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Hieromonk Stefan (Sabelnik) Has Been Consecrated as Bishop of Trenton and North-America for the ROCOR

The Parish of the New-Martyr Princess St. Elizabeth (New York, USA), Headed by Fr. Dmitry Weiber, Came Under the Omophor of Bishop Stefan of Trenton and North-America

Letter of Lesna Monastery sisters concerning their passage under the jurisdiction of the True Orthodox Church of Russia

19.04/02.05.2007

Dear in Christ friends and benefactors of our monastery! Christ is Risen!

We wish to inform you that as of the feast of Mid-Pentecost, 19.04/02.05.2007, our monastery will be under the jurisdiction of the True Orthodox Church of Russia. Beginning on Tuesday evening with the Vespers of the feast, we will His Grace, the Most Reverend Archbishop Tikhon, Archbishop of Omsk and Siberia, as our ruling hierarch.Many of you knowour unwillingness to accept the pending union of the Moscow Patriarchate and the Church Abroad and of our reluctance to follow that path. Our decision was not made lightly. We gave it much thought, sought the advice of many, prayed hard and wept throughout this troubled time.

Three anniversaries. The MP solemnly noted Sergius Stragorodsky''s anniversary, after beginning the gradual preparation of their flock for his "canonization"

Три юбилея. В МП торжественно отметили юбилей Сергия Страгородского, начав постепенную подготовку паствы к его “канонизации” (на английском и русском языках)