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Wayne, WV: Schema-Archimandrite Panteleimon (Voepel) reposed in the Lord - 04/24/25

With great sadness but also with joyful faith in the Resurrection of our Lord, the brethren of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV announced the repose of their beloved father in Christ, Schema-Archimandrite Panteleimon (Voepel). He fell asleep in the Lord in the early morning, of Bright Thursday, April 24. He was 81 years old.


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New York City: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Pascha Celebrations in Synodal Cathedral - 04/21/25

On Sunday, April 20, the clergy, numerous parishioners and guests of the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City celebrated the "Feast of feasts and the Festival of festivals" – the Glorious Resurrection of Christ.


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New York City: Divine Services in the Synodal Cathedral on Great & Holy Friday - 04/19/25

On Great & Holy Friday, April 18, when the Holy Church commemorates the holy, salvific, and terrible suffering and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, Metropolitan Nicholas officiated the divine services in the Cathedral of the Sign.


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Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - 04/18/25

With God’s help, we safely crossed the sea of Great Lent and reached the radiant days of the Lord’s Pascha. May the present celebration, for which we have been preparing with prayer and fasting, renew a right spirit, that is, a healthy spirit, in our hearts, that we might understand the mystery of Christ’s Resurrection


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Howell, NJ: Subdeacon Anthony Kofonow reposed in the Lord - 04/18/25

On Great & Holy Friday, April 18, Subdeacon Anthony Kofonow (longtime sacristan of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ) reposed in the Lord after a lengthy illness. He was 75 years old. For three, weeks he received Holy Communion every day.


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New York City: Divine Services of Great Thursday in Synodal Cathedral - 04/17/25

On Great Thursday, April 17, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated the Vesperal Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.


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New York City: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Divine Services on Great & Holy Wednesday - 04/16/25

On Great and Holy Wednesday, April 16, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated the final Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts for this year in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.


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Wayne, WV: Holy Cross Monastery Abbot takes Great Schema, Brotherhood elects New Abbot - 04/16/25

In light of his medical condition and his profound lifelong desire to end his days in the Great and Angelic Schema (the fullness of the monastic life), Archimandrite Seraphim (Voepel) recently asked the ruling bishop of the Eastern American Diocese, Metropolitan Nicholas, to tonsure him as a schemamonk.


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New York City: Feast of the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem in Synodal Cathedral - 04/14/25

On the great feast of the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), the All-Night Vigil on Saturday the 12th and Divine Liturgy on the 13th of April in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City were officiated by Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York.


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Mahopac, NY: On Palm Sunday, Bishop Jerome celebrates Liturgy in New Kursk Root Hermitage - 04/14/25

On April 13, the great feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), Bishop Jerome (Shaw) celebrated Divine Liturgy in Nativity of the Mother of God Church at the New Kursk Root Hermitage in Mahopac, NY.


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New York City: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Sacrament of Holy Unction in Synodal Cathedral - 04/12/25

On Friday evening, April 11, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York officiated the Sacrament of Holy Unction in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. A multitude of cathedral parishioners and those from other churches in the city came to take part in the divine services and the Sacrament of Holy Unction.


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New York City: Celebrations of the Centennial of Repose of Patriarch Tikhon held in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral - 04/08/25

On Monday, April 7, the great feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos and the date of the repose of the Holy Hierarch Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, the Confessor (+1925), celebrations dedicated to his memory were held in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City, built and consecrated by the saint in 1902.


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Atlanta, GA: Bishop Luke performs Archpastoral Visit to St. Mary of Egypt Church - 04/07/25

From Saturday, the 5th, through Monday, the 7th of April, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Luke of Syracuse performed an archpastoral visit to St. Mary of Egypt Church in Roswell (Atlanta), GA. Serving alongside His Grace at the divine services were rector Archimandrite John (Townsend) and parish clergy.


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New York City: Address of Metropolitan Nicholas in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral on Feast of the Annunciation - 04/07/25

I am especially overjoyed to greet you all with the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos in this majestic and historic Patriarchal Cathedral, abiding among the heirs of the work of the hierarch, missionary, and holy confessor Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow & All Rus'


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New York City: On Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, Metropolitan Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral - 04/06/25

On Sunday, April 6, the 5th Sunday of Great Lent, dedicated to Venerable Mary of Egypt, as well as the eve of the anniversary of the repose (+1925) of the Holy Hierarch Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, the Confessor, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.


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Seattle, WA: Metropolitan Nicholas performs Archpastoral Visit to Western American Diocese - 04/04/25

From March 27 to 31, at the invitation of His Eminence Kyrill, Archbishop of San Francisco & Western America, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, accompanied the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign" on a primatial visit to the Seattle Vicariate of the Western American Diocese.


