Dear brothers and sisters,

Now we can accommodate up to 30 people for each service, including choir members. Please continue to contact Fr. Igor to reserve your spot for the service. Social distancing and hygiene rules are still in effect. Also, please BE ON TIME for the services, since we will continue locking the doors about 15 minutes after the service has started. Thank you to all of you who continue supporting our church through our church website: https://www.stnicholasftl.org/donate. May God bless you for your generosity!

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Дорогие братья и сёстры,

Теперь мы можем принимать до 30 человек на каждое богослужение, включая членов хора. Пожалуйста, продолжайте связываться с о. Игорем чтобы резервировать ваши места на богослужениях. Правила социальной дистанции и гигиены все еще действуют. Кроме того, пожалуйста, не опаздывайте на богослужения, так как мы будем продолжать закрывать двери приблизительно через 15 минут после начала службы. Спасибо всем, кто продолжает поддерживать…

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Dear parishioners and friends of our parish,

Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shell be!

I pray and I hope that this email finds you well.

I would like to inform all of you that following the guidelines from our Diocesan Hierarch, His Eminence Archbishop Alexander, we will be opening our church to the faithful for participation in services.

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Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I pray that this email finds you safe!

As we continue through this Coronavirus pandemic, I would like to inform all of you regarding the latest guidelines from our Hierarchs. I will summarize here what the guidelines for our services are.

1. Effective immediately and at least through April 30th, no one may enter the Church buildings without the express blessing of the parish Priest. A notice with such a warning will be placed on all entry doors on the church property.

2. St. Nicholas Church will continue to serve a limited number of liturgical services, but only 5 TOTAL PERSONS are allowed in the church building (including priest, choir, and altar servers). THIS MUST BE THE SAME 5 PERSONS AT EVERY SERVICE.  We are not allowed to rotate members in and out.  Please do not come to the…

12 March 2020. The Second Week of Great Lent.

From the Life of St. Mary of Egypt: On the Sunday which customarily gives its name to the first week of Lent, the divine liturgy was performed as usual, with each monk participating in the undefiled and life- giving sacraments; and then, according to custom, they partook of a small portion of food. Afterwards they all gathered in the chapel and, after long prayers and many genuflections, the monks kissed each other and each one embraced the father superior. Then they made obeisance and asked for his blessing, so that they would have it with them as an experienced fellow combatant in their forthcoming spiritual struggle. After these proceedings, the gate of the monastery was opened and all the monks came out singing in unison, “The Lord is my light and my Savior, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the…