Coronado, Costa Rica:
Archpriest Daniel McKenzie visited Our Lady of Vladimir Mission
January
31, 2012
On Friday, January 20, the rector of St. Vladimir’s Church in
Miami, FL, Archpriest Daniel McKenzie, flew to Costa Rica with
Matushka Sophia to serve at Our Lady of Vladimir Mission, founded
by Fr. Daniel 18 years ago. On Saturday, January 21, Fr. Daniel
baptized two infants, Demetrio and Nina, and served Vigil that
evening in the house chapel of the reposed Priest Rodion Aragon
(+2009).
New York, NY: Archbishop Justinian’s Birthday was celebrated in St.
Nicholas Cathedral
January 30, 2012
On
Saturday, January 28, on the feast of the venerable Sts. Paul of
Thebes and John Calabytes, His Eminence Justinian, Archbishop of
Naro-Fominsk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA,
celebrated the Divine Liturgy in New York’s St. Nicholas Patriarchal
Cathedral.
Framingham, MA: The Kursk Root
Icon visited St. John the Wonderworker Parish
January
28, 2012
On January 22-25, the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora, the
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God, visited St. John the
Wonderworker Church in Framingham, MA. During the first days of
the visit, rector Archpriest Yaroslav Belikow, accompanied by the
Icon’s guardian, Protodeacon Nicholas Olhovsky, visited many
parishioners; a moleben to the Mother of God was served in each
home.
Washington, DC: A Meeting was held between Archbishop Justinian,
Representatives of the Eastern American Diocese, and the Russian
Ambassador
January 27, 2012
On Thursday, January 26, a meeting was held at the Russian
Federation Embassy in Washington, DC, between the Administrator of
the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Eminence Justinian,
Archbishop of Naro-Fominsk, and
Sergey I. Kislyak, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Russian
Federation in the United States.
Boston, MA: Metropolitan Hilarion led the Divine Services in Holy
Epiphany Church
January
25, 2012
On Saturday the 21st
and Sunday the 22nd of January, on the Sunday after the Epiphany,
the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence
Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, paid an
archpastoral visit to Boston, MA, and led the divine services in
Holy Epiphany Church. Parishioners of Holy Epiphany Church were
granted a great joy...
Nanuet, NY: Met. Hilarion
awarded the Synodal Order of the Sign 1st Class, to the Abbess of
the Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo"
January
25, 2012
On Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th of January, in the feast
of the Repose and Second Finding of the Relics of St. Seraphim of
Sarov, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America &
New York, carried out an archpastoral visit to Holy Dormition
Convent "Novo-Diveevo." On Saturday evening, His Eminence served
the All-Night Vigil in the monastery’s main church.
Wayne, WV: Bishop George led
the Divine Services in Holy Cross Monastery on the Feast of the
Theophany
January
24, 2012
On Wednesday the 18th and Thursday the 19th of January,
on the great feast of the Baptism of our Lord, His Grace, Eastern
American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield, led the divine
services in Holy Cross Monastery. On January 18, the Eve of the
feast, Bishop George led the Vespers and Liturgy service, followed
by the Great Blessing of the Water. That evening, His Grace led
the All-Night Vigil, and the following morning, on the very day of
the feast, celebrated the Divine Liturgy and once more performed
the Great Blessing of the Water.
Sea Cliff, NY: Bishop Jerome
Celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Seraphim Church on the
occasion of its Minor Patronal Feast Day
January
20, 2012
On Saturday, January 14, on the eve of the winter feast of St.
Seraphim, the rector of St. Seraphim of Sarov Church in Sea Cliff,
NY, Archpriest Serafim Gan, served the All-Night Vigil, co-served
by parish clerics: Protodeacon Paul Wolkow and Deacon Eugene
Kallaur. A reception was then held in the rector’s residence on
the occasion of the continuing holy days of Christmas, the New
Year, and the upcoming feast of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
The Baptism of Christ in the
Eastern American Diocese
January
20, 2012
Photos and video of the Baptism of Christ in the Eastern American
Diocese are being published on the diocesan website. We ask that
all parishes wishing to participate send no more than 40 pictures
of the Theophany.
