September
30, 2014
Chestnut Ridge, NY: Russian Festival held at
Russian-American Society "Otrada"
On Sunday,
September 7, the Russian American Society "Otrada" in Chestnut Ridge, NY
held a Russian festival. The warm summer day saw over 500 guests
participate and enjoy the festival. This year, in hopes of expanding the
traditional Russian picnic and holding a true Russian festival...
September
29, 2014
Washington, DC: Parish of St. John the
Baptist Cathedral organizing Pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery
On Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of October, the parish of St.
John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC will hold its annual
pilgrimage to visit the grave of Jose Muñoz-Cortes at Holy Trinity
Monastery in Jordanville, NY.
September
26, 2014
Mahopac, NY: Patronal Feast Day celebrated
at Nativity of the Mother of God Church
On Sunday, September 21, the great feast of the Nativity of the Most
Holy Theotokos, Bishop Jerome celebrated the festal Divine Liturgy and
patronal feast day of Nativity of the Mother of God Church at the New
Kursk Root Hermitage in Mahopac, NY. His Grace was co-served by New York
clergy...
September
26, 2014
Howell, NJ: St. Alexander Nevsky Parish
holds Slavic Festival
On Sunday, September 21, the great feast of the Nativity of the Most
Holy Theotokos, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in St. Alexander
Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ, followed by the 10th Annual
Slavic Festival, which was held on the parish grounds. Cathedral clergy
led tours of the church, which was open throughout the day for visitors
to enter and pray.
September
26, 2014
Howell, NJ: Russian Concert held in "Rodina"
On Friday, September 19, a concert of Russian folk and modern music and
dance was held in Russian House "Rodina" in Howell, NJ, as part of the
traditional autumn Russian festivities organized here. Several artistic
and musical collectives from Russia took part in the concert. The
organizers of the children’s and youth collectives – Philadelphia’s
Martha Zhefarskiy...
September
20, 2014
Palm Coast, FL: New Page in the Life of St.
Nicholas Parish
Thanks to the creation of a separate Florida Deanery, Orthodox life in
that state has noticeably come to life and strengthened. Proof of the
same was provided by a pastoral visit by Archimandrite Alexander
(Belya), head of the new deanery, to St. Nicholas Church in the city of
Palm Coast, FL.
September 13, 2014
Washington: 65th Anniversary of the Parish
of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
On the
Feast of the Beheading of St. John,
the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptizer of the Lord, our parish
marked the 65th year of its existence.
On that day, September 11, 1949, Holy Hierarch St. John of
Shanghai, who was in the nation's capital, Washington, DC, to lobby the
American government authorities on behalf of his flock...
September
13, 2014
Howell, NJ: On its Patronal Feast Day, St.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral see Opening of Eastern American Diocesan
Center
On Thursday the 11th and Friday the 12th of September, St. Alexander
Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ hosted celebrations in honor of its
patronal feast day, as well as the official opening of the Eastern
American Diocesan Center.
September
13, 2014
Wayne, WV: Holy Days in Christ the Savior
Church
The season of Dormition is always a special time in Christ the Savior
Church in Wayne, WV. This is due not only to the significance of the
great feast of Dormition, but also because the parish’s patronal feast
day occurs on the day following Dormition: the feast of Icon of our
Savior "Not Made by Hands."
September
9, 2014
Hartford, CT:
Metropolitan Hilarion visits St. Panteleimon’s Church
On Friday the 5th and Saturday the 6th of September, His Eminence,
Metropolitan Hilarion, paid an archpastoral visit to St. Panteleimon’s
Church in Hartford, CT, where he led the divine services. At the
All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy, His Eminence was co-served by parish
rector Archpriest Dionisy Nalitov...
September
6, 2014
Jordanville, NY: Annual Pilgrimage at Holy
Trinity Monastery
A multitude of the faithful from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and
Pennsylvania marked the traditional pilgrimage to Holy
Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY on Labor Day Weekend. Rental buses
ferried clergy and parishioners from New York City churches: Holy New
Martyrs & Confessors of Russia in Brooklyn, and Our Lady "Unexpected
Joy" on Staten Island.
September
3, 2014
Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Publications
releases new translation of Archbishop Averky (Taushev)
On Monday, September 1, Holy Trinity Publications released a new
translation of spiritual talks delivered by the ever-memorable
Archbishop Averky (Taushev) of Syracuse & Holy Trinity.
The Struggle for Virtue: Asceticism in a Modern Secular Society
goes straight to the roots of our modern alienation from God and each
other.
September
3, 2014
Melbourne, Australia: Bishop George leads
Patronal Feast Day of Holy Dormition Church
On Wednesday the 27th and Thursday the 28th of August, the great feast
of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Grace, Eastern American
Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield, led the patronal feast day of
the Church of our Lady’s Dormition in Dandenong (a suburb of Melbourne),
Australia.
September
2, 2014
New York City: Festal Dormition Services in
Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
On Wednesday the 27th and Thursday the 28th of August, the great feast
of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, festal divine services were
held in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. On the eve
of the feast, the All-Night Vigil was led by His Eminence Hilarion...
September
2, 2014
Wayne, WV: Feast of the Dormition of the
Most Holy Theotokos celebrated in Holy Cross Monastery
On Wednesday the 27th and Thursday the 28th of August, the brethren of
Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV celebrated the great feast of the
Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos. Divine services were led in the
monastery’s main church...
