| St. Tikhon’s Monastery announces 115th Memorial Day Pilgrimage Schedule May 24-27, 2019 Source: OCA Photo: oca.org It was on the Friday before Memorial Day in 1905 that a group of faithful set out from Mayfield, PA—some by train, buggy, or wagon, others by foot—and crossed Mount Salem to a designated meeting place in the town of Waymart, PA. Once everyone had gathered, the procession continued on foot to the village of South Canaan and the sacred grounds of the newly founded Saint Tikhon’s Monastery. Archbishop Tikhon, the monastery’s founder and future Patriarch of Moscow, and the monastery’s first Abbot, Father Arseny, led the procession marking the first Memorial Day Pilgrimage to Saint Tikhon’s Monastery , America’s oldest Orthodox monastic community. Today, Saint Tikhon’s Monastery remains a “beating heart” for America’s Orthodox Christian faithful. Year after year, pilgrims have returned each Memorial Day weekend to its grounds “where saints have walked” as a means of reconnecting with God and the spiritual tradition of the Church. They attend the rich and festive services, meet old friends and make new ones, enjoy time with family, take in a spiritual word from one of the fathers of the monastery, remember loved ones who have departed to the next life, and receive comfort for souls burdened with the cares of this one. This year’s 115th Memorial Day Pilgrimage, slated to be held May 24 through May 27, 2019, continues the tradition established by Saint Tikhon and Father Arseny. Pilgrims will once again be especially graced by the presence of the Myrrhstreaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God and by the participation and presence of numerous hierarchs, clergy, faithful, and friends from across America and beyond. A wide variety of liturgical services, lectures, choral presentations and opportunities for prayer and fellowship will be available at this year’s Pilgrimage. In addition, Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [STOTS] will hold its 77th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 25. |
| Thomas E. FitzGerald Appendix I. CHRONOLOGY 1741 The Eucharist is celebrated on a boat off Alaskan coast. 1768 Colony of Greek Orthodox in St. Augustine, Florida. 1794 Russian Orthodox missionaries arrive on Kodiak Island. 1798 Father Joseph Bolotov consecrated first bishop. 1812 Chapel at Fort Rus, California. Father John (Innocent) Veniaminov arrives in Unalaska. Father Iakov Netsvetov, first native priest. 1834 The liturgy and catechism translated into Aleut. Consecration of Bishop Innocent. Pastoral school established in Sitka. 1848 St. Michael Cathedral consecrated in Sitka. 1864 Holy Trinity Church in New Orleans established. Subsequently becomes first Greek Orthodox parish. Alaska sold to the United States. Founding of parish in San Francisco. 1870 Father Bjerring establishes parish in New York City. 1878 Oriental Church magazine published. St. Mary parish in Minneapolis enters Orthodox church. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox parish in New York founded. First Serbian Orthodox parish in Jackson, California. Father Sabastian Dabovich first American-born person ordained. 1895 First Syrian Orthodox parish in Brooklyn, New York. First conference of Orthodox clergy, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Missionary school opens in Minneapolis. Russian-American Messenger begins publication. Bishop Tikhon arrives in America. 1902 St. Nicholas Cathedral in New York built. Father Raphael Hawaweeny, first bishop consecrated in United States. First Romanian Orthodox parish in Cleveland, Ohio. Russian Orthodox Archdiocese see transferred to New York. St. Tikhon Monastery dedicated. Service Book translated by Isabel Hapgood. First Sunday of Orthodoxy Service in New York. Theofan Noli ordained. First Bulgarian Orthodox parish in Madison, Illinois. Albanian Orthodox parish in Boston. Death of Father Alexis Toth. First Orthodox Sunday school, in Holy Trinity Church, New York. Serbian Orthodox clergy come under Church of Serbia. Patriarchate of Antioch sends bishop to organize parishes. |
| Archive Councils of Russian Orthodox Church’s dioceses in Germany issue joint statement concerning the situation caused by anti-canonical actions of Patriarchate of Constantinople in Ukraine 30 November 2018 year 20:54 On the 29 th of November 2018, the first joint session of the Diocesan Councils of the diocese of Berlin and Germany of the Moscow Patriarchate and the diocese of Germany of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia took place at the Convent of the Venerable Martyr Elizabeth the Grand Duchess in Buchendorf, in the suburb of Munich. Earlier that day, the Diocesan Council of the diocese of Berlin and Germany held a meeting at the Southern Diocesan Residence in Munich. Archbishop Tikhon of Podolsk, administrator of the diocese, greeted the participants in the meeting and noted that the Orthodox Church is going through difficult times, and suggested discussing the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church concerning the break-off of the Eucharistic communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople due to its anti-canonical actions in Ukraine. The members of the Council also considered petitions of local clergymen for the opening of new communities and parishes in the territory of Germany and discussed the progress in making a grave cross for the burial place of Archbishop Theophan (Galinski) of the blessed memory. Mr. Andrei Mololkin, reader of the Church of the Great Martyr Barbara in the city of Krefeld, presented a report that was based on the document of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Chancery, entitled ‘Road Map of Immediate Measures Aimed at Creating and Promoting Favourable Conditions for the Religious Education of Children at Parish Communities of the Russian Orthodox Church,’ and that took into account the specificity of the diocese of Berlin and Germany. The participants in the joint session of the Diocesan Councils of the diocese of Berlin and Germany of the Moscow Patriarchate and the diocese of Germany of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia discussed a plan of joint actions for 2019, as well as the current state and prospects of youth work in Germany. |
