On November 23, 2023, the United States of America celebrated one of its main national holidays — Thanksgiving Day.
Since this holiday was originally based on the idea of giving thanks to God for His blessings, for many years St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York has celebrated the Divine Liturgy on this day and organized a traditional meal for parishioners.
The service was celebrated by the rector of the cathedral, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov.
The food for the meal — the traditional turkeys — was donated by the Russian-Speaking Police Association of America.
The cathedral Sunday School organized a festive concert by the children’s choir under the direction of choir director A.I. Sidorova.
A quiz on the Gospel and the Old Testament was also held for the children. Each Sunday School student made crafts — a symbolic Tree of Thanksgiving to God and cards with words of gratitude to their parents