Las Vegas, April 24, 2024
Met. Nicolae with Lieutenant Governor Anthony of Nevada. Photo: basilica.ro
The local Romanian Orthodox priest and the Metropolitan of the Americas received formal recognition from city officials in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week.
His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae and Fr. Mihail Balan, rector of the Church of St. George and St. Dimitrie the New, received certificates of gratitude from the city for their efforts for the benefit of the Romanian Orthodox community in the city, reports the Basilica News Agency.
Met. Nicolae also received a second certificate of recognition from the office of Governor Joe Lombardo, handed over by Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony.
The awards were given on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the St. George and St. Dimitrie parish community.
The community has its own church building, which began to be built in 2009. The iconostasis and altar furniture were donated by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania.
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