Photographs must have the blessing of the parish rector before
they are published. Please check this page regularly,
as it will be updated as more photos are sent in.
Jordanville, NY: Metropolitan
Hilarion led the Funeral of Archpriest Laurence Girard
January
18, 2012
On Tuesday, January 17, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church
Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America &
New York, prayed at the monastic Midnight Office and Divine
Liturgy in the main cathedral of Holy Trinity Monastery. After the
Liturgy, His Eminence led the funeral of the newly departed
Archpriest Laurence Girard.
Jordanville, NY: Metropolitan
Hilarion called on the faithful of the Eastern American Diocese to
pray for the soul of the newly reposed Archpriest Laurence
January
17, 2012
On Monday evening, January 16,
the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence
Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, arrived at
Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY to lead the funeral
services for Archpriest Laurence Girard. Upon completion of
Compline, His Eminence led the panihida for the newly reposed Fr.
Laurence...
Norwich, CT: Metropolitan
Hilarion Celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Holy New Martyrs of
Russia Church
January
17, 2012
On Saturday, January 14, on the feast of the Circumcision of the
Lord and St. Basil the Great, the First Hierarch of the Russian
Church Abroad, paid an archpastoral visit to Norwich, CT, where he
celebrated the Divine Liturgy in New Martyrs & Confessors of
Russia Church. During the Sixth Hour, Metropolitan Hilarion
tonsured parishioner Nicholas Tague a reader.
New York, NY: A Nativity Reception
was held at the Russian Federation Consulate
January
16, 2012
On Thursday,
January 12, an official Nativity Reception was held at the Russian
Federation Consulate in New York, on behalf of Consul General
Andrey K. Yushmanov and the Administrator of the Patriarchal
Parishes in the USA, Archbishop Justinian of Naro-Fominsk. As
reported by the official site of the Patriarchal Parishes in the
USA, representatives of several embassies took part in the
reception, as did hierarchs of the Local Orthodox Churches in the
U.S.
Clearwater, FL: In Loving Memory of Archpriest Laurence Girard
January
16, 2012
On Friday morning,
January 13, Archpriest Laurence Girard, a cleric of the Russian
Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, peacefully reposed after a
valiant battle against cancer. He was 72 years old. The son of
Robert E. and Pearl (Dobstaff) Girard, the future Fr. Laurence was
born in Buffalo, NY, in 1939. In 1964, he married Maureen (in
baptism Marina) McConeghy.
Clearwater, FL: Archpriest
Laurence Girard has reposed in the Lord
January
13, 2012
On Friday morning, January 13, Archpriest Laurence Girard, a
cleric of the Eastern American Diocese, peacefully passed away. He
was 72 years old. Fr. Girard was the former rector and cleric of
Holy Elders of Optina Church in Winter Garden, FL.
Archpriest Laurence
Girard was born on July 14, 1939, in Buffalo, NY. In 1964, he
married Marina McConeghy.
The Nativity of Our Lord in the Eastern American Diocese
January 12, 2012
The Diocesan Media
Office has begun publishing photo-reports of the Nativity of our
Lord in parishes and monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese on
the diocesan website. Photos already received are available to our
readers below. We ask that all parishes wishing to participate in
this project send no more than 40 pictures of the Nativity, New
Year, and/or parish "Yolkas" to the Media Office’s e-mail
address...
