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== Rebirth of Orthodoxy ==
[[Image:korchinsky.gif|left|frame|A photo of Fr. Jacob Korchinsky from the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, January 23, 1916]]
On [[November 27]], 1910 ([[Julian Calendar|O.S.]], the Feast Day of the Znamenny-[[Kursk Root Icon]] of the Sign of the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]]), [[Reader|reader services]] were organized and served by Vasily Pasderin.
In 1915, an official request by the Russian Orthodox community in Hawaii and the Episcopal Bishop of Hawaii, Henry B. Restarick to the Holy Synod in St. Petersburg; a priest was dispatched that same year to Hawaii (with the blessing of Archbishop [[Evdokim (Meschersky) of the Aleutians]]) to pastor the large population of Orthodox Russian faithful. He establishsed permanent liturgical services in Hawaii and on [[Christmas]] [[December 25]] (O.S.) / [[January 7]] (N.S.) 1916, Protopresbyter Jacob Korchinsky celebrated the [[Divine Liturgy]] at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral in Honolulu. Thus Orthodoxy was re-established in Hawaii.
[[Image:episcopal.jpg|right|thumb|100px|St. Andrew's Episcopal as it appears today in downtown Honolulu]]
Fr. Jacob, a well-known [[missionary]] priest, established churches in Canada, the United States, Alaska, Australia and the Phillipines. He was murdered in [[Wikipedia:Odessa|Odessa]] shortly after the on [[wJune 23]], 1941<ref>[http:Russian Orthodox Church#Russian revolution|Bolshevik Revolution]//www.rusvera.mrezha.ru/515/14.htm Газета "Вера" (Newspaper ''Faith'')] in Russia</ref>, but has not yet been officially recognized as a martyred saint. St. [[Tikhon of Moscow]] once quoted Fr. Jacob's missionary exploits this way, "He did much to convert the heathens to the Christian Faith and returned many [[Uniate]]s to the Orthodox Church. He set the foundation for parish life in many places, built churches and assisted the unfortunate with his acquied medical knowledge." ''<br>
(Report by Bishop Tikhon Belavin to the Holy Synod. No. 155 Nov. 26, 1906)''
In subsequent years, the Russian Orthodox church in Hawaii shipped or flew priests to Hawaii to care for the dwindling Orthodox population, becoming part of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR). Fr. John Dorosh replaced Fr. Jacob in 1917. He was followed by several temporary priests, until [[Archimandrite]] Innokenty Dronov of Hilo, a contemporary of St. [[Jonah of Manchuria]] and St. [[John Maximovitch|John of Shanghai and San Francisco]] and Metropolitan [[Meletius (Zaborosky) of Harbin and Manchuria|Meletius of Harbin]], was dispatched and served the entire Orthodox Christian flock on all the Hawaiian Islands throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Fr. Innokenty Innokentiy had a large following of [[Church of Japan|Japanese Orthodox]] Christians. He frequently returned to the [http://www.wadiocese.com Diocese in San Francisco] to report to Archbishops [[Apollinary (Koshevoy) of San Francisco|Apollinary (Koshevoy)]] and [[Tikhon (Troitsky) of San Francisco|Tikhon (Troitsky)]] and for medical reasons. He is now purportedly buried on the Big Island of Hawaii.
[[Image:innokenty.jpg|left|frame|Fr. Innokenty in front of the Old Apostles Episcopal church in Hilo in 1937]]
===The Russian Orthodox Church (ROCOR)===
In the late 1960s, a group of Russian Orthodox Christians parted ways with the local Greek community and joined the Russian Orthodox Church in Hawaii under the Omophorion of Archbishop Anthony of Los Angeles; they formed the St. [[Mark of Ephesus]] Russian Orthodox Mission. In the early 1980s, this mission parish was later re-[[consecrate|consecrated]] under the heavenly protection of the [[Mother of God]] and is now known as the Holy [[Theotokos]] of [[Wikipedia:IveronPanagia Portaitissa|Iveron]] Russian Orthodox Church. In the late 1990s, the Council President of the Russian Orthodox community in Hawaii, Anatole Lyovin, was [[ordination|ordained]] to serve the Orthodox faithful in Hawaii. Currently this parish is without a permanent structure, but there are plans hoping to build the first Russian Orthodox [[church]] in Honolulu. This church is also where the Miracleworking "Hawaiian" Iveron Icon of the Theotokos is brought on most Saturdays and Sundays for veneration, when not travelling to other churches. This community is under the spiritual care of Archbishop +[[Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco]] ([[ROCOR]]). Two priests are assigned to this parish, Priest Anatole V. Lyovin, the rector, and Priest Paul Burholt.
