WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU AND HOPE TO SHARE A WONDERFUL EVENING! Renouned musicians Andrey Tchekmazov and Ekaterina Kapchits will perform J.S.Bach, J.Br ahms, F.Schubert, A.Arutunian, D.Popper, and S.Rachmaninov for the benefit of our shelter! Hailed by critics as an “extraordinary musician” (Washington Post), cellist Andrey Tchekmazov is known for his versatility as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Mr. Tchekmazov was the Grand Prize winner of the Vittorio Gui Intern

One day, a man appeared on the streets of New York whom no one noticed. He sat on the cold pavement, leaning against a wall, wearing a worn jacket, his eyes downcast. People walked past him — hurrying, turning away, pretending he didn't exist. To the city, he was just another shadow. In fact, this man was Richard Gere. He was preparing for the role of a homeless person and decided to spend a few hours on the street, not acting, not posing, but simply observing. And what he sa

The meeting addressed issues related to helping homeless people and those suffering from addiction. A working meeting was held between the chairman of the Synodal Department for Charity, Archpriest Mikhail Potokin, and the founder of the House of Work for Christ in the name of St. John of Kronstadt in New York, Vadim Arefiev. During the meeting, Vadim Arefiev spoke about the activities of the House of Hard Work, helping homeless and addicted people in New York. He also share

"Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me. 8 Do not gloat over me, my enemies! For though I fall, I will rise again. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. Brother Georgy (nicknamed "Ghost") The House of Work for Christ in Brooklyn - we have written about it many times - is a shelter for the homeless. But the Russian inscription above the gate leading to the small courtyard of one of the h

We hospitalized him. The doctors said: “That's it, we have to say goodbye to him! Father, recite the prayer “For the Exodus of the Soul”.

My name is Adyan, and I am from Kalmykia, Russia. I lived most of my life in atheism, although there was religious life around me, but...

A shelter for Russian-speaking homeless people, the House of Work for Christ is attached to the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary “The Inexhaustible Chalice” in Brighton. The inhabitants come and go... Some, having left a bad habit - back to sober normal life, some, having snapped, return to the street and their old friends - to vodka and drugs. Nikolaj Lapich And it so happens that the inhabitants - both present and former, including those who return to a vagrant life - stil

Dear Fr. Vadim! Bless you! I am grateful to God that I am in Brooklyn and that I live ten minutes away from the Church you built and...

In the second half of the 19th century, there were many poor people in Kronstadt, a port city near the capital of St. Petersburg. Most of...

By Elena Chernichkina There's a unique place in New York City (Brooklyn, Brighton Beach, home to a large  Russian-speaking community)...