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			<title><![CDATA[St. Elias Eastern Orthodox Church conducted its Easter Celebration Service on Sunday]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Church member Elizabeth St. Andrews was among those to receive communion from Father Lawrence Bacik during the service. 
Part of the ceremony included the procession around the church, led by altar server Alexander Bacik.
 
Media Coverage...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:26:41 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PATRIARCHAL PARISHES IN THE USA]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[            The Office of the Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes in the U.S.A. with great sadness informs that the Rt. Rev. Mitered Archpriest Feodor S. Kovalchuk, the Dean of the central States Deanery of the Patriarchal parishes in the USA and rector of the Nativity of Christ Church (Youngstown, OH), has reposed in the Lord today, April 22nd, 2008, at 7:10 pm. 
 
The Rt. Rev. Mitered Archpriest Feodor S. Kovalchuk was born on March 5th, 1924 in Saskatchewan, Canada.   He graduated fro...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:27:42 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[First Pan-Orthodox Passion Service in Baltimore]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On Sunday evening March 30, 2008, the third Sunday of the Great Fast &ndash; the Week of the Veneration of the Life-Giving Cross &ndash; the Orthodox faithful of the Baltimore Metropolitan area solemnly celebrated a Passion Service at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church in Baltimore, MD. The pastor of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Rev. Priest John Vass concelebrated this special Great-Lenten Vespers Service with Very Rev. Archpriest Theodore Boback, Rector of St. Andrew Orthodox Church ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:33:53 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CIRCULAR LETTER ABOUT THE ANNUAL PASCHAL SERVICE]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[To The Dean, Parish Rectors, 
Presidents of the Parish Councils of the Eastern States Deanery   
CIRCULAR LETTER 

The Office of the Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes hereby announces that the annual Paschal greeting of the Bishop will take place Bright Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York.  This year the celebrants of this feastal services will be joined by His Grace Bishop Gabriel of Manhattan and the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church Outsid...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:40:30 -0800</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[CIRCULAR LETTER ABOUT THE ANNUAL PASSION SERVICE]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[To The Dean, Parish Rectors, 
Presidents of the Parish Councils of the Eastern States Deanery   
CIRCULAR LETTER
 
The Office of the Administrator of the Patriarchal parishes hereby announces that the annual Passion Service, celebrated by the clergy of the Eastern States Deanery, will take place on March 23rd, 2008 at 4 pm. at St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York.
   
All clergy must attend.
   
The color of vestments &ndash; black.
 
The English texts of the Gospel reading (...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:36:36 -0800</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[JOIN US FOR THREE HISTORIC CHRISTMAS CONCERTS]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexey II of Moscow and Russia 
On the occasion of the restoration of unity of the Russian Orthodox Church and to the 200th anniversary (1807-2007) of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and the USA
 
WORLD PREMIERE

    
        
            
            
                
                    
                        
                        Composed by
                        Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:44:58 -0800</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Joint Celebration of the Restoration of Unity within the Russian Orthodox Church at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church in Baltimore, MD]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, November 4, 2007, the feast day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the Orthodox faithful of the Baltimore/Washington DC Metropolitan area joyfully concelebrated Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church in Baltimore, MD to mark the restoration of unity within the Russian Orthodox Church.
 
The pastor of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Rev. Priest John Vass concelebrated Divine Liturgy with Rev. Priest Ioann Barbus, Pastor of Holy Transfiguration Russian Ortho...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:22:15 -0800</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[100-Year Anniversary of The Holy Dormition of the Theotokos Catholicon Church in Benld, Illinois.]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On October 27, 2007 at The Holy Dormition of the Theotokos Catholicon Church in Benld, Illinois, special festivities were held to celebrate 100 year anniversary of the foundation of the church. The previous day, the Great Vespers were served by the rector of church V.Rev. Archpriest Paul Waters, in the attendance of the His Grace Mercurius Bishop of Zaraisk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA. Among the praying were also V.Rev Roman Star, Rev. Hieromonk Joseph (Kryukov) secreta...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:01:34 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reconstruction of the Iconostas at the St. Andrews Cathedral is Concluding]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Reconstruction of the iconostas at the St. Andrews Cathedral in Philadelphia, PA is concluding. The project was realized upon a blessing of His Grace Mercurius Bishop of Zaraisk. Archpastor visit and the blessing of the new iconostas of the church are being planned for December this year....]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:59:56 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[His Grace Bishop Mercurius Blessed the Iconography at the St. Innocent of Irkutsk Church]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[On October 25, 2007 His Grace Bishop Mercurius of Zaraisk visited St. Innocent of Irkutsk Church in Redford, MI. His Grace served a molieben together with the rector of the parish V. Rev. Archpriest Roman Star.  Following the molieben, Bishop Mercurius commenced the blessing of the new iconography at the church.  Clergy of Patriarchal Parishes and many parishioners of St. Innocent church prayed at the service. Bishop Mercurius in his greeting, addressed to the rector and the parishioners, thanke...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:34:20 -0700</pubDate>
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