Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
22 May 13: Invitation – Saint Nicholas Church Feast Day Celebration, Wallsend (Newcastle)
15 May 13: Holy Week, Pascha and Bright Week around the diocese
A photo-report from Holy Week and Bright Week from various parishes around the Diocese is included below.
If you have photos from your parish and would like to see them added, please email them through to the Diocesan web team.
3 May 13: Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
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? (more…)
10 Apr 13: 3rd Sunday of Great Lent, Veneration of the Cross, and Annunciation at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral – photoreport
In 2013 the feast of the Annunciation coincided with the 3rd Sunday of Great Lent which is the Veneration of the Holy Cross.
The combined festal service was served at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral by the cathedral clergy.
Attached below is a short photoreport. (more…)
18 Mar 13: “Path to Pascha” – a free eBook gift for you
As we enter Great Lent we would like to take this opportunity to remind our readers of the special podcasts for Great Lent – Path to Pascha – that have been released by Russian Orthodox Podcast.
As part of these special edition podcasts, an eBook was also written to complement the podcasts, which is available to download in two formats, pdf or iBook for the iPad. (more…)
18 Mar 13: Lenten Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
Lenten Epistle of
His Eminence Metropolitan
H I L A R I O N
of Eastern America and New York,
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
Eminent Brother Archpastors, Honorable Father-Concelebrants, Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: (more…)