An
Announcement from the Diocesan Media Office
March
30, 2010
On
the second Sunday of Holy Pascha, the diocesan website will publish
photoreports of Passion Week and Holy Pascha in parishes of the Eastern
American Diocese. We ask that all parishes wishing to participate in
this project send no greater than 30 pictures to the Media Office’s
e-mail address eadwebmaster@gmail.com
no later than Friday, April 9th.
An
announcement from the Synodal
Youth Department
March
30, 2010
With
the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of
the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, and at the invitation of
His Grace Bishop Ignaty of Bronnitsk, Chairman of the Youth Committee of
the Moscow Diocese, registration is hereby announced for young people of
the Russian Church Abroad wishing to participate in the Moscow Orthodox Student Forum “Faith and Deeds”
“We
have shared roots, and for this reason the Lord has brought us
together.”
An Interview with Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov
March
29, 2010
On
Tuesday, March 9, on the feast of the 1st and 2nd Findings of the Head
of St. John the Baptist, Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov, rector of All
Saints Church in Krasnoe Selo, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St.
George’s Church at the diocesan center in Howell, NJ, thereby
completing his visit to the Eastern American Diocese. Upon completion of
the Liturgy, Fr. Artemy gave an interview to diocesan Media Office
correspondent Reader Peter Lukianov.
Complete
collection of sheet music for the Great Feast of the Annunciation
March
25, 2010
The
E
AD
MC
is pleased to share music for the Great Feast of the Annunciation,
which coincides this year with Bright Wednesday, placing special
demands on church choirs. Several musicians have labored for many
hours to create and compile music scores in both Slavonic and English.
The
EADMC has also published new
sheet music in English
for the services of Passion Week, Pascha, and Annunciation.
Atlanta,
GA: Bishop George led the divine services in St. Mary of Egypt Church on
the occasion of the patronal feast day
March
23, 2010
On
Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st of March, on the Sunday of St.
Mary of Egypt, His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield, led the divine
services in the Church
of St. Mary of Egypt
in Atlanta, GA, on the occasion of the parish's patronal feast day.
Co-serving His Grace were parish rector Archpriest John Townsend,
Archpriest Steven Ritter...
An
Announcement from the Diocesan Office
March
23, 2010
Rectors
and clerics of the Eastern American Diocese are advised of two
directives from the First Hierarch of ROCOR, His Eminence, Metropolitan
Hilarion: the first regarding use of proper sacramental wine for divine
services, the second regarding the undertaking of a plate collection for
the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in the Holy Land on Palm Sunday.
"The
mystical, mysterious Body of Jesus Christ is the Holy Church Herself,
which unites all Orthodox Christians of the present world, the past, and
even the future." An Interview with Bishop Jerome of Manhattan
March
22, 2010
On
Wednesday, March 3, the final day of the Pastoral Conference, Diocesan
Media Office correspondent Reader Peter Lukianov interviewed His Grace,
Eastern American Diocesan Vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, on questions
involving life in the Diocese, the Pastoral Conference for clergymen and
their spouses, and inter-church relations with the Orthodox Church in
America.
Lakewood,
NJ: The feast of the 40 martyrs of Sebaste in St. Alexander Nevsky
Cathedral
March
22, 2010
On
Monday, March 22, the feast of the 40 martyrs of Sebaste, the clergy and
parishioners of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Lakewood, NJ marked
the saint’s day of the head of the New Jersey Deanery and cathedral
rector Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov, elder cleric of the Eastern
American Diocese. The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts was led by Fr.
Valery...
Jackson,
NJ: Bishop
Jerome celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Protection of the Mother of
God Church on the 50th anniversary of the repose of Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko)
March
21, 2010
Sunday,
March 21, marked the 50th anniversary of the repose of the
ever-memorable Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko), formerly of Eastern
America and Jersey City. In the lower Protection of the Mother of God
Church of St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ, parishioners
gathered to prayerfully honor the memory of this great hierarch of the
Church Abroad.
