Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! Dear members of our large parish family and guests of our Church!

 

Again, I am writing you a long text and again I hope that each of you will take my message with attention, understanding of the situation, spiritual judgment and prayer.
In today's unprecedented difficult situation, when a huge damage has been done to our spiritual life, every clergyman no longer poses the question: "how can I fulfill my Ministry and perform common services, despite all restrictions?". Now the thoughts of the clergy are formulated as follows:  "how can I protect and secure my flock based on the service of love and following the wise blessing of our Bishop?»
And today, with a sad heart, I inform you that for the safety of our parish family, at the word of the Church authorities and the call of the civil authorities, we continue to perform services behind closed doors with updated rules and continue to broadcast them online, including the Easter Celebrations. If necessary, you can confess by prior agreement with me, and then take communion after the Liturgy. 
Let such a difficult time strengthen each of us and aggravate our prayer, but it will not serve as a reason for dissensions and disorders of the soul. On the part of the parishioners, accepting this is a real spiritual feat that requires humility, wisdom, obedience, and trust in the Lord. In these restrictions, we spend our Church life primarily for the sake of love and care for our neighbor.

 

Thus, the schedule of our upcoming Divine Services: 

 

April 07, Tuesday-the Annunciation of the Lady Theotokos Virgin and Ever-Virgin Mary.
The divine Liturgy and broadcast on facebook begin at 10:00 a.m.

Those who wish to make confession and receive communion should inform me by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for information about when and how to confess and receive communion.

 

Sunday, April 12. The entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday.
The divine Liturgy and broadcast on facebook begin at 10:00 a.m.
Those who wish to make confession and receive communion should inform me by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for information about when and how to confess and receive communion.
The consecrated palm (verba) will be left on the porch of the temple. In order that those people who for various reasons and so leave their homes, could take one (!) sprig home.

 

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Dear brothers and sisters!

 

Please READ CAREFULLY the following extremely important message.

 

Due to the authorities ' special tightening of measures to combat coronavirus (both in the whole country and state, and locally in the area of the Church), we have not been able to perform services as before for some time. In many cases, churches are forced to take unprecedented measures, as Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, vicar of the Eastern American diocese, informs with sadness, concern for the flock and blessing in his address on the official website of the ROCOR.
We thank God that we have the opportunity to pray in the temple at all and it is not closed. However, with sadness in our hearts and love, we take the following extraordinary measures in accordance with the law, the blessing of the Church authorities, and the rules of the Church:

 

But we will celebrate the Easter service on the night of April 18-19 in the way that is appropriate in an Orthodox Church — all together in joint prayer, in celebration and joy for the risen Christ.