RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL OF ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST

2015

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  2015.12.07. "Five Blessed Days with The Kursk Root Icon:" Protectress of Russian Diaspora visits U.S. Capital

  The parishioners of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist had been eagerly preparing for the visit of the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God for quite some time before its arrival. In...
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  2015.11.07. "From Washington to the Diasporan Lavra:" St. John the Baptist Parish’s Pilgrimage to Jordanville

  Preparations for the 17th pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery, sponsored annually byWashington’s Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, began well before the actual event. Registration for the...
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  2015.11.04. Washington, DC: SGPA Members mark 50th Anniversary of "Putivl" Chapter

  On Sunday, October 18, after the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC, over 200 attendees – scout leaders, scouts, parents, relatives,...
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  2015.10.07. Washington, DC: Archpriest Victor Potapov receives Senior Clerical Award

  On Sunday, October 4, at the Liturgy, in honor of his longtime dedicated service to Christ’s Church and with the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad,...
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  2015.10.05. Metropolitan Hilarion leads Patronal Feast Day of St. John the Baptist Cathedral

  On Thursday the 10th and Friday the 11th of September, the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy were served in St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC in honor of the parish’s patronal...
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  2015.06.30. Metropolitan Jonah & Bishop Jerome concelebrate Joint Namesday at St. John the Baptist Cathedral

  On Sunday, June 28, His Eminence, Metropolitan Jonah, and His Grace, Bishop Jerome, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC. Both hierarchs marked...
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  2015.06.05. New Peal of Bells sounds out at St. John the Baptist Cathedral; Live Broadcast of Divine Services Begins

  Late last year, thanks to a gift from Olga and Elena Rostropovitch in memory of their parents, Mstislav Rostropovitch and Galina Vishnevskaya, three bells were added to the five extant bells at...
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  2015.06.03. Lienz Cossacks commemorated at St. John the Baptist Cathedral

  On Monday, June 1, a panihida was served at St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC, in memory of one of the most tragic pages of Russian Diasporan history: the betrayal of the...
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  2015.04.04. Several Days in the Life of St. John the Baptist Cathedral

  At the conclusion of the Eastern American Diocesan annual Lenten Clergy Retreat, our clergy, enriched by the experience of fellowship with their fellow clergymen from around the Diocese, departed...
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  2015.03.20. Historic Presanctified Liturgy using Ludwell Translation of 1761 performed at St. John the Baptist Cathedral

  Ludwell’s translation of The Divine & Holy Liturgy of St. Gregory the Dialogist as it is Performed without a Deacon was most probably made in the summer of 1761, when he had...
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  2015.02.02. First Annual "Tatiana" Benefit Ball held to support St. John the Baptist Cathedral

  On Friday, January 23, in the "Golden Room" reception hall of the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC, played host to the first "Tatiana" Benefit Ball, a charitable undertaking...
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  2015.01.20. "Christmastide in Washington" – Parish Life in St. John the Baptist Cathedral

  By the grace of God, the Nativity Fast in the parish of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Washington, DC was a prayerful one. The appointed divine services proceeded in wonderful order,...
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  2015.01.05. Lugansk, Ukraine: Clergy & Faithful of St. Olga’s Convent send Thanks to St. John the Baptist Cathedral Parish in Washington

  The brethren, sisters, and parishioners of the churches of St. Olga’s Convent in Lugansk, Ukraine, headed by the monastery’s builder and spiritual advisor Archpriest Andrey Dubina, expressed...