[[Image:Archbishop Kyrill.jpg|thumb|145px|right|Archbishop Kyrill on an Archpastoral visit In the mid to Hilolate 1990's, Kona and Honolulu in 2003]] Fr. Anatole also oversees the a separate Russian Orthodox mission communities community was established on Kauai and the Big Island of Hawaii. These Russian communities are under the spiritual care of Archbishop +[[Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco]] ([[ROCOR]])It later became inactive.
===The Greek Orthodox Church (GOARCH)===
In the mid 1960s, a Greek Orthodox community established a Greek Orthodox mission under the auspices of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek Archdiocese]]. This community became known as the Ss. [[Constantine the Great|Constantine]] and [[Helen]] Greek Orthodox Church. The current (and temporary) pastor of the Greek Orthodox community in Hawaii Dean is Fr. Demetrius DogiasJohn Kuehnle, who was assigned to the parish in Honolulu in 20072008. The community is under the omophorion of Metr. [[Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco]] ([[GOARCH]]). This community is well-known for its annual Greek Festival held at Ala Moana Beach Park near Waikiki.
In the 1990s, a Greek Orthodox mission was established on the Island of Maui. It later became inactive, a Greek Orthodox mission was establishedbut there are efforts underway to revive it. This The mission is has been served by clergy of from Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Honolulu. These two Greek communities are under the care of Metr. [[Gerasimos (Michaleas) of San Francisco]] ([[GOARCH]]).
===The Serbian Orthodox Church===
In the early 1990s, a Serbian community established an Orthodox mission dedicated to St. [[Lazar of Serbia|Lazar of Kosovo]]. The Serbian mission later became inactive, and its remaining members joined the local Russian and Greek churches. There has been a recent interest within the Serbian Orthodox community in Hawaii to re-establish this mission. In recent months, visiting clergy (including the Serbian Bishop [[Maxim (Vasilijevic) of Western America]]) have come from the mainland to minister to them. This is mission is now active and under the spiritual direction of Protopriest Blasko Paraklis. [[Image:Bishop Benjamin.jpg|thumb|145px|right|Bishop Benjamin visits the OCA Kona Mission in 2004]]
===The Antiochian Orthodox Church===
===The Orthodox Church in America (OCA)===
[[Image:Bishop Benjamin.jpg|thumb|145px|right|Bishop Benjamin visits the OCA Kona Mission in 2004]]In early 2004, a new Orthodox community under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America ([[OCA]]) was established on the Big Island of Hawai`i, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The pastor of this mission is Fr. Sergius Naumann served this community for a time until leaving for Alaska. This mission John Schroedel, and is overseen by under the oversight of His Grace , Bishop [[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco]] of the [[Diocese of the West (OCA)|Diocese of the West]]. ==A Miracle in the Islands==During the month of October in the year 2007, a great miracle occurred in the State of Hawaii when the Miracleworking and Myrrh-streaming "Hawaiian" Iveron Icon of the Theotokos began streaming myrrh in the home of an Orthodox Christian couple in Honolulu.  The Iveron Icon, a small mounted print, (a copy of the Montreal [[Panagia Portaitissa|Iveron]] Icon), originally purchased at the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral's small church kiosk in Toronto by Rev. Anatole V. Lyovin, was given to the Reader Nectarios in Hawaii as a gift for the aforementioned name's day. This Icon was in the Reader's possession for eight years before it, along with a small hand-painted cross, began exuding a fragrant oil-like substance traditionally referred to as "myrrh" by the Orthodox Church. It was decided by Archbishop [[Kyrill (Dmitrieff) of San Francisco|Kyrill]] of San Francisco that this Icon of the Mother of God was to be taken to the Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Cathedral in San Francisco where it underwent tests and was carefully examined by the Archbishop and a commission of priests to verify the Icon's miraculous attributes.  In June of 2008, the "Hawaiian" Iveron Icon of the Mother of God was declared to be a genuine and miraculous Icon, which was in fact exuding myrrh on a continuing basis. It was decided by Episcopal proclamation ([[Ukaz]]) that the Reader Nectarios, the Icon's original owner, be "Her" guardian and was to take the Icon to the various churches and monasteries of Holy Orthodoxy, in effect, to provide for the veneration of all Orthodox Christians. Since that time, the Miracle-working Icon has visited over 350 churches and monasteries in North America, and has been venerated by over a quarter of a million people. The holy Icon has been a constant source of a growing number of miraculous occurrences, including the healing of cancer, blindness, demonic possession, and various types of physical and is under spiritual infirmities. People have felt a deep spiritual connection to this Icon, even spending hours on end simply standing before "Her", and watching the myrrh flow from the hands and stars on the image. As She travels, the Holy Icon has been lovingly called in Greek, "The Wandering Panaghia" since She does not have a church to call Her own. When resources become available, plans are underway to build a proper chapel or church structure in Hawaii to house the Mother of God's holy Icon. It has also been affectionately referred to as the supervision "Protectress of Archpriest George Gray the Orthodox in Hawaii" by some of Portlandthe Orthodox Christian faithful in Hawaii, Oregonsince Orthodox Christians from all the Hawaii parishes have come to love and have grown very close to this miracle from GodMay She forever protect the Christian faithful of Hawaii!