| Bishop Paul and pilgrims received by Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem. Photo: oca.org His Grace, Bishop Paul led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from May 26 through June 5, 2019, visiting the many holy sites and shrines associated with the life of our Lord. His Eminence, Archbishop Theophanes of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, accompanied Bishop Paul and those traveling with him for most of their journey. Having lived in the Holy Land for over 55 years, Archbishop Theophanes provided a wealth of information based on his vast biblical knowledge and experience. In addition to visiting and praying at multiple sites associated with the life of our Lord and the Church in the Holy Land, Bishop Paul and the pilgrims were warmly received at an audience with His Beatitude, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, where they they visited the Patriarch’s chapel and beautiful gardens. His Beatitude and Bishop Paul, who greeted the Patriarch on behalf of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, exchanged gifts, and each pilgrim was given a commemorative coin and icon as mementos of their visit. Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem with Bishop Paul. “I am most grateful to His Beatitude, Patriarch Theophilus, for blessing our visits to these sites and for giving us Archbishop Theophanes as a guide,” said Bishop Paul. “His Eminence opened many doorways for us. Because of him, we as a group, were able to venerate such sites as the Nativity of our Lord and the Holy Sepulcher without excessive waits. At all of these sites, I read the Gospel relative to the sites we were visiting. Our entire group was grateful for the assistance of Archbishop Theophanes to make our pilgrimage a prayerful one.” While in the Holy Land, Bishop Paul celebrated the Sunday Divine Liturgy at the Russian Orthodox Monastery and Chapel of the Ascension [Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia]. Code for blog Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. |
| His Holiness Patriarch Kirill speaks at the 3rd Christmas Parliamentary Meetings in the Russian State Duma Source: DECR On 22 January 2015, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia took part in the 3rd Christmas parliamentary meetings held in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as a part of the 23rd International Christmas Readings. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and Mr. Sergei Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma, signed a protocol on cooperation between the “Russian Historical Society” Association and the Patriarchal Council for Culture, which will continue common efforts for the enhancing of educational and cultural level of the Russians, for consolidating spiritual and moral foundations of society, and preservation of historical heritage and monuments of culture. After the ceremony, Mr. Naryshkin and Patriarch Kirill exchanged speeches. His Holiness said in particular: ‘I am deeply convinced in the importance of cooperation of the Russian Orthodox Church with all institutions and organizations dealing with history, and I would like to give prominence to the “Russian Historical Society” Association, which, though being young, has done a lot. It has helped to arouse people’ interest in history and organized many remarkable events dedicated to history. ‘History is not just a science, history is an inseparable part of life. There is neither present nor future without the past. Our national identity grows from our comprehension of history, and the consolidated national identity at present is an essential condition for the shaping of united society in Russia.’ Attending the ceremony were Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk; Metropolitan Merkury of Rostov and Novocherkassk; Bishop Sergy of Solnechnogorsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administrative secretariat; archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, chairman of the Synodal Department for Church-Society Relations; archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov), executive secretary of the Patriarchal Council for Culture; Mr. Vladimir Legoida, chairman of the Synodal Information Department; members of the Patriarchal Council for Culture and representatives of the Russian Historical Society. |
| Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Pope Emeritus Benedicts XVI and Russia’s Ambassador to Vatican Source: DECR On October 6, 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations visited Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his residence in the Vatican. Photo: mospat.ru The DECR chairman is in Rome for the Extraordinary Assembly of the Synod of Catholic Bishops, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. The DECR chairman conveyed to the honorary pontiff best regards from Patriarch Kirill. During their talk, in which Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, participated, they touched upon a number of topics including the Orthodox-Catholic theological dialogue, as well as the situation in Ukraine. Metropolitan Hilarion shared his impressions of the participation in the work of the Synod of Bishops devoted to the family and pointed to the timeliness of comprehensive discussion on problems involved in the institution of the family and the need to protect traditional family values. On his part, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI shared his remembrances of meetings with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia when he was Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad and DECR chairman. He conveyed to Patriarch Kirill best wishes of good health and underlined that he prayed everyday for peace in the Ukrainian land. As a token of the meeting, Metropolitan Hilarion presented the honorary pontiff with a bust of one of his predecessors, Pope Benedict XV, executed by Russian sculptor A. Burganov. It was this pope who Patriarch Tikhon addressed with a letter written in Latin during the severe famine in 1921. On the same day, Metropolitan Hilarion met with Russia’s Ambassador to the Vatican, A. Avdeyev. During a long talk, they exchanged opinions on a broad range of issues of mutual concern. They were joined by Archimandrite Antony (Sevryuk), secretary of the administration of the Moscow Patriarchate parishes in Italy. |
| His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III and bishops of the Russian Church Abroad attend a concert marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Rachmaninoff in Jerusalem Source: ROCOR Photo: eadiocese.org On Saturday, June 18, 2022, the Patriarch Tikhon Russian-American Music Institute (PaTRAM) male choir performed a concert of the works of renowned Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All Night Vigil in the Pope John Paul II Concert Hall in Jerusalem. The event was attended by His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine, His Grace Bishop Theodosius of Seattle, His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, the heads of the Russian Ecclesiastical Missions of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Moscow Patriarchate – Archimandrite Roman (Krassovsky) and Archimandrite Alexander (Yelisov), respectively, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Israel AD Viktorov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus ES Vorobyov, head of the mission of the Russian Federation in Palestine GL Buachidze, head of Gorny Convent Abbess Catherine (Chernysheva), head of Holy Ascension Convent on the Mount of Olives Abbess Barbara (Novikova), and head of the Gethsemane Convent Abbess Elizabeth (Smelic). PaTRAM CEO Tatiana Zacharin-Geringer greeted the esteemed guests at the start of the concert. The works featured conductor, Ekaterina Antonenko and soloists Igor Morozov and Evgeny Kochurovsky. The concert was the world premiere debut of the male choir arrangement of the renowned composer’s All-Night Vigil. The choir will be producing a professional recording in the coming days at the Mount of Olives Convent. After resounding applause from the audience, His Beatitude expressed his deep satisfaction with the choir’s performance. Code for blog Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. |
| Patriarch Kirill: Changing One’s Outlook Will Help One Defeat the Passion of Alcoholism Photo: Oleg Varov/foto.patriarchia.ru On September 11, 2020, the feast day of the Beheading of the Holy and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia officiated the Divine Liturgy at St. Alexander Nevsky Church in Moscow, reports the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church. On this day, the Russian Orthodox Church prays for those suffering from the ailment of wine drinking or drug addiction. The celebration of the Day of Sobriety on August 29 (September 11) on the day of the Beheading of St John the Baptist was established by the Russian Holy Synod in 1913. Its celebration was interrupted in Soviet times, but reestablished by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on July 25, 2014 During the Liturgy, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill offered prayers for the healing of those suffering from the pernicious passion of wine drinking and drug addiction. At the end of the service, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church delivered the following sermon : On the feast day of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, the Church prescribes strict fasting so that, as the typikon says, “we would not become accomplices to Herod’s gluttony.” After all, had King Herod abstained from winebibbing, which inflamed his pride and other passions, then perhaps he would have come to his senses and not given the order to behead St. John, whom he himself revered as a righteous man. Unfortunately, people often commit irreparable sinful acts under the influence of alcohol; in a state of intoxication, they do things they would never allow themselves to do when sober. Sometimes, such acts destroy not only their lives, but the lives of those around them. Discussing this, St. Tikhon of Zadonsk warns: “A drunken man is capable of all kinds of evil; gives in to all kinds of temptations” (Homily on the feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple). |
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