February 27, 2015
New York City: Bishop Nicholas performs Year’s First Presanctified Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral
On February 25, Wednesday of the First Week of Great Lent, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, having prayed first at Matins, Hours, and Typica, then performed the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts at the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

February 26, 2015
"Our Parishes in Haiti are Growing and Prospering" – An Interview with Archpriest Alexandre Antchoutine
Archpriest Alexandre Antchoutine – member of the Diocesan Council and rector of Holy Virgin Intercession Church in Glen Cove, NY – accompanied His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, on his archpastoral visit to Haiti. After his trip, he gave an interview to the Fund for Assistance.

February 26, 2015
New York City: On Eve of Great Lent, Bishop Nicholas leads Divine Services for Cheesefare Sunday
On Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 22nd of February, the Sunday of Cheesefare, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, led the divine service on the eve of Great and Holy Lent.

February 24, 2015
Howell, NJ: Announcement from the Diocesan Office
We are happy to inform the clergy and faithful of the Eastern American Diocese that the Diocesan Office (as well as the Media Office) has officially completed its move to the new Diocesan Center at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

February 24, 2015
Columbia, SC: Bishop George performs Farewell Visit to St. Elizabeth Church
On Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th of February, on the great feast of the Meeting of the Lord and the Sunday of the Dread Judgment, His Grace, Bishop George, performed his last archpastoral visit to St. Elizabeth the New-Martyr Church in Columbia, SC as Bishop of Mayfield.

February 19, 2015
Jordanville: Holy Trinity Monastery marks Feast of Three Hierarchs & Greets Seminary Graduates
On Thursday, February 12, the feast of the Three Hierarchs – patron saints of theological study – Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, NY, held its first alumni gathering. On the eve of the feast, His Eminence Gabriel, Archbishop of Montreal & Canada, led the All-Night Vigil in Holy Trinity Cathedral...

February 19, 2015
Nyack, NY: Bishop Jerome celebrates Liturgy for Meeting of the Lord in Holy Protection Church
On Sunday, February 15, the great feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Bishop Jerome performed an archpastoral visit to Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY, and celebrated the festal Divine Liturgy.

February 18, 2015
Stratford, CT: Bishop Nicholas leads Patronal Feast of Holy Presentation Church
On Sunday, February 15, the great feast of the Meeting of the Lord, His Grace Nicholas, Bishop of Manhattan, led the patronal feast day of Holy Presentation Church in Stratford, CT.  His Grace was co-served by rector Archpriest Andrei Semyanko, Archpriest Theodore Shevzov, Archpriest Constantine Semyanko...

February 18, 2015
Sea Cliff, NY: Sisterhood of St. Seraphim Memorial Church receives Letter of Thanks from Svyatogorsk Lavra
The parish Sisterhood of St. Seraphim Memorial Church in Sea Cliff, NY, headed by Elizabeth Mikheev, is holding a collection for aid for refugees of the humanitarian catastrophe in the Donets Basin ("Donbass"). Over $5,000 was collected by the feast of Christ’s Nativity, and was passed on to the Svyatogorsk Lavra of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

February 17, 2015
New York City: Bishop Nicholas celebrates Namesday Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral
On Monday, February 16, the feast day of the Holy Hierarch Nicholas of Japan, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in honor of his namesday in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

February 13, 2015
American Choir receives Grammy Award for CD of Russian Orthodox Music
The forty-two-voiced choir, based in the city of Austin, the state capital of Texas, which consists of top-level choral singers from all over the United States, has been paying a lot of attention to the repertoire of the Russian Orthodox Church. Several years ago, the choir performed the monumental All-Night Vigil by Rachmaninoff.

February 12, 2015
Moscow: Epistle of Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow & All Russia on the Occasion of Orthodox Youth Day
On March 12, 2002, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church resolved to hold Orthodox Youth Day on the feast of the Meeting of the Lord throughout the canonical territory of the Moscow Patriarchate. In conjunction with this, His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, has released his annual epistle, the text of which is available below.

February 11, 2015
Port-au-Prince: "Humbler than Humble could be" – Metropolitan Hilarion visits Orthodox Mission in Haiti
From Thursday the 22nd to Monday the 26th of January, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, performed an archpastoral visit to the Orthodox Mission in Haiti.

February 10, 2015
Kiev, Ukraine: Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishops visit the Holy Sites of Ukraine
On Thursday, February 5, a group of archpastors of the Russian Church Abroad, including Bishops George of Mayfield and Nicholas of Manhattan, vicars of the Eastern American Diocese, traveled on pilgrimage from Moscow, Russia, to Kiev, Ukraine.

February 10, 2015
New York City: On Feast of Holy Russian New Martyrs, Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral
On Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of February, the feast of the Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, led the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

February 10, 2015
Brooklyn, NY: Bishop Jerome leads Patronal Feast Day of Holy New Martyrs Church
On Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of February, Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia Church celebrated its patronal feast day. A multitude of the faithful from various New York parishes gathered for the feast and communed.

February 6, 2015
Howell, NJ: Registration for 2015 Lenten Clergy Retreat is Open
Online registration for the 2015 Lenten Retreat for clergy and matushkas of the Eastern American Diocese has opened on the diocesan website. With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, the retreat will be held at the Diocesan Center at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral...

February 6, 2015
Arkhangelsk: Volunteers in Mission to visit St. Artemy of Verkola Monastery this Summer
With the blessing of Their Eminences, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, and Metropolitan Daniel of Arkhangelsk & Kholmogory, Volunteers in Mission (VIM) is organizing a trip for the month of June 2015.

February 3, 2015
Moscow: Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan leads All-Night Vigil at Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo
On Saturday evening, January 31, the eve of the Sunday of the Publican & the Pharisee, with the blessing of His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, led the All-Night Vigil in Moscow’s Holy Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo.

February 2, 2015
Jackson, NJ: Bishop Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in St. Vladimir Memorial Church
On the Sunday after Theophany, January 25, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ. The service was held under the aegis of the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora – the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God.

February 2, 2015
Washington, DC: First Annual "Tatiana" Benefit Ball held to support St. John the Baptist Cathedral
Under the patronage of His Excellency, Russian Federation Ambassador Plenipotentiary to the United States Sergey I. Kislyak, and his wife Natalia Mikhailovna, the ball was organized by the cathedral youth. This event is the latest major charitable endeavor undertaken by the parish of St. John the Baptist Cathedral.

February 2, 2015
New York City: Bishop Nicholas leads Theophany Services in Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
On Sunday the 18th and Monday the 19th of January, the great feast of Theophany – the Baptism of the Lord, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, led the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

February 2, 2014
Wayne, WV: Bishop George leads Divine Services for Theophany and Monastic Tonsures in Holy Cross Monastery
On Sunday the 18th and Monday the 19th of January, the great feast of the Theophany of our Lord, His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield, led the divine services in Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. On Saturday morning, Theophany Eve, His Grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy, followed by Great Vespers and the Great Blessing of the Water.