NEWS FROM THE DIOCESES
 
DIOCESE OF EASTERN AMERICA AND NEW YORK: January 13, 2006

Bishop Peter of Cleveland Visits the Ailing Bishop Daniel of Erie

on the Days Before the Nativity

 

On December 30, 2005, the feast day of Prophet Daniel, His Grace Bishop Peter of Cleveland and Protopriest Peter Burlakov, Priest Ilya Mrzev and Reader Alexander Petrovsky of St Sergius of Radonezh Cathedral in Cleveland visited His Grace Bishop Daniel, whom they congratulated on his namesday.   Protopriest Pimen Simon performed a moleben according to the Old Rite along with Fr Peter, Priest Theodore Juriewicz and Fr Ilya. Bishop Daniel and Bishop Peter prayed at the service. Afterwards, a reception was held to honor Bishop Daniel. Bishop Daniel then invited the visitors to his residence, were he thanked Bishop Peter for his kind attention in visiting him on this day for the last several years.

Old Rite church in Erie