Lakewood,
NJ:
Bishop
Jerome
of
Manhattan
celebrated
the
Divine
Liturgy
in
St.
Alexander
Nevsky
Cathedral
April
30,
2011
On Bright Monday, April 25, His Grace,
Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan,
celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in
Lakewood, NJ. His Grace was co-served by cathedral rector
Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov, Archimandrite Ioann (Magramm;
cleric of the Mid-American Diocese), who accompanied His Grace,
and cathedral clerics Priest Sergio Silva and Deacon Nathan
Mousselli.
New York, NY: Celebrations in honor
of the 35th anniversary of the ordination of Bishop Jerome were
held in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
April
28, 2011
On Bright Tuesday, April 26, Archbishop
Justinian, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA,
celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
in New York, leading the celebrations in honor of the 35th
anniversary of ordination of Eastern American Diocesan vicar
Bishop Jerome of Manhattan.
Wayne,
WV: Bishop George of Mayfield celebrated the Divine Liturgy in
Christ the Savior Church
April
28, 2011
On Palm Sunday,
April 17, the feast of the Entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem,
His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield, celebrated the Divine
Liturgy at Christ the Savior Church in Wayne, WV. His Grace was
co-served by rector Archpriest John Moses, and clerics of
neighboring Holy Cross Monastery: Hieromonk Andrew (O’Leary) and
Deacon Jeremiah Davis. During the sixth hour, Bishop George
tonsured Victor Lahnovych and Matthew Long readers.
Glen Cove, NY: Parish school
students from Intercession of the Holy Virgin Church went on a
pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery
April
28, 2011
On Saturday the 2nd and Sunday 3rd of April,
the graduating class of the parish school of the Church of the
Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Glen Cove, NY went on a
pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. The
students, aged 11 to 15, were accompanied by school principal and
parish rector Priest Alexandre Antchoutine, and administrator
Natalia Fekula.
New York,
NY: A Paschal
festival-bazaar will be held in New York
on Bright Saturday
April
26, 2011
With the blessing of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of
Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian
Orthodox Church Abroad, and His Eminence Justinian, Archbishop of
Naro-Fominsk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the
USA, a Paschal festival-bazaar will be held this Bright Saturday,
April 30, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan...
Moscow, Russia: Paschal Epistle of
His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, to the
archpastors, pastors, monastics, and all the faithful children of
the Russian Orthodox Church
April
23, 2011
Beloved in the Lord archpastors, all-honorable presbyters and
deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters!
From my heart, filled with gratitude toward God, I proclaim to all
of you the great and saving tidings: Christ is risen! With each
year, the Church testifies through this Paschal exclamation to the
event of universal significance which happened almost two thousand
years ago. It was then that, early in the morning...
New York,
NY: Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of
Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian
Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
April
23, 2011
I greet you, fellow archpastors, and dear in Christ fathers,
brothers, and sisters, with the luminous, universal, and eternal
triumph of Holy Pascha. Along with you, I cry out with all my
heart: Truly Christ is Risen! How much bright joy these words
contain! They destroy all sorrows, disappointments, hardships, and
privations, while bestowing consolation and blessings.
Howell, NJ: Statement from the
Diocesan Office regarding the health of Metropolitan Hilarion
April
21, 2011
In a brief statement released on Great
Thursday, His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion thanked all the
clergy and faithful of the Eastern American Diocese for their
prayers during his recovery. His Eminence has been able to serve
for the past two weeks in Australia, but will still be in
considerable pain for several months as he continues physical
therapy.
New York, NY: Easter
Epistle of His Grace Jerome, Bishop of Manhattan
April
23,
2011
Pascha, the
Lord’s Pascha! A thousand years ago, before the separation of
the Western Church from Orthodoxy, it was the custom in Benevento,
Italy, to sing the Easter Sunday service in both Greek and Latin.
