July 2012

July 30, 2012
Registration for the Joint Pastoral Conference is Open
The Eastern American Diocesan administration has opened online registration for the joint pastoral conference of Diocesan and Patriarchal clergy, which will be held October 11-13. We ask that everyone register by September 15.

July 30, 2012
Mahopac, NY: Bishop Peter of Cleveland led services for the departed in honor of the 25th anniversary of the repose of Archbishop Seraphim (Ivanov)
 On Wednesday, July 25, His Grace Peter, Bishop of Cleveland, Administrator of the Chicago Diocese, celebrated a Liturgy for the Departed in the New Kursk Root Hermitage in Mahopac, NY, on the anniversary of the repose of the founder of this holy place, Archbishop Seraphim (Ivanov).

July 29, 2012
 Jackson, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion led the St. Vladimir’s Day celebrations at St. Vladimir Memorial Church
 In accordance with old Diasporan tradition, the national celebration of the memory of the Holy Equal-of-the-Apostles St. Vladimir is held at St. Vladimir Memorial Church to the Millennium of the Baptism of Russia in Jackson, NJ, on the last Sunday of July.

July 28, 2012
Jackson, NJ: Bishop Jerome celebrated the patronal feast day of St. Vladimir Memorial Church
On Saturday, July 28, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Vladimir Memorial Church on the occasion of the church’s patronal feast day.

July 27, 2012
 Columbia, SC: Bishop George visited St. Elizabeth the New-Martyr Church
On Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd of July, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield, performed an Archpastoral visit to St. Elizabeth the New-Martyr Church in Columbia, SC...

July 27, 2012
Buffalo, NY: Bishop George led the patronal feast day of Sts. Theodore Church
On Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th of June, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield, performed an Archpastoral visit to Sts. Theodore Church in Buffalo, NY, on the occasion of its patronal feast day ‒ the Translation of the Relics of St. Theodore Stratelates, on June 8/21.

July 26, 2012
A Video of Priest Vadim’s Lecture on Caring for Alcoholics and Drug Addicts has been Published
With the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, the Diocesan Media Office has published a Russian-language lecture by Priest Vadim Arefiev on caring for alcoholics and drug addicts.

July 26, 2012
 Northville, NY: Archbishop Gabriel led the "Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Faithful" at SGPA’s scout camp
On Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of July, St. George Pathfinders of America summer scout camp, "Tsarskoe Selo" Chapter (Northville, NY), marked the "Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Faithful" (Russian: DPV).

July 25, 2012
Wayne, WV: Parishioners of Washington’s St. John the Baptist Cathedral completed their second annual pilgrimage to Holy Cross Monastery
On Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th of July, 42 pilgrims from St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC, made their second annual pilgrimage to Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV.

July 24, 2012
 New York City: Bishop Jerome took part in a joint Hierarchal Liturgy in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral
On Saturday, July 21, on the feast of the Appearance of the Icon of the Mother of God in the City of Kazan, His Eminence Justinian, Archbishop of Naro-Fominsk, and His Grace, Bishop Jerome of Manhattan...

July 24, 2012
Rocky Hill, NJ: Bishop Jerome led the patronal feast day in St. Elizabeth the New-Martyr Church
On Wednesday, July 18, on the feast of the translation of the relics of St. Sergius of Radonezh and the martyric repose of the Nun Martyresses Grand Duchess Elizabeth and Barbara, Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Elizabeth the New-Martyr Church in Rocky Hill, NJ.

July 19, 2012
Wayne, WV: Bishop George led the Feast Day of Sts. Peter & Paul in Holy Cross Monastery
On Wednesday the 11th and Thursday the 12th of July, on the feast day of the Holy Leaders of the Apostles Sts. Peter & Paul, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield led the divine services in Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV...

July 19, 2012
New York City: Bishop Jerome led the Feast Day of Sts. Peter & Paul in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
On Wednesday the 11th and Thursday the 12th of July, on the feast day of the Holy Leaders of the Apostles Sts. Peter & Paul, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan led the divine services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

July 19, 2012
Woodbourne, NY: Archbishop Gabriel led the Feast Day of Sts. Peter & Paul in NORR Camp
 On Wednesday the 11th and Thursday the 12th of July, on the feast day of the Holy Leaders of the Apostles Sts. Peter & Paul, His Eminence Gabriel, Archbishop of Montreal and Canada, visited the Russian Orthodox children’s camp of the Association of Russian Explorers Outside of Russia (NORR).

July 16, 2012
Jacmel, Haiti: The Patronal Feast Day of St. Augustine Church
This year, the patronal feast day of St. Augustine Church in Jacmel, Haiti, was celebrated with much joy. Jean Chénier-Dumais and Gregoire Legouté, who nourish the Haiti Mission, arrived on Wednesday, June 27, the eve of the feast.

July 10, 2012
Mayfield, PA: Bishop George led the Patronal Feast Day of St. John the Baptist Cathedral
 On Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th of July, on the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Forerunner, St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Mayfield, PA celebrated its patronal feast day. That evening saw the greeting of the Bishop – His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield...

July 9, 2012
Framingham, MA: Bishop Jerome led the Patronal Feast Day of St. John the Wonderworker Church
 On Sunday the 1st and Monday the 2nd of July, St. John the Wonderworker Church in Framingham, MA celebrated its patronal feast day. That evening saw the greeting of the Bishop – His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan.

July 9, 2012
Atlanta, GA: Bishop George paid an Archpastoral Visit to the Church of our Lady, Joy of All Who Sorrow
On Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of June, on the feast of All Russian Saints, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield paid an archpastoral visit to the Church of our Lady, Joy of All Who Sorrow, in Atlanta, GA.

July 3, 2012
Howell, NJ: Bishop George presided over the summer session of the Diocesan Council
 On Wednesday, June 6, with the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, a regular session of the Diocesan Council was held in Howell, NJ.

July 3, 2012
New York: Vicar Bishop Jerome's Namesday was celebrated in the Synodal Cathedral
On Thursday, June 28, on the feast day of St. Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow, and Blessed Jerome of Stridonium, the namesday of His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, was celebrated in the Russian Church Abroad’s Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.