Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos at St Mary and Holy Martyrs Brancoveanu in Kitchener, ON

Archbishop Irénée celebrated the Nativity of the Theotokos at St Mary and Holy Martyrs Brancoveanu Church in Kitchener, ON. Concelebrating were Fr Didel Furtuna, Fr Dumitru Ichim, Romanian Episcopate (OCA) Fr Vasyl Kolega and Deacon Ivan Symchyna.

Fr Didel Furtuna was elevated to the rank of Archpriest and was awarded the pectoral Jeweled Cross.

Parishioners also venerated the Wonderworking Belt and relics of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco.