SAVE THE DATE!

The KONEVETS QUARTET, from St. Petersburg, Russia, which will be touring the U.S. this spring, will perform an exclusive Chicago concert to benefit Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral’s Building Fund, SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2010 at 6:00 pm, at HOLY RESURRECTION SERBIAN CATHEDRAL, 5701 N. Redwood Drive, Chicago. This unique fundraiser will also include a concert social, art exhibition by local Orthodox artists and silent auction.

This internationally renowned ensemble, was founded in 1992 by graduates of the St. Petersburg Music Conservatory and the Glinka Choral Academy. They have performed and won awards throughout Europe, Canada and the US, as ambassadors of the Konevets Monastery and of Russian Orthodox Church music. They are all master musicians, conductors, composers and authors. Their repertoire includes sacred music, medieval chants, folk songs and military marches.

Tickets go on sale Monday, APRIL 5: Adults - $25, Students 18 and under - $15.
Call or email Masha Furmanov (847) 730-5678 – mafusha@yahoo.com for tickets
Email FaithNetOrth@aol.com for further information.

THE TRIUMPH OF ORTHODOXY

On the first Sunday of Great Lent, we commemorate the victory over the iconoclasts (condemned by the 7th Ecumenical Council in 787) and the re-institution of icons into the Church.  At the end of the Divine Liturgy, a special molieben  is served in which the canons of the Church are re-affirmed over past heresies.  This ancient rite is served usually only in cathedrals before the icons of the Saviour and the Mother of God and our church is one of only a handful in this country in which this is performed.

FORGIVENESS SUNDAY

Great Lent began with the vespers following Divine Liturgy on Sunday February 14th.  As is customary, the church community asked forgiveness of one another before beginning the course of the Great Fast.

• February 12 - A blini masquerade <photos>
• Meatfare Sunday - a namesday, awards and bliny! <more>
• January 29 - ORPR Tatiana Day Ball <more>
• Bishop Peter takes part in enthronement of the new Serbian Patriach <more>
• January 19 - the feast of Theophany <photos>
• January 17 - Divine Liturgy was concelebrated by cathedral clergy and Fr. Nicolaza from the Georgian Orthodox church in Atlanta, follwed by a Georgian luncheon and cultural program <more>
• January 6/7 - The feast of the Nativity of Christ <more>

Welcome to the parish website of the Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral, a Russian Orthodox church located in Des Plaines, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Our church is a prominent place of worship for all the Russian Orthodox who live in Chicago-land, southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana and has as its goal the preservation of the spiritual traditions and the treasure of church services of ancient Russian Orthodoxy.

We are glad you are visiting our site and would like to invite you to acquaint yourself with our church and parish by exploring other pages. We hope to see you in person in our church where you will be able to enjoy the iconographic art and paintings, to hear the splendid singing of our choir and to share in the joy of our Divine Services.

Visit our sister parish St. Innocent of Moscow in Carol Stream at: www.saintinnocent.net