On Sunday, March 24, Pan-Orthodox Mission Vespers were celebrated on the 2nd Sunday of Great Lent at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Bethlehem, PA. Father Matthew Joyner, assisted by several Orthodox priests and deacons of the Lehigh Valley performed the service. Fr. Andrew Damick, President of the Lehigh Valley Clergy Brotherhood, delivered the Homily.
The choir, led by Choir Director/Reader Nick Lezinsky, sang beautifully. Orthodox Christians from around the Lehigh Valley attended this Vespers Service. Priests and parishioners, from Antiochian, Greek, Ukrainian, and our own Russian Orthodox Church, united to celebrate this Sunday’s Lenten Mission Vespers.
After the service, refreshments were served in Chernay Fellowship Hall.