There, what no doubt was the original Greek text of the Paschal
Stichera was preserved: "the Pascha of Christ the Redeemer"
[Πάσχα Χριστοῦ τοῦ Λυτρωτοῦ ‒ Pascha Christi Redemptoris].
Atlanta, GA: Bishop George of
Mayfield celebrated the patronal feast day of St. Mary of Egypt
Church
April
21, 2011
On Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th of April, the Sunday of
St. Mary of Egypt, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar
Bishop George of Mayfield, visited St. Mary of Egypt Church in
Roswell, GA, to join in the celebration of the parish’s patronal
feast day. His Grace led the All-Night Vigil that evening,
co-served by parish clergy...
Southbury, CT: Bishop Jerome
celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Sergius Chapel in Churaevka
April
15, 2011
On Saturday, April 2, Eastern American
Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan celebrated the Divine
Liturgy in St. Sergius Chapel in Churaevka, once a Soviet-era
community of Russian intelligentsia in Southbury, CT. On Saturday
morning, chapel rector Priest Constantine Sermyanko performed a
blessing of the water; when His Grace arrived from Synod, the
greeting of the bishop was held, and the Divine Liturgy began.
Howell, NJ: An Announcement
from the Diocesan Media Office
April
15, 2011
On the second Sunday of Holy Pascha, the
diocesan website will publish photoreports of Passion Week and
Holy Pascha in parishes of the Eastern American Diocese. We ask
that all parishes wishing to participate in this project send no
greater than 35 pictures to the Media Office’s e-mail address
no later than Friday, April 29th.
Wayne, WV: Bishop George led the
divine services on the Annunciation in Holy Cross Monastery
April
15, 2011
On Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th of
April, on the great feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy
Theotokos, divine services in Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV
were led by His Grace, monastery abbot Bishop George of Mayfield.
Co-serving His Grace at the All-Night Vigil on Wednesday evening
and the festal Divine Liturgy on Thursday morning were monastery
clerics...
Jackson, NJ: Parishioners of
St. Vladimir Memorial Church performed a pilgrimage to Holy
Trinity Monastery
April
15, 2011
On Saturday the 2nd and Sunday the 3rd of April, parishioners
of St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ, led by deputy
rector Priest Serge Ledkovsky, performed a pilgrimage to Holy
Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. All told, 19 pilgrims
participated. The pilgrims prayed at the All-Night Vigil and went
to confession.
Mebane, NC: Archpriest Alexander Davydov celebrated his first
Liturgy as rector of Holy Trinity Church
April
14, 2011
On Saturday, April 9, Archpriest
Alexander Davydov, having arrived from Kursk, Russia, celebrated
his first Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Church in Mebane, NC.
Following the service, he was formally greeted with bread and salt
by Ivan and Lydia Dolgov, founders of the parish and members of
the Board of Trustees. Holy Trinity Church now has a full-time
rector, whom parishioners and Orthodox Christians in North
Carolina’s capital region may contact for all spiritual needs.
Reminder to all rectors
regarding a special collection for the needs of the Russian
Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem
April
14, 2011
We remind the Rectors of all parishes and communities and
Superiors of monasteries in the Eastern American Diocese that,
according to Council decree and established tradition, annually,
on Palm Sunday, all churches of the Russian Orthodox Church
Outside of Russia undertake a plate collection on behalf of the
Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.
Boston, MA: Bishop Jerome
celebrated Divine Liturgy and performed the Rite of Holy Unction
in Holy Epiphany Church
April
13, 2011
On Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th of April, the Sunday of
St. Mary of Egypt, His Grace Jerome, Bishop of Manhattan, carried
out his yearly archpastoral Great Lenten visit to Holy Epiphany
Church. On Sunday night, Bishop Jerome led the Rite of Holy
Unction сo-served by all the local rectors of the four Greater
Boston area ROCOR parishes: Archpriest Victor Boldewskul,
Archpriest Spyridon Schneider (rector of St. John the Russian
Church in Ipswich), Archpriest Michael Crowley...
