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12-2002

Contents of the Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate
for 2002

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OFFICIAL INFORMATION

       Statement by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and the Holy Synod on the creation in Russia of Catholic diocese and an 'ecclesiastical province' // 3 || 4
       Statement by Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia and the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Situation in the Middle East // 5 || 4
       Declaration of the Holy Synod in view of the establishment of new Catholic diocese in Ukraine // 8 || 18
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       His Holiness Alexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
       Christmas Message to the Bishops, Pastors, Monastics and All Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church // 1 || 4
       Christmas Greetings to the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches, the Heads of the Non-Orthodox Churches and Religious Organizations // 1 || 8
       Paschal Message to Archpastors, Pastors, Monastics and all the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church // 4 || 4
       Paschal Greetings of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia to the Heads of Churches // 4 || 7
       Decisions of the Holy Synod 2001, December, 26 // 1 || 12
       2002, March, 12 // 4 || 11
       2002, April, 24 // 8 || 4
       2002, October, 7 // 11 || 4

CHURCH LIFE

       Services Conducted by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II // In every issue
       His Holiness Alexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
       Speech in the Christ the Saviour Church by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia on the Occasion of the Visit to the Russian Orthodox Church of His Beatitude Theodosius, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada // 1 || 58

Visits by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II

       His Holiness the Patriarch Visits Moscow Churches on Holy Saturday by S. Ganzhin // 6 || 7
       The Primate Visits Belorussia by M. Zhilkina // 6 || 12
       Novosibirsk celebrates the Days of Slavic Literature and Culture by M. Zhilkina // 7 || 10
       The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church makes a pastoral visit to the Tomsk diocese by M. Zhilkina // 7 || 25
       The sacred Land of Ryazan by M. Zhilkina // 8 || 25
       The northern capital and the Athos of the North greet His Holiness the Patriarch by M. Zhilkina // 9 || 10
       His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia Makes Pastoral Visit to Tambov by S. Ganzhin // 9 || 24
       His Holiness Patriarch Alexy makes primatial visit to Kostroma by S. Ganzhin // 9 || 38
       His Holiness the Patriarch visits the Radonezh Orthodox Gymnasium by S. Ganzhin // 10 || 9
       Astrakhan diocese celebrates 400 year anniversary by S. Ganzhin // 12 || 6

Nominations and Consecratios

       Nomination and Consecration of Archimandrite Hilarion(Alfeyev) as Bishop of Kerch, Auxiliary Bishop to the diocese of Sourozh // 2 || 7
       Nomination and Consecration of Archimandrite Maxim(Dmitriev) as Bishop of Barnaul and Altai // 2 || 18
       Nomination and Consecration of Archimandrite Theognost (Guzikov) as Bishop of Sergiev Posad, Vicar of the Moscow Diocese // 5 || 14
       Nomination and Consecration of Archimandrite Irinarkh (Grezin) as Bishop of Perm and Solikamsk // 5 || 23
       Nomination and Consecration of Archimandrite Theofilakt (Moiseyev) as Bishop of Bryansk and Sevsk // 5 || 35
       Nomination and Consecration of Archimandrite Theodosy (Vasnev) as Bishop of Vetluzhsk, Vicar of Nizhny Novgorod diocese // 5 || 44
       Appointment and consecration of Archimandrite Ioann (Khoma) as Bishop of Borovsk, Vicar of the diocese of Minsk // 12 || 16

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       The Annual Diocesan Assembly of the City of Moscow // 1 || 28
       His Beatitude Theodosius, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada, Visits the Russian Orthodox Church // 1 || 50
       Nativity Greetings by Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsk and Kolomna to His Holiness Alexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia // 2 || 28
       Patriarch Paul of Serbia visits the Russian Orthodox Church // 2 || 30
       The X International Nativity Educational Readings in Moscow.
       Let the children come to me (Ìt. 19, 14). Sermon by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia at the Opening of the X International Nativity Educational Readings // 3 || 12
       The 'Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate' celebrates seventy years // 3 || 21
       Presentation by the editor-in-chief of the Publishing House of the Moscow Patriarchate Archpriest Vladimir Siloviev // 3 || 22
       Call for the annual competition for the St. Makary of Moscow Prize // 9 || 53
       The revival of the bell of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity and St. Sergius // 10 || 18
       The Russian Orthodox University celebrates 10th year anniversary // 10 || 22
       Forty years of service to the Holy Orthodox Church. Moscow Protodeacon Alexander Kireyev celebrates jubilee // 10 || 40
       The metropolia of Galicia celebrates 700 year anniversary and Archbishop Avgustin of Lvov and Galicia celebrates ten years of service // 12 || 22
       Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia to Archbishop Avgustin of Lvov and Galicia to the clergy, monastics and loyal flock of the diocese of Lvov // 12 || 23
       Greeting speech of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II to the III All-Church missionary congress // 12 || 30
      
