On Sunday, October 30, 2022, the 20th Sunday after Pentecost, the newly appointed rector of St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York and Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, with the clergy, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the cathedral, and the evening before, the Sunday All-Night Vigil.
At the end of the Liturgy, Hegumen Nikodim (Balyasnikov) read out the decrees of Bishop Matthew of Sourozh, Temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and Canada, on the appointment of Archpriest Igor, and on behalf of the clergy, church servers and parishioners welcomed the new rector upon his arrival at his place of ministry.
In his address, Fr. Igor thanked the flock for their warm welcome and called on all to continue their common labors for the good of the Russian Orthodox Church in the United States of America.
After the service, Fr. Igor met with the staff of the Sunday School, the parish library and the refectory, and spoke with the clergy and parishioners.