Brooklyn, NY: On the Feast
of Christ’s Nativity, Bishop Jerome celebrated Nocturnal Liturgy
in Holy New Martyrs of Russia Church
January
12, 2012
On Friday evening, January 6, in Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of
Russia Church in Brooklyn, NY, parish clergy served the festal
Vigil. Upon completion of the Vigil, parishioners, led by rector
Archpriest Victor Tseshkovsky, greeted His Grace, Eastern American
Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan. His Grace then
celebrated a nocturnal Liturgy,
Wayne, WV: On the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord, Bishop George
led the Divine Services in Holy Cross Monastery
January 10, 2012
On Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th of January, on Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop
George of Mayfield, led the divine services in Holy Cross Monastery
in Wayne, West Virginia. His Grace was co-served by the monastery’s
deputy abbot, Abbot Seraphim (Voepel), and monastery clergy. Upon
completion of the Nativity Liturgy on Saturday morning, the monks
visited the local parish of Christ the Savior...
Washington, DC:
An Historic Event in the American Capital – The Primate of the OCA
celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. John the Baptist Cathedral
January
5, 2012
For the parishioners of Washington’s St. John the Baptist
Cathedral, the first day of the new 2012 year turned out to be
especially significant. On that Sunday, the Divine Liturgy was
celebrated in our church by the Primate of the Orthodox Church in
America (OCA), His Beatitude Jonah, Archbishop of Washington,
Metropolitan of All America and Canada.
New York City: On the Sunday of
the Holy Fathers, Metropolitan Hilarion led the Divine Services in
the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
January
5, 2012
On January 1,
the Sunday of the Holy Fathers, His Eminence Hilarion,
Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated the Divine
Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. At
the divine services, His Eminence was co-served by the Head of the
Russian Ecclesiastical Mission, Archimandrite Tikhon (Amelchenya),
the cathedral’s senior priest Archpriest Andrei Sommer...
Wayne, WV: "Today the
Sretensky Monastery Rejoiceth..:" The First Celebration of the
English Service to St. Hilarion of Verey in Holy Cross Monastery
January 4, 2011
On
Tuesday the 27th and Wednesday the 28th of December, the historic
first celebration in the English language of the service to St.
Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey, was held at
Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. The monks of Holy Cross Monastery share a
special connection with St. Hilarion, many of whose writings have
been translated into English...
Miami, FL: A Lecture on
Orthodox Psychotherapy by Archimandrite Meletios (Webber)
January 4, 2012
On Wednesday, December 7, at the Eastern
American Diocesan Winter Pastoral Conference in Miami, FL,
Archimandrite Meletios (Webber; rector of St. John of Shanghai
Monastery in Manton, CA) delivered a lecture on the topic of
psychotherapy and the importance of implementing Orthodox
disciplines in the process of drug addiction recovery. As part of
the Pastoral Resources Program, designed to bring similar
lectures...
Nativity Epistle of His Eminence
Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York
January
3, 2012
Most Reverend fellow archpastors, most honorable fathers,
brothers and sisters! With profoundly heartfelt spiritual joy I
greet all the faithful children of the Russian Church Abroad,
spread all over the world like kernels of God’s wheat, with the
great and salutary Feast of Christ’s Nativity! May the Lord send
all of us this joy which saves the world. This gladness is the
fruit of the struggle of faith...
Nativity Epistle of His Grace
Jerome, Bishop of Manhattan
January
3, 2012
Our age is an age of paradoxes. On the one hand, the words of
the Prophet Isaiah above, are filled with a deep spiritual
meaning: all mankind once "walked in darkness," not knowing the
True God: and even the Hebrew people, who did worship the True
God, were ignorant of the Lord’s plan and of the coming Messiah.
Later, the pagan nations, and especially those of the North...
Washington, DC: Archpriest Victor Potapov was Awarded a
Certificate by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Advancing
Russian Culture Abroad
January
3, 2012
On Friday, December 30, in the Russian Federation Embassy in
Washington, DC, Archpriest Victor Potapov was awarded a special
certificate from the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Foreign
Affairs for his active cultural work. Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s
Ambassador to the United States, opened the ceremony with the
following words:
"I am very glad and proud to have the opportunity to greet you
all...
Top News Stories of
2011
January 2, 2012
As the 2011 year departs, the Eastern American Diocesan Media
Office would like to share some of the year’s top stories and
statistics with our readers. Below you will find articles on the
principal and defining events in the life of the Diocese in 2011.
