Metropolis of Chicago Lay Leaders Participate in Pilgrimage to Constantinople

Eighteen Metropolis of Chicago lay leaders joined His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael in a pilgrimage to Constantinople touring the Phanar and sacred and historical sites across the city. The pilgrimage culminated on October 22 in a banquet celebration of the 33rd Anniversary of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s election to the Ecumenical Throne. His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael and the Metropolis of Chicago lay leaders gifted His All-Holiness with a crystal vase with an inscription about the Land of Lincoln as well as a Chicago Bulls jersey with the number 33–all of which brought a smile to His All-Holiness’s face! Axios to His All-Holiness and to the lay leaders who participated in the pilgrimage!