His grace, James, bishop of Sonora made an historic visit to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Prescott Valley, AZ on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
His grace is making a tour of northern Arizona satellite mission parishes, an historic first. Arriving in the evening, he celebrated the Service for the Blessing of the Beginning of a Good Work. The choir masterfully sung the service with his grace, and even the altar servers (ages 6, 5, and 4) received the blessing of the bishop to serve! A potluck meal was served afterwards, and happy dinner conversations abounded. His grace stayed that night at the historic Hassayampa Inn in Prescott.
This is the first time a Russian Orthodox Bishop has ever visited the Prescott area, and the first time one has celebrated a service.
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- Bishop James arrives
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- Malachi (6), Tony (5), and Dmitri (4) are happy, but looking very serious
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- The entrance of his Grace
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- Fr. Michael also serves
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- Blessing to begin the service
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- Anthony Herman
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- Subdeacon Michael
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- His Grace, Bishop James
