On October 14, 2023, the feast of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, a festive service was held at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York. The celebration was led by the rector of the cathedral, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, concelebrating with the acting Chancellor of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, Hegumen Nikodim (Balyasnikov), and the cathedral cleric Hieromonk John (Shefler). Students of the St. Nicholas Cathedral Sunday School prayed at the Divine Liturgy. After the service, the festivities continued in the parish hall with a concert by the Sunday School children’s choir under the direction of choir director A.V. Sidorova. After the concert, a drawing workshop devoted to the feast and a brain-ring quiz on Holy Scripture and the autumn church feasts were organized for the children.