PATRIARCH
Our Patriarch and Ruling Hierarch is His Holiness Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
His Holiness Kirill was enthroned as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia on February 1, 2009. A full biography of His Holiness can be found here:
Biography of Patriarch Kirill | The Patriarchal Parishes in the USA (mospatusa.com)
And a link to the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA can be found here:
VICAR BISHOP
Our Vicar Bishop is His Grace Matthew, Bishop of Sourozh, temporary Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA.
Consecrated on November 15, 2015 at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Kaliningrad by His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Grace was appointed Ruling Bishop of the Diocese of Sourozh in 2017. By the decision of the Holy Synod of October 14, 2018 (Journal No. 77), he was appointed temporary administrator of the parishes of the Moscow Patriarchate in the United States of America. His Grace's full biography can be found here:
Biography of Bishop Matthew | The Patriarchal Parishes in the USA (mospatusa.com)
RECTOR
Our Priest is The Reverend Father Joshua Genig. Fr. Joshua received his B.A. in Religious Studies from Concordia University, Ann Arbor (2003); his M.Div. in Theology from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (2006); and his Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from The University of St. Andrews, UK (2012). Until recently, Fr. Joshua carried out secular employment as a Staff Chaplain at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI.
Before coming into the Holy Orthodox Church, Fr. Joshua served as a Lutheran Minister (LCMS) and Associate Professor of Theology at two Roman Catholic Seminiaries. He has authored several academic monographs, articles, and papers. Fr. Joshua is married to Matushka Abigail Barbara, a middle-school English teacher, and they are blessed with six daughters.
Ordinations:
Diaconate - 2016
Priesthood - 2017
Obediences:
Dean of the Central States of the Moscow Patriarchate
Rector of St. Innocent of Irkutsk (2018-present)
Faculty Member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville (ROCOR)
CHOIR
Our 10+ member choir is led by the faithful and talented choir mistress, Emma Mary Genig. Our choir sings for all of the liturgical services, including Vigil and the Divine Liturgy, in addition to the weekday Small Vespers and Divine Liturgy. The choir spends time rehearsing weekly following the parish Trapeza.
Our choir mistress was trained in Byzantine and Slavic chant by Christina Stavros and Mary Gomulka (our Choir Mistress Emerita), repectively, brining with her over a decade of Orthodox choral singing and directing experience.
SERVERS
Our servers diligently serve in the Holy Altar for all of the liturgical services. In addition, they help to maintain the dignity and beauty of the temple.
CHILDREN'S CHOIR
Our children's choir, under the direction of Mary Gomulka (our wonderful Choir Mistress Emerita), rehearses regularly and sings during each Divine Liturgy, often in various languages.
Our children's choir director is a wife, mother, and grandmother. Musically, she is a classically trained, professional pianist and accompanist, and runs a very active independent piano studio. She has been an Orthodox choir director for 13 years and only recently retired as our adult choir director (September 2024) after many years of diligent and faithful service. Liturgically, Mary completed the PaTRAM Advance Conductor program held at the Diocesan Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Howell, New Jersey under Grammy-nominated conductor, Maestro Dr. Peter Jermihov, Master Teacher of Conducting and founder of the Society of St. Romanos the Melodist, Dr. Tamara Petijevic, Master Teacher from Novi Sad, Serbia, and Dr. Nicholas Reeves, Teacher of Theory and Musicianship. We are so very blessed by her experience and expertise!