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Мarch
20-22, 2017
The Lenten Retreat for clergy and
matushkas of the Eastern American Diocese will be held at
St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral
in Howell, NJ.
December 22, 2016
Bishop Nicholas will celebrate Divine
Liturgy in
Unexpected Joy Church
on Staten Island, NY.
December 31, 2016-January 1, 2017
Bishop Nicholas will lead the divine
services in
St. Nektarios Church
in Lenoir City, TN.
January 1, 2017
Metropolitan Hilarion will celebrate
Divine Liturgy in the
Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
in New York City.
January 6-8, 2017
Metropolitan Hilarion will lead the
divine services for the Nativity of the Lord
in
the
Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
in New York City, co-served by Bishop Nicholas.
January 15, 2017
Metropolitan Hilarion will celebrate
Divine Liturgy in
St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral
in Howell, NJ and will take part in the parish school’s Yolka.
January 15, 2017
Bishop Nicholas will celebrate Divine
Liturgy in
Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo"
in Nanuet, NY.
January 15, 2017
Bishop Jerome will celebrate Divine
Liturgy in
Holy Protection Church
in Nyack, NY.
January 18-19, 2017
On the great feast of the Theophany of
the Lord, Bishop Nicholas will celebrate Divine Liturgy in the
Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
in New York City.
April 7, 2017
On the great feast of the Annunciation
of the Most Holy Theotokos, Bishop Jerome will celebrate Divine
Liturgy in
St. Panteleimon Church
in Hartford, Connecticut.
April 30, 2017
On Myrrhbearers Sunday, Bishop Jerome
will lead the feast of the parish sisterhood of
Holy Protection Church
in Nyack, NY.
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 December
28, 2016
Stratford, Connecticut: Bishop Nicholas celebrates Divine Liturgy
St. Nicholas Church
On Sunday, December 18, the feast of Ven. Sabbas the Sanctified, His
Grace Nicholas, Bishop of Manhattan, visited St. Nicholas Church in
Stratford, CT, on the eve of the parish’s patronal feast. The vicar
of the Eastern American Diocese was met by children with baskets of
flower petals and was greeted by parish warden Leo Dexter Peavy, who
welcomed His Grace to the parish and thanked him for coming.
December 27, 2016
An Appeal
from the Chancery of the Moscow Patriarchate regarding Black Sea
Plane Crash
Those clergy who are
able to serve the panihida tonight –
for the newly departed
servants of God killed in the plane crash on the Black Sea –
are encouraged to do so. In light of last minute circumstances,
however, Metropolitan Hilarion has blessed our clergy to serve the
panihida on Saturday evening, December 31, prior to the start of the
All-Night Vigil.
 December
27, 2016
Flushing, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion performs Consecration of New
Altar Table & Iconostasis in Holy Annunciation Church
On Saturday, December
17, the feast day of the Holy Great-Martyress Barbara, Holy
Annunciation Church’s new altar table was consecrated and its table
of oblation and iconostasis blessed. Leading the consecration and
celebrating Divine Liturgy was Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern
America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad.
 December
27, 2016
Sea Cliff,
NY: St. Seraphim Memorial Church marks 20th Anniversary of Rector’s
Priestly Ordination
On Sunday, December 4, the great feast of the Entrance into the
Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan
celebrated Divine Liturgy in St. Seraphim Memorial Church in Sea
Cliff, NY, in the presence of one of the most ancient holy icons of
the Russian Church – the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God.
December 27, 2016
Synod
of Bishops ratifies Resolution of Spiritual Court in Case of Former
Abbot Alexander (Frizzell)
For Release: At
the December 8-9, 2016, session of the Synod of Bishops of the
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, which was held at the
Synodal Headquarters in New York City, Synod members reviewed the
case of Abbot Alexander (Frizzell), formerly dean of Holy Cross
Monastery in Wayne, WV.
 December
20, 2016
New York
City: Feast of "Protectress of the Russian Diaspora" celebrated in
Synodal Cathedral
On Friday the 9th and Saturday the 10th of December, Metropolitan
Hilarion of Eastern America & New York led the All-Night Vigil and
Divine Liturgy for the patronal feast day of the Synodal Cathedral
of the Sign in New York City. His Eminence was co-served by
archpastors who had recently participated in the December session of
the Holy Synod...
 December
15, 2016
Howell,
NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Festivities in Honor of 80th
Anniversary of St. Alexander Nevsky Parish
The first church founded in the Eastern American Diocese (itself
organized in 1934) was dedicated to St. Alexander Nevsky, founded in
Howell, New Jersey, in 1936, with the blessing of Archbishop Vitaly
(Maximenko). Eighty years later, the parish, which once had
comprised a handful of parishioners gathering in a humble wooden
chapel in the woods, has grown to be a cathedral, currently the
Diocesan Center.
December 12, 2016
Message
from the Eastern American Diocesan Media Office
The Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese would like to
inform its readers of serious technical difficulties in the
operation of the diocesan website, as a result of which it became
impossible to upload new materials to the site’s front page.
 December
1, 2016
Washington,
DC: "The Theotokos has Come to Us Once More!" – Kursk Root Icon
visits St. John the Baptist Cathedral
With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, First
Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, the Thanksgiving holiday and
three days following have become a traditional visitation period of
the Kursk Root Icon to Washington, DC. The parishioners of St. John
the Baptist Cathedral in Washington prepared for the third annual
visit of the revered Kursk Root Icon...
 November
26 2016
Paterson, NJ: Bishop Nicholas leads Patronal Feast of St. Michael’s
Cathedral
On Monday, November 21, the feast of the Synaxis of the Archangel
Michael and the Other Powers of Heaven, His Grace Nicholas, Bishop
of Manhattan, visited St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral in
Paterson, NJ and led the parish’s patronal feast day. The
parish of St. Michael’s Cathedral recently purchased land for the
construction of a new church.
 November
20, 2016
Sydney,
Australia: Clergy, Faithful in Australia & New Zealand celebrate
20th Anniversary of Metropolitan Hilarion’s Diocesan Service
From the evening of Wednesday, November 16, until the afternoon of
Saturday, November 19, a great many of the clergy and faithful of
the Australian & New Zealand Diocese gathered in Sydney for the 18th
Diocesan Assembly and the celebration of the twentieth anniversary
of Metropolitan Hilarion’s service as ruling bishop.
 November
18, 2016
Fund for
Assistance’s Urgent Appeal: "Help Your Suffering Orthodox Brothers &
Sisters in Haiti!"
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, and has been
devastated by Hurricane Matthew. Close to a 1,000 have lost their
lives. Members of our ROCOR Mission in Haiti have suffered, as well.
While none have lost their lives, all have endured damage to their
meager property and crops. Especially hard hit were our brothers in
Les Cayes in the country’s south.
 November
17, 2016
Passaic, NJ: Bishop Jerome celebrates Divine Liturgy Sts. Cosmas &
Damian Church
On Sunday, November 13, His Grace, Bishop Jerome, paid an
archpastoral visit to Sts. Cosmas & Damian Church in Passaic, NJ.
This year, celebrations for the parish’s patronal feast day
(celebrated November 1/14) were moved to the day prior to
accommodate the bishop’s travel schedule and the ability of many of
the faithful to be in attendance.
 November
13, 2016
Canada:
Archimandrite Innocent (Potter) reposed in the Lord
On Wednesday, November 9, Archimandrite Innocent (Potter; cleric of
the Eastern American Diocese) reposed in the Lord. He was 67. Fr.
Innocent was born in Nova Scotia in 1949. Though of Russian
heritage, he began his service in 1989 in the old calendarist
"Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of America," where he was tonsured a
reader and ordained subdeacon, deacon, and priest by Metropolitan
Paisios (Loulourgas).
 November
12, 2016
Philadelphia, PA: Joy of All Who Sorrow Parish celebrates 65th
Anniversary
On Sunday, November 6, the feast day of the Icon of the Mother of
God "Joy of All Who Sorrow," Our Lady "Joy of All Who Sorrow" Church
in Philadelphia, PA celebrated its 65th patronal feast day. Although
officially founded in 1951 by Archpriest Eugene Lyzlov, the parish
provided shelter and comfort for hundreds of Russian Orthodox
families displaced by the Russian Revolution and World War II
beginning in 1947-8.
 November
12, 2016
Howell,
NJ: On Feast of Righteous John of Kronstadt, Bishop Nicholas
celebrates Liturgy in Diocesan Cathedral
On Tuesday, November 1, the feast day of the Holy Righteous John of
Kronstadt, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern
American Diocese, celebrated Divine Liturgy in St. Alexander Nevsky
Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ. His Grace was concelebrated by
clergy of the New Jersey Deanery.
 November
11, 2016
Howell,
NJ: Icon of the Mother of God "Softener of Evil Hearts" visits
Eastern American Diocese
The Icon of the Mother of God "Softener of Evil Hearts," after her
visitation to the parishes and monasteries of America’s West Coast,
arrived on the Atlantic coast on the eve of the opening of the
Pastoral Conference in Atlanta, GA. The icon illumined the
conference’s work from October 18-20, after which it visited St.
Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ.
