Facebook group established to help transport Holy Fire throughout America

Moscow, April 25, 2017

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A new group appeared on Facebook on April 21, dedicated to transporting the Holy Fire throughout America. The group, “Come Receive the Holy Fire!” was created by Fr. Patrick O’Rourke, associate priest at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in New Rochelle, NY.

“The sole purpose of this group is to facilitate the spread of the Holy Fire as far as possible, and to as many people as possible,” Fr. Patrick writes in the group.

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Fr. Patrick and other members of the group have been posting with updates of where the Fire has reached. For instance, one post shows images of the Holy Fire in Romanian, Antiochian, Carpatho-Russian, Greek, and Serbian churches in the Washington, DC area.

A map has been set up indicating churches that have already received the Holy Fire, and people who are interested in bringing the Fire to their churches. Contact information is provided for users to contact one another and coordinate transporting the Holy Fire from one parish or monastery to another. Thus far, the map shows churches in the Northeast having the Fire, with people throughout the country hoping to bring it to their communities.

To help coordinate bringing the blessing of the Holy Fire to Orthodox churches throughout the United States, please visit and join the Facebook group “Come Receive the Holy Fire!”

The Holy Fire was brought to America this year by the St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation and the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society. It was ceremoniously greeted at New York’s JFK airport and then officially taken to several Russian Orthodox parishes in New York, and has been spreading out from there. This is the first year that the Holy Fire has been brought to America in such an official capacity, although several readers have reported that the Holy Fire has in fact come to America before.

4/25/2017

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The Holy Fire was brought to America and England by the St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation and the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society for the first time this year. Holy Fire has descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Holy Fire has descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Holy Fire has descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem Holy Fire has descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
After the fire’s descent the Patriarch passed the holy gift to the faithful who lit from it their bundles of thirty-three candles, per the age of Christ. Holy Fire to be delivered to Russian churches in London for first time Holy Fire to be delivered to Russian churches in London for first time Holy Fire to be delivered to Russian churches in London for first time Holy Fire to be delivered to Russian churches in London for first time
For the first time ever, the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IOPS) will deliver the Holy Fire from Jerusalem to Russian parishes in London, head of the IOPS youth department Maria Korovin told RIA-Novosti on Wednesday.
Comments
Philip Felts4/25/2017 11:46 pm
I'll be will to help drive it within 4 hour distance.
I'm located in Hickory, NC.
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