River blessing in Fairmont, West Virginia

 Parishioners and friends of Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Mission in Fairmont, West Virginia gathered at the nearby Monongahela River for the annual blessing during the time of Theophany. This year the river blessing took place on the Saturday after Theophany, January 24 following the Divine Liturgy. A service was held at the river’s edge and an ice cross was placed in the river. Christ’s baptism by John in the Jordan continues to be celebrated and have meaning in the present.

Source: Serbian Diocese of Eastern America