 November
11, 2016
Jordanville: "And the Light Shineth in Darkness, and the Darkness
comprehended it not" – Multitude of Pilgrims gathers to honor Memory
of Brother Jose
On Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th of October, several groups
of pilgrims and individual faithful of the Russian Diaspora gathered
at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, to honor the memory of
the guardian of the Montreal Iveron Icon of the Mother of God –
Brother Jose Muñoz-Cortes, murdered 19 years ago.
 November
10, 2016
"Our Roots
are in the Russian Church" – An Interview with Archimandrite Luke
(Murianka)
From September 21 to 25, 2016 the solemn celebrations took place in
Moscow,
dedicated to the 1,000-year anniversary of Russian monastic presence
on Mount Athos. Archimandrite Luke (Murianka), rector and associate
professor of Patrology at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY,
was invited to take part in the celebrations, which included an
academic conference, as well as a meeting of all abbots and abbesses
of the Russian Church.
 November
8, 2016
San
Francisco, CA: Archimandrite Irenei (Steenberg) is consecrated
Bishop of Sacramento on Patronal Feast of "Joy of All Who Sorrow"
Cathedral
On Sunday, November 6, the feast of Moscow’s Icon of the Mother of
God "Joy of All Who Sorrow," His Eminence Kyrill, Archbishop of San
Francisco & Western America, secretary of the ROCOR Synod of
Bishops, celebrated Divine Liturgy at Joy of All Who Sorrow Diocesan
Cathedral in San Francisco, CA...
 November
8, 2016
Newark, NJ:
Bishop Nicholas leads Patronal Feast of Our Lady of Kazan Church
On Friday, November 4, the feast day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother
of God, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American
Diocese, visited Our Lady of Kazan Church in Newark, NJ and
celebrated the Divine Liturgy there in honor of the parish’s
patronal feast day.
 November
8, 2016
Glen
Cove, NY: Holy Intercession Church celebrates 65th Patronal Feast
Day
On Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th of October, the major feast
of the Protection of the Mother of God, Holy Intercession Church in
Glen Cove, NY celebrated its patronal feast day. This year, the
celebration was a special one, as the parish was marking the 65th
anniversary of its founding
 November
3, 2016
Washington, DC: Appeal to all Parish Rectors of Eastern American &
Canadian Dioceses
Dear Fathers in Christ, On behalf of the St. Herman Local Committee,
please find enclosed flyers announcing the Eastern American
Diocese’s annual St. Herman Youth Conference. This year’s conference
will be hosted by the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in the
nation’s capital.
 November
2, 2016
Stratford, CT: Bishop Nicholas leads Funeral for Archpriest Andrei
Semyanko at Holy Presentation Church
On Monday, October 24, clergy and faithful gathered at Holy
Presentation Church in Stratford, CT to bid farewell to longtime
rector Archpriest Andrei Semyanko, who reposed the Friday prior. The
church was filled with worshippers and loved ones, who came to pray
for the repose of their beloved pastor, father, grandfather, and
friend.
 October
31, 2016
Nanuet,
NY: "Novo-Diveevo" Convent marks First Namesday of New Abbess
On Sunday, October 23, the feast of the
Synaxis of the Venerable Optina Elders,
Holy Dormition Convent
"Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY celebrated
the namesday of its new rectress, Abbess Makaria. The Divine Liturgy
was celebrated by the dean of the convent’s St. Seraphim Cathedral,
Archpriest Alexander Fedorowski...
 October
22, 2016
Stratford,
CT: Archpriest Andrei Semyanko reposed in the Lord
On Friday, October 21, Archpriest Andrei Semyanko (former rector of
Holy Presentation Church in Stratford, CT) reposed in the Lord after
several years of failing health. He was 89 years old.
Born in Poltava in 1927, the future Fr. Andrei was the son of Ivan
and Eugenia Semyanko. He received his education at Lomonosov
Gymnasium. After immigrating to America, Andrei was tonsured a
reader and ordained a subdeacon by Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko;
+1960)...
 October
22, 2016
Atlanta,
GA: Pastoral Conference for Eastern American Diocesan Clergy
concludes with Divine Liturgy
On Thursday, October 20, the autumnal pastoral conference for clergy
and matushkas of the Eastern American Diocese at St. Mary of Egypt
Church in Atlanta, GA concluded with the serving of the Divine
Liturgy. The retreat, as well as the hierarchal divine service, took
place under the aegis of two icons of the Most Holy Theotokos
 October
19, 2016
Atlanta,
GA: Second Day of Pastoral Conference concludes with All-Night Vigil
On Wednesday, October 19, the second day of the autumnal Pastoral
Conference for clergy and matushkas of the Eastern American Diocese
at
St. Mary of Egypt Church
in Atlanta, GA concluded with the serving of the All-Night Vigil.
That morning, conference participants were taken to Red Top Mountain
State Park where, in the fresh air, they heard a talk by Archpriest
Nikolai Artemoff...
 October
19, 2016
Atlanta,
GA: Bishop Nicholas summons Pastoral Conference Participants to
approach Protectress of the Russian Diaspora with Love and
Trepidation
Addressing the conference’s participants, His Grace called on the
clergy and faithful to approach the Protectress of the Russian
Diaspora "not as something we can take for granted," but to turn
their gaze toward Russia: seeing how the people greet the holy icon,
how they pray, how they strive to touch the icon even for a minute,
lifting up their prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos.
 October
18, 2016
Atlanta,
GA: First Day of Pastoral Conference Concludes
The first day of the autumnal Pastoral Conference came to a close at
St. Mary of Egypt Church
in Atlanta, GA on Tuesday, October 18. After the official conference
opening and lunch, the first lecture – entitled "A Christian Ending"
– was read by Deacon Mark Barna. His talk touched on the subject of
lawful preparation of the body of the reposed and burial in the
ancient Christian tradition.
 October
18, 2016
Atlanta,
GA: Clergy Conference begins at St. Mary of Egypt Church
On Tuesday, October 18, on the feast of the Synaxis of the Hierarchs
of Moscow, clergy and matushkas from across the Eastern American
Diocese gathered at
St.
Mary of Egypt Church
in Atlanta, GA for the official start of the autumnal diocesan
clergy conference. At 11:00 AM, participants greeted two
wonderworking icons of the Mother of God – the Kursk Root Icon and
the "Softener of Evil Hearts" – in the presence of which the
conference will be held.
 October
20, 2016
Rochester, NY: Bishop Nicholas leads Divine Services in Holy
Protection Church
With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, on
Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th of October, Eastern American
Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan paid an archpastoral
visit to the Protection of the Mother of God Church in Rochester,
NY. His Grace led the parish festivities in honor of the parish’s
patronal feast day, which had taken place on October 14.
 October
20, 2016
Southbury, CT: Patronal Feast Day of St. Sergius Chapel in Churaevka
On Saturday, October 8, the feast day of the Repose of Venerable
Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh, Wonderworker of all Russia, the faithful
celebrated the patronal feast day of St. Sergius Chapel at Russian
Village "Churaevka" in Southbury, CT. Outdoors in the fresh air, the
faithful lifted up their prayers to Venerable Sergius.
 October
20, 2016
Wayne, WV:
Metropolitan Hilarion leads Annual Pilgrimage at Holy Cross
Monastery
Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV began the celebration of its
patronal feast day on Monday the 26th and Tuesday the 27th of
September – the great feast of the Exaltation of the Precious &
Life-giving Cross of the Lord. The divine services for the feast
were performed by the monastery clergy.
 October
18, 2016
New York
City: Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral,
announces Restoration Project in Synodal Headquarters
On Sunday, December 16, the feast of the Holy Hieromartyr Dionysius
the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern
America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad,
celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
in New York City.
 October
18, 2016
Buena,
NJ: Holy Protection Skete celebrates Patronal Feast Day
On Friday, October 14, the major feast of the Protection of the Most
Holy Theotokos, Holy Protection Skete in Buena, NJ – once a Cossack
church – celebrated its patronal feast day. One of the most
important developments of the past year was handover to the skete of
a house for the future brethren, which was itself brought into good
order.
 October
18, 2016
Nyack,
NY: Patronal Feast Day of Holy Protection Church led by Bishop
Nicholas
On Friday, October 14, the major feast of the Protection of the Most
Holy Theotokos, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of
Manhattan led the patronal feast day of Holy Virgin Protection
Church in Nyack, NY. Despite its being a weekday, many
parishioners came in order to lift up their zealous prayers to the
Queen of Heaven.
 October
18, 2016
New
York City: St. Sergius Chapel at Synod of Bishops celebrates its
Patronal Feast
On Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th of October, the patronal
feast of St. Sergius Chapel in the Synodal building in Ney York
City, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York led the
divine services in the chapel.
 October
17, 2016
Mahopac, NY: Nativity of the Theotokos Celebrations held at New
Kursk Root Hermitage
It was a cool morning on Sunday, September 25, as clergy and
worshippers began to arrive at the New Kursk Root Hermitage from New
York, Connecticut, and New Jersey: on this day, the parish of the
Nativity of the Mother of God in Mahopac, NY traditionally holy
celebrations in honor of its patronal feast, which took place on
September 8/21.
 October
7, 2016
New
York City: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Rite of Exaltation of the
Cross & Festal Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral
On Tuesday the 26th and Wednesday the 27th of September, the great
feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord, Metropolitan
Hilarion of Eastern America & New York led the divine services in
the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. In accordance
with Church tradition, at the Great Doxology, the bringing out of
the Cross was performed, followed by the Rite of Exaltation.
