Holy Cross Monastery Pilgrimage
The blessed monastery of the Hermitage of the Holy Cross will be holding their annual Pilgrimage Weekend on October 2nd & 3rd, 2010. All are welcome to attend, but we ask that you contact Father Onouphry Keith prior to travel in order to organize caravans and travel arrangements.
Services will not be held at Saint Nicholas Parish that weekend, but The Protection of the Holy Theotokos Monastery in Weaverville, NC is having an honored Bishop lead Services there. You can contact them to get further details. In addition, Saint Nicholas Parish may have Typica so please continue to follow these announcements.
From the Monastery
“Please join us for our annual Pilgrimage Weekend, to be held on October 2nd & 3rd, the weekend after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
On Saturday we will serve a full moleben before the Port Arthur Icon of the Mother of God, the miracle-working icon of St. Anna, and the icon and relics of St. Panteleimon, the monastic community’s patron. Below you will find a commemoration slip, with which you may submit names, together with your alms, before October 2nd, 2010.
If you prefer to submit your names through our Moleben & Pannykhida request page, simply select a moleben to the Mother of God or to St. Panteleimon from the drop down menu and in the “Additional Information” field mention that you are submitting the names for commemoration during Pilgrimage Weekend. Your alms may be then be submitted through our online kiosk.
Read MoreOrthodox Icons from Damascene Gallery
On August 29, on the Celebration of the Image Not Made With Hands, Father Jonah Campbell and his brother, Silouan Campbell, launched Damascene Gallery. Damascene Gallery is an online store in which you can purchase many types of Orthodox Christian icons. The story was covered by our Eastern Diocese website and read:
“With the blessing of His Grace, Bishop George, Damascene Gallery, a supplier of fine antique icons, newly painted icons, and high quality mounted icons, opened for business yesterday, on the feast of the Translation of the Icon of the Savior “Not Made by Hands” from Edessa to Constantinople. The web store features a wide selection of antique and new hand-painted icons, as well as a unique type of mounted icons consisting of high-quality canvas prints mounted to traditional solid-wood panels with support slats commonly found on antique icons. Concerning the rationale of such a design, the founders of Damascene Gallery explained that such panels combined with the canvas prints result in a mounted icon that looks and feels much like the antique icons also being offered in the store.
Currently, the web store features around 30 antique icons, ranging from the early 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century. Additionally, there are some 20 new painted icons in inventory, as well as numerous antique brass icons and crosses. Around 230 images, including many from the Holy Trinity Monastery collection, are available for ordering as mounted icons. The inventory of icons is expected to significantly increase within the next several weeks, and the selection of mounted icons is being continuously updated.
The shop is named in honor of the great defender of icons, St. John Damascene.
Visit The Gallery at Saint John Damascene Icon Gallery
Read MoreSaint Nicholas Website Has a New Resources Page
There is a new Resources page on Saint Nicholas website. There is information about other Churches and soon there will be information about Church supplies and where to get good deals. Check it out at http://www.saintnicholasroc.org
Read MoreChurch Wine
It has recently been brought to our attention that the Eastern Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia now has a new place to get altar wine. Orthodox altar wine has a special classification and must meet certain Church requirements; this company does that. Please visit the website at http://www.varietycandles.com/.
Read MoreVigil for Ascension, tonight at 6:00 pm
Tonight, May 12, 2010, vigil will begin at 6:00 pm for the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Read MoreWomen’s Retreat
A one day Women’s Retreat will be held at All Saints of North America Church in Middlebrook, Virginia on Saturday, May 15, 2010. For more information, go to http://www.allsaintsofamerica.org/retreat/retreat.html.
Read MoreFirst Annual Eastern American Diocesan Music Committee Conference
The Eastern American Diocesan Music Committee (EADMC) will host the first annual Diocesan Music Conference at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington D.C. on May 27-29, 2010. For more information, go here http://eadiocese.org/conf/music.en.htm.
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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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