An
Announcement from the Diocesan Office on the Occasion of the 50th
Anniversary of the Repose of Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko)
March
19, 2010
Sunday,
March 21 will mark the 50th anniversary of the repose of the
ever-memorable Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko), formerly of Eastern
America and Jersey City. Prior to his departure for the Diocese of
Australia and New Zealand, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church
Abroad, His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, indicated that all rectors
of the Eastern American Diocese be requested to commemorate the
ever-memorable Archbishop Vitaly during the Great Entrance...
Richmond,
ME: Met. Hilarion celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Alexander Nevsky
Church
March
19, 2010
On
Sunday, March 14, Archpriest Chad Williams, rector of St. Alexander
Nevsky Church in Richmond, ME, celebrated the 25th anniversary of his
ordination to the priesthood. The divine services were led by the First
Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion,
Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York.
Information
on the First Interactive Music Seminar for singers and choir directors
March
18, 2010
With
the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, the Eastern
American Diocesan Music Committee (EADMC) is hosting the first
interactive music seminar for choir conductors and singers at St. John
the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Detailed information about the
conference is available here.
Washington,
DC: A meeting between the Diocesan Secretary and the Cultural Attaché
at the Russian Federation Embassy
March
18, 2010
On
Thursday, March 18, with the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan
Hilarion, a meeting was held at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in
Washington, DC between diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov and
Russian Federation Cultural Attaché Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Moshkalo.
Washington,
DC: In Service to God and Man: Early March 2010 at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist
March
18, 2010
On Wednesday, March
3, clergy of our cathedral returned home after spending three remarkable
days in Mayfield, PA at ROCOR's Eastern American Diocesan Lenten Retreat
and Pastoral Conference. Presiding at the conference was His Eminence,
the Very Most Reverend Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of ROCOR.
Information
on the upcoming conference Serving the Church Through Ordination
March
17, 2010
With
the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, on May 1-2 a
conference will be held at Holy Cross Monastery for young men interested
in serving the Church through ordination. Registration form, conference
schedule and further information is available here.
Columbia,
SC: Bishop George visited St Elizabeth the New Martyr Church
March 17, 2010
His
Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield, arrived in Columbia, SC on the
afternoon of Friday, March 12, for his Lenten pastoral visit to St.
Elizabeth the New Martyr parish. Vladyka was accompanied by Fr. Boris, a
monk of Holy Cross Monastery, and Deacon Jeremiah Davis, also of the
monastery.
Announcement
from the Holy Myrrhbearers Diocesan Women's Choir
March
16, 2010
The Holy
Myrrhbearers Diocesan Women’s Choir, under director Eugenia Temidis,
is moving forward with preparations for its 13 year old tradition of
singing the Choir’s approaching paschal patronal feast of the Holy
Myrrhbearing Women (April 17-18, 2010).
Boston,
MA: Bishop Jerome led the Divine Services and the Rite of Holy Unction
in the Church of the Epiphany
March
16, 2010
On March 14, the
4th Sunday of Great Lent, the divine services in the Church of the
Epiphany in Boston, MA were led by His Grace Jerome, Bishop of
Manhattan. His Grace was co-served by rector Priest Victor Boldewskul
and Priest Thomas Reske, as well as Protodeacons Alexander Jarostchuk
and Dimitri Temidis, and Deacon Victor Ganson.
Howell,
NJ: The Rite of Holy Unction was served in St. George’s Church
March
16,
2010
On
Sunday, March 14, local clergy performed the rite of Holy Unction in St.
George’s Church in Howell, NJ. Holy Unction is a sacrament that, by
blessing the believer’s body with oil, calls down God’s grace,
healing one’s physical and spiritual infirmities.
Jordanville:
The Sunday of the Holy Cross in Holy Trinity Monastery
March 12, 2010
On
Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of March, on the Sunday of the Holy
Cross, divine services in Holy Trinity Monastery were led by the abbot
of the monastery Archimandrite Luke, co-served by the monastery clergy.
During the Great Doxology in the All-Night Vigil, the abbot performed
the rite of the Bringing Out of the Cross.
