His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon and His Grace, Bishop Alexander, visited Saint Joseph Church, Wheaton, IL May 3-4, 2014 to celebrate the parish’s 25th Anniversary.
Concelebrating at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy were Father John Matusiak, founding pastor; Fathers Joseph Kopka and Mykola Bodnarchuk, associate pastors; Father Eric G. Tosi, OCA Secretary; Father Thomas Mueller, Dean of the Chicago Deanery; Father Basil Aden, retired, former associate pastor; Father Jeremiah Loch of Saint Innocent Church [ROCOR], Carol Stream, IL; Father Andrew Bartek, rector of Saint Nicholas Church, Joliet, IL; Protodeacon Joseph Matusiak, a “native son” of the parish; Protodeacon John Coleman and Deacon Lawrence Dugoni, both of Saint Joseph Church; and Subdeacons Roman Ostash, Abe Rihani, Jeff Patronik and Jerzy Pietrowski.
