With the elevation of St Nicholas to the Metropolitan’s Cathedral Fr Arkady Moiseyev became Dean and Fr Dmitry Grigorieff Provost. Over the years, St Nicholas Cathedral has had many dedicated clergy serving our church. The edifice was completed in late 1962 and was dedicated as a National War Memorial Shrine in 1963. Fr Moiseyev guided St Nicholas through the building and dedication of our current facility. In 1955 after the death of Bishop Jonah (rector), Archpriest Arkady Moiseyev became Rector of St Nicholas Church. In 1951 Metropolitan Leonty blessed the newly purchased site at Massachusetts Ave and Edmunds St, our current location. The parish had grown to 100 members by about 1950. St Nicholas’s rectors from 1948 to 1951 were Monk-Priest John (Morozov) and Fr Nicholas Makovelosky. Fr Lutov helped to introduce English into parish services to ensure that the Word of God could be understood by everyone.Īfter WW II, Fr Lutov left his post as rector although he remained active in the parish. In 1938, Fr Paul Lutov replaced the retiring Rev Dorosh. In 1935, the parish moved to 1708 Church St, also in northwest Washington just a few blocks from Riggs Pl. In 1934 the Dormition Sisterhood and the Nation’s Capitol “R” Club were formed. The first pastor was Rev John Dorosh who lived above the chapel. General Confession is not celebrated between Pascha and Pentecost or Christmas through Epiphany.įounded in 1930, as the Russian Church of St Nicholas, the parish was originally located on Riggs Pl in northwest Washington, DC. General Confession is Russian is celebrated on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, after Vigil. General Confession in English is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month, after Vigil. Mornings of Great Feasts falling on work daysįor a complete list of upcoming services, please visit the Monthly Calendar on the parish website.Ĭonfessions are heard before or after Vigils, or by appointment. St Nicholas Cathedral Office is open from 10 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday except during weekday Liturgies and on Saturdays from 1-4 PM.ĩ:00 AM Divine Liturgy (English) 10:45 AM Divine Liturgy (Slavonic).ĩ:00 AM Divine Liturgy (combined languages), Feasts and Special occasions.ġ0:00 AM Divine Liturgy (English and Slavonic). Parking is limited to two hours, 7 AM to 6:30 PM M-F, except for holidays. Parking for St Nicholas Cathedral is on side streets around the Cathedral. one block after the Vice Presidents residence, the Naval Observatory. Board a bus marked N2, N4 or N6 (Friendship Heights) to St Nicholas Cathedral on the left, approx. Turn left and go 1/2 block to the bus stop. Get a bus transfer! Take the red line to Dupont Circle and use the Q St exit to 20th St, turn one block to Massachusetts Ave. 1 block after the Vice Presidents residence, the Naval Observatory). Follow to St Nicholas Cathedral on the left (approx. Exit to light, and turn left onto Massachusetts Ave. Follow Parkway to Massachusetts Ave exit. When road ends, turn left, then almost immediately turn right and then again right onto Rock Creek Parkway. Keep to left following signs to Kennedy Center and Rock Creek Parkway. 1 block after the Vice Presidents residence, the Naval Observatory).įollow I-66 east to Washington crossing over the Roosevelt Bridge. Exiting the bridge follow the right lane and curve down onto Rock Creek Parkway. Cross the river staying in the right lane. ![]() ![]() Approaching Washington, follow signs for the Memorial bridge. ![]() 1 block after the Vice Presidents residence, the Naval Observatory).įollow I-395 toward Washington. Switch onto Massachusetts Ave and follow it to St Nicholas Cathedral on the left (approx. ![]() Follow New York Ave until it intersects with Massachusetts Ave at 7th St NW. St Nicholas is approximately one block down on the right.įrom the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and points eastįollow the Parkway to Rt 50, exiting Rt 50 west onto New York Ave. Turn left at the first light and follow to Massachusetts Ave. Stay on Wisconsin and cross Massachusetts Ave staying in the left lane. About 5 blocks after Connecticut crosses Military Rd, turn right onto Nebraska and follow to Wisconsin Ave. Take Connecticut Ave south toward Washington. Follow I-95 to the Washington Beltway system and exit west onto I-495, Silver Spring.
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