On Friday, September 13, 2024, we celebrated the second anniversary of the election of His Eminence Nicholas (Olhovsky) as Metropolitan of the Eastern American Diocese and New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR).

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our First Hierarch on this special occasion.

Axios!

The celebration of the Feast of Pentecost at St. Timothy the Apostle Orthodox Church.

Baptism and Chrismation of John, along with his wife and their two children, took place at St. Timothy the Apostle Orthodox Church, conducted by Fr. Vincent Dranginis.

A joint Christmas Day celebration by our two Orthodox communities was hosted at St. Timothy the Apostle Orthodox Church.

On October 6, 2022 Mr. Oleg Zhegl, Chargé d'Affaires of Russia in Jamaica held a meeting with the Very Reverend Vincent Dranginis, Priest-rector of St. Stephen's Church (Old Forge, Pennsylvania, the USA), representative of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), visiting Jamaica for a nine-day visit on October 1 to 9, 2022.

On November 2, 2021 Ambassador of the Russian Federation Mr.Sergey Petrovich met with the Head of ROCOR’s parish in Grenada Hieromonk Ambrose, who was on a missionary visit to Jamaica, and the Local Representative of the Jamaican Orthodox Mission Mr. Moses Myers.

The mission parishes of the Jamaican Orthodox Mission have voted to join the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and are in the process of being received.

First visit in Jamaica the Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church

It is well known that, at the turn of the last century, thousands of Syrians/Lebanese made the trip across the Atlantic to New York. What is less well known, at least here in the US, is that many Syrian emigrants went to other parts of the New World, including South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. A lot of these travelers found their way to Jamaica, which, to this day, has a sizeable Syrian contingent.