February 3, 2016
Visitation Schedule of the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God
through Georgia, Alabama & Mississippi and Carolinas & Tennessee
Deaneries
With
the blessing of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern
America & New York, the Guide and Protectress of the Russian
Diaspora, the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God of
the Sign, will tour the
Georgia, Alabama &
Mississippi and the
Carolinas &
Tennessee Deaneries of the Eastern American Diocese from
February 6th to 28th.
With God’s help, this parish visitation tour will spiritually
fortify the faithful of our deaneries. The Kursk Icon of the Mother
of God is the greatest blessing we in the Russian Church Abroad
have. Over the course of our history, the Heavenly Queen has,
through her icon "Of the Sign," protected our archpastors, pastors,
and all of the faithful children of the Church Abroad under her
omophorion. During the most fearful years of the 20th century, the
Heavenly Queen never abandoned us and, thanks to her, our Church was
able to preserve the spirit of Orthodoxy far away from Holy Russia.
Our diocesan hierarchs of blessed repose: Metropolitan Philaret,
Metropolitan Laurus, Archbishop Vitaly, Archbishop Averky,
Archbishop Nikon, and many other archpastors always prayed before
our Heavenly Guide. Let us follow their example and all fall to our
knees together before this honorable image, singing with "one mouth
and one heart:" O Most Holy Theotokos, save and bless us in our
forthcoming labor!
Archpriest Mark Mancuso
Dean of the Carolinas & Tennessee
Schedule
February 6-7:
Joy of All Who Sorrow Church – Atlanta, GA
February 8-9:
Glorious Ascension Monastery – Resaca, GA
February 10:
St. Nektarios Church – Lenior City, TN
February 13-15:
St. Mary of Egypt Church – Atlanta, GA
February 17:
Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church – Summerville, SC
February 20-21:
St. Elizabeth the New-Martyr Church – Columbia, SC
February 24:
St. Nicholas Church – Fletcher, NC
February 26:
Holy Trinity Church – Mebane, NC
February 27-28:
Reigning Mother of God Church – Charlotte, NC
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