 September 30, 2016
Mayfield, PA: St. John the Baptist Cathedral celebrates
Quasquicentennial
On Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th of September, St. John the
Baptist Cathedral in Mayfield, PA – the oldest parish in the Eastern
American Diocese – marked its quasquicentennial: the 125th
anniversary of its founding in 1891. Originally founded as a
Byzantine Catholic church by Carpatho-Russian immigrants, the parish
converted – or perhaps more accurately, returned –
en masse to Russian
Orthodoxy in 1903.
 September
30, 2016
Stafford, VA: Metropolitan Jonah leads "The Spirit of Music in the
Orthodox Parish" Fall Retreat
On Saturday, September 24, and Sunday, September 25, for the first
time in four and a half years, Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen)
visited St. Herman of Alaska Church in Stafford, VA. During the
Saturday visit, Metropolitan Jonah led the parish sisterhood’s
second annual Fall Retreat. Titled "The Spirit of Music in the
Orthodox Parish," the retreat spanned two sessions, separated by a
light luncheon.
 September
30, 2016
Washington,
DC:
Pilgrimage
to
Holy
Trinity
Monastery
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington, DC is
sponsoring its annual pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery in
Jordanville, New York, to visit the grave of the ever-memorable
Brother Jose Muñoz-Cortes on October 29-30. This year marks the
34th anniversary of the miracle of the myrrh-streaming Iveron
"Montreal" Icon of the Mother of God...
 September
30, 2016
Liberty, TN: Archpriest Gregory Williams has reposed in the Lord
On Wednesday, September 28, Archpriest Gregory Williams reposed
suddenly in the Lord at age 75. His passing saw an immediately
outpouring of testimonies bearing witness to his love for all those
around him.
Born in April 23, 1941, Fr. Gregory was the son of William and Mabel
Lee Williams. In 1980, he was ordained to the diaconate and
priesthood by Bishop Gregory Grabbe.
 September
29, 2016
Methuen, MA: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast of St.
Xenia’s Church
On Friday the 23rd and Saturday the 24th of September, St. Xenia’s
Church in Methuen, MA celebrated its patronal feast day (on
September 11/24, 1978, the Russian Church Abroad glorified Blessed
Xenia of St. Petersburg). The festal divine services – All Night
Vigil on Friday evening and Divine Liturgy on Saturday morning –
were led by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad...
 September
26, 2016
New
York City: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Divine Services for Nativity
of Most Holy Theotokos in Synodal Cathedral
On Tuesday the 20th and Wednesday the 21st of September,
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York led the
All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy for the great feast of the
Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Synodal Cathedral of the
Sign in New York City.
 September
24, 2016
Washington,
DC: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast Day of St. John the
Baptist Cathedral
On the feast of the Beheading of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner,
and Baptist of the Lord John, St. John the Baptist Cathedral in
Washington, DC marked the 67th anniversary of its founding. On this
day, September 11, 1949, the Holy Hierarch John of Shanghai – then
visiting the U.S. capital in order to obtain assistance from the
American government for his flock on the Philippine island of
Tubabao...
 September
21, 2016
Brooklyn, NY: Bishop Nicholas leads Patronal Feast of St. Joasaph of
Belgorod Church
On Saturday, September 17, the feast of the Uncovering of the Relics
of the Holy Hierarch Joasaph of Belgorod, Bishop Nicholas of
Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, celebrated the
Divine Liturgy on the patronal feast day of St. Joasaph of Belgorod
Church in Brooklyn, NY.
 September
21, 2016
New
York City: Second Container of Humanitarian Aid sent to Ukraine
On Tuesday, September 12, the feast day of Holy Right-Believing
Great Prince Alexander Nevsky, a second 40-foot container of
humanitarian aid collected by parishioners and organizations of the
Russian Church Abroad was sent to the suffering populace of the
Donbass. From the beginning of the conflict, parishioners and
benevolent organizations have striven to provide aid to the victims
of the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the Donbass.
 September
17, 2016
Howell,
NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast of St. Alexander
Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral
On Sunday the 11th and Monday the 12th of September, the patronal
feast day of St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ,
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York led the
All-Night Vigil and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Diocesan
Center.
 September
15, 2016
Jordanville, NY: Clergy & Faithful take part in Annual Labor Day
Pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery
Over the course of more than 60 years, thousands of Orthodox
pilgrims have gathered on Labor Day at Holy Trinity Monastery in
Jordanville, NY, in order to prayerfully celebrate the feast of the
monastery’s Heavenly patron, the Venerable Job of Pochaev. This
year, the tradition of the pilgrimage continued...
 September
14, 2016
Jackson,
NJ: Bishop Jerome leads 40th Anniversary Commemoration of Archbishop
Nikon (Rklitsky)
On Sunday, September 4,
the clergy and faithful gathered at St. Vladimir Memorial Church in
Jackson, NJ to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the repose of a
great luminary of the Russian Church Abroad: Archbishop Nikon
(Rklitsky).
Celebrating Divine Liturgy was His Grace, Bishop Jerome, who for
several years served as Archbishop Nikon’s cell attendant.
 September
8, 2016
Howell,
NJ: Registration for 2016 Diocesan Clergy Conference is Open
Online registration for the 2016 conference for clergy and matushkas
of the Eastern American Diocese has opened on the diocesan website.
With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, the
conference will be held at St. Mary of Egypt Church in Roswell
(Atlanta), GA, this October 18-20.
 September
8, 2016
Stafford, VA: "The Spirit of Music in the Orthodox Parish" – Fall
Retreat at St. Herman of Alaska Church
On Saturday, September 24, St. Herman of Alaska Church in Stafford,
VA will host a fall retreat entitled "The Spirit of Music in the
Orthodox Parish." It will be led by Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen),
former primate of the Orthodox Church in America. All are invited to
participate.
 September
7, 2016
Nanuet, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion visits Holy Dormition Convent
"Novo-Diveevo" in Honor of Patronal Feast
On Saturday, August 27, the eve of the great feast of the Dormition
of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of
Eastern America & New York, arrived to Holy Dormition Convent
"Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY, to spend the holiday with the
monastics, clergy, and faithful in celebrating the convent’s
patronal feast day.
 September
7, 2016
Buena,
NJ: Appeal from Holy Virgin Protection Skete
On Saturday, August 13, an automobile collision sent one car flying
into the main church at Holy Virgin Protection Skete in Buena, NJ,
causing severe damage to the front entrance to the building. Because
of conflicting insurance claims, as well as a legal requirement to
rebuild the entrance according to code with handicap access, the
monastic community is concerned that there will not be sufficient
funds for the necessary repairs.
 September
7, 2016
Blessed Pastorship:
Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov publishes New Collection of Writings
In this collection of writings and essays, Protopresbyter Valery
Lukianov shares insights and lessons gleaned from fifty years of
dedicated pastoral service. Although addressed particularly to
clergy and those contemplating the priestly vocation, this book will
also be of interest to all believers.
 September
1, 2016
Jordanville, NY: Bishop Nicholas visits Holy Trinity Monastery,
serves Panihida for Metropolitan Laurus
On Wednesday, August 31, the feast of the Holy Martyrs Florus and
Laurus, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American
Diocese, paid an archpastoral visit to Holy Trinity Monastery in
Jordanville, NY, where he led a panihida for the fifth First
Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad.
 September
1, 2016
New York
City: On Feast of Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, Bishop
Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral
On Sunday, August 28, the great feast of the Dormition of the Most
Holy Theotokos, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern
American Diocese, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the
Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
in New York City.
 August
31, 2016
Resaca,
GA: Metropolitan Hilarion visits Glorious Ascension Monastery on
Feast of Transfiguration
On Thursday the 18th and Friday the 19th of August, the great feast
of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern
America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to the
Monastery of the Glorious Ascension
in Resaca, GA. All of the services were well attended by many
from the local community, as well as from parishes and missions from
Tennessee and Alabama...
 August
30, 2016
Montreal,
Canada: 25th Annual Church Musicians’ Conference to be held October
5-9
With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, the
Synodal Liturgical Music Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church
Outside of Russia, and St. Nicholas Cathedral in Montreal, QC,
present the 25th Annual Russian Orthodox Church Musicians’
Conference in Montreal, Canada, October 5-9, 2016.
 August 30, 2016
Jordanville, NY: On Feast of Transfiguration, Metropolitan Jonah
celebrates Liturgy in Holy Trinity Monastery
On Friday, August
19, the great feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Metropolitan
Jonah (Paffhausen; former Primate of the Orthodox Church in America)
performed an archpastoral visit to Jordanville, NY, and celebrated
Divine Liturgy in
Holy Trinity Monastery. His Eminence was co-served by the abbot, Archimandrite Luke
(Murianka), and monastery clergy.
 August
25, 2016
Miami,
FL: Protodeacon Thomas Branch has reposed in the Lord
On Wednesday, August 24, Protodeacon Thomas Branch, cleric of St.
Vladimir Church in Miami, FL, reposed in the Lord. He was 66 years
old.
Born in Ft. Worth, TX, Fr. Thomas adopted Orthodoxy as an adult. In
1972, he married Catherine Kaschak. In 1990, he was ordained a
subdeacon by Metropolitan Philip (Saliba), head of the Antiochian
Archdiocese of North America. He completed seminary courses in that
jurisdiction in 1993.
