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"The Icon Chose My Arms & Legs to Take It Around the World" – An Interview with Eugene Korolev - 12/02/17
Last updated: 2017-12-02 14:34:44

An icon of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos containing a piece of the omophorion of the Mother of God is visiting the churches and monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese. Brining the icon from Moscow is the general director of the Russian National Creative Workshop "Art-Project," LLC, and director of the International Foundation for Mutual Development & Strengthening of Spiritual Unity and the Religious & Historical Values of Russian Orthodoxy in the Homeland & Abroad "Under the Protection of the Theotokos," Eugene (Evgeny) Korolev. Mr. Korolev first visited the Diocese in December 2015, when a monument to the Reunification of the Russian Orthodox Church was dedicated at the Diocesan Center in Howell, NJ.


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Brooklyn, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion celebrates Liturgy in St. John the Forerunner Cathedral - 12/02/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-02 15:30:47

On Sunday, November 26, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, visited St. John the Forerunner Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY, and celebrated Divine Liturgy.


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October 13, 2012: Divine Liturgy for 5th Anniversary of Reunification in Three Saints Church - 12/04/17
Category: Live Services
Last updated: 2017-12-28 17:18:55

On Saturday, October 13, in Garfield, NJ’s magnificent Orthodox church, consecrated in 1984 to the Three Great Teachers and Hierarchs of the Church ‒ Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom, the joint pastoral conference of clerics of the Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Church Abroad and the Moscow Patriarchate in honor of the 5th anniversary of the Reunification drew to a close.


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July 28, 2013: Divine Liturgy for 1025th Anniversary of Baptism of Rus’ in St. Vladimir Memorial Church - 12/05/17
Category: Live Services
Last updated: 2017-12-28 17:22:12

On Sunday, July 28, the All-Diocesan St. Vladimir’s Day Celebrations were held at St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ. The celebrations were organized by the Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Church Abroad, and dedicated to the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ and the 75th anniversary of the church’s founding. Clergy who came to the celebrations from America, Canada, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus greeted His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. The archpastors, clergy, and multitudinous pilgrims piously greeted three wonderworking icons of the Mother of God that have graced the celebrations with their presence: the Kursk Root Icon, the myrrh-streaming Hawaiian Icon, and the Pochaev Icon.


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Washington, DC: Centennial of Enthronement of Patriarch Tikhon the Confessor commemorated in St. John the Baptist Cathedral - 12/07/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-07 18:47:49

With the blessing His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, on Monday, December 4, the great feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, and the day on which the Russian Orthodox Church prayerfully commemorated the centennial of the restoration of the Russian Patriarchate and the enthronement of the Most Holy Patriarch Tikhon...


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July 18-19, 2015: Divine Services in Diocesan Cathedral led by Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev & All Ukraine - 12/08/17
Category: Live Services
Last updated: 2017-12-28 17:24:05

At the Divine Liturgy, Metropolitan Onufry was co-served by Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, and Bishop Eusebius of Khotin, as well as parish, diocesan, and visiting clergy. Singing the Liturgy was the cathedral choir, under the direction of Alexandra Lukianov.


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Moscow: Eastern American Diocesan Hierarchs take part in Solemn Liturgy for 100th Anniversary of Enthronement of Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow in Christ the Savior Cathedral - 12/12/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-19 19:50:35

On Monday, December 4, the great feast of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, the 100th anniversary of the enthronement of the Holy Hierarch Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow & All Russia, solemn divine services were held in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, Russia.


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Staten Island, NY: Metropolitan Hilarion blesses New Iconostasis in "Unexpected Joy" Church - 12/12/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-13 10:04:53

On Saturday, November 18, the feast day of the Holy Hierarch Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, visited "Unexpected Joy" Church on Staten Island, NY.


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Russian New Year’s Concerts to be held in New York City - 12/13/17
Category: Annoucements
Last updated: 2017-12-13 10:35:51

On Sunday, December 31, and Monday, January 1, the Grammy-nominated Clarion Choir, working with the Patriarch Tikhon Russian-American Music (PaTRAM) Institute singers, will continue the tradition of performing Russian sacred choral music on New Year’s Eve and Day.


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New York City: Co-Served by Hierarchs, Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast of Synodal Cathedral - 12/13/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-13 10:48:52

Celebrations for the patronal feast of the Synodal Cathedral of the Sing began with All-Night Vigil on Saturday evening, December 9. On Sunday, December 10, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral in New York City.


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Brooklyn, NY: Holy Myrrh-bearing Women Parish to hold St. Nicholas Russian Fair - 12/14/17
Category: Annoucements
Last updated: 2017-12-14 15:32:14

On Sunday, December 17, the Parish of the Holy Myrrh-bearing in Brooklyn, NY will be holding its traditional St. Nicholas Russian Fair. The event will begin at 12 o’clock noon, and guests can expect homemade baked goods, Russian souvenirs, Christmas ornaments, and much more! All are welcome! Click here for flyer.


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Brooklyn, NY: Holy Myrrh-bearing Women Parish to hold St. Nicholas Russian Fair - 12/16/17
Category: Annoucements
Last updated: 2018-09-26 12:25:56

On Sunday, December 17, the Parish of the Holy Myrrh-bearing in Brooklyn, NY will be holding its traditional St. Nicholas Russian Fair. The event will begin at 12 o’clock noon, and guests can expect homemade baked goods, Russian souvenirs, Christmas ornaments, and much more! All are welcome! Click here for flyer.


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December 16-17, 2017: Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov's 90th Birthday Celebration - 12/17/17
Category: Live Services
Last updated: 2017-12-28 16:35:38

On Sunday, December 17, the feast day of the Holy Great-Martyr Barbara, celebrations were held at St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in honor of the 90th birthday of the cathedral’s pastor emeritus, dean of New Jersey, and president of the Synodal Arts & Architecture Commission, Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov. 


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Syracuse, NY: Bishop Jerome celebrates Divine Liturgy in Entrance of the Holy Virgin Church - 12/18/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-19 13:13:27

On Sunday, December 10, His Grace, Bishop Jerome, visited the Church of the Entrance into the Temple of the Holy Virgin in the Syracuse suburb of Jamesville, NY. The visit was timed for the parish festivities in honor of its patronal feast, which had taken place on Monday, December 4.


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Daytona Beach, FL: Bishop Nicholas leads Patronal Feast of St. Andrew’s Church - 12/19/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-19 19:20:17

On Tuesday the 12th and Wednesday the 13th of December, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, paid an archpastoral visit to Daytona Beach, FL, where he led the patronal feast day of St. Andrew the First-Called Church located therein.


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Philadelphia, PA: St. Andrew’s Cathedral receives Reliquary, Saints’ Relics for Patronal Feast - 12/19/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-19 19:49:03

On Wednesday, December 13, St. Andrew’s Patriarchal Naval Cathedral in Philadelphia, PA, celebrated its patronal feast day. A spiritually significant and long-awaited gift for the church was a reliquary containing the relics of many saints, presented to St. Andrew’s parish by the clergy of St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ.


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"I Married a Mailman!" – An Interview with Archpriest Dimitri & Matushka Natalia Ermakov - 12/21/17
Last updated: 2017-12-25 15:50:29

More than a century ago, the founding fathers of Holy Dormition parish came here, to southwest Pennsylvania, leaving behind everything that was near and dear to them: their homes, families, and customs. They knew that, without hope in God’s providence, they would not survive. And out of this great faith, fidelity toward and love for God, in 1917 these people founded an Orthodox parish.


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Howell, NJ: 90th Birthday of Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov celebrated in St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral - 12/21/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-21 14:22:49

On Sunday, December 17, the feast day of the Holy Great-Martyr Barbara, celebrations were held at St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in honor of the 90th birthday of the cathedral’s pastor emeritus, dean of New Jersey, and president of the Synodal Arts & Architecture Commission, Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov.


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Jordanville, NY: Winter Issue of "Pravoslavnaya Rus’" Now Available for Download - 12/23/17
Category: Annoucements
Last updated: 2017-12-23 12:35:49

The third issue of Russian-language Pravoslavnaya Rus’ ("Orthodox Russia") has been released by Holy Trinity Publications in Jordanville, NY. 


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December 23-24, 2017: Divine Services for St. Herman Youth Conference - 12/24/17
Category: Live Services
Last updated: 2017-12-28 15:38:09

On Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th of December, Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal & Canada led the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy in St. Seraphim Cathedral at Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY, co-served by Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, cathedral dean Archpriest Alexander Fedorowski, and visiting clergy. Over 300 people gathered for the evening service. Prior to the start of Vigil, everyone venerated the holy icons and relics of Holy Dormition Convent. The service was held under the aegis of the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora – the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God. Youth participants of the conference sang the divine services. 


