St. John Chrysostom Russian Orthodox Church - House Springs (St. Louis Area), Missouri

We are a parish in the Diocese of Chicago and Detroit of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, located in House Springs, Missouri, just 10 miles southwest of St. Louis County. About Our Parish tells you more about who we are. For information on current events, read our newsletter. You are cordially invited to join us for one of our services to experience the spiritual beauty of the Orthodox Liturgy and to meet our clergy and parishioners. If it is your first visit to an Orthodox Church, you may find this introduction helpful. Please feel free to contact us. May God bless you!

With the blessing of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, Bishop Michael of Geneva was accompanied by Fr. Dcn. Matthew Williams to Haiti from 11/26 - 11/30, 2007.  The purpose of this trip was to strengthen and encourage the faithful clergy and members of the Haitian Mission of the Russian Church Abroad.  On Tuesday, Bishop Michael met with Fr. Jean-Chenier Dumais and Fr. Gregoire Legoutè in Port-au-Prince and spoke at length concerning the Mission's development and needs.  On Wednesday, 11/28, Bishop Michael, Fr. Jean, Fr. Gregoire, and Fr. Matthew travelled to Jacmel, on the southern coast of Haiti, where Bp. Michael met with members of the parish of St. Augustine (there is, at present, no priest residing in Jacmel).  After returning to Port-au-Prince, Vigil was served on Wednesday evening and Hierarchical Liturgy on Thursday morning for the Apostle Matthew.

Our Haitian brethren express their thanks to our parish and others who support the Mission, both financially and by their prayers.

For more information on the Mission, including additional photographs of the trip, please visit www.orthodoxhaiti.org.

We have English choral arrangements of traditional Russian chant available as free downloads, including selections from Vespers, Matins, and Liturgy for upcoming Sundays and feasts. Music Downloads...