On Sunday, February 20, 2022, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon presided at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church in Natick, MA on the occasion of the retirement of Archpriest Joseph Gallick.
On the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, His Beatitude gave the sermon during the Divine Liturgy where he remarked that “we are all prodigals who, in one way or another, have wasted the great gifts that our Lord has given us” but reminded us that “if we, like the prodigal son, come to our senses, if we offer sincere and humble repentance which is reflected in the life that we lead, then we will partake of the banquet of immortality, we will truly be united with Christ, and he will continue to offer us his precious Body and Blood.”
After the service, Father Joseph was awarded the Order of Saint Innocent, Silver Class, for over fifty years of pastoral ministry, service to the Office of Military Chaplains of the Orthodox Church in America and the United States Armed Forces and Veterans organizations, and over two decades of service to Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church.
May God grant Father Joseph and Prifteresha Nancy many years in their retirement!