 August
22, 2016
Mebane,
NC: Metropolitan Hilarion performs Archpastoral Visit to Holy
Trinity Church
On Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st of August, Metropolitan
Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the
Russian Church Abroad, paid an archpastoral visit to
Holy Trinity Church
in Mebane, NC....Upon completion of the service, parishioners
prepared a luncheon, at the conclusion of which the First Hierarch
of the Russian Church Abroad spoke at length with parishioners...
 August
22, 2016
New
York City: Bishop Nicholas leads Divine Services for Transfiguration
of the Lord in Synodal Cathedral
On Thursday the 18th and Friday the 19th of August, on the great
feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Bishop Nicholas of
Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, led the All-Night
Vigil and Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New
York City. Bishop Nicholas congratulated the clergy and parishioners
with the feast and, in accordance with Orthodox tradition, blessed
the grapes, apples, and other fruits of the harvest.
 August
19, 2016
Los Angeles,
CA: Bishop Nicholas leads Feast of Procession of the Precious Wood
of the Cross in Holy Protection Church
On Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of August, with the
blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian
Church Abroad, and Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco & Western
America, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American
Diocese, visited Protection of the Holy Virgin Church in Hollywood
(Los Angeles), CA...
 August
15, 2016
Hartford, CT: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast of St.
Panteleimon Church
On Monday the 8th and Tuesday the 9th of August, the feast day of
the Holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, parishioners of St.
Panteleimon Church in Hartford, CT marked their patronal feast day.
Celebrations on Tuesday morning were led by the First Hierarch of
the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America
& New York.
 August
13, 2016
Wayne, WV:
Bishop Nicholas leads Celebrations in Honor of St. Panteleimon in
Holy Cross Monastery
On Monday the 8th and Tuesday the 9th of August – the feast of the
Holy Great-Martyr & Healer Panteleimon, the brethren of Holy Cross
Monastery in Wayne, WV celebrated their Heavenly patron. This year,
the divine services in honor of the holy Passionbearer were led by
His Grace Nicholas, Bishop of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern
American Diocese.
 August
11, 2016
Sea
Cliff, NY: St. Seraphim Memorial Church prayerfully celebrates
Patronal Feast
The clergy and parishioners of St. Seraphim Church in Sea Cliff, NY,
which was recently dedicated as the Memorial Church to the
Re-Establishment of Unity in the Russian Church, greeted their
patronal feast day with prayerful participation in the festal divine
services, pious communion of Christ’s Holy Mysteries, and truly
brotherly interaction at marvelously prepared festal meals.
 August
8, 2016
"Sacred
Images:" Icons from Holy Trinity Monastery to go on Exhibit at
Herkimer County Community College
Over 50 Russian Orthodox icons and religious objects from the
collection of the Foundation of Russian History and Holy Trinity
Monastery in Jordanville, NY will be on display at Herkimer County
Community College’s Cogar Gallery. The exhibition "Sacred Images:
Icons from Holy Trinity Monastery," running from August 12 to
September 23...
 August
8, 2016
Jordanville, NY: PaTRAM to host First Annual Young Singers’
Conference on Labor Day Weekend
The Patriarch Tikhon Russian-American Musical (PaTRAM) Institute
announces its first Young Singers’ Conference. It is scheduled for
Labor Day Weekend, September 2-5, in Jordanville, NY. The purpose of
this annual conference is to offer young Orthodox singers and
musicians, ages 15-40, an opportunity to strengthen their musical
skills and deepen their connection to the Orthodox Faith.
 August
4, 2016
Jackson, NJ: Annual St. Vladimir’s Day Celebrations held at St.
Vladimir Memorial Church
On Sunday, July 31, the annual St. Vladimir’s Day Celebrations at
St. Vladimir Memorial Church to the Millennium of the Baptism of
Rus’ in Jackson, NJ opened with the celebration of the Divine
Liturgy. Leading the service was Eastern American Diocesan vicar
Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan.
 August
2, 2016
Nanuet,
NY: Patronal Feast Day of St. Seraphim Cathedral in Novo-Diveevo
On Sunday, July 31, and Monday, August 1, the feast of the
Uncovering of the Relics of the Venerable Seraphim, Wonderworker of
Sarov, Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY,
celebrated the patronal feast day of the convent’s main St. Seraphim
Cathedral.
 August
2, 2016
Jackson, NJ: Bishop Nicholas leads Patronal Feast of St. Vladimir
Memorial Church
On Wednesday the 27th and Thursday the 28th of July, the feast day
of the Holy Equal-of-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, Eastern
American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan led the divine
services – the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy – for the patronal
feast day of St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ.
 July
30, 2016
Beltsville, MD: Metropolitan Hilarion leads 15th Anniversary
Celebrations of Holy Apostles Church
On Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of July, the parishioners
of Holy Apostles Church in Beltsville, MD, celebrated the 15th
anniversary of their parish. The divine services were led His
Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, under
the aegis of the myrrh-streaming Hawaiian-Iveron Icon of the Mother
of God.
 July
23, 2016
Rocky Hill, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast Day of
St. Elizabeth the New-Martyr Church
On Monday, July 18, the feast of the martyric repose of the
Venerable Nun-Martyrs Elizabeth and Barbara, the First Hierarch of
the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of
Eastern America & New York, paid an archpastoral visit to
St.
Elizabeth the New-Martyr Church
in Rocky Hill, NJ and led its patronal feast day.
 July
23, 2016
Woodbourne, NY: Camp NORR celebrates 50 years in USA
The Association of Russian Explorers Outside of Russia (NORR)
celebrated its 50th summer camp in the Catskill Mountains of New
York State. From Friday the 15th to Sunday the 17th of July, many
clergy, alumni, and camp friends visited NORR to celebrate this
important milestone in the camp’s history. Guests started
arriving on Friday evening and pitching tents in the alumni fields.
 July
23, 2016
Northville, NY: Day of Remembrance of the Fallen Faithful at St.
George Pathfinders Camp
Every year, St. George Pathfinders of America’s New York-based "Tsarskoe
Selo" Chapter holds a summer camp for boy and girl scouts of
Russian heritage in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York.
The organization is a direct successor to the original Russian
scouting movement founded under Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II in 1909.
 July
22, 2016
New York
City: Synodal Cathedral’s English-Language Mission marks Patronal
Feast Day
On Monday, July 18, the feast of the Uncovering of the Relics of the
Venerable Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh, and the patronal feast of the
English-Language Mission at the Synodal Cathedral, Bishop Nicholas
of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, celebrated
Divine Liturgy in St. Sergius Chapel at the Synodal Headquarters in
New York City.
 July
21, 2016
Wayne, WV:
Holy Cross Monastery to Undertake Construction of Work Building
This summer, 8the brethren of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV, are
undertaking the construction of a much-needed work building. This
building will include a candle workshop to replace the one destroyed
in the convent fire of the summer of 2013. Additionally, it will
house a commercial bakery, a centralized tool room, and a meeting
room...
 July
15, 2016
Woodbourne, NY: Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan leads Patronal Feast of
Sts. Peter & Paul Chapel in Camp NORR
On Monday the 11th and Tuesday the 12th of July, the feast day of
the Holy Glorious and All-Praised Apostles Peter & Paul, Bishop
Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese,
visited the Orthodox youth camp of the Association of Russian
Explorers (NORR) in the Catskill Mountains in Woodbourne, NY.
 July
14, 2016
New York
City: Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral
for Feast of Holy Apostles Peter & Paul
On Tuesday, July 12, the feast day of the Holy Supreme Leaders of
the Apostles Peter & Paul, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America
& New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, celebrated
Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York
City.
 July
14, 2016
New York
City: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Hierarchal Liturgy in Synodal
Cathedral
On July 10, the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of
Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church
Abroad, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the
Sign in New York City. His Eminence was co-served by Bishop Nicholas
of Salavat & Kumertau and Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan...
 July
14, 2016
Howell, NJ: Double Hierarchal Liturgy celebrated for Patronal Feast
of Our Lady of Tikhvin Church
On Saturday, July 9, the feast day of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother
of God, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York
celebrated Divine Liturgy in Our Lady of Tikhvin Church at St.
Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ. His Eminence was
co-served by Bishop Nicholas of Salavat & Kumertau...
 July
14, 2016
Brooklyn,
NY:
Archbishop
Gabriel
of
Montreal
&
Canada
leads
Minor
Patronal
Feast
of
St.
John
the
Forerunner
Cathedral
On Thursday, July 7, the feast of the Nativity of the Holy Prophet
St. John the Baptist, with the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion,
Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal & Canada visited St. John the
Forerunner Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY, and celebrated the Divine
Liturgy in honor of its minor patronal feast day.
 July
13, 2016
Nanuet, NY: Procession in Honor of Vladimir Mother of God Feast Day
held at Holy Dormition Convent Novo-Diveevo
On Wednesday, July 6, on the occasion of the second feast of the
Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, a procession was held around
Holy Dormition Convent Novo-Diveevo in Nanuet, NY. Upon completion
of the Divine Liturgy, it was led by the dean of the convent’s St.
Seraphim Cathedral Archpriest Alexander Fedorowski...
