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St Nicholas parish was organized in 1901 by Galician immigrants. In 1906 they petitioned St Tikhon, then Archbishop in North America, to be received into Orthodox Christianity. St Alexander Hotovitzky, at that time a priest in New York, traveled to Salem to accept the parish and offer additional guidance. The present church building, which was completed in 1908, was restored recently through the generosity of the parishioners. The parish was also fortunate to receive assistance in the restoration project through a grant provided by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. In 2001, the parish celebrated the 100th anniversary of St. Nicholas Church. Metropolitan Theodosius presided at the two-day celebration, which culminated in the celebration of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Among those concelebrating were Protopresbyter Robert S Kondratick, OCA Chancellor; Fr Vasily Gilbert, Rector; Fr Vitaly Voshchullo, Retired pastor of the parish; and Fr Michael Westerberg, Chancellor of the Diocese of New England. |
