St. Xenia Orthodox Church

One thing I have desired of the Lord, that I shall seek; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and inquire in his Holy Temple. (Psalm 27:4)

St. Xenia’s is a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. While adhering to Russian Church Tradition, it is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural parish reflective of the ethno-cultural mix of the tri-state area that we serve. Church Services are conducted in the English language. Parish members and communicants come from many different locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Southern Maine.
St. Xenia’s is a vibrant, growing parish with many families and children. This web site might give you some glimpse of our parish life, but we encourage your personal visit to our community.

All Saints Weekend - 06/14/09

The weekend of All Saints was filled with activity at St. Xenia Orthodox Church. We began on Friday evening with the annual Lilac Nights Dinner Dance co-sponsored by the sisterhoods of St. Xenia and Holy Epiphany parishes. This is a family event that offers much community building time for our parishioners. The original concept was to have an event that was like a wedding reception, but without a bride and groom. Both young an old from our parishes and from many parishes in the Northeast and Eastern Canada came to enjoy the catered dinner and the live band. It was truly a successful evening.
On Saturday there was a Family Fun Day on the grounds of St. Xenia's. Families with young children came and enjoyed the beautiful weather and setting. The event was enhanced by a visit from the Methuen fire department. The firemen came with a truck and showed the children their gear and told them about fire safety. The children were able to take turns with the fire hose and try on the equipment. Each was given a red fire hat. They were thrilled! A picnic dinner was to follow.
While the above was going on the Youth Choir, directed by Ilya Dubelstein from our Montreal parish, was practicing at Holy Epiphany. They stayed there to sing the Vigil on Saturday evening, and came to St. Xenia's to sing the Divine Liturgy on Sunday.
Sunday of All Saints was almost a second Pascha at St. Xenia's. The church was filled to overflowing, the Youth Choir performed beautifully, and all was filled with "unexpected joy." There were many visitors, particularly young people, from throughout the Northeast. There were gatherings and campfires at a couple of different homes on Friday after the dance, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
Joining Fr. Michael in serving were Fr. Onouphrey Keith from St. Nicholas Church in N.C., Fr. Deacon Michael Soloviev from the Nativity of the Theotokos in Albany, and Fr. Deacon Dimitri Temidis from New York.
We hope that we can repeat these joyful events that gather and encourage our youth each year.

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Fine Dining

and Dancing

A visit from the firemen

Pointing the fire hose

He may looks scary, but this is a good guy

Now, this is a truck...

Turning burgers

Celebrating and visiting Clergy

Clegy with the Youth Choir

Protodeacon Joseph Jarostchuk and Wasily Timofev

Fr. Michael and Fr. Onouphrey