 July
11, 2016
Mayfield, PA: Double Hierarchal Liturgy for Patronal Feast of St.
John the Baptist Cathedral
On Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th of July, the feast of the
Nativity of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist of the Lord
John, St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Mayfield, PA celebrated its
patronal feast day. On Wednesday evening, cathedral clergy, led by
rector Archpriest John Sorochka, served the All-Night Vigil.
 July
8, 2016
Palm
Coast, FL: Faithful invited on Pilgrimage to Christian Holy Sites in
Italy & Corfu
With the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New
York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, a pilgrimage trip
will be held from October 31-November 14 to the holy sites of Italy
and the island of Corfu. During the trip, pilgrims will visit
Christian holy sites on the Greek island of Corfu (including the
incorrupt relics of the Holy Hierarch Spyridon of Trimythous)...
 July
6, 2016
Synod
of Bishops ratifies Resolution of Spiritual Court in Case of Former
Priest Vadim Arefiev
At the June 30-July 1, 2016, session of the Synod of Bishops, which
was held in San Francisco in the Diocesan Library of Archbishop
Anthony (Medvedev) of blessed memory, located in the building
formerly housing St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Orphanage, wherein lived,
served, and labored the great and holy hierarch and wonderworker
John (Maximovitch; +1966)...
 June
28, 2016
New York
City: Day of Orthodox Youth held in the Synodal Cathedral on Sunday
of All Saints
Seven years ago, in 2009, on the feast day of All Saints, Russian
Orthodox Church Abroad reinstituted the celebration of the Day of
Orthodox Youth. On the Sunday of All Saints, June 26, a festal
Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
in New York City.
 June
28, 2016
Epistle of Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York on
Russian Church Abroad’s Day of Orthodox Youth, Celebrated on Sunday
of All Saints
Since 2009, the
Russian Church Abroad traditionally celebrates the Day of Orthodox
Youth on the Sunday of All Saints. On Sunday, June 26, the youth
choir sang Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in
New York City.
 June
27, 2016
Johnstown, PA: Deacon Herman Ricketts reposed in the Lord
On Thursday, June 23, Deacon Herman Ricketts reposed suddenly in the
Lord at his home in Johnstown, PA. He was 54. Originally from the
East Coast, Fr. Herman moved to California and was ordained a deacon
by Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco & Western America on December
4, 2010...
 June
26, 2016
Jordanville, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion & Bishop Nicholas lead Divine
Services for Patronal Feast Day of Holy Trinity Monastery
Monday, June 20, the Feast of the Holy Spirit, Metropolitan Hilarion
of Eastern America & New York arrived and celebrated the Divine
Liturgy on the occasion of the monastery’s patronal feast day. His
Eminence was concelebrated by Bishop Nicholas, sixteen priests, and
nine deacons...
 June
26, 2016
Vineland, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Patronal Feast Day of
Holy Trinity Church
On Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of June, the great feast of
Pentecost (Holy Trinity Sunday), Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern
America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad,
paid an archpastoral visit to Vineland, NJ...
 June
26, 2016
New York
City: Feast of Holy Pentecost celebrated in Synodal Cathedral
On Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of June, divine services
were held in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City in
honor of the great feast of Holy Pentecost (Trinity Sunday). The
Divine Liturgy in the cathedral was served in the presence of the
wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God...
 June
26, 2016
Jackson,
NJ: Clergy & Faithful Remember Victims of Lienz Massacre
On June 5, the Sixth Sunday of Pascha, of the Blind Man, the
faithful gathered at St. Vladimir’s Cemetery in Jackson, NJ for a
panihida at St. John the Baptist Chapel to commemorate the victims
of Lienz... On June 1,
1945, at the conclusion of the Second World War, over 20,000
Cossacks were rounded up by the British Army near the town of Lienz,
Austria...
 June
22, 2016
Stratford, CT: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Funeral for Archpriest
Theodore Shevzov at Holy Presentation Church
On Wednesday, June 15, the clergy and faithful gathered at Holy
Presentation Church in Stratford, CT to bid farewell to Archpriest
Theodore Shevzov, who reposed the Monday prior. Fr. Theodore was a
longtime cleric of nearby St. Nicholas Church in Stratford, though
he often served in Holy Presentation Church, and was deeply loved by
the faithful in both parishes.
 June
17, 2016
Woodbourne, NY: Camp NORR’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations to be held
July 15-17
The Association of Russian Explorers Outside of Russia (NORR)
is officially inviting all alumni and their families to take part in
the camp’s 50th anniversary celebrations, which will be held from
Friday evening the 15th to Sunday the 17th of July.
 June
16, 2016
New York
City: Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy on Sunday of Holy
Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council in Synodal Cathedral
On June 12, the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical
Council, the hierarchal Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Synodal
Cathedral of the Sign in New York City, in the presence of the
wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God.
 June
16, 2016
Coconut
Creek, FL: Bishop Nicholas leads Patronal Feast Day of St. Luke the
Blessed Surgeon Church
On Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th of June, Bishop
Nicholas of Manhattan paid an archpastoral visit to St. Luke the
Blessed Surgeon Church and Paideia Classical Orthodox Academy in
Coconut Creek, FL. Parishioners, teachers, and students from the
academy gathered at the Liturgy to honor the memory of the Heavenly
patron of the parish and school.
 June
16, 2016
Wayne, WV:
Brethren of Holy Cross Monastery celebrate Feast of the Ascension of
the Lord
On Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th of June, the brethren of
Holy Cross Monastery
in Wayne, WV, celebrated the great feast of the Ascension of the
Lord. On Wednesday evening, the All-Night Vigil was served, with the
Divine Liturgy celebrated on Thursday morning.
 June
16, 2016
Brooklyn, NY: On Feast of Lord’s Ascension, First Hierarch of
Russian Church Abroad leads Divine Services in St. John the
Forerunner Cathedral
On Thursday, June 9, the great feast of the Lord’s Ascension,
Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad,
paid an archpastoral visit to St. John the Forerunner Cathedral in
Brooklyn, NY.
 June
16, 2016
New
York City: Hierarchal Divine Services held in Synodal Cathedral for
Feast of Lord’s Ascension
On Wednesday, June 8, the eve of the great feast of the Ascension of
the Lord, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York led
the All-Night Vigil in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York
City, co-served by Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan and cathedral
clergy.
 June
16, 2016
Registration has begun for St. Seraphim Camp
Registration for St. Seraphim Camp in the beautiful Pocono Mountains
of Eastern Pennsylvania has begun and is now available on line at
the camp
website.
St. Seraphim Camp provides an Orthodox environment for children
beginning with the third grade and through high school. Days are
filled with exciting adventures, such as river tubing, swimming,
hiking, bonfires, sports competitions, arts and crafts, and archery.
 June
15, 2016
Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Seminary celebrates 68th Commencement
On Sunday, May 29, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, NY
concluded the 2015-2016 academic year with the Commencement
Ceremonies, celebrating the achievements of the Class of 2016. His
Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First
Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, presided...
 June
15, 2016
Staten
Island, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast of Church of
our Lady "Unexpected Joy"
The parish of the Icon
of the Mother of God "Unexpected Joy" on Staten Island, NY was
founded on December 22, 2007, with the blessing of the
ever-memorable Metropolitan Laurus. The newly founded community was
faced with the task of choosing its Heavenly patron… the new
parishioners saw three choices...
 June
13, 2016
Stratford, CT: Archpriest Theodore Shevzov reposed in the Lord
On Monday, June 13, Archpriest Theodore Shevzov (cleric of St.
Nicholas Church in Stratford, CT) reposed in the Lord after several
years of failing health. He turned 87 years old on June 8.
Born
in Yugoslavia in 1929, Fr. Theodore was the son of Ivan I. Shevzov
and Vera M. Pavlovskaya.
 June
8, 2016
Miami,
FL: First Benevolent Russian Autumn Ball to be Held
The first benevolent Russian Ball will be held on November 11 at the
Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Miami Beach, FL. The Russian Autumn Ball is
being organized by two missionary-educational organizations – the
Prince Vladimir Youth Association and the Patriarch Tikhon
Russian-American Music (PaTRAM) Institute...
 June
8, 2016
Jordanville, NY:
Summer School of Liturgical
Music at Holy Trinity Seminary to hold Sessions July 10-23
The Summer School of Liturgical Music at Holy Trinity Seminary was
founded in 1992 with the blessing of the Rector of the Seminary, the
late Metropolitan Laurus. SSLM was originally established as part of a
broader effort by the Synodal Liturgical Music Advisory Board of the
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia...
 June
7, 2016
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Bishop Nicholas performs Archpastoral Visit
to Russian Orthodox Mission in Haiti
From April 19-22, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern
American Diocese, performed an archpastoral visit to Haiti. His
Grace was accompanied by the administrator of the Haitian Mission,
Archpriest Daniel McKenzie, as well as Priest Demetrio Romeo...
 June
4, 2016
Coconut Creek, FL: Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan visits St. Luke the
Blessed Surgeon Church at Paideia Classical Academy
On Monday, April 18, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the
Eastern American Diocese, visited St. Luke the Blessed Surgeon
Mission at Paideia Classical Academy in Coconut Creek, FL, on his
way to Haiti on an archpastoral visit.
 June
2, 2016
Summerville,
SC:
Bishop
Nicholas
visits
Sts.
