Приходскiя
Новости - Church News
3 мая
2008 г.
Въ
Свѣтлую Субботу, настоятель
возглавилъ делегацiю
отъ нашего прихода, которая
посѣтила Свято-Николаевскiй
Патрiаршiй Соборъ. Въ составъ
делегацiи вошли ипод.
Леонидъ, чт. Нектарiй,
чт. Григорiй, и матушка
Любовь. Отецъ Сергiй
и сопровождающiя его
лица приняли участiе
въ торжественной Литургiи
въ честь праздника
Святой Пасхи. Cмотрите
сайтъ РПЦЗ здѣсь и также сайтъ Николаевскаго
Собора здѣсь. Для
посмотра фотографiй
нажмите здѣсь.
May 3rd, 2008
On Bright
Saturday, a delegation led by our rector visited St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral in New York City. Subdeacon Leonid, Reader
Nektary, Reader Gregory and Matushka Lubov were part of the delegation. Fr. Serge and his fellow travelers participated in
a festive Divine Liturgy in honor of the feast of Pascha. Сlick here to read details from the official ROCOR site. For further details click here for the official site of St. Nicholas Cathedral. For pictures click here.
27
апрѣля
2008
Въ Пасхальную
ночь настоятель возглавилъ
торжественную Заутреню
и Божественную Литургiю.
Во время запричастныхъ
провозгласили Пасхальное
Посланiе Святѣйшаго
Патрiарха Алексiя, а въ Свѣтлый
Понедѣльникъ провозгласили
Пасхальное Посланiе Архiепископа
Иларiона. По
окончанiе Литургiи
о. Сергiй
освятилъ большое количество
куличей и пасохъ для
вѣрующихъ. Для посмотра
фотографiй нажмите здѣсь.
April 27th, 2008
On the
Great Feast of Pascha Fr. Serge served the festive Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy. The Paschal Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch
Alexy was proclaimed during the Communion of the clergy and on Bright Monday, the Paschal Epistle of Archbishop Hilarion was
proclaimed. After the Paschal Liturgy, Fr. Serge blessed a large number of baskets with traditional kulich and other foods
for the faithful.
For photos and video from Pascha, click here.
13
апрѣля 2008 г.
Въ воскресенье
13 апрѣля,
въ нашемъ храмѣ былъ совершенъ
чинъ Соборованiя. Настоятелю
сослужили Прот. Александръ
Голубовъ, Прот. Георгiй
Каллауръ, Прот. Серафимъ
Ганъ, Прот. Давидъ Страутъ,
Iерей Александръ Анчутинъ
и Протодiаконъ Павелъ
Волковъ. Смотрите фотографiи Соборованiя здѣсь.
April 13,
2008
On
Sunday April 13th, the service of Holy Unction was served in our parish. The rector was joined by Archpriest Alexander Golubov,
Archpriest George Kallaur, Archpriest Seraphim Gan, Archpriest David Straut, Priest Alexander Anchutin and Protodeacon Paul
Wolkow. Click here for pictures from the service of Holy Unction.
7го апрѣля 2008 г.
Въ
праздникъ Благовѣщенiя Пресвятыя
Богородицы, послѣ окончанiя
второй части ремонта,
настоятель совершилъ
Всенощное Бдѣнiе и Божественную
Литургiю. Смотрите фотографiи
второй
части ремонта здѣсь и фотографiи Благовѣщенiя здѣсь.
April 7th,
2008
On the feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, after
successfully completing the second phase of renovations at the church, Fr. Serge served the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy.
Click here for pictures from the Annunciation and click here for pictures from the second phase of renovations.
30го марта 2008 г.
Въ 3ю
недѣлю Великаго
Поста, послѣ окончанiя
ремонта нашего храма,
настоятель совершилъ
Всенощное Бдѣнiе
и чинъ Выноса Креста.
Предлагаемъ посѣтителямъ
нашего сайта фотографiи
крестопоклонной недѣли здѣсь.
March 30th 2008
On the third week of Great Lent, after the
completion of the several restoration projects, Fr. Serge served the All Night Vigil with the bringing out of the Holy Cross.
Click here for pictures from the bringing out of the Holy Cross.
23го марта 2008 г.