Brooklyn,
NY: The sacrament of Holy Unction in the Church of our Lady the
"Inexhaustible Chalice"
March
12, 2010
"Open unto me,
O Christ, Giver of life, the gates of repentance." Thus prays every
Christian soul during these holy days of Great Lent. And the Church, our
caring mother, hurries to provide us healing in the sacrament of Holy
Unction. "What if we have forgotten some past sin?”, She frets.
Howell,
NJ: The Conclusion of Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov's visit to the
Eastern American Diocese
March
10, 2010
On
Monday, March 8, Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov returned to the diocesan
center in Howell, NJ from Holy Cross Monastery. That night, on the eve
of the feast of the First and Second Findings of the Holy Head of St.
John the Baptist, Fr. Artemy led the Festal Matins in St. George’s
Church. A special joy was present during the service – the kamilavka
of St. John of Kronstadt arrived from St. Seraphim of Sarov Church in
Sea Cliff, NY.
Sunday
of the Holy Cross in Holy Cross Monastery
March
8, 2010
On
Saturday, March 6, His Grace, Bishop George of Mayfield, led the
All-Night Vigil with the bringing out of the Cross in the main church of
Holy Cross Monastery. His Grace was co-served by Fr. Artemy, monastery
administrator Igumen Seraphim (Voepel), and the monastery clergy, in the
presence of a multitude of the faithful.
Middlebrook,
VA: Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov visited All Saints of North America
Church
March
8, 2010
On
Friday, March 5, Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov and Hiermonk Alexander (Frizzell;
resident of Holy Cross Monastery) arrived in the town of Middlebrook,
VA, where the honored guest was greeted by the parishioners of All
Saints of North America Church, and a bountiful dinner was prepared for
all in the parish hall.
Washington,
DC: Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov visited the American capital and St.
John the Baptist Cathedral
March 8, 2010
On Thursday, March 4,
Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov, accompanied by Hieromonk Alexander (Frizzell),
visited the American capital, Washington, DC. The rector of St. John the
Baptist Cathedral, Archpriest Victor Potapov, led a tour of Washington
and some of its cathedrals for his guest.
Brooklyn:
A Film on the Denizens of the Mercy House of St. John of Kronstadt
March 7, 2010
Parishioners of
the Church of Our Lady "The Inexhaustible Chalice" in Brooklyn
have produced a short Russian-language film about the lives of the
denizens of the Mercy House of St. John of Kronstadt in Brighton, and
about the fates of people who have fallen into physical dependence as a
result of their various passions.
The
Patriarch's Year - An interview with Archpriest Serafim Gan
March
6, 2010
A little more than a year ago, Metropolitan Kyrill of Smolensk
and Kaliningrad became Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. On the eve of
the election, animated debate raged in the media – who would be
elected Patriarch? What effect would the new Patriarch have on the
development of relations between the two united Churches – the Russian
Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) and the Russian Orthodox
Church of the Moscow Patriarchate?
Rocky
Hill, NJ: ROCOR’s First Hierarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St.
Elizabeth the New Martyr Church
March 6, 2010
On Sunday, February 28, the First Hierarch of the Russian
Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America
and New York, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Elizabeth the New
Martyr Church in Rocky Hill, NJ.
Announcement
from the Eastern American Diocesan Music Committee
March 6, 2010
The EADMC is pleased to offer parishes
a copy of the full
canon of the Great Feast of Annunciation, with troparia, in Slavonic, for use
at Matins of March 25/April 7, 2010. Because the feast falls this year
during Bright Week, it is proper to sing, and not read, all the
appointed texts.
Rochester,
NY: The Diocesan Youth Choir sang at Holy Protection Church
March
6, 2010
On February 28, the
Second Sunday of Great Lent, when the Orthodox Church commemorates the
work of the great defender of the faith St. Gregory Palamas, the Eastern
American Diocesan Youth Choir was privileged to sing in the parish of
the Protection of the Mother of God in Rochester, NY.
