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Holy Friday at St. Thomas Church in Cherry Hill, NJ

May 2, 2021

CHERRY HILL, NJ – The Holy Friday services including the burial of the Lord, the Lamentations, and the procession of the Epitafio took place on April 30 at St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Chruch in Cherry Hill, NJ. The Very Reverend Archimandrite Christoforos Oikonomidis, presiding priest of the community, led the services which were held in-person with strict safety measures due to the pandemic.

The limit for seating was 150 parishioners in order to maintain social distancing and masks were required.

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