On Clean Thursday, at the invitation of His Grace Bishop John of Naro-Fominsk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA; Eastern American Diocesan Vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan (ROCOR) led the final reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete in St. Nicholas Cathedral, NYC.

At the conclusion of the Grand Compline, Doctor of Theology, Deacon Augustin Sokolovski, Professor at Freiburg University delivered a sermon. 

The hierarchs then discussed further cooperation between the Eastern American Diocese of ROCOR and the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.