocese of Alaska during the Litya..
The beginning of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Sunday morning.
Archdeacon Isidore, head covered with a veil, awaits ordination before the Great Entrance.
Protopresbyter Rodion Kondratick, OCA Chancellor, and Archpriest John Udics, of Assumption of the Holy Virgin Church, Philadelphia, PA, lead Archdeacon Isidore around the altar table.
Archpriest David Brum, Secretary to the Metropolitan, and Archpriest Philip Alexie of The Presentation of the Theotokos Chapel, Nunapitchuk, AK, lead Archdeacon Isidore around the altar table a second time.

His Grace reads the prayer over Archdeacon Isidore.


AXIOS! AXIOS! AXIOS!

Newly ordained Hieromonk Isidore prays to God to guard the lamb.

Bishop NIKOLAI and the clergy of the Diocese of Alaska.
Bishop NIKOLAI with newly ordained Hieromonk Isidore, his parents, brother, grandmother and godparents.

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