       Archbishop Gregory of Mozhaisk celebrates his jubilee by Priest Peter Ivanov // 2 || 36
       The Name's Day of His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia by M. Zhilkina // 3 || 17
       The Skete of St. Savva Storozhevsky by O. Yashina // 4 || 24
       Top Level Meeting of the Rectors of the Theological Study Institutes of the Russian Orthodox Church by S. Ganzhin // 5 || 10
       General Meeting of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences and the St. Petersburg Theological Schools by Archpriest Kirill Kopeikin // 6 || 33
       A Trust for the Revival of Valaam is set up by S. Ganzhin // 6 || 37
       Tireless labourer in the field of Christ celebrates Jubilee dates by Archpriest Alexander Abramov // 6 || 38
       The Long Road to the Truth. The 'Return to the Truth - The Russian Orthodox Church in the Life of State and Society: 1917-2002' Exhibition by S. Ganzhin // 6 || 40
       Bishop Varlaam of Suzdal and Tarusà by Archimandrite Makary (Veretennikov) // 7 || 44
       Catholic proselytism in Russia: facts and commentary by S. Ganzhin // 8 || 40
       Patriarch Nikon and his time by S. Vasiliev // 8 || 42
       The 300th anniversary of the building in Moscow of the Church of the Holy Prophet of God Elijah, known from ancient times as 'Obydenny' by Priest Nikolai Skurat // 9 || 54
       Contemporary problems of Orthodox schools by S. Vasiliev and G. Petrov // 10 || 13
       Delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church makes pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain of Athos by Archpriest Sergy Trukhachev // 10 || 24
       Twenty years as bishop of Voronezh by Bishop Nikon of Zadonsk and Archpriest Eugeny Livschuk // 10 || 27
       The garden of Edem does not grow in a single moment. The difficulties of modern-day monastic life by Hieromonk Sergy (Rybko) // 10 || 42
       Religion and Education by S. Ganzhin // 11 || 17
       The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Metropolitan Nektary (Grigoriev) of Kishinev and Moldavia by N. Eneyeva // 11 || 21
       III All-Church missionary congress by S. Ganzhin // 12 || 24

In the Dioceses

       The Convent of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God in Moscow by A. Drozdov // 1 || 60
       Rejoice, venerable Paul, hermitage dweller by P. Yesin // 2 || 43
       Under the Cross and the flag of St. Andrew. Interview with Bishop Veniamin of Vladivostok and Primorje by Hieromonk Innokenty (Yerokhin) // 2 || 47
       The Church above the River by V. Aristov // 2 || 52
       The Light of the Apostles Shines over the Land of Central Asia. The diocese of Tashkent and Central Asia celebrates one hundred and thirty years // 3 || 30
       The Unity of Faith and Knowledge. Introductory Remarks by Archbishop Vladimir of Tashkent and Central Asia at the scholary conference dedicated to the 130th anniversary of a dioces of the Russian Orthodox Church in Central Asia // 3 || 41
       The Monastery on the Site of the Destruction of the Remains of the Holy Imperial Martyrs by Hieromonk Dimitry (Baibakov) // 3 || 48
       Four Centuries of Orthodoxy in Astrakhan. Appeal by Archbishop Jonah of Astrakhan and Yenotaevsk to Orthodox pastors, monks, clerics and believers of the diocese of Astrakhan // 4 || 37
       The Priest-Martyr Mitrophan of Astrakhan and his Role in the Restoration of the Patriarchate by Hieromonk Iosif (Marjan) // 4 || 51
       Half a Century with the Diocese. Interview with the most senior cleric of the diocese of Astrakhan Archpriest Pavel Ryabykh by A. Slavin // 4 || 53
       Meetings in Nikolskoye by A. Rogozyansky // 4 || 56
       Astrakhan Orthodoxy Today. From the mailbox of the diocesan newspaper 'Svet Pravoslaviya' // 4 || 63
       Presentation by Metropolitan Gedeon of Stavropol and Vladikavkaz at the Inter-regional 'Contemporaneity and the Spiritual and Moral Development of the Human Personality' Scholarly // 5 || 65
       Ivanovo Theological School: Its Present State and Prospects for Development by A. Fedotov // 5 || 72
       The Reconstruction of the Church of St. Elijah in Vyborg by Archpriest Igor Aksenov // 5 || 77
       The Holy Sites of the Land of Penza by Priest Georgy Dobrolyubov // 7 || 52
       The Monastery of the Holy Dormition and St. Kosmas on the Yakhren River by L. Schennikova // 7 || 54
       In memory of Archpriest Vsevolod Shpiller by Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyev // 7 || 64
       A church is restored by Archpriest Nikolai Ryzhenkov // 8 || 45
       A new church where the caravanserais were by A. Ustimenko // 8 || 51
       A procession of the cross under the flag of St. Andrew by V. Bozhenko, G. Malashin // 9 || 63
       News from the diocese of Vladivostok // 10 || 48
       News from the diocese of Blagoveschensk // 10 || 49
       The St. Makary Readings in the diocese of Barnaul by V. Vorsina // 10 || 50
       St. Siluoan's Day is celebrated in his homeland // 10 || 52
       Through the prayerful intercession of the holy admiral by Hieromonk Innokenty (Yerokhin) // 11 || 29
       The Church of the Guardian Archangel Michael at 'Kliniki' on Devicheye Field by Priest Andrei Shumilov // 11 || 37
       The history of the Tabynsk Icon of the Mother of God by V. Syrik // 12 || 32
       The first memorial cross in the land of Kyrgizia // 12 || 35

