On Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th of August – the great feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos – Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York officiated the divine services in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.
With the blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York, the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora – the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God – spent a week and a half visitng Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY from August 9-22.
It was with deep sorrow and heartfelt pain that we learned about the tragic passing of Monk Varsonofy of Svyatogorsk Lavra, who died at the hands of lawless men. During these difficult days, we join in prayer to share in the grief of Your Eminence and all the brethren of the holy…
The Summer Youth Program at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY was established to expose Orthodox boys to the rich spiritual heritage and legacy of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, and to life at the monastery in particular.
On August 23 – the 12th Sunday after Pentecost and the Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord – Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City, concelebrated by Bishop Theodosius of Manhat…
The 33rd Annual Russian Orthodox Musicians’ Conference will be held from Wednesday, September 30, through Sunday, October 4, at Holy Virgin Protection Diocesan Cathedral in Des Plaines, IL. The theme of this year’s conference is “Achieving the Ideal Orthodox Choral Sound.”
Recently, journalists from the Union of Orthodox Journalists (UOJ) website visited Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY to learn about the threat the brethren have been facing with Terra-Gen’s latest windmill project that aims to surround the monastery on all sides with wind…
On Wednesday, August 19 – the great feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord – His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ.
On Wednesday, August 19, the great feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Bishop Theodosius of Manhattan celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.
During the strict fast of the Dormition, the Orthodox Church celebrates the radiant feast of the Lord’s Transfiguration. This year. this feast was especially joyful at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY, as the brethren enjoyed the presence of 55 pilgrims from a church cam…
On August 16, the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Theodosius of Manhattan celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City. Concelebrating with His Grace were cathedral clerics: dean Archpriest Andrei Sommer, Hieromonk Theognost (Kogan), and Pro…
On Friday, August 14, the feast of the Procession of the Honorable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Hermitage of the Holy Protection in Buena, NJ.
August 1/14 is commonly called the "First Feast of the Savior," as there are two other feasts of the Lord in August: Holy Transfiguration and Feast of the Image "Not-Made-By-Hands." According to tradition, since this was at about the date of the baptism of ancient Kievan Rus’, th…
On Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August, Abbot Gabriel (Hooten) and the brotherhood of Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV celebrated the feast day of their beloved Heavenly patron, the Holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon.
On Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August, the feast day of the glorification of Venerable Herman of Alaska, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to the eponymous church in Stafford, VA, where he officiated the divine services in h…
On Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of August, Bishop Theodosius of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, paid an archpastoral visit to St. Panteleimon Church in Hartford, CT, where he officiated the parish’s patronal feast.
The feast of the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God on August 5 is the patronal feast of the community in North Port, FL. In December 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral; +2022) of Eastern America & New York blessed this name for the new, emerging Orthodox parish in Florida.
Online registration for the 2026 General Assembly of the Eastern American Diocese has opened on the diocesan website. With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas, the assembly will be held at Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack, NY this October 21-23.
On Friday, July 31, and Saturday, August 1, the feast of the Finding of the Relics of Venerable Seraphim, Wonderworker of Sarov, His Grace, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Theodosius of Manhattan, visited Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY, for the patrona…
On Saturday, August 1, the feast of the Uncovering of the Relics of Venerable Seraphim, Wonderworker of Sarov, the eponymous parish in Sea Cliff, NY, celebrated its patronal feast day.
The National Association of Russian Explorers (NORR) celebrated its 60th camp in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
In a world marked by haste, uncertainty, and a silent, creeping existential void, the call of faith emerges not as an echo of the past, but as a beacon of urgent hope. Mission, conceived as the living response to Christ’s mandate, is par excellence a path of faith, of absolute su…
On Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of August, the feast of the Holy Prophet Elijah, with the blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York, a symposium focusing on the intricacies of the hierarchical Divine Liturgy was held at St. Martin of Tours Church in M…
Every year, St. George Pathfinders of America’s New York-based "Tsarskoe Selo" Chapter holds a summer camp for boy and girl scouts of Russian heritage in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. The organization is a direct successor to the original Russian scouting movement…
On Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th of July, St. Vladimir Parish in Ann Arbor, MI marked its 45th anniversary. In many ways, St. Vladimir Parish is a continuation of St. Hilarion Parish, which existed in Ann Arbor in the 1950s and was one of the four parishes that made up the…
On Tuesday, July 28 – when the Holy Church commemorates the Baptizer and Enlightener of Rus’, the Holy Equal-of-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir – Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York officiated the patronal feast of St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ.
Last year marked 20 years since Archimandrite Stefan, originally from Volhynia, became a monk and priest. Next year will mark 10 years of his ascetic labors in south Florida: first, he labored at St. Nicholas Monastery in North Fort Myers, and after the abbot left for the Patriar…
On July 26 – the 8th Sunday after Pentecost and the commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils – the annual St. Vladimir’s Day celebrations took place at St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, NJ.
On Saturday, July 25, the Synodal Metropolitan Laurus Liturgical Choir School concluded its 35th academic year with a thanksgiving moleben in St. Seraphim Cathedral of Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY.
Since the founding of the Eastern American Diocese in 1938, the annual St. Vladimir’s Day Celebrations have been an event around which the entire Russian Diaspora in the Eastern United States has united in the thousands and even tens of thousands.
On Thursday, July 23 – ahead of Russia’s Navy Day celebrations and marking the 330th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Navy – diplomats from the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in New York City and members of the clergy honored the memory of Russian sailors b…
On Tuesday, July 21, the feast of the Appearance of the Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in Holy Dormition Convent "Novo-Diveevo" in Nanuet, NY.
On July 19, the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, Bishop Luke of Syracuse paid an archpastoral visit to the parish of the Nativity of the Mother of God in New York’s capital city, Albany, where he celebrated Divine Liturgy. The meeting of the bishop was followed by the Hours and Liturg…
On July 19 – the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, and the day when the Holy Church honors the memory of the Venerable Sisoes the Great and the Synaxis of the Saints of Radonezh – Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of…
On Saturday, July 18, when the Holy Church commemorates the Finding of the Relics of Venerable Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh, Bishop Michael of Boston celebrated Divine Liturgy for the patronal feast of St. Sergius English Mission at the Synodal Headquarters in New York City.
On Saturday, July 18, the feast of the Holy New-Martyr Elizabeth, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to the eponymous church in Rocky Hill, NJ, and celebrated Divine Liturgy on the occasion of the parish's patronal feast.
On July 12, the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, and the day when the Holy Church honors the Holy Preeminent Apostles Peter & Paul, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.
On Wednesday, July 8, and Thursday, July 9, Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York paid an archpastoral visit to Our Lady of Tikhvin Church in Howell, NJ, and officiated the divine services in honor of the parish's patronal feast.
