Welcome to St Nicholas Orthodox Church! We hope you will enjoy your visit. We are a parish of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), serving Christ in the Cohoes and Greater Albany Capital Region. Our liturgical services are primarily in English with small sections in Church Slavonic, Romanian, Greek or Arabic depending on the needs of the congregation at that time.
Our parish has an average of 35 people for a Sunday Liturgy with an outreach of over 100 who come to our church at some point in the church year. Our church is mainly composed of second and third generation people with origins from Lemkovyna (a region now part of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia).
Recently, our church has become the spiritual home of a smattering of immigrants from Romania, Macedonia, Georgia, Moldova, Belarus, Russia and our own community here in America. Our mission is to expand our Christian family by embracing all people who want to share a life in Christ and to be the home for people of all backgrounds.
For information regarding church matters only please call Fr. Terenti at 518-369-2430. DO NOT CALL THIS NUMBER FOR FLEA MARKET QUESTIONS. For flea market inquiries please call 518-235-7355 or email us at: saintnicholasfleamarket@gmail.com.
Sweet Pea Sophia II made an appearance at coffee hour today bringing smiles and love to all the people at coffee hour, especially to the children….Sophia is expected to come more often.
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On Saturday, September 26 Saint Nicholas had their semi annual flea market/craft fair. The day wasn’t the best but nonetheless shoppers came out and perused items the vendors brought. We also had our famous pierogies, holupkis and other ethnic favorites, as well as Americana fare. We expect to continue with the flea market/craft fair in June 2027.
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On Sunday, September 13th, we blessed the icon of the Myrrhbearing Women, which will be placed in the center of the church on the second Sunday after Pascha. Our Church wants to thank Catherine Mayott for donating this icon in memory of her sister Angela Poucher.
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On Saturday, August 28 and Sunday, August 29 we were blessed to have Archbishop Michael come to the parish and give his blessings to us. As always, we were inspired by his words and his advice to us about the future. Three of our Altarmen, subdeacon Victor Shashilov, Reader Vladimir Ermolenkov and Acolyte Nikita Padunin were given grammotas for their steadfast and exemplary work at the church. Thank you for visiting us Vladyka and may God grant you many happy healthy years!
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On Thursday, August 20th, several parishioners enjoyed a wonderful day on Lake George, boating on the lake and feasting on several tasty homemade dishes. The burgers and hot dogs were barbecued to perfection. The only disappointment was the lack of sunshine, but the other activities made up for it. Thanks to the Serbalik’s for hosting us once again !
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On Friday the 21st and Saturday, the 22nd, we once again got together to prepare the pierogis for our upcoming Flea Market/Craft Fair to be held September 26, 2026. Thank you to all who volunteered today as always.
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On Saturday, June 13, we had our first flea market in June instead of the second Saturday in May. We were worried that the change of date may affect vendors and people coming to the flea market, but it did not stop the vendors purchasing spots or customers coming to look for deals. We received many compliments about our new arrangement. Hopefully we will see you all in September.
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The monthly bulletin is available by clicking "Monthly Bulletin" on the top menu and following the link. The monthly calendar which lists the services and meetings for the month is available by going to the "Schedule" link on the top. Certain parts of the bulletin are not provided on this website, for example candle listings. If you contact Fr. Terenti, he can provide those to you.
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