News in Brief from the ROCOR

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On 24 September, 25 years ago, the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia glorified the homeless wanderer of St. Petersburg, Blessed Ksenia [sic?]. Saint Ksenia[sic?], pray to God for us!

Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville will host a symposium entitled "Aleksei Khomyakov: Poet, Philosopher and Theologian," from 3-4 October.

A Missionary Conference of the Southern Deanery of the Diocese of Eastern America and New York is scheduled for 7-9 November at the church of St. Mary of Egypt in Atlanta, GA: http://www.stmaryofegypt.org

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On Wednesday, 1 October, Matushka Elena Alekseevna Slobodskaya reposed in the Lord. The funeral will be held at Holy Virgin Protection Church in Nyack on Saturday, 4 October. Eternal memory!

On Sunday, 12 October, the Parish of the Resurrection in
Sacramento, CA, will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Firsth Hierarch
of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, Metropolitan Laurus,
will officiate.

The Church of Our Lady's Dormition Parish in Dandenong launched an
English-language website: http://www.russianchurchindandenong.com.au .
Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville will host a symposium entitled "Aleksei Khomyakov: Poet, Philosopher and Theologian," from 3-4 October.

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The sixth anniversary of the murder of Brother Jose Munoz, the keeper of the Miracle-working Iveron Icon of the Mother of God of Montreal will be marked on 31 October.

A pastoral conference of the Australian Diocese will be held on Wednesday, 29 October, attended also by the First Hierarch Metropolitan Laurus.

The 50th Anniversary of Protection Parish in Cabramatta will be celebrated on 25 and 26 October. His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus will officiate at the services.

The new bells of the Cathedral "Joy of All Who Sorrow" in San Francisco, CA, will be blessed on 26 October.
.Saint Job Publishers in Jordanville has published a new book: History of Holy Trinity Seminary.

An album celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul in Stratfield has been published. For information, visit http://www.rocor.org.au

The 80th birthday of Protopriest Vladimir de Skalon, the local Dean, was celebrated in Resurrection Cathedral in Buenos Aires on 5 October.

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• 	November 4 marks the 15th anniversary of the repose of the renowned theologian of the Russian Church Abroad, Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky. 

• 	November 7 marks the anniversary of the tragic usurpation of the Russian state by atheists. On this day, churches of the Russian Diaspora conduct commemorative services for the victims of the Red terror. 

• 	On Tuesday, 28 October, Bishop Kyrill of San Francisco and Western America tonsured two nuns to the minor schema, and one novice as a rassophore nun at Protection Skete in Bluffton, Alberta, Canada.