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Blake Schaper’s Nov. 5 article on the new mission at St. Peter Episcopal Church (“Orthodoxy moves closer to campus…”) may give the unwary reader the impression that prior to the establishment of St. Olga there was no Eastern Orthodox parish in Hillsdale.

This is not true. St. Ieronymos (Jerome) Orthodox Church, a parish of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece, has been holding regular services in Hillsdale since our establishment in the fall of 2021.

Our current location is at 77 N. Broad St. Though we inhabit a humble storefront space, the visitor will be struck by the beauty and sacrality of our little chapel inside, as well as the prayerfulness and profundity of the divine services.

Our particular Orthodox jurisdiction is marked by its adherence to the traditional ecclesiastical (“Old” or “Julian”) calendar and its refusal to indulge in the compromises of ecumenism and modernism that plague “mainstream” Orthodoxy today. A schedule of divine services can be found on the home page of our website: https:www.stjeromehillsdale.com.

Visitors seeking the fullness of the Orthodox faith are most welcome.

Fr. Steven Allen is the rector of St. Ieronymos Orthodox Church.