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Directive from His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia - 01/02/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

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


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Brooklyn, NY: "Inexhaustible Chalice" Parish extends Invitation to Nativity Yolka - 01/03/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

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


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Mayfield, PA: Bishop Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in St. John the Baptist Cathedral - 01/04/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

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


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Lugansk, Ukraine: Clergy & Faithful of St. Olga’s Convent send Thanks to St. John the Baptist Cathedral Parish in Washington - 01/05/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

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


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Wayne, WV: Bishop George blesses the Project Kellia Monastic Dormitory in Holy Cross Monastery - 01/05/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Monday, January 5, His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield, Abbot Seraphim (Voepel), and the clergy and monastics of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV gathered in the nearly-completed Project Kellia building for the official blessing of the new monastic residence.


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"Christmastide in Washington" – Parish Life in St. John the Baptist Cathedral - 01/07/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

By the grace of God, the Nativity Fast in the parish of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC was a prayerful one. The appointed divine services proceeded in wonderful order, and brought us nearer and nearer the great feast.


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Mahopac, NY: Bishop Jerome leads Nativity Services at New Kursk Root Hermitage - 01/07/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Nativity Eve – Tuesday, January 6 – His Grace, Bishop Jerome led the All-Night Vigil in Nativity of the Mother of God Church at the New Kursk Root Hermitage in Mahopac, NY, co-served by parish clerics Abbot Cornelius (Apukhtin) and Deacon George Temidis.


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Nativity Epistle His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia - 01/07/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

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


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Nativity Epistle of His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad - 01/07/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

Right Reverend fellow archpastors, most honorable father-concelebrants, reverent diaconate in Christ, beloved in the Lord monastics, laboring in our monasteries; brothers and sisters, faithful children of the Russian Church Abroad, scattered like grains of God’s wheat across the face of the entire earth!


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New York City: Nativity Divine Services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign - 01/07/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Tuesday the 6th and Wednesday the 7th of January, on the great feast of Christ’s Nativity, the divine services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City were led by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, and Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese.


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Wayne, WV: Bishop George leads Divine Services for Feast of Christ’s Nativity in Holy Cross Monastery - 01/07/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Tuesday the 6th and Wednesday the 7th of January, the great feast of Christ’s Nativity, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop George of Mayfield, led the festal divine services in Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV.


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Nanuet, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion serves in Novo-Diveevo on Second Day of Christ’s Nativity - 01/08/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On the second day of Christ’s Nativity – the Synaxis of the Mother of God – His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Holy Dormition Convent Novo-Diveevo in Nanuet, NY.


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Howell, NJ: Metropolitan Hilarion leads Divine Services in Diocesan Cathedral & Attends Parish Yolka - 01/11/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th of January, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, led the festal All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy in St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ.


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Nyack, NY: Holy Protection Church’s Parish School holds Nativity Yolka - 01/11/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Sunday, January 11, the parish Russian School at Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY, held its annual Nativity Yolka, organized with joy and gaiety by the efforts of the school’s students, teachers, and parents. The play, based on the Russian folk tale "Prince Ivan & the Gray Wolf," was put on by the students with a light and joyous humor.


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New York City: Bishop Nicholas leads Theophany Eve Services in Synodal Cathedral - 01/18/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Saturday the 17th and Sunday the 18th of January, on the feast of Theophany Eve, His Grace Nicholas, Bishop of Manhattan, led the divine services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.Following Liturgy was the Great Vespers service for Theophany Eve.


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New York City: Bishop Nicholas leads Theophany Services in Synodal Cathedral of the Sign - 01/19/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Sunday the 18th and Monday the 19th of January, the great feast of Theophany – the Baptism of the Lord, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, led the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.


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Wayne, WV: Bishop George leads Divine Services for Theophany and Monastic Tonsures in Holy Cross Monastery - 01/19/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Sunday the 18th and Monday the 19th of January, the great feast of the Theophany of our Lord, His Grace George, Bishop of Mayfield, led the divine services in Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV. On Saturday morning, Theophany Eve, His Grace celebrated the Divine Liturgy, followed by Great Vespers and the Great Blessing of the Water.


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Washington, DC: First Annual "Tatiana" Benefit Ball held to support St. John the Baptist Cathedral - 01/23/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

Under the patronage of His Excellency, Russian Federation Ambassador Plenipotentiary to the United States Sergey I. Kislyak, and his wife Natalia Mikhailovna, the ball was organized by the cathedral youth. This event is the latest major charitable endeavor undertaken by the parish of St. John the Baptist Cathedral.


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Jackson, NJ: Bishop Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in St. Vladimir Memorial Church - 01/25/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On the Sunday after Theophany, January 25, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ. The service was held under the aegis of the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora – the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God.


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Port-au-Prince: "Humbler than Humble could be" – Metropolitan Hilarion visits Orthodox Mission in Haiti - 01/26/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

From Thursday the 22nd to Monday the 26th of January, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, performed an archpastoral visit to the Orthodox Mission in Haiti.


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Moscow: Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan leads All-Night Vigil at Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo - 01/31/15
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-07-01 15:26:54

On Saturday evening, January 31, the eve of the Sunday of the Publican & the Pharisee, with the blessing of His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, led the All-Night Vigil in Moscow’s Holy Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo.


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