Cyril
& Methodius Church
On May 29, the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, His Grace Nicholas,
Bishop of Manhattan, paid an archpastoral visit to Sts. Cyril &
Methodius Church in Summerville, SC, and celebrated the Divine
Liturgy. His visit commemorated not only the parish’s recent
patronal feast day (May 11/24), but also the 43rd anniversary of its
founding in 1973.
 May
27, 2016
Poughkeepsie, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast of St.
Nicholas Church
On Sunday, May 22, the feast of the Translation of the Relics of the
Holy Hierarch Nicholas, the parish of St. Nicholas Church in
Poughkeepsie, NY triumphally celebrated its patronal feast day.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, visited the
parish and celebrated the festal Liturgy.
 May
21, 2016
Pochaev, Ukraine: Bishop Nicholas & Synod Youth Choir participate in
Festal Celebrations for Venerable Job of Pochaev
On Thursday, May 19, the feast day of Ven. Job of Pochaev (+1651), a
festal Divine Liturgy was celebrated at Holy Dormition Cathedral in
Pochaev Lavra, Ukraine, as reported by the press service of the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Synodal Youth Choir, along with
a multitude of the faithful, gathered together under the cathedral’s
vaulting domes to sing in honor of Venerable Job.
 May
21, 2016
Nyack,
NY: On Myrrhbearers Sunday, Bishop Jerome celebrates Liturgy in Holy
Protection Church
On the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, May 15, His Grace, Bishop
Jerome, paid an archpastoral visit to
Holy Virgin Protection Church
in Nyack, NY, and celebrated the Divine Liturgy there. His Grace was
co-served by parish clergy.
 May
21, 2016
Nanuet,
NY: On Thomas Sunday, Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy in
Novo-Diveevo
After a joyful Bright Week, during which there was an incredible
amount of rain, came St. Thomas Sunday. In St. Seraphim Cathedral of
Holy Dormition Convent Novo-Diveevo in Nanuet, NY, the Divine
Liturgy was celebrated by Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America &
New York.
 May
19, 2016
"Help the
Hermitage Brotherhood" – Appeal from Holy Cross Monastery
Dear friends, By the grace of God and in spite of the manifold
temptations and obstacles engendered by the modern world and its
prince, the Hermitage of the Holy Cross in Wayne, WV has continued
to grow steadily in numbers throughout the past year.
 May
19, 2016
Albany, NY: On Thomas Sunday, Bishop Jerome celebrates Liturgy at
Nativity of the Mother of God Church
Since
the Sunday of the Holy Apostle Thomas fell on the feast of the Holy
Apostle & Evangelist Mark, Bishop Jerome served the Liturgy of St.
Mark, one of the oldest Divine Liturgies of the Church. The Liturgy
was historically served in the Church of Alexandria, which was
founded by the Apostle.
 May
14, 2016
Nanuet,
NY: Pascha & Bright Monday at Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo"
On Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, the feast of the Glorious
Resurrection of Christ – Pascha, the clergy and parishioners of Holy
Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" joyfully greeted the "Feast of
feasts." At the doors to St. Seraphim’s Cathedral, the long-awaited
words rang out: "Christ is Risen!"
 May
14, 2016
Staten
Island, NY: Bishop Jerome celebrates Liturgy in Church of our Lady
"Unexpected Joy"
On Bright Friday, May 6, the feast day of the Holy Great-Martyr &
Trophy-Bearer George, His Grace, Bishop Jerome, visited the Church
of our Lady "Unexpected Joy" on Staten Island, NY, and celebrated
the Divine Liturgy there. Upon conclusion of the service,
Bishop Jerome spoke to the faithful about the martyric struggle of
St. George...
 May
13, 2016
Sea
Cliff, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion blesses Frescoes in St. Seraphim
Memorial Church
On Bright Saturday, May 7, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America
& New York paid an archpastoral visit to St. Seraphim Memorial
Church in Sea Cliff, NY. During the Little Entrance,
Metropolitan Hilarion blessed the frescoes on the church’s ceiling,
the final installments of that section of the church’s iconography...
 May
12, 2016
Jordanville, NY: On Feast of Radonitsa, Metropolitan Hilarion
celebrates Liturgy, performs Diaconal Ordination in Holy Trinity
Monastery
On Tuesday, May 10, the feast of Radonitsa ("Day of Rejoicing" – the
first commemoration of the departed after Pascha), Metropolitan
Hilarion of Eastern America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to
Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.
 May
12, 2016
Glen
Cove, NY: Youth Choir of Prince Vladimir Association sings Evening
Service in Holy Intercession Church, performs Paschal Concert
On Bright Friday, May 6, the youth choir of Prince Vladimir
Association sang Paschal Vespers and Matins in Holy Virgin
Intercession Church in Glen Cove, NY, and then performed a Paschal
concert in the parish hall.
 May
12, 2016
Howell, NJ: Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan celebrates Patronal Feast
of St. George’s Church
On Bright Thursday the 5th and Friday the 6th of May, the feast of
the Holy Great-Martyr and Trophy-Bearer George, the faithful
celebrated the patronal feast day of
St. George’s Cossack Church
in Howell, NJ. St. George’s feast day always takes place during the
Paschal period, but this year, the holiday was especially joyous, as
it took place during Bright Week itself.
 May
11, 2016
Stratford, CT: On Bright Monday, Bishop Jerome celebrates Liturgy in
St. Nicholas Church
On Bright Monday, May 2, the second day of Holy Pascha, His Grace,
Bishop Jerome, paid an archpastoral visit to St. Nicholas Church in
Stratford, CT, and celebrated the Divine Liturgy. His Grace was
co-served by parish clergy: rector Archpriest George Lardas and
Protodeacon Paul Giatas.
 May
6, 2016
Wayne,
WV: Divine Services for Passion Week & Pascha in Holy Cross
Monastery
In the final days before Holy Pascha, the Lenten services at Holy
Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV were led by the monastery’s abbot –
Archimandrite Seraphim (Voepel), co-served by monastic clergy. On
Great Thursday, April 28, Fr. Seraphim celebrated the Divine Liturgy
in memory of the Mystical Supper.
 May
3, 2016
Howell,
NJ: On Second Day of Pascha, Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates
Liturgy in St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral
On Monday, May 2, the second day of the feast of the Glorious
Resurrection of Christ – Pascha, the clergy and faithful of St.
Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ, welcomed the
First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Hilarion
of Eastern America & New York, as well as diocesan vicar Bishop
Nicholas of Manhattan...
 May
1, 2016
New York
City: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Divine Services for Pascha in
Synodal Cathedral
On Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, the feast of the Glorious
Resurrection of Christ – Pascha, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern
American & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad,
led the festal divine services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
in New York City.
 May
1, 2016
Paschal
Epistle of His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia to
the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics & All the Faithful
Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
The Church calls this day
"the Feast of feasts and the Festival of festivals" through the
lips of one of Her great ecumenical teachers, the Holy Hierarch
Gregory the Theologian.
 May
1, 2016
Paschal
Epistle of His Eminence Hilarion Metropolitan of Eastern America &
New York First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad
Every year, we are filled with spiritual
joy and ecstasy when we hear these words and reverently participate
in the exalted solemnity of the Paschal divine services, which
remind us of Christ’s glorious victory over sin, evil, and death...
 April
30, 2016
New York
City: Divine Services for Great Saturday in Synodal Cathedral of the
Sign
On Great Saturday, April 30, when the Orthodox Church commemorates
the bodily burial of Jesus Christ and His descent into Hades,
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York celebrated the
Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York
City, co-served by Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan...
 April
30, 2016
New York
City: Burial Rite of the Savior served in Synodal Cathedral
Vespers for Great Friday precedes Matins
for Great Saturday, during which the Church commemorates the Burial
of the Lord Jesus Christ, when the Savior’s Body was taken down from
the Cross and placed in a new tomb. The touching singing of the
cathedral clergy and the Synodal Choir lent the service a truly
prayerful tone.
 April
29, 2016
New York
City: First Hierarch of Russian Church Abroad leads Bringing out of
Shroud on Great Friday in Synodal Cathedral
On Great Friday, April 29, when the Holy Church remembers the holy,
salvific, and terrible sufferings and death of our Lord Jesus
Christ, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First
Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, led the divine services in
the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City...
 April
29, 2016
New York
City: At Great Friday Matins on Thursday Evening, Eastern American
Diocesan Hierarchs read Twelve Gospels in Synodal Cathedral
At Great Friday Matins, the Church triumphally proclaims the tidings
of the sufferings and death of the God-man, divided into 12 Gospel
readings, called the Passion Gospels.
The
reading of the Twelve Gospels on Great Thursday in the Synodal
Cathedral of the Sign was led by Metropolitan Hilarion...
 April
28, 2016
New York
City: On Great Thursday, Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy in
Synodal Cathedral
On April 28, Thursday of Passion Week, Metropolitan Hilarion of
Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal
Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. His Eminence was co-served
by Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan...
 April
28, 2016
Brooklyn, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion performs Lesser Consecration of
"Inexhaustible Chalice" Church
On Lazarus Saturday, April 23, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern
America & New York performed the Lesser Consecration of the
Stavropegial Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Inexhaustible
Chalice" in the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, after
which he celebrated the Divine Liturgy.
