Photos - St. Basil Luncheon 2013

The annual luncheon honored Fr Emmanuel Columbus serving the Cathedral for 49 years, and at the age of 93, still going strong. The honoree was surprised and in an emotional ceremony received many accolodes including a beautiful cross from the Metropolitan, as well as a certificate of recognition from the New York City Council, presented by Peter Vallone.

2013stbasilluncheon042
2013stbasilluncheon042
Detail
2013stbasilluncheon043
2013stbasilluncheon043
Detail
2013stbasilluncheon044
2013stbasilluncheon044
Detail
2013stbasilluncheon045
2013stbasilluncheon045
Detail
 
 
Powered by Phoca Gallery
Orthodox Awareness

Hero-Worshipping: the Sickness of our Holy Struggle

“Trust ye not in princes, in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.”
(Psalm 145:3)

We mustn’t have absolute trust in human beings for our salvation, no matter what dignity they have. Human beings are changeable. Today they are saints, tomorrow—deniers. Today—sinners, tomorrow—righteous. We must have absolute trust in God, and in Him we must base our hopes of salvation. “Blessed is he of whom the God of Jacob is his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God” (Psalm 145:5). Read more...

Missions

Saint John of Kronstadt - Bunnell, Florida

St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church began as a mission parish in the year 2000, in a home chapel in Palm Coast, FL – a small town on Florida’s northeast coast located between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. After two years, it became necessary to have services in area community centers, rented for Sundays and other Holy Days. Read more...

Youth

2025 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2025 youth conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! To learn more, visit the conference website.

Ask A Priest

Fasting

Q. There seems to be a lot of variation in how people observe fasting, but my confessor told me to fast from oil on Wednesday and Friday. Oil is a pretty vague category, though, and I was wondering if I could get a more explicit description of what kinds of food and drink are excluded on strict fast days. Read more...