January 7, 2015
Nativity Epistle of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad
Right Reverend fellow archpastors, most honorable father-concelebrants, reverent diaconate in Christ, beloved in the Lord monastics, laboring in our monasteries; brothers and sisters, faithful children of the Russian Church Abroad, scattered like grains of God’s wheat across the face of the entire earth!

January 7, 2015
Nativity Epistle His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia
Your Eminence and Graces the archpastors, venerable fathers, all-honorable monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters! On this holy night, I address all of you living in different countries, cities, and villages, yet making up the One Russian Orthodox Church, and from the bottom of my heart, I congratulate you on the world-saving feast of the Nativity of Christ.

January 5. 2015
Lugansk, Ukraine: Clergy & Faithful of St. Olga’s Convent send Thanks to St. John the Baptist Cathedral Parish in Washington
The brethren, sisters, and parishioners of the churches of St. Olga’s Convent in Lugansk, Ukraine, headed by the monastery’s builder and spiritual advisor Archpriest Andrey Dubina, expressed sincere words of thanks on their website to Archpriest Victor Potapov, rector of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC, for the parish’s significant financial aid and prayerful support.

January 4, 2015
Mayfield, PA: Bishop Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in St. John the Baptist Cathedral
On Sunday, January 4, with the blessing of Bishop George of Mayfield, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Mayfield, PA. His Grace was co-served by cathedral clergy: dean Archpriest John Sorochka...

January 3, 2015
Brooklyn, NY: "Inexhaustible Chalice" Parish extends Invitation to Nativity Yolka
On Friday, January 16, St. John of Kronstadt Parish School at "Inexhaustible Chalice" Church will hold its Nativity Yolka. The parish’s children’s theater will perform a play entitled "The Twelve Months," based on the story of the same name by Samuil Marshak. The holiday event will also include carols and Christmas poetry.

January 2, 2015
Directive from His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia
In preparation for the great and radiant feast of Christ’s Nativity, His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, issued a directive, in which he blesses churches to celebrate the Divine Liturgy every year on the very day of the feast with open Royal Doors.

December 31, 2014
Erie, PA: Holy Nativity Church hosts Overflow Homeless Shelter
At several points throughout the winter of 2014-2015, Nativity of Christ Old Rite Church in Erie, PA is hosting an overflow homeless shelter. The overflow shelter program, begun by local social service organization "Community Shelter Services" (CSS), has local Erie churches open their doors for rotating periods to house an overnight shelter and meals for the homeless.

December 28, 2014
Brooklyn, NY: Bishop Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia Church
On Sunday, December 28, the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia Church in Brooklyn, NY. The presence of the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God was a great blessing for the clergy and faithful.

December 20, 2014
Miami, FL: Metropolitan Hilarion Celebrates Spanish Liturgy & Performs Diaconal Ordination at Apostolic Mission of Christ
On Saturday, December 20, the Apostolic Mission of Christ (under the protection of the Holy Apostles), in Miami, FL, was blessed with an archpastoral visit from its ruling bishop, His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion. The mission was received into ROCOR in early 2014, but this was the first time that His Eminence was able to celebrate the Divine Liturgy here.

December 17, 2014
Clearwater, FL: Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Divine Liturgy in St. Catherine Mission
On Wednesday, December 17, Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Catherine Mission, official based on Clearwater, FL. With the blessing of His Grace, Bishop Mitrophan, however, the service was held in St. Sava Serbian Church in St. Petersburg, FL, as the mission is temporarily without a church building of its own.

December 10, 2014
New York City: Clergy & Faithful mark Metropolitan Hilarion’s 30th Anniversary at Patronal Feast Day of Synodal Cathedral
On Tuesday the 9th and Wednesday the 10th of December, on the patronal feast day of the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City – the feast of the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign," and the 30th anniversary of his episcopal consecration, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern American & New York...