Diocese Establishes Central Ohio Mission
On March 7, 2010, His
Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas established a new
mission church in central Ohio. Named Holy Cross and with all services in
English, the mission serves a growing congregation of 35 souls and worships at
2548 Billingsley Road in north Columbus, while the search for a permanent
location gets underway.
Pastoring the new community
is Fr. Kevin Greenwood, himself recently received as a priest of the
Carpatho-Russian Diocese. “Many of our
members can trace their origins to the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox tradition, but
have attended other Orthodox churches because there was no ACROD parish in
central Ohio. For many of our group, it seems very much
like a homecoming,” observed Fr. Kevin.
“There is a great deal of excitement and gratitude for the opportunity
to found this mission among our parishioners, including those of us who are new
to the customs of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church. It is a truly joyous time for us all, as we
look forward to welcoming new members and sharing our faith and rituals, which
date back to the Apostles and the first days of Christianity.”
Lending his almost 50 years
of priestly ministry in ACROD to the new mission is the Very Rev.
Protopresbyter Paul Herbert of Mount
Vernon. “Fr.
Paul, his wife Pani Eleanor and their daughter Ruth are blessings to our
mission,” commented Fr. Greenwood. “They
have so much to share from years devoted to serving Christ’s Church, that we
have a personal treasury of lived faith from which to draw.”
The Divine Liturgy is
celebrated Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and is followed by fellowship and
refreshments. Great Vespers are served on
Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. with confessions heard beginning at 5:00 p.m. A schedule of religious education for youth
and adults, as well as instruction for those wishing to become an Orthodox
Christian, will begin in the fall. For
more information on the mission, e-mail holycrossorthodox@gmail.com or
visit “Holy Cross Orthodox Mission, Columbus, OH”
on Facebook or the parish website at www.holycrossorthodox.com.
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