FR. VLADIMIR DEMSHUK IS ELEVATED TO PROTOJEREJ
Clairton, Pa – On Sunday, December 10, 2006 His Grace Bishop Mitrophan of Eastern America visited the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in Clairton, Pa where His Grace officiated at the Holy Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Assisting the bishop was parish priest Rev. Vladimir Demshuk and diocesan secretary Fr. Deacon Dragoslav Kosic. In the homily, delivered by Fr. Vladimir, he spoke on the day’s epistle reading and the Apostle Paul’s message for us all to use our timely wisely as the “days are evil.”
To Fr. Vladimir’s surprise His Grace Bishop Mitrophan, during his visit, elevated him to the rank of protojerej. The bishop thanked Fr. Vladimir for all of his work in this parish, where he had been six years, noting that his elevation is only a small gift that is given by men but the true reward we should only await from God.