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Howell, NJ: Sacrament of Holy Unction served in St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral - 04/02/25

On March 30, the fourth Sunday of Great Lent, dedicated to Venerable John Climacus, the clergy and faithful of the New Jersey Deanery gathered at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ for Divine Liturgy and later, after a fellowship luncheon, to receive the Sacrament of Holy Unction.


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Jordanville, NY: Northern Lenten Clergy Retreat concludes with Presanctified Liturgy - 03/27/25

On Wednesday, March 26, the Great Lenten Retreat for clergy of the northern deaneries of the Eastern American Diocese concluded with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.


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Jordanville, NY: Northern Lenten Pastoral Retreat opens in Holy Trinity Monastery - 03/26/25

On Tuesday, March 25, clergy of the Eastern American Diocese embarked on their journeys to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY for the start of the Northern Great Lenten Pastoral Retreat.


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New York City: On Sunday of the Cross, Metropolitan Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral - 03/25/25

On March 23, the 3rd Sunday of Great Lent, that of the Cross, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. Concelebrating with the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad were cathedral clerics: dean Archpriest Andrei Sommer, Archpriest Seraphim Chemodakov, Hieromonk Theognost (Kogan), and Protodeacon Serge Arlievsky.


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Boston, MA: On Sunday of the Cross, Bishop Jerome celebrates Liturgy in Holy Epiphany Church - 03/25/25

On March 22-23, the 3rd Sunday of Great Lent, that of the Cross, His Grace, Bishop Jerome (Shaw), paid an archpastoral visit to Holy Epiphany Church in Roslindale (Boston), MA, where he officiated the divine services.


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North Port, FL: First Liturgy of Our Lady of Pochaev Parish at New Church Location - 03/25/25

With God’s help, the community and brethren of the Monastery of the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God in North Port, FL have found a new place for prayer and divine service.


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Brooklyn, NY: Metropolitan Nicholas performs Sacrament of Unction in Holy Myrrhbearers Church - 03/25/25

In the evening on March 23, the Sunday of the Cross, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York performed the Sacrament of Holy Unction in Holy Myrrhbearers Church in Brooklyn, NY.


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Jordanville, NY: Youth perform Lenten Pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery - 03/24/25

From March 14-18, youth from across the New England Deanery of the Eastern American Diocese gathered for the 4th annual pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.


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Atlanta, GA: Southern Lenten Clergy Retreat concludes with Presanctified Liturgy - 03/20/25

On Wednesday, March 19, the Great Lenten Retreat for clergy of the southern deaneries of the Eastern American Diocese concluded with the celebration of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in St. Mary of Egypt Church in Roswell (Atlanta), GA.


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Atlanta, GA: Southern Lenten Pastoral Retreat opens in St. Mary of Egypt Church - 03/19/25

On Tuesday, March 18, clergymen of the southern deaneries of the Eastern American Diocese flocked to St. Mary of Egypt Church in Roswell (Atlanta), GA for the start of the Southern Great Lenten Clergy Retreat.


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Rochester, NY: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Divine Services in Protection of the Mother of God Church - 03/18/25

On Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th of March, the 2nd Sunday of Great Lent, dedicated to the Holy Hierarch Gregory Palamas, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to Protection of the Mother of God Church in Rochester, NY, where he officiated the divine services.


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North Port, FL: Second Week of Great Lent at Our Lady of Pochaev Church - 03/16/25

The second week of Great Lent is dedicated to the Holy Hierarch Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica, a teacher of prayer and piety, who revealed special teachings about the Divine Uncreated Light. Also especially venerated on this day are all the Venerable Fathers of the Kiev Caves, whose holy relics rest in the Far and Near Caves of the Kiev Caves Lavra.


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New York City: On Sunday of Orthodoxy, Metropolitan Nicholas celebrates Liturgy, officiates Rite of Orthodoxy in Synodal Cathedral - 03/15/25

On March 9, the first Sunday of Great Lent, dedicated to the Triumph of Orthodoxy, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.


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Jordanville, NY: First Week of Great Lent in Holy Trinity Monastery - 03/14/25

During the first week of Great Lent, March 3-7, 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.


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Jordanville, NY: Faculty of Holy Trinity Seminary completes Work on "Orthodox Russia Index" - 03/13/25

"Orthodox Russia" (Pravoslavnaia Rus’) was a phenomenon of the Russian ecclesiastical diaspora. Founded in 1928 by then-Archimandrite (future Archbishop) Vitaly (Maximenko, 1873–1960), a Pochaev printer, the bi-weekly publication in the mid-1930s became an organ of the entire Russian Orthodox Diaspora transcending “jurisdictional boundaries.”


