ПАСХАЛЬНОЕ ПОСЛАНИЕ
Высокопреосвященнейшего
ИЛАРИОНА,
Митрополита Восточно-Американского и Нью-Йоркского,
Первоиерарха Русской Зарубежной Церкви.

Преосвященные собратья-архипастыри, боголюбивые иноки и инокини, дорогие о Господе отцы, братья и сестры!

ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ!

Какая-то дивная сила таится в этих словах и проникает всю душу, ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ! Какие радостные для христианской души слова! И есть-ли в человеческом языке более радостные слова, чем эти слова.Continue Reading

Paschal Epistle of His Eminence, Hilarion,
Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York,
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

Your Eminences, fellow hierarchs, God-loving monks and nuns, priests and deacons, beloved in the Lord brothers and sisters!

CHRIST IS RISEN!

A wondrous energy lies hidden in these words and penetrates the whole soul: Christ is Risen! How joyous are these words for the soul of a Christian! Can more festive words than these be found in the entire human language?Continue Reading

mh_india01On 10th of January 2013 His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion arrived in Mumbai, India where he spent a number of days visiting the Indian Orthodox Mission.

The former Metropolitan of the Anglican Church in India, John Augustine hosted a welcome dinner later that evening to mark the historic event of the first ROCOR Metropolitan to visit the Indian sub continent.Continue Reading

dandy2Приидите, возрадуемся, Господеви, настоящую тайну сказующе…»
(7 января, на «Господи, воззвах», стихира первая)

Рождество праздник, который для всех верующих людей остается несказанной тайной. Праздник, который и дети и взрослые ждут целый год. Даже маловерующие люди верят в чудеса Рождественской ночи.Continue Reading

fr_ioann_bojkoThe Diocesan Administration wishes to inform all clergy and parishioners that Priest Ioann (Ian) Bojko, the last priest of the Orthodox Church in America still residing in Australia, passed away after a long illness on 25th January 2013. Fr John was rector of the Holy Annunciation Church in Brisbane and it was in his term of office that the parish joined ROCOR and became a parish of the ANZ Diocese.

Fr Ioann was a gentle soul and his passing will be greatly felt by all.Continue Reading

croydon_ordination2On Sunday, February 20, 2013 the feast of the Holy Glorious Prophet John, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, the Parish of All Saints of Russia, Croydon was fortunate to celebrate a very special service.

Metropolitan Hilarion led the divine liturgy with priests Frs. Michael Li, Joachim Ross, Christopher Vakhabov; visiting Indonesian priests Frs. Dionysius, Boris, Barnabas, Athanasius; deacons Frs. Christopher Henderson, Constantine Tzortzis, Constantine Moshegov, Stephen McKay and heirodeacon Tykhon.Continue Reading

nativity13_croydon15His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, celebrated the second day of the Nativity of our Lord at the Church of All Russian Saints in Croydon.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were several local clergy as well as clergy from the Indonesian deanery of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese. Continue Reading