During the first week of Great Lent, February 23-27, the full cycle of divine services was held in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. Leading the reading of the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete in the evenings, as well as celebrating the Divine Liturgies of the Presanctified Gifts, was Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Luke of Syracuse.

On March 1, the first Sunday of Great Lent, Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco & Western America celebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and the Rite of the Triumph of Orthodoxy in the Diocesan Cathedral of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" in San Francisco, CA.

With the beginning of Great Lent, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York officiated the divine services for the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy at the Synodal Cathedral in New York City.

With the beginning of Great Lent, Bishop Michael of Boston officiated the divine services for the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy in St. Xenia Church in Methuen, MA.

With the start of Great Lent, the divine services with the reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete were held in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. On Monday, February 23, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York officiated Great Compline with the reading of the Great Canon.

On the evening of February 22, Cheesefare Sunday – the Sunday of Forgiveness and the commemoration of Adam’s expulsion from Paradise – His Grace Theodosius, Bishop of Manhattan, prayed during the evening service and presided over the Rite of Forgivenes

On February 22, Cheesefare Sunday, the commemoration of the expulsion of Adam from Paradise, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

On February 22, Cheesefare Sunday, the commemoration of the expulsion of Adam from Paradise, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Michael of Boston, celebrated Divine Liturgy in St. Xenia Church in Methuen, MA, co-served by parish clergy.

On Monday, February 16, the feast of the Holy Equal-of-the-Apostles Nicholas, Archbishop of Japan, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America &New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City on the occasion of his namesday.

On Monday, February 16, the newly consecrated Bishop Michael of Boston, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, celebrated his first Divine Liturgy as a hierarch in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

Online registration for the 2026 Lenten Retreat for clergy of the Eastern American Diocese has opened on the diocesan website. 

On February 15, Meatfare Sunday and the great feast of the Meeting of the Lord, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the main cathedral of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

On February 15, Meatfare Sunday and the great feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Bishop Theodosius of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

On Saturday, February 14, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, officiated the Rite of Nomination of Archimandrite Michael (Crowley) as Bishop of Boston, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

Holy Trinity Cathedral at the eponymous monastery in Jordanville, NY has recently been witness to the consecration of two worthy archimandrites: on February 12, the feast of the Three Hierarchs, especially venerated at the monastery, Archimandrite Spyridon (Gusakov) was elevated to the episcopacy, and next Sunday, February 15, on the great feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Archimandrite Michael (Crowley) will be consecrated Bishop of Boston.

On Thursday, February 12 – the feast of the Synaxis of the Three Holy Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom – the eponymous church in Hollywood, FL marked its patronal feast day.

On Wednesday, February 11, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, officiated the Rite of Nomination of Archimandrite Spyridon (Gusakov) as Bishop of Toronto, vicar of the Canadian Diocese, in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

On Saturday, February 7, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York arrived at Resurrection Cathedral, currently under construction in Deerfield Beach, FL, where he served a Moleben before the Beginning of Any Good Work.

On Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of February – the Sunday of the Prodigal Son and the day when the Holy Church commemorates the Synaxis of the Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of the Russian Church, the clergy and parishioners of the eponymous church in Brooklyn, NY, celebrated their patronal feast.

On February 8, the Sunday of the Prodigal Son and that of the New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Luke of Syracuse, celebrated Divine Liturgy in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

On February 8, the Sunday of the Prodigal Son and that of the New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia, Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen) celebrated Divine Liturgy in St. Herman of Alaska Church in Stafford, VA, of which His Eminence is the rector.

On Friday, February 6, the eve of the feast of the Holy Hierarch Gregory the Theologian, Small Compline was served in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. Upon completion of the service, His Grace, monastery abbot Bishop Luke of Syracuse, performed the monastic tonsure of Archpriest Michael Crowley, Bishop-elect of Boston.

On Saturday, January 31, and Sunday, February 1 – the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee – Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, paid an archpastoral visit to the mission parish in Sosúa, Dominican Republic.

From Thursday, January 29, through Sunday, February 1, with the blessing of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad – His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York – the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God paid a visit to St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ

On Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th of January, Holy Epiphany Church in Roslindale (Boston), MA celebrated the 75th anniversary of the parish’s founding.

On Friday, January 23, Matushka Martha Kimball – wife of Deacon Joseph and mother of Deacon Christopher and Subdeacon Patrick Kimball of St. Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church in Richmond, ME – reposed in the Lord after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 71 years old.

On the great feast of Theophany – the Baptism of the Lord – the solemn divine services were held in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

On Monday, January 19, the great feast of the Baptism of the Lord (Theophany), Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Theodosius of Manhattan celebrated Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great in Our Lady "Joy of All Who Sorrow" Diocesan Cathedral in San Francisco, CA.

On Sunday, January 18, the Eve of Theophany, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

On Saturday, January 17, members of the ROCOR mission in the Dominican Republic participated in the grand opening of Innova Clínic, located in the largest resort center of Punta Cana.

On Wednesday the 14th and Thursday the 15th of January, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, paid an archpastoral visit to Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY, where he officiated the divine services on the occasion of the patronal feast of the convent’s main St. Seraphim Cathedral.

On January 11, the Sunday after Nativity, the parish school of Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY held its annual Nativity Yolka. After the solemn greeting of Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York with bread and salt and an opening prayer, parish rector and school director Archpriest Elias Gorsky delivered a welcome address to all

On Wednesday, January 14, when the Holy Church celebrates the feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and the memorial of the Holy Hierarch Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsaræa in Cappadocia, Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal & Canada paid an archpastoral visit to the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Unexpected Joy" in Staten Island, NY, where he celebrated Divine Liturgy.

On January 11, the Sunday after Christ’s Nativity, that of the Holy Ancestors of God, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

The Diocesan Media Office has published photo-reports of the Nativity of our Lord in parishes and monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese on the diocesan website. 

The clergy and parishioners of the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City celebrated the great feast of the Nativity of Christ. The solemn All-Night Vigil on Tuesday the 6th and Divine Liturgy on Wednesday the 7th of January were officiated by His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York.

I warmly greet you all with love on the great holidays of the Nativity of Christ, Theophany, and the New Year, sincerely wishing you inner peace, joy, and tranquility, renewal of all your strength, and God’s help! May the fruit you have gained from the past Advent, fasting, repentance, and this joyful celebration continue until the Great Fast

I sincerely greet you all on the radiant feast of the Nativity of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ, and I address you with the words of the ancient Christian hymn: "Christ is born, give ye glory! Christ cometh from heaven, meet ye Him! Christ is on earth, be ye exalted!" (Irmos of the first Ode of the Nativity Canon).

The Russian-language documentary series "Jordanville: Heart of Russian Orthodoxy in the USA" on Channel Spas introduces viewers to the life of Orthodox Christians in Jordanville, NY, and tells the story of Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary, and St. Job of Pochaev Printshop.

On January 4, the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, that of the Holy Fathers, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

On January 3, the Saturday before the Nativity of Christ, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, visited Holy Protection Church in Buena, NJ, where he led the reading of the Akathist to the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God in Slavonic and English.

The third season of restoration work has been completed at the historical Orthodox cemetery of the Holy Dormition Convent in Novo-Diveevo. This past season, work focused on the repair and restoration of crosses and tombstones damaged by weather and the passage of time.