Holy Trinity Monastery in Boldino, Smolensk Province, enjoyed a double celebration on Wednesday, May 14—the feast of its founder St. Gerasim of Boldino and the 35th anniversary of its revival.
Through the “Build a House, Build Souls” diocesan project, the family will receive a newly constructed house, offering them the opportunity for decent living conditions.
On May 4, the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, the Church of Our Lady of Vladimir in Coronado, Costa Rica, of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia was blessed with a visit from His Grace Bishop Serafim of Kostajnica, vicar of the Serbian Orthodox Church’s Diocese of New Gračanica and Midwestern America.
The London cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia was the scene of a glorious concelebration on Sunday, May 11, with the Divine Liturgy being celebrated by the hierarchs of the ROCOR Holy Synod and the local Antiochian hierarch.
Based on the investigation results, the State Service will issue an order either confirming the presence of signs of affiliation between the religious organization and the ROC, or noting the absence of such signs.