In Memoriam

       In Memory of Archimandrite Elijah (Bobrovnikov) by Archimandrite Seraphim (Nickolayev) // 1 || 67
       Archpriest Vasily Saprykin by Archpriest Feodor Saprykin // 1 || 68
       In memory of Lidia Konstantinovna Kolchitskaya by M. Zhilkina // 2 || 54
       In memory of Schihigumen Mikhail (Zamyatin) by Archimandrite Alexy (Polikarpov) // 3 || 65
       Archbishop Maxim of Moghilev and Mstislavsk // 5 || 90
       In Memory of Schema-Hegumen Jeremia (Verendyakin) by Archimandrite Varnava (Safonov) // 5 || 91
       In Memory of Archpriest Yevgeny Inozemtsev // 5 || 93
       In memory of Metropolitan Nikolai of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas // 9 || 68
       In memory of Bishop Ierofei of Balakhna // 9 || 69
       Senior cleric of the Minsk diocese Archpriest Viktor Bekarevich dies // 10 || 53
       Archbishop Yevgeny of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas // 12 || 36
       In memory of Archpriest Nikolai Guryanov // 12 || 42

Chronicle

       The Statutes of the Estonian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Are Registered // 5 || 63

Our Congratulations to the Veterans

       Nikolai Semyonovich Kapchuk celebrates seventy years by Archpriest Nikolai Vorobyov // 2 || 38
       Avtonom Semyonovich Klimashin celebrates seventy five years // 2 || 41

Metropolitan Juvenaly Celebrates 25 Years in Cahrge of the Moscow Diocese

       Three Important Jubilees by Archbishop Grigory of Mozhaisk, Archpriest Alexander Ganaba // 5 || 56

SERMON

       Meat Fare Week by Priest Pavel Khondzinsky // 3 || 67
       Sermon for Forgiveness Sunday by Archpriest Sergei Pravdolyubov // 3 || 71
       Sermon for the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy by Archpriest Sergei Pravdolyubov // 3 || 75
       Sermon for the Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas by Archpriest Sergei Pravdolyubov // 3 || 77
       The Last Supper. Great and Holy Thursday by Bishop Hilarion of Kerch // 4 || 65
       Sermon before the Burial Shroud. Great and Holy Friday by Bishop Hilarion of Kerch // 4 || 67
       Life in the Tomb. Great and Holy Saturday by Bishop Hilarion of Kerch // 4 || 68
       Sermon by Metropolitan Vladimir of Tashkent and Central Asia at the consecration of the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in the town of Navoi // 8 || 54
       Homily by Metropolitan Gregory (Chukov) to the students of the Leningrad Theological Schools on the Feast Dayof St. John the Theologian // 9 || 70
       The Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God by Metorpolitan Nikolai (Yarushevich) // 10 || 55
       The Protectiong Veil of the Most Holy Mother of God by N. Popov // 10 || 59

