NOVEMBER 2013
November 30, 2013
Orthodox Health Plan announces Open Enrollment Period for 2014
through December 30th
In November 2010, with the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan
Hilarion, the Diocesan Council approved a proposal from the
Insurance and Pension Committee of the Eastern American Diocese to
join the Orthodox Health Plan (OHP).
November 27, 2013
Metropolitan Hilarion’s Thanksgiving Encyclical and Appeal to the
Clergy and Faithful of the Russian Church Abroad
Dear in the Lord reverend fathers, As you know, our
Russian Church Abroad can afford to provide her selfless clergy
neither a salary, nor a pension, nor medical insurance. The Church
is supported by a small number of lay organizations, one of which is
the Fund for Assistance to ROCOR.
November 27, 2013
Brooklyn, NY: Triumphal Unveiling of Reliquary in St. John the
Baptist Church
On
Friday, November 22, the feast day of Blessed Matrona of Moscow (her
namesday and birthday), the First Hierarch of the Russian Church
Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New
York, visited
St. John the Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY’s Sheepshead Bay
neighborhood.
November 23, 2013
Paterson, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast Day of St.
Michael’s Cathedral
On
Thursday, November 21, the feast of the Holy Archangel Michael & the
Heavenly Bodiless Hosts, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church
Abroad visited
St. Michael the Archangel Church
in Paterson, NJ, in order to lead the parish’s patronal feast day.
November 21, 2013
Stafford, VA: Bishop George visits St. Herman of Alaska Church
On
Sunday, November 10, His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield conducted
the first hierarchical visit to
St.
Herman of Alaska Church in Stafford, VA. In January of this
year, the small "country church" was
received into the Russian Church Abroad from the Orthodox Church
in America.
November 20, 2013
"Father Victor’s Washington:" An Article on the Life of our Priest
in the Capital
Russian speech is heard on Shepherd Street (or "Pastor Street," if
you will), coming from the third generation of Russian scouts, who
are playing volleyball across the street from a church. Playing at
some distance from their teachers...
November 20, 2013
Mayfield, PA: St. John the Baptist Cathedral holds 22nd Annual
Christmas Bazaar
From
Friday the 8th through Sunday the 10th of November, the parish of
St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Mayfield, PA held its 22nd annual
Christmas Bazaar. The three-day event featured over 30 booths of
vendors and crafters...
November 16, 2013
Passaic, NJ: Bishop Jerome leads Patronal Feast Day of Sts. Cosmas
&
Damian
Church
On
Thursday, November 14, on the feast of the Holy Unmercenaries Cosmas
and Damian, parishioners of
Sts. Cosmas & Damian Church in Passaic, NJ marked their patronal
feast day. Although the number of those present was limited by the
workday...
November 16, 2013
Atlanta, GA: Archbishop Justinian of Naro-Fominsk leads Patronal
Feast Day in Joy of All Who Sorrow Church
At
the invitation of the rector of the
Church of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" in Atlanta, GA,
and with the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of
the Russian Church Abroad...
November 14, 2013
Newark, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast Day of Our
Lady of Kazan Church
On
Monday, November 4, on the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of
God, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad led the
patronal feast day of the
Church of Our Lady of Kazan
in Newark, NJ.
November 14, 2013
Jordanville, NY:
"He hears our prayers and answers them" - St. John the
Baptist Parish leads Pilgrimage to Brother Jose’s Grave
On Saturday, November 2, at 5:30 AM a large group of parishioners
from St. John the Baptist Cathedral gathered at their church in
Washington, DC. They loaded their rented bus with a huge amount of
food ‒ prepared in advance for the monastery brethren...
November 13, 2013
San German, PR: Metropolitan Hilarion celebrated the Divine Liturgy
in the Mission of St. John of the Ladder
On
Sunday, November 10, during his Archpastoral visit to Puerto Rico,
the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad celebrated the
Divine Liturgy in the
Mission of St. John of the Ladder (San Juan Climaco) in San
German.
November 10, 2013
San German: Metropolitan Hilarion Begins Archpastoral Visit to
Puerto Rico
On
Friday, November 8, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad
began an Archpastoral visit to the island of Puerto Rico. The
primary goal of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion’s visit was to
lead the divine services in the
Orthodox community, named in honor of St. John of the Ladder (San
Juan Climaco).
November
4,
2013
Howell,
NJ:
Two
Hierarchal
Liturgies
&
Ordinations
in
St.
George’s
Church
From
Friday the 25th to Sunday the 27th of October, His Grace George,
Bishop of Mayfield, paid an Archpastoral visit to Howell, NJ, and
led the divine services in
St. George’s Church. On Friday evening, parishioners, led by parish
rector Archpriest Serge Lukianov, greeted the Protectress of the
Russian Diaspora...
November 3, 2013
New York City: Metropolitan Hilarion’s Namesday Celebrated at
Synodal Cathedral
On
Sunday, November 3, clergy of the Eastern American Diocese gathered
at the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City to celebrate
the namesday of their ruling bishop and the First Hierarch of the
Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of
Eastern America & New York.
November 2, 2013
Washington, DC: Church Life at St. John the Baptist Cathedral
The
month of October was extremely eventful for the parishioners of
St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC. On the first
weekend of the month, October 5-6, the parish held a traditional
two-day Russian folk festival fundraiser, which annually draws
guests in the hundreds.
November 1, 2013
Brother Jose’s Memory Honored in the Eastern American Diocese
On
Thursday, October 31, the memory of the guardian of the "Montreal"
Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, the murdered Brother Jose
Muñoz-Cortes, was prayerfully commemorated in parishes and
monasteries throughout the Eastern American Diocese.
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