New
York, NY: The Namesday of Bishop Jerome of Manhattan in the Synodal
Cathedral of the Sign
June
28, 2010
With the blessing
of the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, His
Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, the namesday of His Grace Jerome,
Bishop of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, was
celebrated. Before the beginning of the Liturgy, the Kursk Root Icon
of the Mother of God was brought to the cathedral, having spent the
last five months in Europe, Ukraine, and Russia.
New
York, NY: The Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited St.
Sava’s Serbian Cathedral
June
28, 2010
With the blessing
of the First Hierarch of ROCOR, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of
Eastern America and New York, on Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th
of June, the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God visited St. Sava’s
Serbian Cathedral in New York on the occasion of Vidovdan, the
principal Serbian national holiday and the 621th anniversary of the
Battle of Kosovo.
Boston,
MA: Choristers of the Eastern American Diocese participated in the Rachmaninoff Music Festival
June
27,
2010
On Saturday the
19th and Sunday the 20th of June, parish singers and choir directors
of the Eastern American Diocese gathered in Boston, MA to participate
in the International S.V. Rachmaninoff Russian Music Festival, being
held June 13-20.
Buffalo,
NY: Bishop George led the divine services in Sts. Theodore Church on
the occasion of the patronal feast day
June
27, 2010
On Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of June, His Grace, Bishop
George of Mayfield, made an archpastoral to Sts. Theodore Church in
Williamsville (Buffalo), NY on the occasion of the parish feast of the
Translation of the relics of St. Theodore Stratelates. His Grace was
accompanied by Deacon Nicholas Olhovsky and Rassaphor Monk Boris.
Howell, NJ: The Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God returned to the
USA
June 26, 2010
On Thursday, June
24, after a five-month visit to the parishes and monasteries of
Russia, Ukraine, Western Europe, and Great Britain, the Protectress of
the Russian Diaspora, the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God,
departed from the shores of the Old World and returned to the United
States. With the blessing of the First Hierarch of ROCOR, the
wonder-working icon was accompanied on Her return trip from London to
New York by the secretary of the Eastern American Diocese, Archpriest
Serge Lukianov.
Howell,
NJ: An Announcement from the Diocesan Office
June 22, 2010
With
the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, and in connection
with the upcoming 90th anniversary of the organization of the Russian
Church Abroad, the autumn pastoral conference for clergy and their
spouses (to have been held November 1-3 in Washington, DC) is
cancelled.
New
York,
NY:
A
meeting
was
held
between
Bishop
Jerome
of
Manhattan
and
Archbishop
Justinian
of
Naro-Fominsk
June 20,
2010
On Friday, June 18, an informal meeting
was held in the office of the Administrator of the Patriarchal
parishes in the USA, His Eminence Justinian, Archbishop of
Naro-Fominsk, with His Grace Jerome, Bishop of Manhattan, vicar of the
Eastern American Diocese.
Mahopac,
NY: An Announcement from St. Zosima Church Supply
June
20, 2010
In
accordance with Encyclical №3.19.10 of the First Hierarch of ROCOR,
the management of the Synodal St. Zosima Church Supply has announced
that a new brand of church wine, prepared by the Brotherhood Winery
according to the canons of the Holy Orthodox Church, is available for
purchase.
Wayne, WV: Volunteers in Mission host Work
Week 2010 at Holy Cross Monastery
June 19, 2010
During the week of
June 6-12, Holy Cross Monastery, in collaboration with the new Eastern
American Diocesan organization "Volunteers in Mission,"
hosted a week of volunteer labor and spiritual enrichment.
Participants ranged in age from four to ninety-four, with a number of
youth, young adults, clergy, and matushkas from the Eastern American
Diocese.
Washington,
DC: Archbishop Justinian of Naro-Fominsk Visits St John the Baptist
Cathedral in the Nation’s Capital
June 15,
2010
From
June 11-13, 2010, the parishioners of St John the Baptist Cathedral in
Washington, DC, had the honor of welcoming an important visitor: the
Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, His Eminence
Archbishop Justinian of Naro-Fominsk. This was His Eminence’s first visit
to the US capital.
Howell,
NJ: A meeting was held of the Health Care & Pension Plan Commission
June 14, 2010
On
Friday, June 11, a meeting of the Health Care & Pension Plan
Commission was held in the office of the diocesan secretary.
Participating in the meeting were diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge
Lukianov, and commission members Serge R. Lopoukine, and George G. Temidis.
Costa
Rica:
The
Patronal
Feast
Day
of
Our
Lady
of
Vladimir
Mission
June
12, 2010
On Wednesday, June 2, on the eve of the patronal feast day of Our
Lady of Vladimir Mission, Archpriest Daniel and Matushka Sophia McKenzie
arrived in Costa Rica. Batushka and Matushka stopped in the home of Matushka
Elena, the widow of Priest Rodion Aragon. That evening, Fr. Daniel served
the All-Night Vigil, and the following morning served the Divine Liturgy in
the home chapel of the reposed Fr. Rodion.
