On Wednesday, August 1, on the feast of the Finding of the Relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in St. Seraphim’s Church in Sea Cliff, NY, on the occasion of the parish’s patronal feast.
In accordance with the resolution of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Church Abroad of June 14, 2012, St. Seraphim’s Church received the status of a Memorial Church to the restoration of the fullness of brotherly communion and unity within the Russian Orthodox Church. The church’s frescoes are to be dedicated to the entire 1000-year path of the Russian Orthodox Church, from the Baptism of Russia to the signing of the Act of Canonical Communion. Work continues on the frescoes.