Framingham,
MA:
Bishop
George
celebrated
the
Divine
Liturgy
and
performed
the
Rite
of
Holy
Unction
in
St.
John's
Church
April
11, 2011
On
Saturday the 2nd and Sunday the 3rd of April, the Sunday of St.
John Climacus, His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield, vicar of the
Eastern American Diocese, paid an archpastoral visit to St. John
the Wonderworker Church in Framingham, MA. On Sunday morning, His
Grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy, co-served by rector Priest
Vadim Pismenny...
Bishop Jerome celebrated the
Divine Liturgy in Passaic and performed the Sacrament of Holy
Unction in Paterson
April
5, 2011
On
Sunday, April
3, the Sunday of
St. John Climacus, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar
Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy of Saint
Basil the Great in Sts. Cosmas and Damian Church in Passaic, NJ.
His Grace was co-served by rector Priest Dmitri Don, Archpriest
Ilya Gun, Protodeacon Dimitri Temidis, and parish Deacon Vladimir
Oliynyk.
Washington:
Bishop
George
performed
the
Rite of Holy Unction in St. John the Baptist Cathedral
April
4,
2011
On Sunday, March 27, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar
Bishop George of Mayfield, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St.
John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC. His Grace was
co-served by cathedral rector Archpriest Victor Potapov and
cathedral clergy. On Sunday evening, a multitude of parishioners
and the faithful gathered in the cathedral to take part in the
Sacrament of Holy Unction.
Brooklyn, NY: Bishop Jerome
led the Liturgy and Rite of Holy Unction in the Church of the New
Martyrs of Russia
April
4, 2011
On Sunday, March 27,
the third Sunday of Great Lent, the
Veneration of the Holy Cross, His Grace, Bishop
Jerome of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Church
of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in Brooklyn, NY. His
Grace was co-served by deputy rector Archpriest Victor Tseshkovsky
and parish clerics.
Howell, NJ: The Rite of Holy
Unction was served in St. George’s Church
April
4,
2011
On Sunday, April 4, local clergy performed the rite of Holy
Unction in St. George’s Church in Howell, NJ. Holy Unction is a
sacrament that, by blessing the believer’s body with oil, calls
down God’s grace, healing one’s physical and spiritual
infirmities.
A multitude of the faithful gathered for the unction service from
across the New Jersey deanery, in order that they might repent of
their sins and be cleansed before the great feast of Christ’s
Resurrection...
Washington, DC: Audio of the
Presanctified Liturgy on the last day of the Lenten Clergy Retreat
April
2, 2011
Audio from the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in
St. John the Baptist Cathedral on the last day of the Eastern
American Diocesan Pastoral Conference and Lenten Retreat, Friday,
March 25, in Washington, DC, is now available to visitors to the
diocesan website. Also available is audio of Archpriest Chad
Williams’ (rector of St. Alexander Nevsky Church in Richmond, ME)
sermon, delivered during the communion of the clergy.
Jordanville: Orthodox Men’s Retreat
at Holy Trinity Monastery
April
2, 2011
On Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of
March, Orthodox men of all ages visited Holy Trinity Monastery in
Jordanville, NY, for the Orthodox Men’s Pilgrimage, organized by
members of St. Xenia’s Church in Methuen, MA. The pilgrims were
led by parish rector Archpriest Michael Crowley. On Saturday
morning, several of the pilgrims assisted as altar servers for the
Divine Liturgy. After lunch, the group met with Archimandrite
Luke, abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery.
Simpson, PA: Joint service in
St. Basil’s Church
April
1, 2011
On Sunday, March 27, the third Sunday of Great
Lent, the Veneration of the Holy Cross, Archpriest John Sorochka
(cathedral dean) celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the
Great in St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Mayfield, PA, co-served
by parish Protodeacon Gregory Petrochko. On Sunday evening, Great
Vespers were held at St. Basil’s Church in Simpson, PA.