 April
28, 2016
New York
City: On Great Wednesday, Metropolitan Hilarion & Bishop Nicholas
serve final Presanctified Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral
On Great Wednesday, April 27, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern
America & New York and Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, co-served by
cathedral clergy, celebrated this year’s final Liturgy of the
Presanctified Gifts in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York
City.
 April
28, 2016
New York
City: On Great Tuesday, Metropolitan Hilarion & Bishop Nicholas
serve Presanctified Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral
On Great Tuesday, April 26, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America
& New York and Bishop Nicolas of Manhattan led the Presanctified
Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. The
hierarchs
were
co-served
by
cathedral
clergy.
 April
28, 2016
New York
City: Divine services for Passion Week begin in Synodal Cathedral,
led by Eastern American Diocesan Hierarchs
This year, to the joy of the clergy and faithful, the divine
services for Passion Week at the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in
New York City are being served by the hierarchs of the Eastern
American Diocese – Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New
York and Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan.
 April
28, 2016
New York
City: Festal Services for Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem held at
Synodal Cathedral
On Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th of April, hierarchal divine
services were held in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York
City for the great feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem.
The All-Night Vigil on Saturday evening and festal Divine Liturgy on
Palm Sunday were led by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church
Abroad...
 April
27, 2016
Nyack,
NY: On Palm Sunday, Bishop Nicholas celebrates Liturgy and leads
Unction Service in Holy Protection Church
On Palm Sunday, April 24, the great feast of the Entry of the Lord
into Jerusalem, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, celebrated the festal
Divine Liturgy in Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY. The
rector emeritus, Archpriest George Larin, greeted the hierarchal
guest with welcoming words...
 April
26, 2016
Nyack, NY: Students from Holy Virgin Protection Church’s Russian
School perform Pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery
On Saturday the 9th and Sunday the 10th of April, the fourth Sunday
of Great Lent, the students, teachers, and parents of the parish
school of Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY performed a
pilgrimage trip to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.
 April
26, 2016
Norwich, CT: Metropolitan Hilarion performs Ordination to Diaconate
in Holy New Martyrs Church
On
April 10, the Sunday of St. John Climacus, Metropolitan Hilarion of
Eastern America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to Holy New
Martyrs & Confessors of Russia Church in Norwich, CT, where he
celebrated the Divine Liturgy and performed a diaconal ordination.
 April
21, 2016
Brooklyn, NY: Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan leads Sacrament of Holy
Unction in New Martyrs of Russia Church
On April 17, the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, His Grace, Eastern
American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, led the
Sacrament of Holy Unction in
Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia Church
in Brooklyn, NY. His Grace was co-served by local clergy...
 April
21, 2016
Endicott,
NY: Priest Matthew Smith celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Priesthood
On Sunday, April 17, the clergy and parishioners of St. Nicholas
Church in Endicott, NY, celebrated the fifth anniversary of rector
Priest Matthew Smith to the priesthood. On Sunday morning, Fr.
Matthew celebrated the Divine Liturgy, co-served by Deacon Michael
Pavuk...
 April
21, 2016
Toronto, Canada: Archbishop Gabriel to lead Pilgrimage to Holy Land
From May 26 to June 11, a regularly scheduled pilgrimage of
parishioners from the Canadian Diocese will visit the Holy Land. The
pilgrimage group will be led by Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal &
Canada. The pilgrimage will conclude on the feast day of the
Ascension of the Lord, the patronal feast of Holy Ascension Convent
on the Mount of Olives.
 April
19, 2016
Georgia-Florida: Myrrh-Streaming Mother of God Icon "Softener of
Evil Hearts" performs Visitation through Diocese’s Southernmost
States
As part of her ongoing visitation to the parishes and monasteries of
the Eastern American Diocese, the myrrh-streaming Icon of the Mother
of God "Softener of Evil Hearts" has been traveling through the
Diocese’s southernmost states.
 April 19, 2016
Reminder to all Rectors regarding Special Collection to Benefit
Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem
We remind all parish and mission rectors and monastery abbots in the
Eastern American Diocese that, according to Conciliar decree and
established tradition, every Palm Sunday, all churches of the
Russian Church Abroad are to undertake a plate collection to benefit
the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.
 April
15, 2016
Howell,
NJ: 40th Anniversary of Archbishop Averky (Taushev’s) Repose
commemorated at Diocesan Center
On Wednesday, April 13, clergy and faithful gathered at the
administrative center of the Eastern American Diocese in Howell, NJ,
to prayerfully commemorate the 40th anniversary of the repose of
Archbishop Averky (Taushev) of Syracuse & Holy Trinity, a
distinguished hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad...
 April
14, 2016
Jordanville: Archbishop Gabriel leads Annunciation Services at Holy
Trinity Monastery
On Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th of April, the great feast
of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Eminence
Gabriel, Archbishop of Montreal & Canada, visited Holy Trinity
Monastery in Jordanville, NY, where he led the festal All-Night
Vigil and celebrated the Vesperal Liturgy.
 April
12, 2016
Nanuet, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion pays Archpastoral Lenten Visit to
Novo-Diveevo Convent
On Friday, April 1, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern
America & New York, came to visit the clergy, nuns, and residents of
Holy Dormition Convent Novo-Diveevo in Nanuet, NY. The Metropolitan
came in the morning, in time to lead the Liturgy of the
Presanctified Gifts.
 April
6, 2016
New York
City: On Sunday of the Cross, Metropolitan Hilarion & Bishop
Nicholas serve Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral
On April 2-3, the Third Sunday of Great Lent and feast of the
Veneration of the Cross, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America &
New York led the All-Night Vigil with the bringing out of the Cross
and the Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New
York City.
 April
5, 2016
Glen
Cove, NY: Bishop Nicholas leads Joint Presanctified Liturgy between
Two Parishes
On Friday, April 1, during the third week of Great Lent, a joint
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts was served in Holy Virgin
Intercession Church in Glen Cove, NY between the clergy and
parishioners of that church and of its neighbor, St. Seraphim
Memorial Church in Sea Cliff.
 April
5, 2016
Brooklyn,
NY: Myrrh-streaming Mother of God Icon "Softener of Evil Hearts"
visits News Martyrs & Confessors of Russia Church
On Sunday, March 27, the Divine Liturgy for the 2nd Sunday of Great
Lent, the feast of the Holy Hierarch Gregory Palamas, was celebrated
in Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia Church in Brooklyn, NY,
under the aegis of the myrrh-streaming Icon of the Mother of God
"Softener of Evil Hearts."
 March
31, 2016
Howell, NJ:
Lenten Retreat for Eastern American Diocesan Clergy Concludes
On Wednesday, March 30, the Lenten Retreat for clergy and matushkas
of the Eastern American Diocese concluded with the Liturgy of the
Presanctified Gifts. The retreat had taken place under the aegis of
the myrrh-streaming Icon of the Mother of God "Softener of Evil
Hearts."
 March
30, 2016
Howell, NJ:
First Hierarch of Russian Church Abroad bestows Awards on Several
Eastern American Diocesan Clerics
On Wednesday, March 30, Metropolitan Hilarion led the Liturgy of the
Presanctified Gifts, co-served by Bishop Nicholas and clergy
participants of the Lenten Retreat. During the Little Entrance, His
Eminence bestowed awards on several clerics of the Russian Church
Abroad for their dedicated service to God’s Church...
 March
30, 2016
Howell, NJ:
Second Day of Lenten Retreat for Diocesan Clergy Concludes
On Tuesday, March 29, the Lenten Retreat for clergy and matushkas of
the Eastern American Diocese continued at the Diocesan Center. The
myrrh-streaming Icon of the Mother of God "Softener of Evil Hearts"
arrived at St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral; the presence of
the wonderworking image during the lenten retreat has become a
tradition...
 March
29, 2016
Howell, NJ:
Eastern American Diocesan Lenten Pastoral Retreat begins at Diocesan
Center
On Monday evening, March 28, the annual Lenten Retreat for clergy
and matushkas of the Eastern American Diocese convened at the
Diocesan Center at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ.
Ninety people were in attendance,
hailing from virtually every state in the Diocese, as well as
clerics from the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.
 March
29, 2016
Rochester, NY: Bishop Nicholas leads Divine Services in Protection
of the Mother of God Church
On Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th of March, the feast of St.
Gregory Palamas, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan paid an archpastoral
visit to Protection of the Mother of God Church in Rochester, NY.
Thus was revived a tradition begun in the 1960s by Archbishop Averky
(Taushev)...
 March
25, 2016
New
York – Boston – Philadelphia: On First Week of Great Lent, Bishop
Nicholas leads Hierarchal Services in Diocesan Parishes
On the first week of Great Lent, Eastern American Diocesan vicar
Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan performed archpastoral visits to
parishes of the Diocese, and led the lenten services there. On
Monday, March 14, His Grace led the reading of the Great Penitential
Canon of St. Andrew of Crete in Holy Fathers Church in New York
City.
 March
25, 2016
Howell, NJ: Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan performs Archpastoral Visit
to St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
On Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd of March, continuing his
lenten archpastoral travels to parishes of the Eastern American
Diocese, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan visited St. Alexander Nevsky
Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ, and led Matins and Divine Liturgy
for the feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
 March
24, 2016
Jordanville: Metropolitan Jonah leads Triumph of Orthodoxy in Holy
Trinity Monastery
On Sunday, March 20, the feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy,
Metropolitan Jonah celebrated Divine Liturgy and led the Rite of
Orthodoxy in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. His Eminence
was co-served by monastery abbot and seminary rector Archimandrite
Luke (Murianka) and monastery clegy.
