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Month: October 2012

10th Anniversary Frescoing and Beautification Appeal

10th Anniversary Frescoing and Beautification Appeal

Dear Fathers, Brothers and Sisters and Christ, By the mercy of God, 2012 marks the 10th year since the founding of Christ the Savior Orthodox Church in Wayne, WV and we are seeking to honor this anniversary with a festive celebration on Dec. 2nd at Christ the Savior Church.  In connection with this historic anniversary, we are working very hard to transform the interior of our church into a beautifully frescoed space where our parishioners and guests will be able…

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Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Ivan Mikhailovich Andreyevsky

Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Ivan Mikhailovich Andreyevsky

    “On December 30, 1976, reposed an outstanding churchman and statesman, doctor of psychiatry, pedagogue, lecturer, publicist and author of a series of theological textbooks,” states the introductory line in the Memoriam published in Orthodox Life, about Professor Ivan M. Andreyevsky. He is mentioned often as one of the shining lights of Orthodox theology. His name is often heard together with Archbishop Averky Taushev, Archbishop Vitaly Maximenko, the philosopher Archimandrite Constantine Zaitsev Professor I.M Kontzevitch, Nicholas Talberg, and the…

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Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Archbishop Andrew of Rockland

Modern Orthodox Saints and Holy Fathers & Mothers: Archbishop Andrew of Rockland

Born Adrian Rymarenko, on March 15/28, 1893, he was raised in a wealthy and pious family in the town of Romny, Poltava province, Ukraine. He recollects, “I grew up in a pious family… I was surrounded by that Orthodox way of life which for generations had been created by Holy Russia. In our family, life proceeded according to the church calendar, according to the yearly church cycle. Feast days were as it were the signposts of life. At home there…

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