The
Fund for Assistance to ROCOR launches the Haiti Orthodox Family Relief
Program
June
11, 2010
According to the
official website of the Fund for Assistance to the Russian Orthodox Church
Outside of Russia, the Fund and the Orthodox Mission in Haiti has launched a
new program designed to assist needy families among the members of the
mission in Haiti. The
Haiti Orthodox Family Relief Program enables
individuals, as well as Orthodox parishes from around the world, to provide
direct financial support...
Boston,
MA: Singers from the Eastern American Diocese will participate in the
International Rachmaninoff Russian Music Festival
June
11, 2010
The
International Rachmaninoff Russian Music Festival will take place June
13-20, 2010 in the greater Boston area. The Festival features unique
performances, including the men’s a cappella group "Blagovest,"
founded in 1991 for the purpose of singing services as a male choir at
Nizhny Novgorod’s Annunciation Monastery under the direction of L.G.
Pankratov.
Howell,
NJ: An Announcement from the Diocesan Office
June
8, 2010
On
June 28, we celebrate the namesday of our vicar, His Grace Jerome, Bishop of
Manhattan. With the blessing of the First Hierarch of ROCOR, His Eminence,
Metropolitan Hilarion, a celebration in honor of Bishop Jerome will be held
on Monday, June 28, in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign. The greeting of
the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God will begin at 9:00 AM, followed by
the greeting of His Grace.
Kernersville,
NC: The EAD Youth Choir sang at the Great Consecration of St. Basil’s
Serbian Church
June
5, 2010
On the Sunday of
All Saints, the Eastern American Diocesan Youth Choir traveled to
Kernersville, NC as the guests of St. Basil of Ostrog Serbian Church for the
Great Consecration. Before departing on the long journey on Friday, May 28,
the group of travelers said prayers before the icon of St. Nicholas at the
Nativity of the Mother of God Church in Albany, NY.
Washington,
DC: The first diocesan music conference was held at St. John the Baptist
Cathedral
June
4, 2010
From
Friday the 28th through Saturday the 29th of May, the Cathedral of St. John
the Baptist in Washington, DC, hosted the first interactive seminar for
church musicians, presented by the Eastern American Diocesan Music
Committee. Developed in response to a 2009 survey of the liturgical
musicians of the diocese...
Mayfield, PA: The Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God visited
the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
June
4, 2010
On
Sunday, May 30, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Mayfield, PA
was granted a great blessing in the parish visitation of the Hawaiian
Iveron Icon of the Mother of God. The holy icon was invited to the
nearby monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk by Igumen Sergius and the
monastic brotherhood to celebrate their annual pilgrimage. While it
was planned for the Mother of God to be solely at St. Tikhon’s
Monastery, it would seem that the Mother of God heard the prayerful
requests of the parish’s faithful...
Interview with members of the Eastern American Diocesan Music
Committee (EADMC)
June 4, 2010
On Saturday, May 29, on the last day of the church musician’s conference
in Washington, DC, diocesan Media Office correspondent Reader Peter Lukianov
conducted an interview with members of the Eastern American Diocesan Music
Committee (EAMDC) – Youri A. Petcherkin, choir conductor of St. John the
Baptist Cathedral in Washington, and Matushka Eugenia Temidis, conductor of
the Holy Myrrhbearers Women’s Choir.
Portraits
of diocesan hierarchs and clergy are now available
June 4, 2010
We would like to inform
visitors of the diocesan website, that portraits of diocesan hierarchs and
clergy are now available. The portraits can be ordered on the website of
Archpriest Alexis Duncan here.
For a special discount, order your portraits before the end of June.
Jordanville, NY:
62nd Commencement of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary
June 3,
2010
On Sunday, May 30th, Holy Trinity Orthodox
Seminary held a commencement ceremony for the graduating class of 2010. His
Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of Russian Orthodox Church
Outside of Russia, presided over the ceremonies, serving the All-night Vigil
on Saturday and the Divine Liturgy on Sunday.
Washington
D.C.: “An Abundantly Gifted Bishop:” On
the occasion of the 40th day of the death of His Grace Bishop
Daniel (Alexandrow)
June
1, 2010
On Monday April 26, at the age of 79, His Grace the
Most-reverend Daniel (born Dimitry Borisovitch Alexandrow), Bishop of Erie,
a vicar to Metropolitan Hilarion, charged with shepherding ROCOR's Old Rite
flock, departed to the Lord. He
was an archpastor particularly dear to the parish of St. John the Baptist
Cathedral in Washington, D.C., for he not only designed the cathedral, but
personally worked on its construction.
