The parish of the All-Merciful Saviour of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in Hastings, England, has outgrown its current small building, which was built largely by the parishioners themselves less than three years ago.
Common Cause was founded in 2006 as a project dedicated to restoring and rebuilding wooden churches of the Russian north that were neglected, repurposed, and destroyed during the long years of soviet rule.
The parish also provides gifts for oncopediatric patients every year, holding a toy fair to raise funds, and organizes pilgrimages and excursions for the children.
On February 23, Elder Savvas of Mt. Athos, one of the most beloved spiritual fathers in Greece today, offered a spiritual talk at the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia’s Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary in Jordanville, New York.
The monastery, once devastated and flooded, is again becoming a place of prayer, monastic feats, and spiritual nourishment for people.