Welcome to the site of the former
All Saints of North America Russian Orthodox Church
All Saints of North America Russian Orthodox Church
Services Are No Longer Held at this Location!
Please Join Us at
Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Church
in Harrisonburg, VA
We have chosen to keep this web site active so that you may learn about the history of All Saints and benefit from the many features about the beliefs, practices and mission of the Orthodox Christian faith.
Notice of Parish Closing from Fr. John Moses
With the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion and after extended planning and discussion, the All Saints community is moving to join with the Holy Myrrhbearers mission in Harrisonburg, Va. The last scheduled service at All Saints will occur on January 13, 2013. or Nativity celebration.
I also wanted to say a few words about our impending move to Harrisonburg. I realize that this is an emotional time, and some may question why we are moving now versus later in the year. It had been my original thought to wait until Pascha, but after consultation with the Metropolitan, it was felt that since the move had been approved by the congregation, and blessed by the Metropolitan, there was no good reason to prolong the division of the congregation. Also, we hope to make Pascha a true inaugural event that will introduce us to the Harrisonburg community. We want to advertise and invite the attention and greater participation by the Harrisonburg community.
I hope that you will join with us as we close one chapter and begin another one. I have come to have a greater personal appreciation for Moses and Abraham as they left familiar ground for a new land. If we work together and pray, I know God will bless our effort.
What is Traditional Orthodox Christianity?
Traditional Orthodoxy is the pursuit of holiness. A heart aflame with the Holy Spirit is possible for us all, even in this sinful and adulterous generation. To gain it, we must check in to our grace-filled hospital and do our therapies. This requires an Orthodox mindset that challenges the fast and strenuous lifestyle of this generation. May God help us to recover from the vain dream of the pursuit of happiness, a fantasy that grinds us with stress and toil and robs us of our Orthodox birthright: righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit!
The above was excerpted and adapted from a talk, "Living the Traditional Orthodox Life," given by our Rector at a Southern Missions Conference. The full text is also available.