Высокопреосвященнѣйшiй
Митрополитъ Онуфрiй
Черновицкiй и Буковинскiй
возглавилъ божественную
литургiю въ недѣлю Святителя
Григорiя Паламы въ нашемъ
храмѣ. Его Высокопреосвященству
сослужили настоятель
храма Прот. Сергiй, Iерей
Борисъ Хендерсонъ (настоятель
храма Всѣхъ Святыхъ
въ Землѣ Россiйстѣй Просiявшихъ,
въ Денверъ, Колорадо),
Протодiаконъ Павелъ
Волковъ и Дiаконъ Iона
Кампбеллъ.Чтобы посмотрѣть
фотографiи и видео нажмите здѣсь.
March 23rd 2008
His Eminence
Metropolitan Onufry of Chernovitsy and Bukovina presided over the Divine Liturgy at our church for the week of St. Gregory
Palamas. Fr. Serge, Fr. Boris Henderson (rector of All Saints of Russian Church in Denver, CO) Fr. Pavel Wolkow and Fr. Jonah
Campbell co-served with His Eminence. Click here for pictures and video.
22го марта
2008 г.
Высокопреосвященнѣйшiй
Митрополитъ Онуфрiй
Черновицкiй и Буковинскiй
возглавилъ торжественное
всенощное бдѣнiе въ недѣлю
Святителя Григорiя Паламы
въ нашемъ храмѣ. Его Высокопреосвященству
сослужили настоятель
храма Прот. Сергiй, Iерей
Борисъ Хендерсонъ, настоятель
храма Всѣхъ Святыхъ
въ Землѣ Россiйстѣй Просiявшихъ
въ Денверъ Колорадо,
и Дiаконъ Iона Кампбеллъ.
Чтобы увидить фотографiи
нажмите здѣсь.
March 22nd 2008
His Eminence Metropolitan Onufry of Chernovitsy and Bukovina presided over a festive all night vigil at our church
for the week of St. Gregory Palamas. Fr. Serge, Fr. Boris Henderson (rector of All Saints of Russian Church in Denver, CO)
and Fr. Jonah Campbell co-served with His Eminence. Click here for pictures.
20го марта 2008г.
Въ отдѣлѣ "Постная Трiодь"
вышли записи нашего
церковнаго хора во время
первой седмицы Великаго
Поста. Смотрите Постную
Трiодь здѣсь.
March 20th 2008
Live recordings of our choir
from the first week of great lent have been uploaded to the Lenten Triodion section of our site. Click here to visit the Lenten Triodion page.
19го марта 2008 г.
Въ
день памяти иконы Божiей
Матери "споручница грѣшниковъ"
была отслужена ночная
Литургiя Преждеосвященныхъ
Даровъ. По окончанiи Литургiи,
настоятель храма отслужилъ
первую въ нашемъ храмѣ
панихиду по новопреставленному
Первоiерарху Митрополиту
Лавру. Да упокоитъ его
Господь въ селенiяхъ
праведныхъ! Для фотографiи
нажмите здѣсь.
March
19th 2008
On Wednesday, March 19th, for the feast day of the icon of the Mother of God "Helper
of Sinners" a nighttime Presanctified Liturgy was served in our parish. The first panihida in our church for Metropolitan
Laurus was served immediately after the liturgy. Click here for photos and video from the service.
MARCH 17th, 2008
On the second Sunday of Great Lent in honor of St. Gregory Palamas, His Eminence Metropolitan
Onufry of Chernovitsy and Bukovina will be serving the All Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy in our parish. His Eminence is arriving
in the United States on Thursday March 20th for the funeral of Metropolitan Laurus. Vladyka will be greeted at the airport
by our rector Fr. Serge who will accompany him to Holy Trinity Monastery. After the funeral, Vladyka Onufry will visit our
parish to serve and pray with us.
Schedule
of Services:
Saturday
March 22nd: All Night Vigil at 6:00 PM
Sunday March 23rd: Greeting of His Eminence at 9:30 followed by a Hierarchal
Divine Liturgy
MARCH 17th, 2008:
The funeral for His Eminence
Metropolitan Laurus will be held on Friday March 21st, 2008 at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, New York. Several rooms
have been booked for our parish at the monastery guest house for Friday evening. Any parishioners who wish to attend the funeral
should contact Reader Peter Lukianov at 732-682-6914 or petyaluk@gmail.com.
Because of the funeral for Metropolitan Laurus, the schedule of services will be revised
according to the following:
Wednesday,
March 19th: Panihida for Metropolitan Laurus after the Presanctified Liturgy at 6:30 PM
Friday, March 21st: All services are canceled
Saturday, March 22nd: Liturgy for 40 martyrs is canceled. Vigil will continue
as scheduled at 6:00 PM
MARCH 16TH, 2008
On
the morning of March 16th, on the feast of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus, First Hierarch of the
Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, fell asleep in the Lord at his residence in Holy Trinity Monastery. His Eminence oversaw the
beginning of an era of great triumph for the Russian Church when, last May, he helped end eighty years of painful separation
by bringing to a fruitful conclusion reunification with the Moscow Patriarchate.The newly departed spiritual father of the
Russian Diaspora will be truly missed by his flock. May the Lord grant our beloved Vladyka Lavr memory eternal! Vechnaya Pamyat'!
For details regarding His Eminence's funeral, visit
the official site of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad by clicking here.
MARCH 10TH, 2008
On
March 9th, the parishioners of St. Nicholas Church bid farewell to cheesefare week and began the Great Lent. The day began
with our new tradition of serving an akathist to the icon of the Mother of God "I am with you and no one is against you,"
before the Divine Liturgy. After the festive Divine Liturgy Fr. Serge delivered a very moving sermon during which he called
all the faithful to repentance and prayer during these very holy days of Great Lent. The Forgiveness Vespers began after the
sermon and everyone felt the instant change of atmosphere in the church. The choir adorned the Vespers with beautiful lenten
singing, the clergy were now in black vestments and it was time to begin the famous prayer of St. Ephrem along with the full
prostrations. Upon completion of the Vespers the entire church joined together to sing the Pascha Sticheras before asking
each other for forgiveness. After the service the parish came together for one last "trapeza" of traditional Russian
blini. The luncheon was held in the spirit of brotherly love and gave the parish one last opportunity to enjoy a festive meal
together before the beginning of lent. May God grant us the spiritual strength to complete these 47 holy days of lent and
greet the Great Feast of the Pascha of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Click here for pictures from Forgiveness Sunday
FEBRUARY 28TH, 2008
On February 25th (new style) the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of St. Alexy, Metropolitan
of Moscow, who is the patron saint of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II. Our First Hierarch Metropolitan Laurus, along with
a delegation from the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, were present for the celebrations in honor of the patriarchs namesday.
A congratulatory letter was sent by Fr. Serge to His Holiness on behalf of our parish. May God grant Patriarch Alexy many
years of health and spiritual salvation!
Click here to read Fr. Serge's letter to Patriarch Alexy
Click here for pictures from the celebrations in Moscow.
FEBRUARY 25TH, 2008
We are proud to announce the opening of a new section on our site dedicated to the Lenten Triodion.
This section of our site will offer a wealth of information for the period of Great Lent. Click here to visit our Lenten Triodion page.
FEBRUARY 4TH, 2008
On Sunday February 3rd, the Very Reverend Mitred Archpriest Theodore Povniy, Chairman of the
Department of External Affairs for the Belarussian Orthodox Church, visited our parish. Fr. Theodore lead the Divine Liturgy,
accompanied by Archpriest Serge Lukianov and Protodeacon Pavel Wolkow from St. Seraphim's Church in Sea Cliff, NY. The
prayerful and festive atmosphere was felt by all those who were present at the divine liturgy. We were honored that Fr. Theodore
chose our parish, to serve his first liturgy in the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. After the service, Fr. Theodore addressed
the faithful and expressed his sincere gratitude for the hospitality that was shown him. Fr. Serge's response can be seen
on video in our photo gallery. Click here for pictures and video from Fr. Theodore's visit.
