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MARCH 2014
 March
13, 2014
Metropolitan Hilarion's Epistle on the
occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Eastern American
Diocese
Reverend Fathers, Venerable Monastics, Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This year, we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding
of the Eastern American Diocese by the ever-memorable Archbishop Vitaly
(Maximenko) in 1934.
 March
29, 2014
Brooklyn, NY: "More Than an Activist" ‒
Metropolitan Philip makes his Final Journey
On Saturday, March 29, the funeral of Metropolitan Philip (Saliba;
reposed March 19), head of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America,
was held in St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY. With the blessing of
His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, a
delegation from the Russian Church Abroad...
 March
29, 2014
Mayfield, PA: Orthodox Faithful bid Farewell
to Archpriest Alexander Atty in St. John the Baptist Cathedral
On Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th of March, the Orthodox faithful
of the Lackawanna River Valley in Northeast Pennsylvania bade farewell
to a man whose short time among them nonetheless had remarkable impact:
Archpriest Alexander Atty...
 March
28, 2014
Nanuet, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion serves
Presanctified Liturgy in Novo-Diveevo
On March 28, the Friday of the Fourth Week of Great Lent, His Eminence,
Metropolitan Hilarion, served the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in
Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY.
The First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad was co-served by
monastery cleric Archpriest Alexander Fedorowski...
 March
28, 2014
Wayne, WV: During the Week of the Cross,
Monastic Tonsure performed at Holy Cross Monastery
On Wednesday, March 26, the rite of monastic tonsure was performed at
Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. In the presence of the entire
monastic brotherhood, His Grace, monastery abbot Bishop George of
Mayfield, tonsured four of the brethren to the Lesser Schema (wherein
they received the mantle or
mantia).
 March
27, 2014
Wayne, WV: Southern Lenten Retreat Concludes
in Holy Cross Monastery
The Southern Lenten Retreat, being held for the second year in a row at
Holy Cross Monastery, concluded its work on Wednesday, March 26 with a
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in Christ the Savior Church in Wayne,
WV.
 March
26, 2014
Wayne, WV: Southern Lenten Retreat commences
at Holy Cross Monastery
On Tuesday, March 25, the Southern Lenten Retreat commenced at Holy
Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. Forty clergymen and matushkas attended the
pastoral conference, organized by the Eastern American Diocese.
 March
27, 2014
Hartford, CT: Primatial Visit to St.
Panteleimon Church
On Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of March ‒ the Sunday of the
Cross ‒ the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad performed an
Archpastoral visit to the capital of Connecticut ‒ Hartford ‒ and led
the divine services in St. Panteleimon Church.
 March
27, 2014
Stratford, CT: Bishop Jerome leads Divine
Services & Unction at Presentation Church
On Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of March ‒ the Sunday of the
Cross ‒ His Grace, Bishop Jerome, visited Presentation of the Lord
Church in Stratford, CT and led the lenten divine services. His Grace
served the All-Night Vigil...
 March
27, 2014
Howell, NJ: Rite of Holy Unction served at
St. George’s Church
On Sunday afternoon, March 23 ‒ the Sunday of the Cross ‒ the Sacrament
of Holy Unction was served at St. George’s Church in Howell, NJ. The
choir sang prayerfully, and the seven Epistle readings were read by
seven local subdeacons and readers.
 March
25, 2014
New York City: Metropolitan Hilarion
celebrates Liturgy in St. Nicholas Patriarch Cathedral on Feast of Forty
Martyrs
On Saturday, March 22, the feast day of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste,
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of
the Russian Church Abroad, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas
Patriarchal Cathedral...
 March
25, 2014
Howell, NJ:
Feast of Forty Martyrs of Sebaste in St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
On Saturday, March 22, the feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, one of
two vigil-ranked feasts during Great Lent, was celebrated at
St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
in Howell, NJ. Clergy from the New Jersey deanery gathered to mark the
namesday of their dean and cathedral rector Protopresbyter Valery
Lukianov...
 March
23, 2014
Brooklyn, NY: "Softener of Evil Hearts" Icon
of Mother of God begins Visit to Eastern American Diocese
On Friday, March 21, the Icon of the Mother of God "Softener of Evil
Hearts" arrived in the Eastern American Diocese. At JFK Airport, the
Icon and its guardian, Sergey Fomin, were greeted by Eastern American
Diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov.
 March
23, 2014
Abbot David (Pierce) and Archpriest
Alexander Atty reposed in the Lord
On Sunday, March 23, Abbot David (Pierce; rector of Holy Dormition
(Holyrood) Skete in Jacksonville, FL), cleric of the Eastern American
Diocese, reposed in the Lord. He was 54 years old. Fr. David was born in
Alabama in 1959. In 1996, he was ordained a hierodeacon, and the
following year a hieromonk.