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New York City: First Hierarch of Russian Church Abroad celebrates Year’s First Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts - 03/05/25

On March 5, Wednesday of the First Week of Great Lent, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, prayed at the appointed divine services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City, and then celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.


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New York City: On Cheesefare Sunday, Metropolitan Nicholas celebrates Liturgy, officiates Rite of Forgiveness in Synodal Cathedral - 03/05/25

On Cheesefare Sunday, March 2, the commemoration of Adam’s expulsion from Paradise and the feast of the Holy Hieromartyr Hermogenes, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, the Wonderworker, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.


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New York City: Directive from the Chancery of the Synod of Bishops - 03/01/25

During a session of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, held via remote communication Tuesday, February 12/25, 2025


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Howell, NJ: Metropolitan Nicholas performs Archpastoral Visit to St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral - 02/26/25

On Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of February, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York performed an archpastoral visit to St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Howell, NJ, where he officiated the services. All of the worshippers were inspired by the presence of the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora ‒ the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God ‒ at the divine services.


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Moscow: Patriarch Kyrill congratulates Metropolitan Nicholas on Namesday - 02/19/25

On Sunday, February 16, His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, congratulated the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, on the occasion of his namesday:


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New York City: Namesday Celebrations of Metropolitan Nicholas held in Synodal Cathedral - 02/17/25

On February 16, the Sunday of the Prodigal Son and 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.


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Jordanville, NY: Bishop Luke officiates Divine Services on feast of Meeting of the Lord - 02/16/25

On Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th of February, the great feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Bishop Luke of Syracuse officiated the divine services in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, co-served by monastery clergy.


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Stratford, CT: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Patronal Feast of Holy Presentation Church - 02/16/25

On Saturday, February 15, the great feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Holy Presentation Church in Stratford, CT, celebrated its patronal feast day. That day, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, arrived to share in the joy of the feast and to celebrate Divine Liturgy.


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North Port, FL: Community of Our Lady of Pochaev Church purchases Building for Future Church - 02/16/25

On Friday, February 14, the clergy and parishioners of Our Lady of Pochaev Church in North Port, FL experienced Paschal joy. After years of prayer, contemplation, and fundraising, the parish was able to successfully purchase land and buildings for further expansion.


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Hollywood, FL: Three Hierarchs Church celebrates Patronal Feast - 02/15/25

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


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Jordanville, NY: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Feast of Three Hierarchs in Holy Trinity Monastery - 02/13/25

On Wednesday, February 12, the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. These three great hierarchs and luminaries of the Church are considered patrons of every Orthodox seminary, and therefore this feast is recognized as the patronal feast of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, NY.


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Brooklyn, NY: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Patronal Feast of Holy New Martyrs of Russia Church - 02/11/25

On Sunday, February 9, when the Holy Church honors the memory of the Synaxis of the Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in honor of the patronal feast day of the eponymous church in Brooklyn, NY.


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Jordanville, NY: On Sunday of New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia, Bishop Luke celebrates Liturgy in Holy Trinity Monastery - 02/11/25

On Sunday, February 9, the feast of the Synaxis of the New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Luke of Syracuse celebrated Divine Liturgy in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.


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Norwich, CT: Patronal Feast of Holy New Martyrs Church - 02/11/25

On Sunday, February 9, the clergy and parishioners of Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia Church in Norwich, CT celebrated their parish’s patronal feast day.


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Coconut Creek, FL: Metropolitan Nicholas visits Paideia Classical Academy - 02/07/25

On Monday, February 3, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to Paideia Classical Academy in Coconut Creek, FL. His Eminence was warmly greeted by the academy’s students, teachers, and staff.


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Pompano Beach, FL: Metropolitan Nicholas performs Archpastoral Visit to St. Luke the Blessed Surgeon Church - 02/06/25

On Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of February, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York visited St. Luke the Blessed Surgeon Church in Pompano Beach, FL and officiated the divine services there.


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Mayfield, PA: Bishop Luke celebrates Liturgy in St. John the Baptist Cathedral - 02/05/25

On January 26, the Sunday after the Theophany of our Lord, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Luke of Syracuse performed an archpastoral visit to St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Mayfield, PA, where he celebrated Divine Liturgy.


