Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral
Orthodox Church in America
Holy Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Cathedral is a parish of the Diocese of San Francisco and the West, Orthodox Church in America (OCA), which received its autocephaly from the Russian Orthodox Church in 1971. The Cathedral is dedicated to the icon of the Holy Virgin Mary "Rescue of the Perishing" with its yearly Parish Feast celebrated on February 5th or the closest Sunday. The parish was founded by the tsarist Russia's emigres in 1923, making it the first Russian parish in Southern California. In 1928 Metropolitan Platon and Bishop Alexei consecrated this temple to continuously attend to the spiritual needs of Russian immigrants, and starting in the 1960s, to the American population seeking salvation within the Orthodox Church.
Every year Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral organizes various events and fund-raising luncheons. Next to our main PARISH FEAST marked by the arrival of our ruling Bishop, the parish hosts an INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of food, culture and folklore every October. In December there is a CHRISTMAS BAZAAR with the sale of homemade baked goods. The students and teachers of our Parish Schools arrange folk art concerts and performances, as well as religious plays every Nativity and Pascha. In addition, the parish invites everyone to the following fund-raisers: Blini (Maslenitsa) Luncheon, Christmas Eve dinner, Verba bouquet and Koulich sale (Lazarus Saturday), Paschal meal etc. (see schedule of events). We welcome you to join us!
Service Times
Schedule of Services
6:00 PM Vigil (English and Slavonic on alternate Saturdays).
Saturday Evening
9:00 AM Divine Liturgy in English. 11:00 AM Divine Liturgy in Church Slavonic.
Sunday Morning
7:00 PM Vigil (both English and Church Slavonic).
Eves of Great Feasts
9:00 AM Divine Liturgy (both English and Church Slavonic).
Mornings of Great Feasts
The Community of St. Nicholas is meeting for services in Georgian language at Holy Virgin Mary Cathedral. For information and schedules please contact the community’s Rector, Hieromonk Ioann (Kavkadze) at (714) 737-5793.
Location
650 Micheltorena St
Los Angeles
California
United States
90026
Staff
V. Rev. Nazari Polataiko
Rector
Contacts
Tel: 32366649778182137176
Web: http://www.hvmla.org
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