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Virtual Tour
65th Annual Pilgrimage in honor of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Basil the Great
Mt. St. Macrina - Uniontown, PA
September 3-6, 1999
There are 40 slides in the tour
Click here to begin the slide-by-slide tour or choose a photo from the list below.
The Sisters of St. Basil carry the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Procession Metropolitan JUDSON in procession for the opening Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Opening Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Pilgrim Helen Jolly, of St. John the Baptist Church in Uniontown Procession after the Opening Divine Liturgy to the Lourdes Grotto Sister Ruth Plante welcomes pilgrims The Jubilee 2000 sign hung from the entrance of the Retreat House Pilgrims gather to receive the Sacramental Mystery of Forgiveness (Confessions) Hieromonk Leo Schlosser, Hegumen of Holy Trinity Monastery, Butler, PA, celebrates the Saturday 12:00 Noon Divine Liturgy. Pilgrims arriving from SS Peter & Paul Church, Endicott, NY Pilgrims partake of the Holy Mysteries Pilgrims arrive from St. Mary's Church, Brooklyn, NY Young pilgrims watch Bible Puppet Show (as well as everyone who passes by!) Young pilgrims watch Bible Puppet Show Pilgrims bow their heads at Vespers "Let us complete our evening prayer to the Lord!" ByzCath Photographer Joe Prokopchak and daughters Pilgrim Betty Janon and niece Betsy Prokopchak from St. Nicholas Church, McKeesport, PA, take time for a hug Pilgrims pray before the icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos Children's Procession Sister Mary Virginia, O.Carm, and pilgrims from St. George the Great-Martyr Church in Aliquippa, PA The children receive a special blessing from Metropolitan JUDSON and his priests The children receive a special blessing from Metropolitan JUDSON and his priests The children receive a special blessing from Metropolitan JUDSON and his priests Sister Elaine Kisinko, OSBS, welcomes the children Children gathered before the altar The American and Jubilee 2000 flags fly proudly during the Pilgrimage Some of the pilgrims came by bus Pilgrimage gathering place for ByzanTEENs Enrichment Session: "The History of the Metropolia" by Fr. Ivan Mina, Ascession Parish, Clairton, PA Children's Crafts Procession for Sunday Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Procession for Sunday Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Scenes from the Sunday Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Scenes from the Sunday Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Scenes from the Sunday Hierarchical Divine Liturgy A young pilgrim partakes of the Holy Mysteries from His Eminence, Metropolitan JUDSON A young pilgrim partakes of the Holy Mysteries from His Grace, Bishop BASIL, of Parma A young pilgrim partakes of the Holy Mysteries from His Grace, Bishop BASIL, of Parma Fr. Bob Karl with pilgrims from Uzhorod, Ukraine Using a 28.8 modem (the most common), each slide will take about 15-20 seconds to load.
The Sisters of St. Basil carry the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Procession
Metropolitan JUDSON in procession for the opening Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
Opening Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
Pilgrim Helen Jolly, of St. John the Baptist Church in Uniontown
Procession after the Opening Divine Liturgy to the Lourdes Grotto
Sister Ruth Plante welcomes pilgrims
The Jubilee 2000 sign hung from the entrance of the Retreat House
Pilgrims gather to receive the Sacramental Mystery of Forgiveness (Confessions)
Hieromonk Leo Schlosser, Hegumen of Holy Trinity Monastery, Butler, PA, celebrates the Saturday 12:00 Noon Divine Liturgy.
Pilgrims arriving from SS Peter & Paul Church, Endicott, NY
Pilgrims partake of the Holy Mysteries
Pilgrims arrive from St. Mary's Church, Brooklyn, NY
Young pilgrims watch Bible Puppet Show (as well as everyone who passes by!)
Young pilgrims watch Bible Puppet Show
Pilgrims bow their heads at Vespers
"Let us complete our evening prayer to the Lord!"
ByzCath Photographer Joe Prokopchak and daughters
Pilgrim Betty Janon and niece Betsy Prokopchak from St. Nicholas Church, McKeesport, PA, take time for a hug
Pilgrims pray before the icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos
Children's Procession
Sister Mary Virginia, O.Carm, and pilgrims from St. George the Great-Martyr Church in Aliquippa, PA
The children receive a special blessing from Metropolitan JUDSON and his priests
Sister Elaine Kisinko, OSBS, welcomes the children
Children gathered before the altar
The American and Jubilee 2000 flags fly proudly during the Pilgrimage
Some of the pilgrims came by bus
Pilgrimage gathering place for ByzanTEENs
Enrichment Session: "The History of the Metropolia" by Fr. Ivan Mina, Ascession Parish, Clairton, PA
Children's Crafts
Procession for Sunday Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
Scenes from the Sunday Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
A young pilgrim partakes of the Holy Mysteries from His Eminence, Metropolitan JUDSON
A young pilgrim partakes of the Holy Mysteries from His Grace, Bishop BASIL, of Parma
Fr. Bob Karl with pilgrims from Uzhorod, Ukraine
Using a 28.8 modem (the most common),
each slide will take about 15-20 seconds to load.
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