St. Andrew’s Camp invites children, teens, and families from across the Diocese to take part in its Summer 2026 camping season, offering a unique Orthodox Christian environment centered on worship, fellowship, and growth in faith.

Located in Cleveland, New York, St. Andrew’s Camp provides a balanced experience of prayer, community life, outdoor adventure, and creative activities, all rooted in the life of the Church. Campers participate in daily worship while enjoying age-appropriate programs designed to strengthen friendships, encourage forgiveness and mutual care, and help young people live their Orthodox faith in the contemporary world.

On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, His Beatitude Archbishop Stefan, Primate of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric, welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Michael, Archbishop of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, Rector of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, together with clergy and pilgrims.

The clergy and faithful of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey are warmly invited to attend the Annual Parish Feast Day Celebration of St. Olympia Orthodox Church in Norwood, NY, on July 24-25, 2026.

The celebration will begin on Friday, July 24, with the Vigil Service at 5:00 PM, followed by a parish dinner at 7:00 PM. The festivities will continue on Saturday, July 25, with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at 9:45 AM. Following the Divine Liturgy, attendees are invited to enjoy a parish picnic as well as special iconography and hymnography exhibits.

On June 3, 2026, after the celebration of the Divine Liturgy for the feast of Saints Constantine and Helen at Saint Sava Temple, where the faithful gathered in veneration before the Holy Belt of the Most Holy Mother of God, His Holiness Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia received His Eminence Archbishop Michael of New York and New Jersey of the Orthodox Church in America.

On Friday, May 8, His Eminence Archbishop Michael celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Christ the Saviour Church in Paramus, NJ, marking the 16th anniversary of his consecration to the holy episcopate. Clergy and faithful from throughout the Diocese gathered in prayer and fellowship to honor the occasion and to give thanks for Vladyka’s years of faithful archpastoral ministry. Following the Divine Liturgy, a festive coffee hour was held in the parish hall. We prayerfully wish Archbishop Michael continued strength, joy, and many blessed years in his service to the Church. “Eis Polla Eti, Despota!”
 

The clergy and faithful of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey extend heartfelt congratulations to His Eminence Archbishop Michael on the 16th Anniversary of his Consecration to the Holy Episcopacy. We give thanks to God for Vladyka’s many years of faithful archpastoral ministry, his steadfast leadership, and his loving care for the Diocese. May the Lord continue to grant him strength, wisdom, peace, and good health for many blessed years! “Mnogaya Lyeta!” “Eis Polla Eti, Despota!”

By Fr. Jason Vansuch

“This is The Day that The Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!”
 
Over the weekend of April 25-26, our parish was filled with a wonderful celebration and blessed weekend within the life of our parish with The Archpastoral Visit of His Eminence Archbishop Michael for the 3rd Sunday of Holy Pascha - The Sunday of The Myrrhbearing Women.

On Saturday, May 2, 2026, clergy and altar servers from across the New York State Deanery gathered at Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Endicott, NY, for a blessed and inspiring Altar Servers Retreat led by Archbishop Michael. Centered around the words of Christ, “For many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14), the retreat offered young men serving in the Holy Altar an opportunity to deepen both their liturgical knowledge and their spiritual formation.

On the weekend of May 2–3, 2026, His Eminence Archbishop Michael made an archpastoral visit to Holy Apostles Orthodox Mission in Lansing, NY. On Saturday evening, Vladyka joined the faithful for the celebration of Great Vespers and a Moleben to the Holy Apostles, offering special prayers for the mission’s ongoing land search and future church building project. Following a light meal, Archbishop Michael met with members of the Parish Council and Building Committee to discuss several promising developments regarding the property search.