Religion in Texas
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St Vladimir Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Parish: Services, Sunday School, Church Kiosk
Russian Orthodox families have gathered in Houston since 1950, and today St Vladimir Church, part of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, is open for prayer every weekend: the all-night vigil on Saturdays at 5 p.m. and the Divine Liturgy on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. People come for feast days, for the baptism of their children, and simply to feel at home among their own.
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OCA Cathedral in Dallas: Liturgy and Confession in Russian
Once a month, on the third Saturday, the cathedral serves the liturgy in Church Slavonic, preceded by confession in Russian: this is how, since 1954, the cathedral has carefully kept its Russian heritage in the heart of Dallas. Other services are in English: Divine Liturgy begins every Sunday at 9:30 a.m., and Great Vespers is served on Saturday evenings.
More detailsSt. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Orthodox Parish of ROCOR: Liturgy, Sunday School, Shared Meal
After the Sunday liturgy, everyone is invited to a shared table, always free of charge. Services follow the traditional church calendar, in English, with hymns and readings in Church Slavonic, and the people praying beside you come from Russia, Ukraine, and Bulgaria as well as from American families who found Orthodoxy. This parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in McKinney, north of Dallas, was re-established in 1988.
More detailsTheotokos of the Life-Giving Spring Russian Orthodox Church
English-Language ROCOR Orthodox Parish for Bryan and College Station
Vespers on Saturdays at 6 p.m., Divine Liturgy on Sundays at 10 a.m., and confession after Vespers: this is the weekly rhythm of a small parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia that has gathered Orthodox Christians from Bryan, College Station, and the surrounding university communities since 2004. Services are in English, and visitors who came to study, to work, or simply to find a church home are welcome.
More detailsRiver of Life Church
Russian-Speaking Evangelical Church in Allen, TX
River of Life is a Russian-speaking evangelical church now meeting in Allen, serving families across Dallas, Fort Worth, and the surrounding communities in North Texas. Services include English translation for those who do not speak Russian, and the congregation has become known for bringing Russian and Ukrainian believers together in worship at a time when that kind of unity is not something to take for granted.
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St. Patricks Cathedral in New York
Gothic silence among the skyscrapers
On Fifth Avenue, surrounded by glass, flagship boutiques, office towers and the constant movement of Midtown Manhattan, St. Patrick’s Cathedral looks almost impossible. Its white marble walls and Gothic Revival spires seem to have been carried here from another age, yet that is exactly its power. It does not disappear among the skyscrapers. On the contrary, it makes the city around it feel even more dramatic. In New York, where everything reaches upward, this cathedral reminds us that height can be not only architectural, but spiritual.
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