His Eminence Metropolitan Pavlos, accompanied by His Grace Bishop Christodoulos of Theoupolis, Archimandrite Niphon, Protosyngellos of the Metropolis and Hierodeacon Savvas traveled to the Parish of the Holy Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian in Alsip Illinois and celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday Oct. 31/ Nov. 13 which was followed by a procession of the Relics of St. Pachomios of Chios which His Eminence brought with him to Illinois; and a Banquet celebrating the 34th anniversary of the founding of the Parish by Mr. Constantinos Langis who is the biological brother of the ever-memorable Metropolitan Mattheos of Oinois.
On Monday, Nov. 1/14 Bishop Christodoulos celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the actual Feast of the Holy Unmercenaries assisted by the Protopresbyter of St. John the Forerunner in Willow Springs Ill., Hieromonk Longinos and Hierodeacon Savvas.
