DIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: September 22, 2006
Archbishop Hilarion of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand Performs Divine Liturgy on the Nativity of the Theotokos at the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul

During the minor entrance of Divine Liturgy performed in the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul, His Eminence Archbishop Hilarion awarded the mitre to the Senior Priest of the Cathedral, Protopriest John Stukach, Dean of NSW, on the occasion of the 40 th anniversary of his pastoral service. Before the veneration of the cross, His Eminence congratulated Fr John on his award and the parishioners on the holiday, wishing that the birth of the Mother of God brings them spiritual joy.