Consecration of Dome and Cross at St. Nicholas in Red Bank, NJ
May 16, 2023The parish of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Red Bank, NJ which was founded in 1950, will soon celebrate its 75th anniversary.
Patriarchal encyclical for Holy Pascha 2023
April 15, 2023+ B A R T H O L O M E W
Archiepiscopal Encyclical on Great and Holy Pascha 2023
April 14, 2023Prot. No. 84/2023
Archbishop Elpidophoros officiates the Liturgy at the Brooklyn Cathedral of the Slavic Vicariate
March 26, 2023On March 26, the fourth Sunday of Great Lent dedicated St. John of the Ladder, the Brooklyn Cathedral of St John the Forerunner & Baptist was visited by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America who led the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil... Read more...
Clerics of the Slavic Vicariate celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation with the Archbishop
March 25, 2023On March 25, the Greek Church celebrates the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos according to the New Julian calendar.
Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate meets with Archbishop and bishop of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia
March 24, 2023On March 24, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with Bishop Isaiah of Sumperk, Vicar of the Olomouc-Brno Diocese of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in Manhattan.
The meeting was also attended by the Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America, Archimandrite Alexander, at whose invitation Bishop Isaiah was on pilgrimage to the United States with his mother, Eva.
During the meeting the hierarchs discussed the present situations of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America and the Orthodox Church in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
At the conclusion, they exchanged gifts of panagias (hierarchical medallions). Bishop Isaiah also presented Archbishop Elpidophoros with a crystal apple, as a symbol of New York City, made by Bohemian craftsmen.
After the meeting, Bishop Isaiah was taken on a tour by Archimandrite Alexander of the Orthodox churches and the sights of New York city.
Clerics of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate Attend the Annual Interfaith Breakfast In New York
March 2, 2023On February 28, the New York Public Library hosted the 2023 Interfaith Breakfast, a traditional interfaith event organized by City Hall. At the invitation of the office of Mayor Eric Adams, three hundred religious leaders and prominent figures from across... Read more...
Celebration of the Feast of Theophany in Miami and the Blessing of the Waters
January 20, 2023On January 19 (January 6 on the Julian Calendar), the Orthodox Church celebrates the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ, also known as the Theophany (“Appearance of God”), as it was the first time Jesus was revealed to be God. ... Read more...
Celebration of the Nativity of Christ at the Cathedral of St. Matrona in Miami
January 10, 2023On the feast of the Nativity of Christ, which the Church celebrates on January 7 (December 25 on the Julian Calendar), two divine liturgies were celebrated in the St. Matrona of Moscow Cathedral in Miami, the main churchof the Slavic... Read more...
Christmas Message to Pastors, Deacons, Monks and All the Faithful Children of God and Parishioners the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America
January 7, 2023Dear and beloved fathers, brothers, and sisters in Christ, our Lord and Savior,