At the regular meeting of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) from 18 to 20 April 2007 in New York, a report of Protopriest John Shaw of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America on the rite of the Divine Liturgy of the Holy Apostle Mark was examined.

The Synod of Bishops deemed it beneficial to publish this rite, and gave their blessing for it to be celebrated in the churches of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.

source: http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2007/4encommunique.html