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HILARION
Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad

 

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July 24, 2013
Great Consecration of St. Olga's Church - the lower church of St. Vladimir's Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ.

July 27-28, 2013
Celebration of the 1025th Anniversary of  the Baptism of Russia and the 75th Anniversary of St. Vladimir's Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ. All clergy are encouraged to attend.

May 1, 2013
Bishop Jerome will serve the Liturgy of St. James on Great Wednesday in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

May 5, 2013
Metropolitan Hilarion will lead the divine services for Pascha in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

May 5, 2013
Bishop Jerome will lead the Paschal divine services in Holy New Martyrs Church in Brooklyn, NY.

May 6, 2013
Metropolitan Hilarion will celebrate the Divine Liturgy in St. George's Church in Howell, NJ on the occasion of the parish feast day.

May 12, 2013
Bishop Jerome will lead the divine services in the 
Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

May 19, 2013
Bishop Jerome will lead the divine services in
Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY.

May 26, 2013
Bishop Jerome will lead the divine services in
Holy Myrrhbearers Church in Harrisonburg, VA.

June 22-23, 2013
On the great feast of Pentecost, Bishop Jerome will lead the divine services in the 
Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

June 28, 2013
Bishop Jerome will celebrate the feast day of Blessed Jerome of Stridonium in the 
Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

June 28-29, 2013
Bishop Jerome will lead the divine services in the 
Church of St. John the Wonderworker in Framingham, MA.




May 21, 2013
Novo-Diveevo: Metropolitan Hilarion led the St. Thomas Sunday festivities at Holy Virgin Dormition Convent

On St. Thomas Sunday, May 12, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, led the largest Radonitsa – Krasnaya Gorka celebration in the Church Abroad at Holy Dormition Convent...

May 21, 2013
Announcement from the Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese

With the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, a film crew from the Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese will be traveling in Russia from May 14-31.

May 11, 2013
Garfield, NJ: The Annual Joint Service of Patriarchal and Diocesan Clergy was held in Three Saints Church

In accordance with annual custom, on Bright Saturday, May 11, a joint Divine Liturgy was held between clerics of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA and the Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Church Abroad.

May 8, 2013
Howell, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion led the Patronal Feast Day of St. George’s Church
On Monday, May 6, on the feast of the Holy Great-Martyr and Trophy-Bearer George, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, paid an Archpastoral visit to Howell, NJ...

May 8, 2013
Garfield, NJ: A Reminder by Metropolitan Hilarion of the Great Saturday Concelebration between Diocesan Clergy and Clerics of the Patriarchal Parishes

Dear in the Lord Reverend Fathers, In accordance with annual diocesan custom, on Bright Saturday, May 11th, a joint Divine Liturgy will be held between clerics of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Church Abroad.

May 5, 2013
New York City: Metropolitan Hilarion led the Paschal Divine Services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign

On Sunday, May 5, the radiant feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, led the Paschal divine services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

May 4, 2013
Paschal Message of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics, and all the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church
It is in these words, with which people throughout the ages have greeted each other during the bright days of Pascha, and by which they have testified to the world of the truth of an event occurring two thousand years ago...

May 3, 2013
Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad

A wondrous energy lies hidden in these words and penetrates the whole soul: CHRIST IS RISEN! How joyous are these words for the soul of a Christian! Can more festive words than these be found in the entire human language?

May 3, 2013
Paschal Epistle of His Grace Jerome, Bishop of Manhattan

The congregation (i.e., the Church) of the devout, is enlightened by the divine and life-bearing rays of the Resurrection of Christ, and is filled with joy! We, too, are filled with joy, insofar as we are enlightened by the light of holy Pascha! And that joy is not for Easter cakes...

May 4, 2013
Wayne, WV: On Great Thursday, Bishop George celebrated the Liturgy and performed the washing of the feet

On May 2, Great and Holy Thursday, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield, celebrated the Vesperal Liturgy in the main church of
Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV.

May 1, 2013
Washington, DC: Bishop Jerome led the Divine Services in St. John the Baptist Cathedral

On the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, April 20-21, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, paid an archpastoral visit to the national’s capital and led the divine services in St. John the Baptist Cathedral.

April 30, 2013
Wayne, WV: On Palm Sunday, Bishop George led the Divine Services in Holy Cross Monastery

On Saturday the 27th and Sunday the 28th of April, on the Great Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield, led the festal divine services in
Holy Cross Monastery...

April 29, 2013
"The Ancient Church of the 21st Century:" A New Film Documentary produced by the Diocesan Media Office about the Russian Church in Orthodox America
On Friday, April 26, the Eastern American Diocesan Media Office published "The Ancient Church of the 21st Century" – a documentary film discussing the unique role of the Russian Church in the future of Orthodox America.

April 25, 2013
Howell, NJ: The Rite of Holy Unction was served in St. George’s Church

On Sunday evening, April 21, the Sacrament of Holy Unction was served in St. George’s Church in Howell, NJ. The Rite of Unction was led by parish rector Archpriest Serge Lukianov, co-served by parish and visiting clergy...

April 24, 2013
Boston, MA: Bishop Jerome led the divine services in Holy Epiphany Church

On Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of April, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Jerome of Manhattan paid an archpastoral visit to Holy Epiphany Church in Boston, MA, and led the divine services.

April 24, 2013
Jerusalem: Hieromonk Roman (Krassovsky) Confirmed as Chief of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission of the Russian Church Abroad and Elevated to the Rank of Archimandrite

On Saturday, April 20, the feast of the Laudation of the Most Holy Theotokos, His Eminence Archbishop Mark, elevated Hieromonk Roman (Krassovsky) to the rank of abbot during the Divine Liturgy in Holy Ascension Convent...

