Monastery News
The 2017 summer newsletter has been printed and is mailing now, along with the Pilgrims' Guide for the 2017 Feast of St. Panteleimon (August 8 & 9) and Pilgrimage Weekend (September 30 & October 1).
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The Hermitage of the Holy Cross celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, marking the occasion in a number of important ways which culminated in the celebration of its patronal feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross with the annual Pilgrimage Weekend following.
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It has come to our attention that the directions to the monastery in the Pilgrim's Guide for 2016 contained an error (the left turn off of Route 152 is now before the H&R Block due to changes in traffic patterns).
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In preparation for our 30th Anniversary Pilgrimage Weekend and the blessing of a new monument for our founder Fr. Kallistos, we are renovating the area surrounding the monastic cemetery and outdoor chapel.
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The Hermitage of the Holy Cross began the celebration of its patronal feast day on Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th of September – the great feast of the Exaltation of the Precious & Life-giving Cross of the Lord.
According to monastery custom, the pilgrimage weekend took place on the Saturday and Sunday following the Exaltation, October 3-4. Clergy and pilgrims came from near and far for the annual event, which this year was led by the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion.