St. Vladimir's Church (Jensentown)

St Vladimir's Church Jensentown [18, 2] the Barclay Museum Peres Library Shilling Place Maney Drive St Vladimir's Church Hambridge Park Kemble Alley School a cemetery Kening Square Basic Info: Churches contain crucifixes, wine, and first aid kits, though hospitals are far better for that last item. Churches have no internal descriptions. Church doors do not close but can be barricaded shut.

(18,2) (bic) (statuses) (update) St. Vladimir's Church No barricades, dark. No immediate danger. AndyMatthews (talk) 22:16, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

St. Vladimir's Church (Jensentown)

Barricading policy

St. Vladimir's Church (Jensentown) is to be kept Very Strongly Barricaded at all times.
If you're looking for nearby Revive Points, take a look at the list.
Note: This advice is according to the local barricading plan, and may vary from the UBP or locally developed plans.
For more info on barricade plans, click here or take a look at this location's suburb page.

History

The founding of St Vladimir's parish began in October, 1915, when a group of approximately 30 Russian immigrants met and decided to organize a Russian Orthodox parish. At first the Divine Liturgy was served in a vacant church, but as the congregation grew the parishioners decided to build a church of their own using traditional Orthodox architecture. They bought a parcel of land near the vacant church they had been using, and, to save money, the parishioners dug out the land for the basement and foundation with their own hands. In 1917 the church building was completed and consecrated and in 1918 the parish was incorporated in the City of Malton. During that same year, another tract of land was purchased to serve as the parish cemetery. Firmly established, the parish continued to grow and prosper despite the strife and political changes in Russia that continued to affect the lives and morale of the parishioners.

In 1926 Fr Vladimir Lilikovich became pastor and during his five years of service the parish took on new life. A parochial school was established and in 1927 the Sisterhood of the Assumption of the Theotokos was organized. In 1932 Fr Stakhy Borichevsky became pastor, an office he held until 1949 when he was succeeded by Fr Paul Shafran. Fr Paul served until 2002, when he was granted retirement and named Pastor Emeritus. Fr Martin Kraus joined the parish in 2002 until he was transferred to a parish in Long Island, NY. Several months later, Archpriest Eugene Vansuch, was assigned to the parish on January 1,2008 and served for three months until his enexpected falling asleep in the Lord on March 23, 2008. May his memory be eternal. Fr. Jason Vansuch, the son of Fr. Eugene Vansuch, is the current parish priest.

In 1942 the parish built a two-story rectory and in 1947 additional land was purchased to expand the cemetery and another two lots were bought adjoining the rectory. In 1951, the growing parish made it necessary to enlarge the church building. After the enlargement was completed a new iconostasis was installed and the interior of the building was renovated. A decision was made to adorn the interior walls with Byzantine iconography and Mr Pimen Sofronov was hired to design and execute the frescoes. Mr Sofronov arrived in 1954 and began his work with the Icon of Christ for the Iconostasis. After working day and night for two years, Mr Sophronov completed the magnificent frescoes in 1956. --Sgt Aleksandr Cheff 19:43, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

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