The Orthodox Church of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia

Library Update - 27 June 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:03:46 EDT

The Life of the Venerable abd God-bearing Miracleworker, Father Leonty, Archimandrite of Mikhailovskoe

THE FILM “THE FALL OF AN EMPIRE—THE LESSON OF BYZANTIUM”

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 9:49:40 EDT

The fall of an empire—the Lesson of Byzantium The text of the film “The fall of an empire—the Lesson of Byzantium” Natalia Narochnitskaya. Byzantium was Intentionally Removed from European Historical Consciousness Anna Prokrovskaya. A Byzantine Warning Archimandrite Tikhon: “The Main Thing Occurring in the Country Today is the Choice of its Path.”

Summer Slavic Dinner - news release

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 9:44:01 EDT

On Sunday August 10, 2008 the Orthodox Church of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia will hold its Annual Summer Slavic Dinner. The dinner will be held at 5 p.m. in the air-conditioned, dining hall. The menu will feature; cold, pink borscht, kolbasa, mashed potato, chicken cutlet with gravy (kotleti) green beans, fresh dill pickles and black bread. For dessert a brownie, ice cream sundae, and beverages (coffee, tea, or cold drinks). The donation is $ 10 per adult, $ 5 per child.

Holy New Martyrs Church is located at 364 Canterbury Turnpike in Norwich. There will also be a door prize and a small raffle. For more information or to reserve a seat call: 822-6688, or 892-5037.

Archimandrite Luke new abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 9:44:01 EDT

May 21, 2008
Jordanville: Archimandrite Luke (Murianka) is elected the new abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery (photo-report)

Belarus: KGB pressure Orthodox not to venerate Soviet-era martyrs

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 9:44:01 EDT

"FORUM 18": Belarus: KGB pressure Orthodox not to venerate Soviet-era martyrs

Belarus discourages the commemoration of Orthodox Christians killed for their faith by the Soviet Union, Forum 18 News Service has found. Today's KGB secret police have sought to have icons of the New Martyrs, as they are known by the Orthodox Church, removed from Grodno Cathedral. Russian Orthodox Deacon Andrei Kurayev told Forum 18 that "Some comrades from the local KGB asked local clergy why they were inciting the people in such a way." While there was no official order to remove the icons – "it was on the level of a chat" - Kurayev reported that Bishop Artemi (Kishchenko) of Grodno and Volkovysk refused to take them down. "He told the KGB that he couldn't rewrite history." KGB officers also often monitor visitors to Kuropaty, where New Martyrs are probably among mass graves of Stalinist repression victims, a local Orthodox source told Forum 18. The act of going there – even to light candles - is "fraught with tension" with the current Belarusian regime, according to the source. An Orthodox chapel planned for the site has never been built. MORE...