JANUARY 27TH, 2008
The Epiphany celebrations at our
parish have been published on some of the major Russian Orthodox websites throughout the world. Photographs from the procession
and the great blessing of the water, have been posted on the official site of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and the Moscow
Patriarchates website (patriarchia.ru)
To view the articles click on the links below:
Russian Orthodox Church Abroad
Patriarchia.ru
JANUARY 23RD, 2008
His Grace Bishop Meletiy of Khotin visited our parish on January 23rd for the feast of St. Theophan
the Recluse. On January 22nd, parishioners Dimitri and Maria hosted a dinner in honor of our dear Vladika. The next day, Vladika
visited our parish to pray with us at the Divine Liturgy. At the conclusion of the liturgy, Fr. Serge welcomed Vladika, and
noted the historical significance of his visit, as this was the first time a bishop of the Moscow Patriarchate participated
in a service at St. Nicholas parish. Vladika responded by expressing his joy in joining us for the service and passed along
his best wishes for the future of our parish. In his sermon, Vladika mentioned how wonderful it is to see St. Theophan's
memory honored in a country that the Holy Hierarch never even dreamed of visiting. St. Theophan is one of the great saints
of the last 200 years and his writing have been a spiritual inspiration for millions of Orthodox Christians. After the liturgy,
Fr. Serge gave Vladika a tour of Red Bank and showed him the Navesink River, which was recently blessed on the Epiphany. Vladika
Meletiy is the vicar bishop to Metropolitan Onuphry of Chernovtsy, a dear friend of our parish. Glory be to God for sending
His Grace to our parish and spiritually uplifting all of us.
JANUARY 23RD, 2008
With the blessing of Metropolin Laurus, on February 3rd the Very Reverend Mitred Archpriest Theodore
Povniy will visit our parish. Fr. Theodore is the Chairman of the Department of External Affairs for the Orthodox Church of
Belarus under the omophorion of His Eminence Metropolitan Philaret of Minsk. He will serve the Divine Liturgy, and afterwards
a luncheon will be held in his honor in the lower hall of the church. Fr. Theodore will host a spiritual talk to share his
experiences and tell us about the Orthodox Church of Belarus. The following day Fr. Serge will accompany Fr. Theodore on a
pilgrimage to the Holy Trinity Monastery to meet with our First Hierarch Metropolitan Laurus. May God grant Fr. Theodore a
safe journey to the United States.
JANUARY 20TH, 2008
On the Great Feast of the Epiphany, the parishioners of St. Nicholas Church performed a procession
from the church to the Navesink River, where the rector blessed the water in the river. The feast was a great success and
spiritually uplifting for all those who were present. The Honorable Mayor of Red Bank, Pasquale Menna, along with the Red
Bank Chief of Police, Mark Fitzgerald, joined the parishioners for the service, procession, and festive luncheon. Glory be
to God for sending us fair weather, and making the first celebration in honor of Red Bank's Centennial a day that will
be remembered by all for years to come!
Special thanks to:
Borough of Red Bank - Mayor
Pasquale Menna
Red Bank Police - Chief Mark Fitzgerald
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church - Pastor Dean Brown
Manhattan
Bagel
Navesink River Rowing - Click here for more information
All the parishioners of St. Nicholas Church
JANUARY 20TH, 2008
Our parish was featured in
an article at www.redbankgreen.com. This site is a news site for the city of Red Bank and they did a story about the revival
of our parish.
JANUARY 16TH, 2008
Our very own parishioner, Reader Gregory Levitsky, was fortunate enough to travel to Moscow for
the Nativity celebrations. Reader Gregory received a letter of recommendation from the office of the Metropolitan, and was
allowed to serve and read in the Nativity services at Christ the Savior Patriarchal Cathedral in Moscow. Reader Gregory spoke
to His Holiness Patriarch Alexey and passed along our sincere congratulations from the rector and the parish. His Holiness
also passed along his best wishes to our small parish. Glory be to God for bestowing this blessing on our parish and for Reader
Gregory's safe return to America.
JANUARY 16TH, 2008
Our neighbors at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 150 River Road, have been kind enough to
lend their dining facilities to our parish on the Epiphany. Pastor Dean Brown very graciously offered the use of his parish
hall so that our parishioners can share a festive luncheon after the blessing of the waters in the Navesink. We are grateful
to the Lord for sending us such hospitable and friendly neighbors. The luncheon will begin after the procession returns to
the church. For more details click here.
JANUARY 14TH, 2008
Our parish has been blessed with a very talented choir that adorns the services with beautiful
singing. To share the joy that our parishioners feel at the divine services, we have added a section to our website dedicated
entirely to our choir. There you will find both audio and video files of our choir for your listening enjoyment. Our parish
is very grateful to our singers who tirelessly dedicate their time to make the services so prayerful. May God bless all of
you! Click here to visit our choir section.
