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New York City: On Sunday of All Saints, Metropolitan Nicholas celebrates Liturgy in Synodal Cathedral

On June 7th – the First Sunday after Pentecost, that of All Saints – Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of […]

On Feast of Pentecost, Hierarchs celebrate Liturgy in Churches of Eastern American Diocese

On Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st of May, the Orthodox Church celebrated the great feast of Pentecost. Throughout the Eastern American Diocese, its hierarchs officiated the divine services […]

Mebane, NC: On Pentecost, Holy Spirit Monday, Metropolitan Nicholas officiates Patronal Feast of Holy Trinity Church

On Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st of May, the great feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost), Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York paid […]

Jordanville: Appeal from Holy Trinity Monastery

Terra-Gen Energy, a renewable energy developer, is surrounding the properties of Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary in Jordanville, NY, a National Historic Site registered on the National Register of Historic […]

Jordanville, NY: Pentecost, Holy Spirit Day at Holy Trinity Monastery

On Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st of May, the great feast of Pentecost was celebrated with the usual solemnity in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. In preparation […]

Vineland, NJ: Deanery Clergy celebrate Patronal Feast of Holy Trinity Church

On Monday, June 1 – the Day of the Holy Spirit – clergy from the parishes of the New Jersey Deanery and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania gathered at Holy Trinity […]

Jackson, NJ: Clergy, Faithful commemorate Victims of Lienz Massacre

On Sunday, May 31, the great feast of Holy Pentecost (Holy Trinity Sunday), the faithful gathered at St. Vladimir Cemetery in Jackson, NJ for a panihida at St. John the […]

The condition of the Primate of the Russian Church is satisfactory. The post His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Contracted the Coronavirus appeared first on A Russian Orthodox Church Website. […]

The 4th Plenary Session of the Commission for Dialogue between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church took place from September 19 to 24, in Moscow. The Moscow Patriarchate membership […]

To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, As Hurricane Ian approaches Florida and as we see the extensive damage to the Atlantic Provinces from Hurricane […]

The Patriarch noted that fraternal peoples should not be separated by an "impenetrable wall of hatred." The post Patriarch Kirill: The Church Prays for the Fraternal Strife to End as […]

At the beginning of the new academic year, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message to all students, urging them to combine study with prayer. The patriarchal message focuses on […]

On Tuesday, 13 September, 2022, the members of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, led by His Eminence Metropolitan Mark of Berlin and Germany, […]

His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije once again donated blood for the needs of hospitals. The post Voluntary Blood Donation Takes Place in Churches in Serbia appeared first on A Russian Orthodox […]

Sermon on the Second Sunday after Pentecost, of All the Saints Who Shone forth in the Russian Land

Bishop Veniamin (Milov)The saints of Russia shine like bright stars in the Church’s firmament. They shine upon us with the light of their spiritual feats, their moods, their holy words […]

Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia: A Brilliant Strategist of Mission in Our Time

Rev. Dr. Oliver SuboticThe triad of faith–prayer–virtue was the hallmark of Patriarch Ilia, accompanying him throughout his patriarchal ministry. […]

A Short Guide to Confession. Part 4

Proper and Improper ConfessionRev. Dr. Oliver SuboticIt makes no difference whether a man carries in his bag a single stone weighing one hundred kilograms, or a thousand pebbles weighing one […]

“There Are Many Cases of Miraculous Help from Our Heavenly Patron”

From the life of the parish of St. Luke of Crimea in UlyanovskWe always ask the saint to remain prayerfully in our church and help us comfort the sick. […]

A Short Guide to Confession. Part 3

Preparation for ConfessionRev. Dr. Oliver SuboticHere the analogy with medicine is almost complete, with the priest being only a servant of the True Physician of soul and body—the Lord Jesus […]

A Short Guide to Confession. Part 2

Repentance as the Need for Purification and a Change of LifeRev. Dr. Oliver SuboticRepentance is not merely a matter of feeling sorry for having committed a sin. True repentance is […]

The Apostles’ Fast. A Call to All for Sanctity

Priest Tarasiy BorozenetsThe saints’ victory does not consist in never having fallen, but in steadfastly pressing toward the goal set before them—the Kingdom of Heaven—and remaining faithful to God until […]

Icon Fundraiser to Grow Future Building Fund

Members of Saint Timothy are mounting and selling icons as a fundraiser for the mission.  All proceeds go directly to

Father German Ciuba to Serve in May and June

Visiting Priest, Abbot German Ciuba, will be offering Divine Services for Saint Timothy Mission during his visit to North Carolina

Baptism of Spyridon and Katherine

Spyridon (Ethan) Two new faithful were welcomed into Saint Timothy Mission Saturday afternoon upon their baptism – Ethan (now Spyridon)

Father Jonah Campbell to Visit Saint Timothy Mission

The visiting priest will provide services for October 9th and 10th Saint Timothy Mission looks forward to a visit this

Saint Timothy Mission Celebrates One Year Anniversary

Attendees of Saint Timothy’s Founder’s Day Celebration On Thursday, September 16th, 2021, many of the faithful of Saint Timothy Mission

Saint Timothy Mission Approaches First Anniversary

Looking Over the Past Year Almost one year ago, in September 2020, a small but determined group of faithful Orthodox