On January 11, the Sunday after Christ’s Nativity, that of the Holy Ancestors of God, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

The Diocesan Media Office has published photo-reports of the Nativity of our Lord in parishes and monasteries of the Eastern American Diocese on the diocesan website. 

The clergy and parishioners of the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City celebrated the great feast of the Nativity of Christ. The solemn All-Night Vigil on Tuesday the 6th and Divine Liturgy on Wednesday the 7th of January were officiated by His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York.

I warmly greet you all with love on the great holidays of the Nativity of Christ, Theophany, and the New Year, sincerely wishing you inner peace, joy, and tranquility, renewal of all your strength, and God’s help! May the fruit you have gained from the past Advent, fasting, repentance, and this joyful celebration continue until the Great Fast

I sincerely greet you all on the radiant feast of the Nativity of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ, and I address you with the words of the ancient Christian hymn: "Christ is born, give ye glory! Christ cometh from heaven, meet ye Him! Christ is on earth, be ye exalted!" (Irmos of the first Ode of the Nativity Canon).

The Russian-language documentary series "Jordanville: Heart of Russian Orthodoxy in the USA" on Channel Spas introduces viewers to the life of Orthodox Christians in Jordanville, NY, and tells the story of Holy Trinity Monastery and Seminary, and St. Job of Pochaev Printshop.

On January 4, the Sunday before the Nativity of Christ, that of the Holy Fathers, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign in New York City.

On January 3, the Saturday before the Nativity of Christ, His Eminence Nicholas, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, visited Holy Protection Church in Buena, NJ, where he led the reading of the Akathist to the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God in Slavonic and English.

The third season of restoration work has been completed at the historical Orthodox cemetery of the Holy Dormition Convent in Novo-Diveevo. This past season, work focused on the repair and restoration of crosses and tombstones damaged by weather and the passage of time.

As the 2025 year departs, the Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese would like to share some of the year’s top stories with our readers. Below you will find articles on the principal and defining events in the life of the Diocese over the last year.