Saint Nicholas Feast Day This Sunday Night
The time is upon us to celebrate the glorious Saint Nicholas Feast Day. He is the glorious Saint from Myra and Lycia and the true “St. Nich”. His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) will be presiding as well as His Grace, Bishop George of Mayfield. According to God’s will, there will be an ordination to the Priesthood as well. Many clergymen will be in attendance.
- Vigil: Sunday, December 18, 2011 @ 5pm
- Hierarchical Liturgy: Monday, December 19, 2011 @ 9:30am
Metropolitan Hilarion’s Schedule Through December 2011
In 1984, at the young age of 36, Fr Hilarion was consecrated a bishop by Metropolitan Philaret of New York and nine other bishops and was appointed to the see of Manhattan, charged with overseeing the parishes in Pennsylvania and serving as deputy secretary for the Synod of Bishops. In 1995, Bishop Hilarion was transferred to the See of Washington while retaining his residence in New York. This did not last long, however, in June 1996, recognizing his pastoral gifts, he was transferred to the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (which was experiencing some problems at that stage) and raised to the rank of archbishop. In 2003 he was awarded the honour of wearing a diamond cross on his klobuk.
Read MoreIveron Icon Comes to the East Coast
With the gracious blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan HILARION of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and His Eminence Archbishop KYRILL of San Francisco and Western America, the Wonderworking and Myrrh-streaming “Hawaiian” Iveron Icon of the Mother of God will be returning to the East Coast at the invitation of the Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery in Wayne, West Virginia. The monastery is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. The wonderworking Hawaiian Icon (a paper copy of the Myrrh-streaming Montreal-Iveron Icon), in a span of just under four years, has healed, through the grace of God, a great many faithful of both spiritual and physical sufferings, including; cancer, blindness, kidney failure, demonic possession, and even certain death amongst several blessed individuals.
Read MorePhotos From Orthodox Asheville Liturgy in the Park 2011
The Orthodox Asheville Liturgy in the Park 2011 was a great success and we greatly appreciate everybody helping. Glory to God. Below are some pictures of the event. Enjoy!
Read MoreSunday of the Mrryh-Bearing Women Sermon
A sermon preached by Fr. Onouphry Keith, on April 25 / May 8th, the Third Sunday of Pascha dedicated to the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women and the Feast Day of Saints Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus at Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Asheville, NC.
Daily Orthodox Christian Readings
- St. Mark 15: 43 – 16: 8
- St. Mark 6: 7-13
- Acts 6: 1 – 7
- 1st Peter 5: 6 – 14
From 1st Peter:
“Resist the devil, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren who are in the world. But after ye have suffered a while, the God of all grace, who hath called us into His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.”
About Us
Welcome to Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Asheville, North Carolina. We're a parish under the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russian (ROCOR) and have been in existence since 2000. We're a growing parish and are looking to the future and building Holy Orthodoxy here in the southern part of the United States. Please sign up for our Newsletter located above. After signing up, you'll be notified about upcoming Feasts, possible Service cancellations, baptisms, fund-raisers, and much more! Simply enter your email address and follow the instructions. Join us for services.
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