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Иерей Геннадий Титов: Прославление блаженной Матроны Босоножки - 12/25/17
Category: Youth Podcasts
Last updated: 2017-12-28 14:23:33

25 декабря 2017 г. – Св. Германовский съезд молодежи
Доклад иерея Геннадия Титова, клирика Тихвинской епархии о том, кто есть святые, что представляет собой процесс прославления в Русской Православной Церкви и, подробно, о жизни святой нашего времени – блаж. Матроны Босоножки (Петербургской).


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Protodeacon Serge Arlievsky: "Consequences of the 1917 Revolution - Russians in the Lower Hudson Valley" - 12/25/17
Category: Youth Podcasts
Last updated: 2017-12-28 14:12:35

December 23, 2017 - St. Herman's Youth Conference. Lecture by Protodeacon Serge Arlievsky delivered on the ramifications of the October Revolution of 1917 on the United States. Fr. Serge speaks about the history of several revered icons, which after the revolution found their way from America to "Novo-Diveevo" Convent, as well as about the lives of the convent’s founder, Archbishop Andrei (Rymarenko), and the founder of Holy Protection Church in Nyack, Archpriest Seraphim Slobodskoy. 


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Nanuet, NY: Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" hosts St. Herman Youth Conference - 12/25/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-25 15:41:50

On Saturday morning, December 23, the annual St. Herman Youth Conference opened in Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY. This year, 160 young men and women are taking part in the conference, traveling from around the Eastern American Diocese, Canada, Russia, and Australia. Arriving youth were greeted by Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal & Canada.


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Stratford, CT: Bishop Jerome celebrates Liturgy in St. Nicholas Church - 12/27/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-27 14:03:50

On Sunday morning, December 17, Bishop Jerome traveled to Stratford, CT, where he celebrated Divine Liturgy in St. Nicholas Church. The visit was timed for the parish festivities in honor of its patronal feast, which would take place on Tuesday, December 19.


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Montgomery, AL: St. Martin of Tours Mission celebrates First Patronal Feast Day - 12/27/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-27 13:36:55

On Friday, November 24, St. Martin of Tours Mission in Montgomery, AL, celebrated its patronal feast day. The mission’s rector, Priest Elias Crowder, celebrated Divine Liturgy. Afterwards, parishioners and guests enjoyed a festal meal and Christian fellowship.


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Nyack, NY: St. Herman Youth Conference continues at Holy Virgin Protection Church - 12/28/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2017-12-28 10:00:33

On Monday, December 25, St. Herman Youth Conference continued its work in the parish hall of Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY. Delivering a lecture to conference participants was Priest Gennady Titov, cleric of the Diocese of Tikhvin. He spoke about the kind of people who become saints, the nature of the glorification process in the Russian Orthodox Church...


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Прот. Виктор Потапов: “Первые десять лет” - 12/29/17
Last updated: 2018-01-02 13:43:57

Прот. Виктор Потапов (благочинный Седьмого благочиннического округа, настоятель Св. Иоанно-Предтеченского собора в Вашингтоне, окр. Колумбия) дает обзор трудов и мученической кончины брата Иосифа Муньос-Кортеса и рассказывает о мироточивой Иверской Монреальской иконе Божией Матери и о значении явления мироточивой Гавайской иконы Божией Матери.


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West Winfield, NY: Blessing of "Quick to Hear" Women’s Monastic Community - 12/29/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2018-01-01 12:25:15

Two years ago, His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, blessed the founding of a woman’s monastic community in the Russian tradition, using English as its liturgical language and under the spiritual administration of Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY.


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Епископ Наро-Фоминский Иоанн: “10-летие Воссоединения” - 12/30/17
Last updated: 2018-01-02 16:03:47

Доклад епископа Наро-Фоминского Иоанна, Управляющего Патриаршими приходами в США, на тему: "10-летие Воссоединения". В ней Его Преосвященство рассказывает о развитии отношений между РПЦЗ и Патриаршими приходами начиная с 2007 года, и отвечает на вопросы участников.


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Enfield, CT: Bishop Nicholas leads Patronal Feast of St. Nicholas Church - 12/30/17
Category: Recent Events
Last updated: 2018-01-01 11:59:07

On Tuesday, December 19, the feast of the Holy Hierarch Nicholas, Wonderworker of Myra in Lycia, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, visited St. Nicholas Church in Enfield, CT, in order to lead the parish’s patronal feast.


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