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From the Holy Fathers... |
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"Let us toil, carrying each other`s burdens, as Christ carried our diseases in His body without flinching. If Christ is our master, then let us imitate Him and bear His injuries, lest in the age to come we be separated from our brothers who suffered afflictions. Such was also the fate of others because they wanted to give themselves not to virtues but rather to vices."
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elcome to St Nicholas
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| Saint Nicholas Church is a parish of the
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Outside of Russia serving the faithful in and around
Asheville, North |
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Our Bishop is His Grace
GABRIEL, Vicar
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Our rector is Father Onouphry Keith who has served Saint
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since 2002. The parish is comprised of many
converts to the Holy |
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| Services at
Saint Nicholas are conducted primarily in English, with
some Slavonic. The typical
Service Schedule
includes Saturday Evening Vigil, Sunday Divine Liturgy
and Weekday Vespers most nights of the week. Feast
days are likewise preceded by Vigil with Liturgy
following on the morning of the Feast. A
detailed list of upcoming services at St. Nicholas can
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enjoy your visit to our parish website and ask you to
remember the members of our parish in your prayers. |
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Glory to God for all things!
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10th Anniversary
Celebrations at St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church |
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Photos
from St. Nicholas Parish's 10th Anniversary Celebrations are
now available for viewing online by clicking
here.
St. Nicholas Church was honored to
host His Eminence Bishop Gabriel of Manhattan this year on
September 15th and 16th in honor of our 10th anniversary in
the Russian Orthodox Church. We were likewise honored
to have nine clergy in attendance at Vigil and Liturgy.
During the Liturgy, Subdcn. Jonah Campbell was ordained to
the diaconate. Please remember Fr. Jonah and his
family in your prayers as he begins this new service to St.
Nicholas Church as a Deacon. Many thanks and
Many
Years to all who attended this historic event in the life of
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church. |
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Fr. Jonah Pilgrimage
Pictures from Russia |
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Photos
from Fr. Jonah's recent Pilgrimage to Russia are now
available for viewing online by clicking
here.
During the pilgrimage, Fr. Jonah was able to
travel to many of the Churches and Monasteries in and around
Moscow, Russia. During the trip, Fr. Jonah's brother,
our parishioner Silouan Campbell, was married to his fianceé
Lyubov at the Church of the Prophet Elias in Sergiev Posad.
Many photos from this glorious service are also available
online.
Silouan and Lyubov:
"God grant you many years!" |
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New Martyr Kyra
(Obolenskaya) of St. Petersburg |
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As
many of you know, our parish was the first Orthodox
Church to perform the service in honor of New Russian
Martyr St. Kyra of St. Petersburg. St. Kyra was the
aunt of our parishioner George Obolensky and was
martyred by the NKVD in Soviet Russia.
This year, her commemoration fell on a Sunday so
Vigil was served in her honor followed by Liturgy at
the usual time on Sunday morning. You may view the
photos of the first service to St. Kyra in our Church in
Asheville by clicking
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Holy New Martyr
Kyra of Petrograd, pray to God for us! |
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New Icons:
Several new icons painted by our iconographer Elizabeth
Randall have been installed at St. Nicholas.
Photos of the new additions can be viewed by clicking
here.
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Website Update:
Photos of the interior of the Church have been added to the
Church Tour page. They can be viewed by clicking the link in
the navigation bar or by clicking
here.
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Please Note:
Daily Vespers are served most days of the week at St.
Nicholas beginning at 5:00 p.m. Please call the rectory to
confirm that Vespers will be served on a given day.
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Are you interested in
hand-painted icons for your home or Church?
Most of the icons seen in the Church Tour were painted by
our parish iconographer Elizabeth Randell. Elizabeth
has received instruction in icon painting from masters both
in St. Petersburg, Russia as well as in the United States
where she trained with the renowned iconographer Xenia
Pokrovsky. Icons are available from Elizabeth in a
variety of styles, shapes and sizes. Click
here for
more samples of her work. |
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