Diocese of New York and Washington, D.C.

 

Diocese of New York and Washington, D.C.

The Most Reverend Philip
Archbishop of New York and Washington, D.C.
Metropolitan of All North America

This is the Archbishop's area of direct jurisdiction, includes 16 parishes in the New York City metropolitan area, the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and institutions throughout North America (e.g., the Antiochian Village in Pennsylvania).

Click here for a directory of all the parishes in the Diocese of New York.

 

Parishes of this diocese join with the parishes of the Diocese of Charleston, Oakland and the Mid-Atlantic for Parish Life Conferences and other diocesan gatherings.

St. Vladimir's Seminary Chorale to Perform in New York City

from the St. Vladimir's Seminary website:

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Join us for an exquisite evening of liturgical music sung in the traditional styles of Orthodox Christian churches worldwide. In a multi-media program that interweaves luminous icons, sacred texts, and a rich a cappella sound, the St. Vladimir's Seminary Chorale will perform ORIENT: Sacred Song and Image at the famous St. Malachy's,"The Actors' Chapel," in the heart of Manhattan, at 239 West 49th Street, New York City. This stirring concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The concert program will include pieces from the broader Orthodox tradition sung in their original languages— Greek, Georgian, Estonian, Slavonic—as well as choral music by Orthodox composers written for the concert hall. Two visual projections—one of images of Orthodox icons and the other of translations of musical texts—will run simultaneously as the chorale sings. Icons, music, and text will expound one another, just as they do within the Orthodox liturgy. The concert will combine the best elements of a professional choral performance with the depth and authenticity of the Orthodox liturgical experience, resulting in a truly beautiful multimedia artistic performance, and a full, authentic vision of the Orthodox Christian faith.

Eastern Dioceses College Scholarship Application Due June 1st

The Eastern Dioceses 2012 College Scholarship Application is now available for download. This scholarship application is intended only for parishioners from churches that are within the Eastern Dioceses. If you wish to participate in the application process, please complete the application and be sure to include all required materials. All information must be accurately completed and returned by June 1, 2012.

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Bishop Nicholas Visits St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn

Bishop Nicholas with the faithful of St. NicholasBishop Nicholas with the faithful of St. NicholasSt. Nicholas Cathedral, along with Orthodox Churches throughout the world, celebrated the Feast of our Lord's Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem on April 8, 2012. A full Cathedral welcomed His Grace, Bishop Nicholas for the first time on Palm Sunday, and the weather was befitting the feast. It was a great celebration before entering in the solemnity of Great and Holy Week in the evening.

View the photo gallery on St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral's website.


Bishop Nicholas Visits St. Vladimir's Seminary

Bishop Nicholas with Chancellor Fr. Chad Hatfield (left) and Dean Fr. John Behr (right) in front of Three Hierarchs Chapel on campus.Bishop Nicholas with Chancellor Fr. Chad Hatfield (left) and Dean Fr. John Behr (right) in front of Three Hierarchs Chapel on campus.from the St. Vladimir's Seminary website:

This spring [the St. Vladimir's Seminary] community was blessed by a campus visit from His Grace Nicholas (Ozone), auxiliary bishop for Brooklyn, and assistant to His Eminence Philip, archbishop of New York and metropolitan of All North America, of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America (AOCANA), headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey. It was Bishop Nicholas's first time here, and he was visiting in his capacity as the hierarch responsible for overseeing the education of students enrolled in seminaries, and in particular, for overseeing the Ordination Review Board of the Archdiocese.

"We had a wonderful and positive discussion," remarked seminary Dean Archpriest John Behr, "on all sorts of aspects regarding the seminarians and their education, and we look forward to working ever more closely with the Archdiocese."

Likewise, seminary Chancellor and CEO Archpriest Chad Hatfield noted, "I was impressed with his theological insights and great interest in what he saw as the 'unique SVOTS approach to theological education'."

Bishop Nicholas was ordained to the episcopacy in December 2011 by His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV. Read a full biography of Bishop Nicholas here.

Public Lenten Retreat at St. Vladimir's Seminary

Dr. Vigen GuroianDr. Vigen GuroianMarch 7, 2012

[SVOTS Communications, Yonkers, NY]  Dr. Vigen Guroian, professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, will lead the annual public lenten retreat this year at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, NY, on Saturday, March 31, 2012. The retreat will begin with Divine Liturgy in Three Hierarchs Chapel at 9 a.m., followed by a lenten brunch, and two presentations by Dr. Guroian, to be held in the John G. Rangos Family Building.

Dr. Guroian has authored of a number of books, many on morality and ethics, and many that are meditative in content, such as Inheriting Paradise: Meditations on Gardening. Dr. Guroian will base the content of this year's retreat on his latest book, Melody of Faith: Theology in an Orthodox Key (Eerdmans, 2010).

The price of registration is $10 (with brunch) or free (without brunch), but all participants must register. See the seminary’s Website for more details: www.svots.edu.

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