 March
21, 2014
54th Anniversary of the Repose of Archbishop
Vitaly (Maximenko)
On Friday, March 21st, the Eastern American Diocese solemnly remembers
Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko), who reposed on this day in 1960.
Archbishop Vitaly founded the Eastern American Diocese in 1934 and was
influential in the establishment of such spiritual centers as Holy
Trinity Monastery...
 March
21, 2014
Metropolitan Philip (Saliba), Head of the
Antiochian Archdiocese of North America, Reposed in the Lord
On Wednesday, March 19, Metropolitan Philip (Saliba) of New York & North
America, Head of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America and one of
the senior-most Orthodox hierarchs in the U.S., reposed in the Lord. He
was 82 years old.
 March
20, 2014
Methuen, MA: Lenten Choir Retreat at St.
Xenia’s Church concludes with Hierarchal Liturgy
From Thursday the 13th through Sunday the 16th of March, St. Xenia’s
Church in Methuen, MA hosted a Lenten Choir Retreat for its choir and
guests. The focus of the retreat was spiritual singing, uniting
professionalism with prayer.
 March
19, 2014
Moscow: Holy Synod of Russian Orthodox
Church approves Election of New Bishop of Manhattan, Vicar of Eastern
American Diocese
As reported on the official ROOR website, the Holy Synod of the Russian
Orthodox Church in Moscow confirmed the election of Priest Nicholas
Olhovsky, cleric of the Eastern American Diocese as Bishop of Manhattan.
 March
19, 2014
Williamsburg, VA: First Orthodox Liturgy
held in Wren Chapel at College of William & Mary
On Sunday, March 16, at the request of the College of William & Mary’s
Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen)
celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the College’s Wren Chapel in
Williamsburg, VA.
 March
19, 2014
Schedule of the Southern Lenten Clergy
Retreat in Holy Cross Monastery
The schedule of the Southern Lenten Retreat for clergy and matushkas of
the Eastern American Diocese and Patriarch Parishes in the USA, is now
available online. The retreat will be led by the First Hierarch of the
Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Hilarion...
 March
19, 2014
Costa Rica: Thanks to Fund for Assistance,
Orthodox Christians on the ‘Rich Coast’ can gather more frequently for
Divine Services
A five-hour flight, and the protracted Eastern American winter is
overtaken by the blinding rays of the sun and the heat of the tropics.
Costa Rica: in Spanish, it means ‘Rich Coast.’ It is an irony of fate
that, despite its name, it is one of the poorest of the former Spanish
colonies...
 March
18, 2014
New Website for New York City Deanery Opens
With the blessing of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern
America & New York, a new website has been launched for the New York
City Deanery of the Eastern American Diocese. The new site was created
at the initiative of the dean, Archpriest Alexander Belya, and contains
information on the deanery’s 11 parishes.
 March
18, 2014
Miami: New Florida Deanery formed
Tuesday, February 18 of this year saw an important development take
place in the life of Orthodox Florida: the First Hierarch of the Russian
Church Abroad, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York,
signed a directive creating a seventh diocesan deanery, encompassing the
state of Florida...
 March
18, 2014
Visitation Schedule of the Icon of the
Mother of God "Softener of Evil Hearts" in the Eastern American Diocese
With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, from March
21 to April 22, the myrrh-bearing Icon of the Mother of God "Softener of
Evil Hearts" will visit the Eastern American Diocese. Holy Trinity
Monastery in Jordanville, NY will be sponsoring the Icon’s visit to the
United States.
 March
18, 2014
Glen Cove, NY: Archpastoral Visit of Bishop
George of Mayfield to Holy Virgin Intercession Church
On
Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th of March, on the second Sunday of
Great Lent, dedicated to St. Gregory Palamas, His Grace, EBishop George
of Mayfield, paid an Archpastoral visit to Holy Virgin Intercession
Church in Glen Cove, NY.
 March
16, 2014
Sixth Anniversary of Metropolitan Laurus’
Repose
Sunday, March 16 ‒ the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas ‒ marks six years
since the repose of the ever-memorable Metropolitan Laurus – the fifth
First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. In the parishes and
monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese, the clergy and faithful
prayed for the repose of his bright soul.
 March
14, 2014
Jordanville: Northern Lenten Retreat
concludes with Hierarchal Presanctified Liturgy
On Wednesday, March 14, the Northern Lenten Retreat of clergy,
matushkas, and seminarians of the Eastern American Diocese at Holy
Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY concluded with a Hierarchal
Presanctified Liturgy in the monastery’s main church...
