Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas 2022
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Slavic Vicariate Congratulates Archbishop Elpidophoros on his Name Day
November 3, 2022On November 2, the Church commemorates the 4th century Persian martyrs SS. Acindynos, Pegasios, Aphthonios, Elpidophoros, and Anempodistus. The Greek translations of their Persian names are instructive. Acindynus means “unimperilled”; Pegasius is derived from pegazo or “to gush forth”; Aphthonius... Read more...
Archbishop Elpidophoros and Archimandrite Alexander Meet in New York
November 1, 2022On November 1, 2022, Archimandrite Alexander, Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America, visited the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in Manhattan, where he met with Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Archimandrite Nectarios Papazafiropoulos, Chief of Staff to the Archbishop,... Read more...
St. Nicholas Parish in Red Bank Celebrates Its 72nd Anniversary
October 31, 2022Red Bank is a small town in New Jersey located 50 miles from Manhattan. In 1950, an Orthodox Christian parish named for St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was founded there by Cossacks. The new parish was blessed by Archbishop Vitaliy Maximenko... Read more...
Miraculous Survival Of The Florida Orthodox Monastery During Hurricane Ian
October 6, 2022Category 4 Hurricane Ian raged through the American southeast and the Caribbean from September 23 to October 2. It caused catastrophic damage in parts of southwestern Florida, bringing strong storm winds and rain to those regions. Millions of people were... Read more...
Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate Archimandrite Alexander (Belya) Elected Bishop
June 16, 2022On June 15, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Church of Constantinople chaired by His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew elected Archimandrite Alexander (Belya), the Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate, to be an auxiliary bishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of... Read more...
Archbishop Elpidophoros and Archimandrite Alexander Meet to Discuss the Current State of Affairs in the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate
June 14, 2022On June 14, Archimandrite Alexander, the Vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America, met with Archbishop Elpidophoros at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in Manhattan.
Cleric of ROCOR Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign joins the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate
June 13, 2022On June 12, the feast day of the Holy Trinity and second day of Holy Pentecost, the Divine Liturgy was served at St. John the Baptist and Forerunner Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY. It was led by its Rector, Archpriest Alexander... Read more...
Honorary Citizens of Sunny Isles Beach Named at St. Matrona Cathedral
May 3, 2022May 2 is the feast day of St. Matrona of Moscow, the patron of the Miami Cathedral. This year Mayor Dana Goldman of the city of Sunny Isles Beach attended the celebration. Sunny Isles Beach, also known as the “City... Read more...
Pascha Celebrations in the Cathedrals and Churches of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate
April 29, 2022On the night of April 23 to 24, the festive Paschal services were held in the churches and cathedrals of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America.
The Sacrament of Unction at the Cathedral of St. Matrona of Moscow in the Week of the Holy Cross
April 1, 2022The Week of the Holy Cross is the third in Great Lent. In the Orthodox Christian tradition it is literally called “the Adoration of the Holy Cross.” On this Sunday in the middle of the Lenten period, in order to... Read more...
Representatives of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate Pray for Peace in Ukraine with Ecumenical and Interfaith Leaders
March 11, 2022On March 9, on the 14th day of the military invasion of Ukraine, a prayer service in support of Ukraine and its people was held at the Cathedral of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Manhattan.