Saturday, January 22, 2011
JOHNSTOWN, PA -- On Friday, January 21, 2011, the Kursk-Root icon of the Mother of God made an unexpected visit to Johnstown. The Very Revered Archpriest Serge Lukianov who is accompanying this wonder-working icon throughout the United States, made a short trip to Johnstown in order to afford His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas the opportunity to venerate the icon.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Christ the Saviour Cathedral was blessed by the ordination of two men to the Diaconate by His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas on the Feast Days of Holy Theophany and the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist.
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Monday, January 17, 2011
SAXONBURG, PA -- The Wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Theotokos will visit the Holy Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery in Saxonburg, PA from January 20-21, 2011. Diocesan Faithful are cordially invited to take part in the liturgical services and venerate this icon. Read more...
Monday, January 17, 2011
MERCER, PA [Camp Nazareth] -- A new Camp Nazareth DVD has been completed! It is entitled: Camp Nazareth—Your Journey Starts Here! Those who have worked on the project, and those who have seen the trailers and the completed DVD, are very excited about it and believe it captures the spirit of the Camp. We tried and believe we have succeeded in giving those who see the DVD an experience of Camp...what it is like to be here and participate in the Camping Program. Read more...
Sunday, January 16, 2011
JOHNSTOWN, PA -- With the Blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas, Very Rev. Protopresbyter Frank. P.
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Sunday, January 09, 2011
WARREN, OHIO [TRIB-TODAY] - St Nicholas Orthodox Church, where Very Rev. Protopresbyter Kenneth Bachofsky is pastor, participated in the blessing of the Mahoning River as part of the Feast of Theophany along with the clergy and faithful of neighboring Orthodox Christian churches. Read more...
Sunday, January 09, 2011
PITTSBURGH, PA -- Troy Polamalu, the strong safety of the Pittsburgh Steelers, in an interview with the Pittsburgh Post Gazette on Julian Calendar Christmas provided an incredible witness for the Orthodox Christian Faith. Read more...
Friday, January 07, 2011
JOHNSTOWN, PA -- [The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord 2010.] As a gift to the faithful of the Diocese, His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas, along with his personal deacon, the Rev. Deacon David Mastroberte Read more...
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Last year, at this festive time, I received a Christmas card which many people, I'm sure, would have found quite unusual, and yet for us Orthodox Christians, it was very appropriate. It did not depict the Christ Child in the cave surrounded by the Theotokos and Joseph, nor the adoration of the shepherds or the Magi Read more...
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Beloved brother concelebrants and blessed children in the Lord, Within the somber atmosphere that recently prevails throughout the world with the diverse affliction of the financial, social, moral and especially spiritual crisis, which has created increasing frustration, bitterness, confusion, anxiety, disappointment and fear among many people with regard to the future, the voice of the Church sounds sweet:
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