On the Christian Feast of Pentecost, the fiftieth day after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit descended upon the Mother of God and the Apostles who were gathered together in the Upper Room. John the Baptist once predicted that Christ would baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire (Luke 3.16): at Pentecost, at nine o'clock in the morning, the prophecy of the Forerunner came true in the fullness of divine power and joy. 4645

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Metropolitan Nicholas will participate next week in the first assembly of Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs in North and Central America to be chaired by Archbishop Demetrios. 4645

CHEEKTOWAGA, NY --- On Sunday May 9, 2010, His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas made an Archpastoral visitation to St. Mary's Church in Cheektowaga, NY. His Eminence joined the faithful of the parish in 4645

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- On March 7, 2010, His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas established a new mission church in central Ohio. Named Holy Cross and with all services in English, the mission serves a growing congregation of 35 souls 4645

AMBRIDGE, PA -- On Sunday April 18, 2010, His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas made a pastoral visitation to St. John the Baptist Church in Ambridge, PA to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Protodeacon John Youhas to the Deaconate. 4645

The National Junior ACRY has taken it upon itself to help aid the orphanage of Saint Nicholas in Slovakia. This decision was made by the National Jr. ACRY at the National ACRY Convention held Labor Day Weekend 2009 4645

"In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it" - These glorious words of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John , which are read on this Great Day, the Day of the Resurrection, reveal to us one of the most marvelous and awesome aspects of this most festive celebration. 4645

Do you not think it amazing how that whenever the Lord Jesus Christ comes into contact with a person, He touches his HEART and SOUL AND TRANSFORMS HIS LIFE? This mystery happened so many times during His earthly ministry of three years. 4645

"Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He STEADFASTLY set His face to go to Jerusalem..." The Gospel portions that are read on Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday are from the Gospel of St. John. But today I turn to a scene in the Gospel according to St. Luke 4645

STRATFORD, CT -- His Eminence was joined this evening by the Parish Priests of the New England Deanery and friends on the twenty-seventh anniversary of his consecration as Bishop at a dinner in his honor at the Shell Station Restaurant. 4645