Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Randolph, NJ

04/18/2026

Pascha Collage 2026!

04/12/2026

Christ Is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

03/31/2026

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The Surge into Orthodoxy Continues. Become a Certified Catechist.
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By some estimates, tens of thousands of people will be received into the Orthodox Church in North America this Pascha alone! Become a certified lay catechist or church growth director who will support our priests and parishes during this historic moment that the Lord has entrusted to us.

This course is being offered with the blessings of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and His Eminence Metropolitan Saba. Be trained by leading Orthodox Christian voices, including Metropolitan Tikhon and Metropolitan Saba, along with Fr. Josiah Trenham, Fr. John E. Parker, III, Dr. Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie, and many, many others.

This course is designed for individuals and parishes seeking to launch or to enhance their catechetical programs. It is not a catechesis but a training program for aspiring catechists and Church growth directors—professionals who will support their priests or even work full-time in parish life.

What You'll Learn

Sessions will focus on topics such as:

✅ Basic review of key biblical, church historical, theological, and liturgical subjects;
✅ Management of group dynamics;
✅ Awareness of various resources for catechetical training;
✅ Guidance in approaching contemporary questions;
✅ Encouragement of stewardship and devotion to the local parish;
✅ And more.

Registration is now open. Seats for this course will fill up quickly! Enroll and secure your spot by Monday, April 13, 2026.

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03/14/2026

03/01/2026

Visitation of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Theotokos

02/15/2026

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🔸️ Saturday of Souls 🍚🕯️🔸

Today, the Saturday before Judgement (Meatfare) Sunday, is the Saturday of Souls. This is the first of a series of Saturdays set aside in the Orthodox liturgical calendar to remember and pray for all the souls of those who have reposed - Saturday being the traditional day of prayer for the deceased, as Christ lay dead in the tomb on Saturday.

Since many throughout history have suffered death in foreign lands, at sea, in the wilderness, and from famine, war, exposure to harsh winters, poverty and all manner of other deaths, they were often deprived of the customary psalter readings and memorial services.

Therefore, the Holy Fathers in their wisdom established a general commemoration of all the departed souls, so that those who did not receive the customary obsequies might still be remembered. The Church also prays especially for the poor and for those who had no one to request Memorial Services on their behalf.

On the Saturday of Souls, we commemorate all those who have fallen asleep, from Adam and Eve to the most recently departed. We also pray in particular for our deceased relatives and friends.

The first Saturday of Souls takes place fittingly the day before we hear the Gospel of the Last Judgment, inviting us to pause and recall our inescapable death when we shall appear before Christ to give an account of our lives. We entreat the dread and unerring Judge to show the departed His compassion, and to place them in the promised Paradise of delight.

During this memorial service, prayers are offered for those who have reposed, and a list of their names is recited. The faithful often prepare a traditional memorial dish called kollyva, made of sweetened boiled wheat, raisins, almonds, and pomegranate seeds.

“The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them” (Wisdom 3:1). The innocent souls are shown in the right hand of God, represented in Holy Scripture as a place of divine honor: “I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10); “He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God” (Mark 16:19).

12/10/2025

Mark your calendars for our annual Cookie Walk. At least 25 varieties of homemade treats will be available for purchase. Send the flyer to your friends!

11/27/2025

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To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, beloved children in the Lord, Christ is…

09/27/2025

To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, beloved children in the Lord,

Christ is in our midst!

The holy services constantly urge the faithful to join music and song: “On this solemn day of our feast let us strike the spiritual harp.” “Come, O ye faithful, and let us honor in hymns the Ever-virgin Maid.” “With the whole assembly born on earth we honor the Cross, singing its praises.” “Therefore we cry to thee, O Theotokos, in song.” “Today let us, the faithful, dance for the joy, singing to the Lord with psalms and hymns.” “Let us sound the cymbals: let us shout aloud in songs.” Pages could be filled with such exhortations gleaned from the pages of the service books.

This is a reminder that Church music is our common responsibility: whether we participate by singing in the choir, serving in the altar, or prayerfully listening, our liturgical worship is given voice through song. However, though we all have a responsibility for liturgical music and beauty in worship, God has given some people the special talents and vocation needed to lead the people in liturgical music. These are our choir directors, and without trained choir directors, orderly and beautiful worship in the tradition of the Orthodox Church in America is challenging, if not impossible.

God, of course, grants musical talents as he sees fit, and the vocation, the calling to serve, comes from him. But it falls to us as a Church to help foster these talents and encourage responsiveness to this vocation. In recent years, our communities have made efforts to foster priestly vocations; on this Church Musician Sunday, I ask our communities to make efforts to foster the vocations of choir directors as well.

This is not a matter of wishful thinking. Our parishes can take concrete steps to raise up choir directors. Our communities can identify candidates and pay for training such as that offered online by our Department of Liturgical Music and Translation. We can financially support choir directors and trainees who wish to take on more extensive studies. Crucially, our parishes can and should provide remuneration for choir directors and their substitutes and assistants, recognizing the dedication, skills, training, and time commitment that the work of the parish choir director requires.

I conclude by thanking our choir directors throughout the Church. May God bless and reward your work. I hope that parishes, missions, and institutions throughout the Orthodox Church in America will join me in this thanksgiving and in this commitment to ensuring that we will have trained choir directors to facilitate our worship for generations to come.

With my primatial prayers and blessing,

+Tikhon
Archbishop of Washington
Metropolitan of All America and Canada