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On August 15/28, the whole Orthodox world celebrates the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, and in honor of this day, special celebrations were held in Our Lady of Pochaev Church in North Port, FL.

Greeting my beloved in the Lord brother-archpastors, reverend fathers, and our dear brothers and sisters with love and a feeling of rejoicing in the Mother of God, I sincerely congratulate all of the archpastors, clergy, and laity with both the approaching celebrations of the 800th anniversary of the birth of the Great Prince Alexander Nevsky and the centennial of the I All-Diaspora Council!

On Friday evening, August 20, the newly formed youth chamber choir "Osanna" held its debut concert in St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City. The concert was attended by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York, and Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan.

On August 22, the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City, co-served by diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan.

On Wednesday the 18th and Thursday the 19th of August, the great feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan performed an archpastoral visit to Holy Epiphany Church in Boston, MA.

On Wednesday the 18th and Thursday the 19th of August, on the great feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Bishop Luke of Syracuse, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, officiated the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy in in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. 

On Wednesday the 18th and Thursday the 19th of August, on the great feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal & Canada officiated the All-Night Vigil and celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

On Saturday, August 21, His Eminence, Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen), celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Monastery of St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki in Spotsylvania, VA

In October 2020, the community of St. John Cassian Chapel in Bessemer, AL found and purchased a new church building. Already in the process of renovation by the previous owners, it seemed a perfect fit for an Orthodox worship space. Now, the community is nearly at the end of the last phase of renovation, and beginning to see the progress in more dramatic ways.

Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV has issued a report with the regretful news that construction on the new monastery church has been brought to a halt. In mid-July, it was discovered that the general contractor had not been paying his subcontractors.

On Wednesday the 4th and Thursday the 5th of August, the clergy and faithful of Our Lady of Pochaev Church in North Port, FL celebrated their patronal feast day. On the eve of the feast, the All-Night Vigil and litia were served.

There has been lots of rains in the south since this morning [August 17]; people, especially children and the sick, cannot stay in the rain, and here we have just reported the collapse of two buildings with people under the rubble, the southern population is calling for help to save lives.

Earlier this year, two priests of the Haitian Mission wrote to Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, on the occasion of the fifth anniversaries of their respective ordinations to the holy priesthood. To give a small glimpse into the lives of our humble and hardworking pastors in the longsuffering Haitian land, His Grace has blessed for these to be published.

On August 15, the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Eastern American Diocesan vicar Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

Having heard with grief and great concern of the death and devastation wrought by the earthquake today in Haiti, we ask that the faithful of the Russian Church Abroad strengthen their prayers for the wellbeing and salvation of our brothers and sisters in that country.

On Saturday morning, August 14, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the southwest of Haiti, devastating the cities of Les Cayes and Jérémie. As of Saturday afternoon, over 200 people are reported dead, with many more missing, injured, or trapped in the rubble.

From August 6-8, a number of historic events took place on the island of Puerto Rico for the future of Holy Orthodoxy – the arrival of the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God and the blessing of the cross & land of the future Church of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos.

We invite you and your parishioners to the great consecration of our Protection of the Mother of God Church in Rochester, NY!

On August 8, the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City, co-served by Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal & Canada.

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