The Colorado community was blessed by a visit from its spiritual leader, His Grace Bishop Maxim, over a two-day period. Along with the great blessing that Bishop Maxim’s visit brought to Colorado, an Arctic cold front arrived, bringing snow and plummeting temperatures below zero. Despite the poor weather, Bishop Maxim visited Colorado Springs on January 18 for the Divine Liturgy. Those who were able to attend joined His Grace in Eucharistic prayer and participated in the Great Blessing of the Water that followed the Liturgy.
On January 19, on the occasion of the Feast Day of Holy Theophany, His Grace served the Divine Liturgy in Lakewood, Colorado. Concelebrating with him were Hieromonk Christodulos Pappadas and the Very Reverend Radovan Petrovic, the parish priest. The church was filled with children and faithful who came to welcome His Grace. During the Liturgy, many took part in the Holy Mysteries and the Great Blessing of the Theophany Water.
Bishop Maxim spoke about the theme of the feast day—the Holy Trinity revealing itself to the world and God sanctifying the waters for the benefit and salvation of mankind. A festive banquet followed, where the faithful had the opportunity to socialize with His Grace. For the first time, a youth folklore group performed for His Grace and the congregation. Everyone was amazed by the performance of the KOLO RADO folklore group, led by teacher Mr. Zoran Zarkovic.
