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Greetings, My name is Fr. Maximos McIntyre, an Orthodox Christian priest residing in New England, serving in the Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. I have served in various capacities such as an assistant parish priest, mission parish rector and as a volunteer chaplain in hospice and nursing home settings. Currently I am on medical leave from fully active ministry but continue to serve in the area of pastoral care. The community I served since 2016, Holy Protection mission parish in West, Brookfield, MA, is not conducting Divine Services in my absence. At the direction of His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas, if you were planning on visiting Holy Protection, feel free to visit one of our ROCOR sister churches in the New England area. (Holy Protection Mission Parish) Currently, I serve in a private