NEW YORK: 12 October 2026
St Sergius Chapel at the Synodal Residence in New York marks its feast day

On Thursday, October 8, 2026, the feast day of St Sergius, Abbot and Wonderworker of Radonezh, His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America and New York led Divine Liturgy in honor of the patronal feast of the lower St Sergius Chapel of the Synodal residence in New York.

The First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad was joined by His Grace Bishop Theodosius of Manhattan and His Grace Bishop Job of Stuttgart, the clergy of the Synodal Cathedral of Our Lady "of the Sign," staff of the Chancery of the Synod of Bishops, and guests in holy orders.

The service took place under the holy protection of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God “of the Sign”.

During the Divine Liturgy, the Synodal Choir under the direction of conductor Vadim Gan sang prayerfully.

Prayers were offered for the repose of the first hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, Bishop Gregory (Grabbe; +1995), and especially for Sergey Yakovlevich Semenenko, who in 1958 acquired a large building in Upper Manhattan for the needs of the Hierarchical Synod and the faithful; it housed two churches: the Cathedral on the second floor and the Church of St Sergius on the first.

Metropolitan Nicholas congratulated Protodeacon Sergiy Arlievsky and the Warden of the Cathedral, Sergey Yakushin, on their namesday.

In the cathedral hall, the sisterhood organized a festive meal for the clergy, guests, and parishioners, where the conversation continued.

Eastern American Diocese