Archimandrite John (Lewis), the founder and Abbot of the first Orthodox Christian monastery in Florida, St. Nicholas in Fort Myers, reposed on September 1, 2007.
To the Plenitude of the ChurchGrace, Peace and Mercy from the Maker of All CreationOur Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
On July 10 Archbishop Elpidophoros, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, paid an archpastoral visit to the Brooklyn Cathedral of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate where he led the Divine Liturgy.
Your Eminence, fellow clergy, and beloved parishioners,
Saint John the Baptist Orthodox CathedralBrooklyn, New YorkJuly 10, 2021 Beloved Protodeacon Rostislav, Today, your service to the Lord advances, together with the community of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate in America. You, Protodeacon, advance to the rank of Presbyter, in... Read more...
June 30, 2021Synaxis of the Holy and Glorious Twelve Apostles
On Sunday, June 27 Deacon George Hero of the Brooklyn Cathedral visited the Greek Orthodox Community of St. Sophia in Jeffersonville, Pennsylvania.
There is a tradition in Eastern Orthodoxy for the clergy to visit and greet the ruling bishop on major feast days. This is particularly important during the forty-day celebration of Pascha. On May 17th Archimandrite Alexander visited the Greek Orthodox... Read more...
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! I greet the clergy and laity of our Slavic Orthodox Vicariate, beloved in the Lord, on the joyful feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior.
On the night of May 2, the parishes of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America held the Paschal service followed by the Divine Liturgy to celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the greatest feast day of... Read more...
The Third Sunday of Great Lent, which is dedicated to the Holy Cross, is a traditional day for performing the sacrament of Holy Unction. This was done at the Cathedral of St. Matrona of Moscow in Miami on April 4.
On March 23-24, a delegation from the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate of America consisting of Vicar Archimandrite Alexander, Archpriest Alexander Belya, Archpriest John Spasiuk and Protodeacon Rostislav Zadorozhny, visited the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
