A church in The Hague founded by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco in 1952 was reconsecrated on Sunday, November 8, after a full renovation.
A hierarch of the autocephalous Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric celebrated the Divine Liturgy in a monastery of the Patriarchate of Alexandria over the weekend.
The investigation is continuing, with Meadow Lake RCMP, the Saskatchewan RCMP’s North Battleford Serious Crimes Unit, and fire investigators with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency all involved.
“Many things were taken, such as chalices, candlesticks, and other metal items,” the statement says, adding that the copper water pipes were cut out and the HVAC system was damaged.
The third oldest Serbian Orthodox church in America and the oldest east of the Mississippi celebrated a major milestone over the weekend.
Sts. Peter and Paul’s hundreds of parishioners represent a variety of cradle and convert backgrounds.
The decision is final and can’t be appealed. The convent now has to vacate the premises, which are considered state property.
The church dates to the 11th century and stands out as a distinctive example of Byzantine architecture because of its rare, irregular hexagonal floor plan. During the Byzantine period, it was the central building of the city of Mosynoupolis.
An abbess who was once the spiritual daughter of St. Paisios the Athonite spent a weekend in Massachusetts telling Antiochian faithful how she founded a convent in Syria, sharing her experience to help the Archdiocese establish one at the Antiochian Village.
After the Liturgy, the hierarchs served a memorial service for Metropolitan Amfilohije at his resting place in the chapel of St. Amphilochius of Iconium, in the crypt of the cathedral.
The precious gift was sent by the famous Holy Dormition-Pochaev Lavra in western Ukraine, whose monks have become acquainted with the life and service of the Florida monastery, which is led by the Volyn native Archimandrite Stefan (Khilchuk).
After nine years of waiting and praying for a church building of its own, Our Lady of Pochaev Orthodox Church in St. Catharines is asking the public to help it restore an 1880s church as its permanent home.
The parish community was formed in 2004. Archpriest David Maglaperidze, who has led the parish for several years, has been appointed official rector of the church.
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He arrived at Fort Ross and built a bonfire. He laid down some firewood, placed the icon on top, and piled more wood over the icon… But when the fire burned out, the icon remained intact!
The incorrupt relics of the New Martyr are a longtime point of reference for the Asia Minor refugee community of the area, and St. George is the patron saint of the Metropolis.
The first Divine Liturgy has been served at the wooden church in Japan’s first Orthodox cemetery, where the faithful can be buried rather than cremated.
The Church of the Prophet Elijah, built in 1690, was consecrated on November 2 after a two-year restoration.
A dozen more people were enrolled as catechumens at one northern Californian parish on Sunday, as Orthodoxy continues to grow quickly across America.
The groundbreaking followed a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy honoring St. Petka, also known as the Venerable Mother Paraskeva. Faithful from several jurisdictions gathered at the monastery for the services.
At the same time, there are still about 40 people currently going through the parish’s catechism program. The church is led by Fr. Ioannis Capones.