 March
13, 2014
Jordanville:
Northern
Lenten
Retreat
commences
at
Holy
Trinity
Monastery
On Wednesday, March 13, the Northern Lenten Retreat for clergy,
matushkas, and seminarians of the Eastern American Diocese commenced at
Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. In light of the unusually
cold early spring weather...
 March
12, 2014
Howell, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion sends
Special Appeal to Parishioners of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
On November 5, 2013, during a regular session of the Diocesan Council,
His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, gave his blessing for the
organization of a new Diocesan Center at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
in Howell, NJ.
 March
12, 2014
Howell, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion leads
Regular Session of Diocesan Council
On Monday, February 10, a regular meeting of the Eastern American
Diocesan Council was held in Howell, NJ, presided over by the Diocese’s
ruling bishop, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America &
New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad.
 March
12, 2014
Brooklyn, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion leads
Holy Unction at St. John the Baptist Church
On Sunday, March 9, the feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, the First
Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion,
Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated the Divine
Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.
 March
12, 2014
Wayne, WV: Bishop George leads First Week of
Great Lent at Holy Cross Monastery
The First Week of Great Lent was celebrated with the usual solemnity at
Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. Every effort is made annually to
ensure that this sacred time, so important to monastics and all Orthodox
Christians, proceeds with silence and discipline.
 March
12, 2014
Jordanville: Divine Services in Holy Trinity
Monastery on Triumph of Orthodoxy led by Bishop Jerome
On Saturday, March 8, His Grace, Bishop Jerome, arrived at Holy Trinity
Monastery in Jordanville, NY to lead the divine services on the feast of
the Triumph of Orthodoxy. At all of the services, Bishop Jerome was
co-served by monastery clergy.
 March
12, 2014
Paris: New Deacon Ordained for ROCOR Mission
in Haiti
Wonderful news for those whose hearts are touched by our brothers’
plight in Haiti: on Wednesday, February 12, in the Cathedral Church of
the Diocese of Korsun in Paris, Bishop Nestor of Korsun ordained Haitian
seminarian Augustine Gesnel...
 March
11, 2014
Williamsburg, VA: Commemoration to be held
for 247th Anniversary of Colonel Ludwell’s Repose
Thursday, March 14/27, 2014 will mark the two hundred and forty-seventh
anniversary of the repose of the ever-memorable Colonel Philip Ludwell
III of Williamsburg, VA, the earliest known recorded convert to Holy
Orthodoxy in America.
 March
11, 2014
Schedule of the Northern Lenten Clergy
Retreat in Holy Trinity Monastery
The schedule of the Northern Lenten Retreat for clergy and matushkas of
the Eastern American Diocese and Patriarch Parishes in the USA, is now
available online. The retreat will be led by the First Hierarch of the
Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Hilarion...
 March
8, 2014
Raven Son:
Novel by Nicholas Kotar now Available for Sale
Reader Nicholas Kotar is a seminarian in his final year at Holy Trinity
Seminary in Jordanville, NY, and taught for seven years at St. John of
San Francisco Orthodox Academy in San Francisco, CA. His first full
novel and most recent work, Raven
Son, is a work of fantasy based on traditional Russian fairy
tales...
 March
3, 2014
The Paideia Academy: "Christ-Centered,
Organic, Green & Classical"
How many Orthodox children often fantasize about attending a full-time
Orthodox school? While the children may dream of having their days off
coincide with the great feasts of the Church, parents would more likely
be focused on them receiving a wholesome education in an Orthodox
environment.
 March 3, 2014
Jordanville, NY: PaTRAM Institute Master Class at Holy Trinity
Monastery Concludes with Hierarchal Liturgy
From
February 23-27, the Patriarch Tikhon Russian American Music
Institute (PaTRAM) held a Master Class for the Patriarch Tikhon Male
Choir at Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary in Jordanville, NY.
 March
1, 2014
Metropolitan Hilarion Encourages Parishes to
Offer Special Petitions on Forgiveness Sunday for the Increase of Love
In addition to the previously published petitions, which should be
included at all divine services until further notice, Met. Hilarion also
encouraged the clergy of the Eastern American Diocese to add further
petitions for the increase of love...
 February
26, 2014
Metropolitan Hilarion Issues Statement in
Connection with Continued Turmoil in Ukraine
In light of the continued turmoil and unrest that have beset the
Ukrainian land, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His
Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, released
the following statement on February 26th...
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