JANUARY 14TH, 2008
On Sunday January 13th, the parishioners of St. Nicholas Church came together to bid farewell
to the great feast of the Nativity of Christ. Upon completion of the liturgy, the entire church sang the troparion and kondakion
to the Nativity as Fr. Serge censed the icon for the final time. After the icon was carried into the altar, the Nativity feast
was officially over; and it was now time to look towards the future. The church was filled with anticipation as the rector
read off who would play which role in the upcoming procession on the feast of the Epiphany. After the service, a group of
parishioners made the walk down to the Navesink river to begin planning the final details of the procession. Later on in the
day, the parishioners gathered at the church once again to celebrate the Church new year and the memory of St. Basil the Great.
After the vigil service, a molieben was served to ask for God's blessing in the new year. Despite the long day and cold
weather, the level of enthusiasm was tremendous because of the upcoming procession and the arrival of the new year. Click here for pictures.
JANUARY 11TH, 2008
On January 10th, the Epiphany Committee met at the rectors residence to discuss plans for the
upcoming procession and blessing of waters on Epiphany. Among the items on the agenda were the distribution of roles for parishioners
in the procession and the technical aspect of how this celebration would happen. Reader Peter Lukianov was assigned as the
coordinator for the procession and public relations adviser. Stay tuned for more details as they get published on our website.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Fr. Serge thanked the members of the committee, and asked for prayers that the Lord would
send fair weather on this joyous day for our parish and the city of Red Bank.
JANUARY 9TH, 2008:
Through God's mercy, the parishioners of St. Nicholas Church have successfully completed
the festive Nativity weekend. After many rehearsals, our choir adorned the services with angelic singing that was felt by
everyone present. The church was beautifully decorated under the skilled supervision of Warden Eugene Stupin, who paid special
attention to every detail in preparing God's holy house for the Nativity. The full cycle of festive services was completed
starting with the Royal Hours, Great Vespers, Great Compline and of course the Divine Liturgies on Sunday and Monday.
The rector would like to thank all those who toiled for the glory of God in making our holidays so prayerful and memorable.
Glory be to God for all things! Click here for pictures and video from the Nativity weekend.
JANUARY 4TH, 2008
Upon completion of the Royal Hours, Fr. Serge, along with a delegation
from the parish, were received by the Honorable Mayor of Red Bank, Pasquale Menna. The meeting was held in the spirit of friendship
and mutual interest in the community of Red Bank. Fr. Serge proposed the idea of having a procession from the church to the
Navesink River on Epiphany, in order to bless the waters. The Mayor graciously accepted the proposal and went even farther
to suggest, that the blessing of the waters mark the beginning of celebrations in honor of the cities centennial anniversary.
Mr. Menna pledged his full support to the parish in helping to make the blessing of the waters, a historic and memorable event
for the entire city. Many other ideas were exchanged during the meeting, which would help the parish to grow and become an
active part of the community, contributing all the best that the Russian faith and culture have to offer. At the conclusion
of the meeting, Fr. Serge thanked the Mayor for his generosity and genuine concern for our small parish.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE BLESSING OF THE NAVESINK RIVER
DECEMBER 30TH, 2007
Reader Nektary Lukianov has been
assigned as the new choir director for our parish. Reader Nektary has been the assistant choir director at St. Alexander Nevsky
Cathedral in Lakewood, NJ for many years. He has extensive knowledge of liturgical music which he gained by attending the
School of Liturgical Music at Holy Trinity Monastery and from years of apprenticeship under Andrei Burbelo who is currently
the choir conductor at St. Alexanders. May God grant Reader Nektary many years of health and salvation to carry on his duties
as the choir conductor in our parish.
DECEMBER 16TH, 2007
On our parish feast day, His
Grace Bishop Gabriel of Manhattan officially appointed Fr. Serge Lukianov as the new rector for our parish. May God grant
Fr. Serge and Matushka Luba many years of health and salvation. MNOGAYA LETA!
DECEMBER 14TH, 2007
Extensive repairs were recently made to the interior altar walls by members of the parish klir.
Thank you to all who helped in this wonderful endeavour and God willing we will be able to accomplish a lot more in the near
future.
CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF RENOVATION PROJECT
