A conference on the theme "ROCA's path in today's world" will be held on July 13-15 in the rectory of the Archangel Michael Cathedral in Odessa.  To attend, please write to the email address - ipc@paco.net.

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With the blessing of the Most Reverend Gregory, Bishop of Sao Paulo and South America, a religious conference will be held on September 4 - 7, 2010, in the city of Atibaia\Sao Paulo, Brazil.  For more information, call 55-11-2917-1932 or send an email to padrepetrenko@yahoo.com.br or  helenapetrenko@hotmail.com.

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A choral conference will be held in Odessa on June 19 - 24, 2010.

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The summer session of the Sts. Cyril & Methodius seminary will be held in Odessa from July 26 to August 6, 2010.

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 13/07/10 - Archpriest Nikolay Spizhevskiy and his flock were accepted into our Church by the Most Reverend Sofroniy, Archbishop of St. Petersburg and Northern Russia.  Fr. Nikolay will serve the parishes in Khabarovsk and Birobidjan.  At the Theophany Monastery, Archbishop Sofroniy tonsured novice Dionisiy (Pinchyuk) into the mantiya.  Photos from construction at the monastery and also the observance of the feast day of Sts. Peter & Paul can be viewed on the website: http://vishegorod.livejournal. com/ 

 

 13/07/10 - The Library section now includes the service to the New Holy Martyrs, celebrated on 17 JUL 10.

 

 The proceedings of the conference, "ROCA's Paths in Today's World," are availabe here.  (The material can be translated using Google or other online translating services.)

 

 06\07\10 - The Documents section now contains the Minutes of the ROCA Bishops' Council of 1946.

 03\07\10 - The Documents section now contains the Encyclical of the ROCA Bishops' Council of 1927.

 02\07\10 - The Documents section now contains the Minutes of the ROCA Bishops' Council of 1956, the Declaration of Relations with the MP, and the Chairman's Report.

 

 01\07\10 - Photos from the visit of His Grace, Bishop Photii (Old Calendar Church of Bulgaria), to the parishes located in the southern area of Bulgaria.

30\06\10 - DIOCESAN EPISTLE to the beloved clergy and laypeople of the South American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad.

20\06\10 - Updated photos of the renovations of the Mountain View property in New York State, USA.

 

16\06\10 - An announcement by the secretary of the Western European diocese.

 

16\06\10 - The Most Reverend Iriney, Bishop of Vernensky and Semirechenskiy, has been accepted in our Church and will temporarily head the Diocese of Western Europe.

 

A building set on a large plot of land, which also includes a chapel, has been purchased in the USA.  It was formerly a Catholic convent,  The building, about 2 1\2 hours from New York City, will be used as a religious and cultural center of the ROCA, which did not unite with the Moscow Patriarchate.  All those who would like to help with the renovations are welcome.

 

11\06\10 - The Documents section now includes the Minutes of the 1953 ROCA Bishops' Council.

With the blessing of the Most Reverend Gregory, Bishop of Sao Paulo and South America, a religious conference will be held on September 4 - 7, 2010, in the city of Atibaia\Sao Paulo, Brazil.  For more information, call 55-11-2917-1932 or send an email to padrepetrenko@yahoo.com.br or helenapetrenko@hotmail.com.

 07/06/10 - The Documents section now includes the complete "Proceedings of the First All-Diaspora Council" of 1921.

 

 04/06/10 - Archbishop Averkiy's (Taushev) book from 1958,  "Questions and Answers; A clarification of religious devotion and instruction.", has been reprinted and is available for $1.50.  Orders can be sent to the email address: ipc@paco.net

 

 The second issue (No. 2 - Summer) of the "Missionary Leaflet" of our Mission in California has been released

 

 The Moscow parishes have started a joint website  - http://rpczmoskva.org.ru/

 Photos from services at the St. Nicholas Convent in the USA.

 

 01/06/10 - The latest issue of the Church bulletin, "The Sower," has been released.

 

 24/05/10 - At a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Greek Old Calendar Church, the Synod decided to express their support for the ROCA First Hierarch, Metropolitan Agafangel.

 A meeting of the Bolgrad diocese was held, headed by Bishop Georgiy: http://igym-n.livejournal.com/135811.html#cutid1

 The St. Nicholas parish in Lyon, France, decided unanimously at a meeting to join our Church.

 

 25/05/10 - At the "Nika-M" private school in Odessa, on the day commemorating the unity of all Slavs, Archpriest Valeriy Alekseyev blessed the site for a future monument to honor Sts. Cyril & Methodius.  That was followed by a conference, where Fr. Valeriy made a presentation on the subject, "Church-Slavonic: Its History and Meaning in Contemporary Liturgical Practise."

 

 

16/05/10 - Subdeacon John Hinton was ordained deacon by Bishop Joseph, with Fr. Daniel Meschter attending, during the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Ascension Church in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

The video section includes a sermon by the Most Reverend Gregory, Bishop of Sao Paulo and South America, given at the Holy Trinity Church in Astoria, USA. Part I; Part II.