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Boston, MA: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Divine Services in Holy Epiphany Church - 01/30/25

On Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of January, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, paid an archpastoral visit to Holy Epiphany Church in Roslindale (Boston), MA, where he officiated the divine services. The visit of the First Hierarch is traditionally held the weekend after the parish’s patronal feast – the Theophany of the Lord.


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Mt. Crawford, VA: Holy Myrrhbearers Parish begins Iconography Project - 01/30/25

In recent weeks, the clergy and parishioners of Holy Myrrhbearers Church in Mount Crawford, VA, have been overjoyed to witness the beginning of a long-awaited penultimate project in the construction of their temple.


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Mahopac, NY: Bishop Jerome officiates Theophany Services at New Kursk Root Hermitage - 01/27/25

On Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of January, the great feast of the Theophany of the Lord, Bishop Jerome (Shaw) celebrated Divine Liturgy in Nativity of the Mother of God Church at the New Kursk Root Hermitage in Mahopac, NY.


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Washington, DC: Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal pays Archpastoral Visit to St. John the Baptist Cathedral - 01/27/25

On January 26, the Sunday after the Theophany of our Lord, Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal & Canada paid an archpastoral visit to St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC, where he celebrated Divine Liturgy.


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New York City: Theophany of the Lord in the Synodal Cathedral - 01/22/25

On Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th of January, the great feast of the Theophany of the Lord, the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City were officiated by Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York.


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Matagalpa, Nicaragua: San Juan de Shanghái y San Francisco Mission preaches Jesus Christ: Incarnate, Crucified & Risen from the Dead - 01/21/25

On Sunday, January 5, the Mission of San Juan de Shanghái y San Francisco in Matagalpa, Nicaragua; carried out a significant missionary activity in honor of the upcoming Nativity feast. This event aimed to strengthen the work entrusted to the mission in the region with the blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas


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Nanuet, NY: Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Patronal Feast of Novo-Diveevo’s St. Seraphim Cathedral - 01/21/25

On Wednesday, January 15, the commemoration of the repose and second finding of the relics of Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York visited Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY, on the occasion of the lesser patronal feast day of its St. Seraphim Cathedral, and celebrated the festal Divine Liturgy.


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Winfield, PA: St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco Parish begins Services in Newly Constructed Church - 01/20/25

On Wednesday, December 18, the eve of the feast of Holy Hierarch Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, St. John the Wonderworker Church began services at her newly constructed temple, after having worshipped in rental spaces around Lewisburg, PA, in the Central Susquehanna Valley of Northern Appalachia, since 2015.


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North Port, FL: Christmastide at Our Lady of Pochaev Church - 01/19/25

On December 25/January 7, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Christ. Christ’s Nativity is preceded by the Nativity Fast (Advent), which prepares believers to worthily greet the Lord. On the eve of the feast, Monday, January 6, the Royal Hours and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great were served at Our Lady of Pochaev Church in North Port, FL.


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New York City: On Sunday after Nativity, Metropolitan Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral - 01/18/25

On January 12, the 29th Sunday after Pentecost, that after the Nativity of Christ, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. Serving alongside His Eminence were cathedral clerics: Archpriests Andrei Sommer (dean) and Seraphim Chemodakov, Hieromonk Theognost (Kogan), and Protodeacon Serge Arlievsky.


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Jordanville, NY: Christ’s Nativity in Holy Trinity Monastery - 01/11/25

The great feast of Christ’s Nativity is celebrated with great solemnity in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.


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Nativity of Our Lord in Parishes, Monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese - 01/10/25

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


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New York City: Nativity of Christ in the Synodal Cathedral - 01/10/25

On the great feast of the Nativity of Christ, the festal All-Night Vigil on Monday, the 6th, and Divine Liturgy on Tuesday, the 7th of January, were officiated by Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.


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New York City: On Sunday of the Holy Fathers, Metropolitan Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral - 01/09/25

On January 5, the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, that before Christ’s Nativity, of the Holy Fathers, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City


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Nativity Epistle of His Holiness Kyrill, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia - 01/06/25

Offering praise to God glorified in the Trinity and sharing with all of you the joy of this feast, I convey to you, the Orthodox children of our Church living in Russia and other countries of the Moscow Patriarchate’s pastoral responsibility, my heartfelt greetings on the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, which is the celebration of the Maker’s incarnate love for His creation


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Nativity Epistle of His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad - 01/03/25

With a feeling of rejoicing in the Newborn Christ, I greet my brother-archpastors, reverend fathers, monastics, and all the faithful children of the Russian Church Abroad with the feast of Christ’s Nativity, salvific for the world, the Theophany, and the New Year 2025, fervently wishing everyone all-strengthening joy in the Son of God’s coming into the world.


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