THE LIFE OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH

       Interview with His Holiness Patriarch Paul of Serbia by M. Zhilkina // 2 || 59
       The Crisis in the Balkans: Aspects of Culture and Civilization by Ye. Bondareva // 2 || 63
       The Destruction of Culture Monuments in Macedonia by Ye. Bondareva // 2 || 67
       Appeal by the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church to the Pope of Rome John Paul II on the organization of the Roman Catholic Church in Russia // 4 || 71
       A new Primate of the Orthodox Church in America is elected // 9 || 82
       The World Council of Church makes historic decision // 9 || 83
       The enthronement of the new primate of the Orthodox Church in America // 10 || 71

CHURCH AND SOCIETY

       Speech by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia at the Opening of the VI All-Russian Popular Assembly // 1 || 71
       The 'Russia: Faith and Civilization - A Dialogue of Epochs' VI All-Russian Popular Assembly // 1 || 69
       Speech by the Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Opening of the VI All-Russian Popular Assembly // 1 || 73
       Speech by the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad // 1 || 75
       The Appeal of the Assembly // 1 || 78
       The Church can take an effective part in the solution of important problems of state. Interview with Presidential plenipotentiary and representative in the Central District G. S. Poltavchenko // 2 || 71
       That you and your descendants may live: 'The Foundations of the Social Conception of the Russian Orthodox Church' on the personal problems of the individual by Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad // 6 || 50
       Psychology and the care of the soul in the Church by A. Rogozoyansky // 6 || 66
       The lessons of knowledge by S. Ganzhin // 6 || 73
       'This is where Holy Russia was born' by Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad // 8 || 70
       'A spiritually healthy youth guarantees the stability and flourishing of Russia'. An interview with the Chairman of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs Archbishop Alexander of Kostroma and Galich // 9 || 73
       The Church and youth by S. Ganzhin // 9 || 76
       Where is it possible to find an Orthodox spouse? // 9 || 78

CHURCH HISTORY

       A.V. Gorsky: rector of the Moscow Theological Academy and his contribution to the development of Russian ecclesiastical historical scholarship by A. Melkov // 12 || 47
       The life and achievements of Hegumen Gavriil (Gavrilov) of Valaam by A. Rogozyansky // 12 || 53

THEOLOGY

       The date of Pascha for the year 2002 by P. Urzhumtsev // 3 || 81
       St. Philaret of Moscow in his homilies on the feast days of the Mother of God by Priest Pavel Khondzinsky // 6 || 42
       The Liturgical Tradition of Antioch in the IV and Centuries by A. Pentkovsky // 7 || 73
       The 100th Anniversary of the Birthday of L. A. Uspensky by Archpriest Vladimir Siloviev // 8 || 58
       The Icon and Art by L. A. Uspensky // 8 || 61
       The penitential discipline of the Christian Church at the end of the first millenium by A. Pentkovsky // 10 || 63
       The Family as a little Church serving God and people by Metropolitan Philaret of Minsk and Slutsk // 11 || 44
       The Life of His Holiness Patriarch Nikon by V. Shmidt // 11 || 52

BIBLIOGRAPHY

       V.N. Yakunin. The Position and Activity of the Russian Orthodox Church during the Years of the Great Patriotic War, 1941-1942 by N. Myshentsev // 3 || 86
       Combating Discord with Prayer. St. Joseph of Astrakhan in the Destiny of Russia by E. Maksimova // 4 || 74
       Publishers at the crossroads by Yu. Georgiev // 4 || 76
       The question of the canonization of Tsar Ivan the Terrible by Archimandrite Makary (Veretennikov) // 10 || 74
       How not to publish the books of Protopresbyter John Meyendorff by Archpriest Valentin Asmus // 11 || 78

OUR PUBLICATIONS
Unpublished Sermons of St. Philaret of Moscow

       Publisher's foreword by A. Petrov // 12 || 60
       Sermon for the Feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God // 12 || 62
       Sermon for the Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God // 12 || 65

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Legal Advice

       The new Labour Code by V. Kalinin // 2 || 78
       The Russian State Duma Review the Tax Procedure for Religious Organizations // 5 || 95
       New registration rules for religious organizations by V. Kalinin // 6 || 76
       Excerpt from The Federal Law of 26 September 1997 No. 125-FZ on the Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations // 6 || 77
       Administrative responsibility by V. Kalinin // 8 || 79
       The law on land by V. Kalinin // 9 || 86
       Answers to the questions of readers by V. Kalinin // 10 || 79

Advice for Parish Wardens

       Ecologically clean ventilation for Orthodox churches by V. Shvedov // 4 || 80

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       Entrance regulations for the study institutions of the Moscow Patriarchate for 2002/2003 // 4 || 82

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       The Contents of the "Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate" for the Year 2002 // 12 || 70