Mayfield:
The Lenten Retreat and Pastoral Conference concluded
March
5,
2010
On
Wednesday, March 3, upon completion of the Liturgy
of the Presanctified Gifts, a farewell banquet and official
closing of the conference were held in the parish hall of St. John the
Baptist Cathedral. Farewell addresses were delivered by diocesan
secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov, Archpriest George Larin, Archpriest
Victor Potapov, Archpriest Wsewolod Drobot, and cathedral dean
Archpriest John Sorochka.
Mayfield:
The First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad celebrated the Liturgy
of the Presanctified
Gifts in St. John the Baptist Cathedral
March
3, 2010
On
Wednesday, March 3, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His
Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York,
celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in St. John the
Baptist Cathedral in Mayfield, PA. His Eminence was co-served by Their
Graces, Bishops George of Mayfield and Jerome of Manhattan.
Mayfield:
The First Hierarch bestowed awards on several clerics of the Russian
Church Abroad
March 3, 2010
During the Little Entrance of the
Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts on the last day of the Eastern
American Diocesan Pastoral Conference, the First Hierarch of the Russian
Church Abroad, His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, bestowed awards on
several cleric of the Russian Church Abroad.
Mayfield:
Second Day of Work at the Pastoral Conference Concluded
March 2, 2010
On
Tuesday, March 2, after the pilgrimage to St. Tikhon’s Monastery,
delegates to the Pastoral Conference returned to Mayfield for the second
half of Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov’s presentation, and a report by
Priest Gregoire Legoute on the suffering ROCOR mission in Haiti.
South
Canaan: The First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad and clergy of
the Eastern American Diocese visited St. Tikhon’s Monastery
March
2, 2010
On
Tuesday morning, March 2, at the invitation of Abbot Sergius (Bowyer),
delegates to the Eastern American Diocesan Lenten Retreat and Pastoral
Conference, headed by the First Hierarch, Metropolitan Hilarion, and the
vicar bishops, visited St. Tikhon’s Monastery (OCA) in South Canaan,
PA.
Mayfield:
First Day of Work at the Pastoral Conference Concluded
March 2, 2010
On
Monday, March 1, after the official opening of the Pastoral Conference,
Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov shared the first half of his spiritual
discussion in the parish hall of St. John the Baptist Cathedral. The
full text of his speech will be posted in English and Russian on the
diocesan website shortly.
Mayfield:
The Official Opening of the Eastern American Diocesan Lenten Retreat and
Pastoral Conference
March
1, 2010
On Monday, March 1, delegates from across
the Eastern American Diocese gathered in St. John the Baptist Cathedral
in Mayfield, PA for the official opening of the diocesan Lenten Retreat
and Pastoral Conference. At 11:00 AM, diocesan secretary Archpriest
Serge Lukianov, co-served by Deacon Nathan Mousselli, served a moleben
before the beginning of any good work, so as to call down the grace of
the Holy Spirit on our archpastors and conference delegates.
Mayfield,
PA: A Regular Meeting of the Eastern American Diocesan Council was held
March
1, 2010
On Sunday evening, February 28, on the eve
of the Lenten Retreat and Pastoral Conference, a regular meeting of the
Eastern American Diocesan Council was held in Mayfield, PA, let by the
First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion,
Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York.
Howell,
NJ: Bishop George celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. George’s Church
March
1, 2010
On
Saturday the 27th and Sunday the 28th of February, the Sunday of St.
Gregory Palamas, His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield, led the divine
services in St. George’s Church in
Howell, NJ. His Grace was co-served by Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov,
rector Archpriest Serge Lukianov, Hieromonk Alexander (Frizzell), and
parish clergy Priest Jonah Campbell and Deacon Leonid Roschko.
Jordanville,
NY: Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov visited Holy Trinity Monastery
March
1, 2010
On
Thursday the 25th and Friday the 26th of February, Archpriest Artemy
Vladimirov, accompanied by diocesan secretary Archpriest Serge Lukianov,
visited Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. A tour of the
monastery and Holy Trinity Seminary was conducted for the honored guest.