09\05\10 - Metropolitan Agafangel elevated Archpriest Valeriy Alekseyev to protopresbyter during Divine Liturgy at the Archangel Michael Cathedral in Odessa.

08\05\10 - The service book (in Churc-Slavonic) for the akathist to St. John of Shanghai is available in the Library section.

 

 02\05\10 - Hieromonk Nikon was consecrated Vicar Bishop of Verhotursk, for the Siberian Diocese.

 

 

At the same service, Hegumena Aleksandra was awarded a jeweled cross for her efforts to preserve the convent and for her part in building the convent's church.

 

 

 01\05\10 - The evening before, Hieromonk Nikon was named Vicar Bishop of Verhotursk.

 

 28\04\10 - A meeting of the ROCA Synod of Bishops took place.

 28\04\10 - Bishop Dionisy (Alferov) has joined with us.

 

 26\04\10 - Bishop Daniel of Erie passed away in the city of Erie (Pennsylvania, USA) at the age of 79

 

 2010 Bishops Council

             Epistle

             Report

             Minutes

 

 26\04\10 - The day before the start of the Bishops Council, Divine Liturgy was served in the Archangel Michael Cathedral with eight bishops in attendance: the Most Reverend Metropolitan Agafangel and the Very Reverend Archbishops Andronik, Sofroniy, and Ioann, and Bishops Georgiy, Afanasiy, Gregory, and Kirill.

Photos: http://picasaweb.google.ru/ ksehia1/dLbxEC?feat= flashalbum#5464094023000613314

 

The ROCA Assistance Fund 2010 Paschal Appeal.

22\04\10- With the blessing of ROCA First Hierarch Metropolitan Agafangel, and in accordance with the decision of theFebruary meeting of the Eastern American and Syracuse dioceses, the ROCA California Missionhas been established.  ArchpriestVsevolod Dutikow has been appointed the head of the mission, along with Deacon Dimitriy Dobronravov as his assistant. The goal of the mission is to conduct regularservices on the West Coast by ROCA clergy.  The Missionhas also made available the first issue of its publication “Mission Newsletter.”  Those who wish to receive “Missionary Newsletter” at their home address, should

email their request to: ROCOR_Mission_CA@hotmail.com
or write to                  ROCOR Mission in California, P.O. Box 3025, UnionCity, CA  94587.
 

20\04\10 – A news site for our Church, “ROCA News,” has been created at http://news.ruschurchabroad.org/index.php?lang=en.   News and articles of our church will be posted.  Contributors are welcome.

18\04\10 – The Most Reverend Metropolitan Agafangel blessed the new church dedicated to the Nativity of the Mother of God at the St. John convent in the village of Egorovka, which was built through the efforts of Hegumena Aleksandra (Chernavskaya). The first Divine Liturgy took place after the blessing, officiated by Metropolitan Agafangel along with the Most Reverend Georgiy, Bishop of Bolgradand Belgorod-Dnestrovsk, hieromonks Methodius, Ignatius and Dula, and Fr.Simeon Kaloyev.

Atrapeza was held after the liturgy, attended by over 70 people.

Video clip 1;
Video clip 2;
Metropolitan Agafangel’s sermon.

16\04\10. Updates on the page  http://ruschurchabroad.org/sinod/charitable%20centre.htm

NEW PUBLICATION: “A Special Path” (A novel from the life of the Ufimsky Church) by Brother Zacharius.  Odessa, 2010, soft cover, 96 pgs, $1.25. 

Order it by emailing ipc@paco.net.

  We send our condolences to Deacon Father Constantine Burda on the passing of his father, servant of God Aleksandr, who died on Great Saturday, April 3, 2010.
Fr. Constantine serves at the Holy Trinity Church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 
Eternal Memory!

06/04/10 – Recent photos from the St. Nicholas Convent in the USA.

2010 Paschal Epistle of Metropolitan Agafangel
2010 Paschal Epistle of Archbishop Sofroniy
2010 Paschal Epistle of Bishop Georgiy
2010 Paschal Epistle of Bishop Gregory
2010 Paschal Epistle of Bishop Joseph

The Video section contains Met. Agafangel’s sermon on Great Saturday.
The Video section contains Met. Agafangel’s sermon on Great Thursday.

The latest issue of “The Russian Zoar” is now available.

 18/03/10 – On this day, 100 years ago, the fourth ROCA First Hierarch, Metropolitan Vitaliy, was born.  Eternal Memory!

  A new parish, in honor of Sts. Boris & Gleb, has been established at 24 Brentwood Dr., Avon, CT, 06001.  At the moment, services are being held in a parishioner’s house. There is no priest yet.  Abp. Andronik and Archpriest Gregory Kotlaroff blessed the premises and the parish will be served by clergy in the diocese.

 12/03/10 – Mother Agapia (Stephanopoulos) has been asked to establish the Synod Assistance Council.

 11/03/10 – Archpriest Ioann Grudnitskiy has been named the rector of the St. Elizabeth parish in Odessa.