The Ecumenical Patriarchate has issued an announcement for the forthcoming Epiphany feast.
As per the statement, the Ecumenical Patriarch will preside over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church on Saturday, January 6. During this service, he will perform the ordination of Deacon Andrew as a presbyter and Monk Ephraim as a deacon. Both individuals come from the brotherhood of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of Saint John the Baptist and Forerunner Essex of Great Britain. Following the Doxology, the Ecumenical Patriarch will conduct the Great Blessing of the Waters ceremony. Subsequently, upon the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, he will perform the “Diving for the Cross” ceremony at the Phanar dock.