[Yonkers, NY] - Mark your calendars! On Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 5:00 pm at Holy Trinity Church in Yonkers, NY, a special concert co-hosted by The Long Island Choral Society (www.lics.org) and The Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir (www.spiritoforthodoxy.com). The concert will feature music by Rachmaninoff, Bortniansky, Mother Katherine Weston, Charles Wood, and the Prayer for Ukraine by John Rutter. Suggested donation: $20 (seniors and students: $15)

Come and experience a temple made without hands amidst the tranquil mountains of upstate New York. Located in the remote town of Inlet, the Moose River Plains hosts over 100 primitive campsites with 79,487 acres to include countless ponds and streams. Be prepared to get enveloped in the beauty of God’s creation.

Drawing on insights from the Church Fathers, Fr. Martin Kraus (Holy Trinity Church, East Meadow) will lead a discussion on how to begin accomplishing this ‘acquisition of peace’ in our own hearts.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

The September issue of KOINONIA is now available for download and distribution in the parishes. KONIONIA is the quarterly newsletter published by the Diocesan Commission on Missions and Evangelism, under the editorship of the Director of that Commission, Archpriest Eric Tosi, and with the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Michael.

The Lord Jesus Christ and the Most Holy Theotokos worked an amazing miracle of healing through the myrrh-streaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God during its visit to St. Tikhon’s Monastery in Waymart, Pennsylvania in May.

A man named Daniel tells the story of how he suffered from a degenerative brain disease for two years, which caused him his health, his job, and his ability to spend time with his family. He felt he was on the brink of death.

On Saturday, August 19th, Archbishop Michael visited the new Diocesan mission station in Plattsburgh, NY. Twenty-eight people attended the Divine Liturgy and stayed for the coffee hour. His Eminence answered questions about the future of the mission, the process for establishing a name for the mission and what it will take to have a full-time priest in the area to serve as the community grows. The mission will continue to have monthly services and His Eminence said he will be willing to make a visit closer to the Christmas season. The mission gained a new Orthodox Christian this Saturday, bringing the total Orthodox Christians here to 22. In addition, we have one catechumen. We are grateful to God for His many blessings, and we thank Archbishop Michael and our Diocesan family for their prayerful and generous support!