 March
23, 2016
New
York City: On Sunday of Triumph of Orthodoxy, Metropolitan Hilarion
leads Divine Services in Synodal Cathedral
On Sunday, March 20, the feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy,
Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York celebrated the
Divine Liturgy and Rite of Orthodoxy in the Synodal Cathedral of the
Sign in New York City.
 March
23, 2016
New
York City: St. Vladimir Youth Association & Synodal Youth Committee
launch "School Piggybank" Project
The St. Vladimir Youth Association and Synodal Youth Department are
preparing a trip to Ukraine by the Synodal Youth Choir under the
direction of conductor Adrian Fekula, son of Peter A. Fekula, the
choir director of the Synodal Choir of Our Lady of the Sign
Cathedral in New York City.
 March
21, 2016
Howell, NJ: Bishop Jerome leads Divine Services & Rite of Orthodoxy
in St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
On Saturday, March 19, Bishop Jerome paid an archpastoral visit to
St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ. On Sunday,
March 22, the feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, Bishop Jerome
celebrated Divine Liturgy in the cathedral.
 March
21, 2016
Buena,
NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Reading of Great Canon in Holy
Protection Skete
During the first week of Great Lent, Metropolitan Hilarion of
Eastern America & New York visited Holy Protection Skete in Buena,
NJ. On Wednesday the 16th and Thursday the 17th of March, His
Eminence led the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St.
Andrew of Crete...
 March
18, 2016
Kursk
Root Icon Visitation through the Carolinas
On Tuesday, February 16, the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God,
Protectress of the Russian Diaspora, made her way to North and South
Carolinas for a visit that would last almost two weeks. The Dean of
the Carolinas & Tennessee, Archpriest Mark Mancuso, accompanied the
holy icon as she visited nine parishes during this time.
 March
18, 2016
Howell,
NJ: Diocesan Center to host Day in Memory of Archbishop Averky
(Taushev) on 40th Anniversary of Repose
Wednesday, April 13, will mark the 40th anniversary of the repose of
Archbishop Averky (Taushev) of Syracuse & Holy Trinity, a
distinguished vicar of the Eastern American Diocese. This year, the
anniversary of his repose will be commemorated at the Diocesan
Center.
 March
17, 2016
On 8th
Anniversary of Metropolitan Laurus’ Repose, Eastern American Diocese
celebrates Memory of Former First Hierarch
Clean Wednesday, March 16, marked the eighth anniversary of the
sudden repose of His Eminence Laurus, Metropolitan of Eastern
America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad.
 March
15, 2016
Stratford, CT: Bishop Nicholas performs Archpastoral Visit to Holy
Presentation Parish
On Meatfare Sunday, March 6, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan visited
Holy Presentation Church in Stratford, CT, and celebrated the Divine
Liturgy. On the threshold of the Holy Forty-Day Fast, Bishop
Nicholas called on all to enter these lenten days radiantly,
joyously, and purely.
 March
14, 2016
New York
City: On Eve of Great Lent, Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy
in Synodal Cathedral
On Cheesefare Sunday, March 13, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern
America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal
Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. The First Hierarch of the
Russian Church Abroad returned on the eve of Great Lent from his
archpastoral visit to the Diocese of Australia & New Zealand.
 March
8, 2016
"Saint
Anne" in the Vineyard: A Russian Orthodox Chapel in North Carolina
in Memory of Fallen Veterans of Afghan War
For many today, the war in Afghanistan is ancient history. But in
the middle of the 1980s, it was one the most volatile spots on
earth. All across a country still living in the Stone Age, global
politics of a new world were being decided. And Kandahar was one of
the most volatile places within Afghanistan. Locals said that legal
authority in Kandahar ended after midday.
 March
5, 2016
Wayne, WV: Remains of Hieromonk Kallistos transferred to Holy Cross
Monastery
On Tuesday, March 1, Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV welcomed home
its founder, Hieromonk Kallistos (Pazalos). Since the monastery’s
relocation from House Springs, MO to the hills of West Virginia, it
has been the dream of the brotherhood to reinter Fr. Kallistos at
the new monastery property...
 February
23, 2016
Holy
Cross Orthodox Press publishes an Extensive "Atlas of American
Orthodox Christian Monasteries"
The first-ever comprehensive "Atlas of American Orthodox Christian
Monasteries" has been released by the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox
Bishops of the United States of America and its coordinator and
sociologist, Alexei Krindatch.
 February
18, 2016
Atlanta, GA: Kursk Root Icon visits Churches & Monasteries of
Georgia & Tennessee
From February 3-13, the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother
of God performed a visitation to the states of Georgia and
Tennessee. For the clergy and faithful of the various
jurisdictions, greeting the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God "of
the Sign" was a great spiritual joy and inspiration.
 February
17, 2016
Howell,
NJ: Registration for 2016 Diocesan Lenten Clergy Retreat is Open
Online registration for the 2016 Lenten Retreat for clergy and
matushkas of the Eastern American Diocese and Patriarchal Parishes
in the USA has opened on the diocesan website. With the blessing of
His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, the retreat will be held at the
Diocesan Center at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral...
 February
17, 2016
Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Seminary Alumni assemble for Patronal
Feast & Gathering at Holy Trinity Monastery
From February 10, the eve of its patronal feast day of the Three
Hierarchs, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, NY hosted
its second Alumni Reunion, bringing together HTOS graduates from
various classes for common prayer and fellowship.
 February
16, 2016
Buena, NJ:
Weekly Divine Services resume at Holy Protection Skete
After twenty years, weekly divine services have resumed at Holy
Protection Male Skete in Buena, NJ. The services began anew on
February 3 of this year, and will be held on Saturdays and great
feasts. On the first week of Great Lent, the services will be held
daily, with the reading of the Penitential Great Canon of St. Andrew
of Crete.
 February
16, 2016
PaTRAM
Institute to present the Annual Youth Singers’ Conferences
Registration is open for the Annual Youth Singers’ conferences
presented by the Patriarch Tikhon Russian-American Music (PaTRAM)
Institute. The conferences will be held on Memorial Day weekend, May
28-30, in St. Tikhon’s Monastery in South Canaan, PA, and on Labor
Day weekend, September 3-5, at Holy Trinity Monastery in
Jordanville, NY...
 February
16, 2016
Albany, NY: Nativity of the Mother of God Parish hosts Annual St.
Herman Youth Conference
During the last days of December, over 120 young people of the
Russian Church Abroad gathered in Albany, the capital of New York
State, at the parish of the Nativity of the Mother of God for the
annual St. Herman Youth Conference. The conference has been held
annually since the 1970s, and is arguably the most important youth
activity of the Church Abroad.
 February
11, 2016
Brooklyn,
NY: Bishop Nicholas leads Patronal Feast of Holy New Martyrs of
Russia Church
On Sunday, February 7, the feast of the Holy New Martyrs &
Confessors of Russia, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the
Eastern American Diocese, led the patronal feast day of Holy New
Martyrs Church in Brooklyn, NY. After the arrival at the church of
the myrrh-streaming Hawaiian-Iveron Icon of the Mother of God...
 February
11, 2016
Howell, NJ: Bishop George of Canberra leads Divine Services in St.
Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral
On Friday the 5th and Saturday the 6th of February, on the feast day
of Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, Bishop George of Canberra, vicar
of the Diocese of Australia & New Zealand, led the All-Night Vigil
and celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan
Cathedral in Howell, NJ.
 February
6, 2016
Pennsylvania:
Archimandrite
Athanasy
(Mastalski)
reposed
in
the
Lord
On Friday, February 6, Archimandrite Athanasy (Mastalski), longtime
rector of Joy of All Who Sorrow Church in Philadelphia, PA, reposed
in the Lord. He was 69 years old. Fr. Athanasy was born on June 24,
1946 in Philadelphia. In 1975, he was ordained a deacon, and in the
following year a priest, by Archbishop Nikon (Rklitsky).
 February
4, 2016
Moscow:
Hierarchs of Russian Church Abroad participate in 7th
Anniversary Celebrations of the Enthronement of His Holiness,
Patriarch Kirill
On Monday, February 1, the seventh anniversary of the enthronement
of His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, the Divine
Liturgy was celebrated at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow. His
Holiness officiated, wearing the vestments he wore during his
enthronement.
 February
4, 2016
Moscow: Bishop Nicholas celebrates Divine Liturgy at Holy Epiphany
Cathedral in Yelokhovo
On Sunday, January 31, the feast day of the Holy Hierarchs
Athanasius & Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria, and Venerable Cyril &
Maria, the parents of Ven. Sergius of Radonezh, with the blessing of
His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia,
Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Holy
Epiphany Cathedral on Yelokhovo Square in Moscow.
 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 Metropolitan Hilarion, 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.
 February
3, 2016
New York: Metropolitan Hilarion to lead Pilgrimage to Holy Places in
Russia
A pilgrimage to holy places in Russia is being organized from July
20 to August 6, 2016. The group will be led by His Eminence
Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch
of the Russian Church Abroad.
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