==Parishes in Hawaii==
*Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church (Honolulu) - [http://www.orthodoxhawaii.org Official website]*Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Honolulu) - [http://www.ssconhelhi.goarch.org Official Website]*St. Juvenaly Orthodox Mission (Big Island) - [http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WE-KONOCX OCA listing], [http://stjuvenaly.org Mission website]*St. Lazar Serbian Orthodox Mission Parish (Oahu) - [http://www.westsrbdio.org/latest_newsinfo/visit_to_Hawaiishowarticle.html News sitephp?article=church_hawaii Contact Information] (No Official Website)*Russian Orthodox Mission on the Big Island - (No Official Websiteresident clergy or regular services)*Maui Greek Orthodox Mission Parish - [http://www.mauigreekorthodoxmission.com Official Website] (currently inactive)*Stregrouping under the leadership of Ss. Juvenaly Orthodox Mission - [http://oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9Constantine &KEY=OCA-WE-KONOCX Official listing], [http://stjuvenaly.org Mission website]amp; Helen)
==See alsoReferences==* [[List of parishes in Hawaii (USA)|Orthodox Parishes in Hawaii]]<references/>
==External links==
*[http://www.iveron.org/hawaii Orthodox Christianity in the Hawaiian Islands]
*[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodoxinhawaii/ A Yahoogroup dedicated to Orthodox Christianity in Hawaii]
*[http://www.orthodoxhawaii.org/book.html TWO HUNDRED YEARS ON THE ROAD: A History of the Orthodox Church in Hawaii] by Amir A. Khisamutdinov and Rev. Anatole V. Lyovin. The book chronicles the history of the Orthodox Christian Church in the Hawaiian Islands from the 1700s to the present day. Containing rare photos and historical articles not seen before.
*[[Wikipedia:Russian Fort Elizabeth]]
* [http://www.orthodoxhawaii.org/dronoff.html "From Island to Island with the Word of God on His Lips - How the Only Orthodox Priest on the Islands Lives and Works"] An article about Fr. Innokentiy Dronoff of Hilo from 1937, translated by Rev. Anatole V. Lyovin.*[http://orthodoxhistory.org/2010/01/06/fr-jacob-korchinsky-missionary-and-martyr/ Fr. Jacob Korchinsky: Missionary and Martyr] A historical account of slain Protopresbyter Jacob Korchinsky.* [http://starbulletin.com/2001/08/25/features/story1.html "A Spiritual Connection" Greek Orthodox Church in Hawaii honors Chinese Martyrs] (Aug 25, 2001)
*[http://starbulletin.com/2007/06/02/features/adamski.html Honolulu Star Bulletin article on Fr. Anatole Lyovin of the Russian Orthodox Church] (June 2, 2007)
* [http://www.westsrbdio.org/latest_news/Visits_Fall2007/Hawaii.html News from the Serbian Orthodox community in Hawaii] (Nov 10, 2007)* [http://serbianorthodoxnews.blogspot.com/2007/11/serbian-hierarchal-liturgy-at-russian.html More News from Serbian Orthodox Community in Hawaii] (Nov 10-11, 2007)*[http://stjuvenaly.org/resources/ Prayers and Liturgical Texts in Hawaiian]
==Sources==
* Michael Protopopov; "A History of the Russian Orthodox Presence in Australia" - Submitted Thesis
* Pacific Commercial Advertiser, January 23, 1916
* TWO HUNDRED YEARS ON THE ROAD: A History of the Orthodox Church in Hawaii by Amir A. Khisamutdinov and Rev. Anatole V. Lyovin. (Honolulu, HI., 2011)
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