April 23, 2013
Jordanville, NY: The Presanctified Liturgy of St. James was served for the first time in Holy Trinity Monastery

On Friday, April 12, the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, authored by the Holy Apostle James, was served for the first time in the lower St. Job of Pochaev Church at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

April 20, 2013
Wayne, WV: Holy Cross Monatery’s Kairos Quarterly: Lent & Pascha 2013 Issue is available online

Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV is happy to announce that the second issue (Lent & Pascha 2013) of their new journal,
Kairos Quarterly, is now available on their website for download in .PDF format
here.

April 20, 2013
Flushing, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion led the Patronal Feast of Holy Annunciation Church

On Sunday, April 7, on the great feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in
Holy Annunciation Church...

April 20, 2013
Wayne, WV: Bishop George led the divine services on the Annunciation in Holy Cross Monastery

On Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th of April, divine services were held in
Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV for the great feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, as well as for the Lenten Sunday of the Cross.

April 16, 2013
"In the Footsteps of St. Innocent:" A Podcast Interview with Priest Peter Jackson
Priest Peter Jackson is the rector of Sts. Theodore Church in Williamsville, near Buffalo, NY. Once a Protestant missionary to South America, there he read the Holy Fathers, who led him to the True Church. This zeal for spreading the Light of Christ, alongside his knowledge of linguistics...

April 12, 2013
"One who came to love suffering:" An Article by Archpriest Victor Potapov on the life of St. Luke of Simferopol

Anyone who has read A.I Solzhenitsyn’s Gulag Archipelago or the works of Shalamov, Solonevitch, and other authors who have written about horrible pages from the history of Lenin’s and Stalin’s enslaved Russia can probably call to mind names of gloomy "islands,"
...

April 10, 2013
Wayne, WV: The Southern Clergy Retreat concluded with the Hierarchal Presanctified Liturgy

Wednesday, April 10, marked the final day of the
Southern Lenten Retreat for clergy of the Eastern American Diocese and the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA at Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. The retreat concluded with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts...

April 10, 2013
Nanuet, NY: Fire burns down family home outside Novo-Diveevo Convent

At around 3:00 AM on Wednesday, April 10, a devastating fire tore through a bungalow in the Village (
Поселокъ) section of the grounds at Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY. The Orthodox family from the Ukraine...

April 9, 2013
Wayne, WV: The First Day of the Southern Lenten Retreat at Holy Cross Monastery

On Tuesday, April 9, the Southern Lenten Retreat of the Eastern American Diocese and Patriarchal Parishes in the USA officially began at Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. Because of the increasing popularity of Lenten clergy retreats and the large size of the Diocese, it was decided to organize two retreats this year...

April 6, 2013
Schedule of the Southern Lenten Clergy Retreat in Holy Cross Monastery

The schedule of the Southern Lenten Retreat for clergy and matushkas of the Eastern American Diocese and Patriarch Parishes in the USA, is now available online. he retreat will be led by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad...

April 3, 2013
Jordanville, NY: The Northern Clergy Retreat concluded with the Hierarchal Presanctified Liturgy

Wednesday, April 3, marked the final day
of the Northern Lenten Retreat for clergy of the Eastern American Diocese and the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

April 3, 2013
Jordanville, NY: The First Day of the Northern Lenten Retreat at Holy Trinity Monastery

On Tuesday, April 2, marked the first full day of the 
Northern Lenten Retreat for clergy of the Eastern American Diocese and the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. The day included a full schedule of lectures on the lives of the saints, the history of the Diocese...

 

April 2, 2013
Jordanville, NY: The Northern Lenten Retreat commenced at Holy Trinity Monastery

On Tuesday, April 2, the Northern Lenten Retreat for clergy of the Eastern American Diocese and the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA officially commenced at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. On the eve of the retreat, many clerics began to arrive in Jordanville...

 

March 30, 2013
Schedule of the Northern Lenten Clergy Retreat in Holy Trinity Monastery

The schedule of the Northern Lenten Retreat for clergy and matushkas of the Eastern American Diocese and Patriarch Parishes in the USA, is now available online. The retreat will be led by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad...

 

 Metropolitan Hilarion led the Patronal Feast Day of St. George’s Church

 

 

 

 The Southern Clergy Retreat concluded with the Hierarchal Presanctified Liturgy

 

Be Still - Reflections on the Second Half of Great Lent 

 

 The Northern Clergy Retreat concluded with the Hierarchal Presanctified Liturgy

 

 Bishop George led the Divine Services in Honor of Archpriest Onouphry Keith’s Retirement

 

"Holy Cross Monastery – A Story of Survival:" A New Documentary produced by the Fund for Assistance and the Diocesan Media Office 

 

 The Fifth Anniversary of Metropolitan Laurus’ repose was commemorated in Holy Trinity Monastery

 

"We are All in Need of a Change of Heart" – An Interview with Archim. Luke (Murianka) about Great Lent

 

 Metropolitan Hilarion led the celebrations in honor of Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov’s 50th Anniversary of Clerical Service

 

"Blurred Lines:" A Lecture by Archpriest Steven Ritter on Priestly Pastoral Care & the Responsibility of the Laity 

 

 
An Interview with Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov – "Russian America saturated and satiated my heart" – Part 1 of 4

 

"Today Christ came to us!" – An Interview with Archpriest Alexei Ohotin

 

"Orthodox in Dixie"

 

 The Media Office is accepting orders for DVDs of the Divine Services during the 5th Anniversary of the Reunification of the Russian Church

 


"The Young Pilgrims" 
A documentary about the 2012 Labor Day Pilgrimage to Jordanville
 

 

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