On behalf of the church board, we express our most heartfelt gratitude to all who participated in organizing and celebrating the day of St. George the Victorious — a day filled with spirituality, joy, and brotherly fellowship.
The event was not only a commemoration of the great saint, but also a wonderful opportunity for our community to gather, share the joy of faith, and strengthen the bonds among us.
We express special appreciation to Father Todor, who inspired everyone with his spiritual guidance and warm words, as well as with the blessing of the food — setting a prayerful and solemn tone for our communal dinner.
We thank from our hearts all the guests, whose presence and kindness contributed to the harmonious and joyful atmosphere throughout the entire festive day. The celebration proceeded smoothly, brightly, and inspiringly — a true feast of the spirit and heart.
We want to express special gratitude by name to our devoted volunteers:
Zornitsa Handzhieva, Vladi Ivanov, Angel Georgiev, Katya Angelova and many others, who with love and diligence helped with the preparation, arrangement, serving, and cleaning after the celebration — each of you was an important part of this success.
We express heartfelt thanks also to all who generously brought food — lamb, salads, bread, sweets, and much more — and thus helped us create our wonderful communal meal:
Gergi Bozhnakov, Georgi Petrov, Mitko Koldanov, Mihail Zhilev, Nikola Maslarski, Neli Nova, Mila Koleva and other fellow believers.
To relive the beautiful moments from the celebration, you can view the photos here: Gallery from the celebration. It will be updated as new photos are received. If you have photos you would like to share, please send a link or file to: contact@svivanrilski.com.
May God bless you!
The Church Board
of St. Ivan Rilski Bulgarian Orthodox Church – Chicago
