Festal Vespers at St. Fanourios Church in Elizabeth, NJ

Festal Vespers at St. Fanourios Church in Elizabeth, NJ

ELIZABETH, NJ. – The Great Festal Vespers in honor of the Holy Great Martyr Fanourios was celebrated with reverence on Wednesday, August 26, at the church bearing his name in Elizabeth, NJ, which was filled with faithful for the feast. Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos presided over the Vespers service, surrounded by clergy of the Metropolis. During the service, the prayer for the traditional fanouropites was read, followed by a procession with th…