Number of Russian Churches in Chicago, time of their foundation and number of parishioners.

1)The Holy Trinity Cathedral at 1121 N. Leavitt St. founded in 1893. The parish number 350 families.

2)The church of St. Michael (Mikhailovskaya tserkov) at 1706 W. 44th St. founded in 1911. About 200 families.

3) The church of St. George (Svyato-Georgievskya tserkov) at 917 N. Wood St., founded in 1913. About 250 families.

4)The church of St. Peter and St. Paul (Petro-pavloskaya tserkov) at West End and 53rd Street. Founded in 1932. About 250 families (Ruthenians).

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5) The church of the Transfiguration (Preobrazhenskaya tserkov) near Douglas Park, founded in 1936. About 50 families.

Names of the priests of the church of St. George (at 917 N. Wood St.) in chronclogical order.

1) Rev. Pyeshkov, 2) Rev. Zheltonoga, 3) Rev. Lev Chumak, 4) Rev. Nikolenko, 5) Rev. Zheltonoga (2nd time) and 6) Rev. Pavel Nervana. This is as far as Bishop Leontiy could remember. For more information Rev. Nervana should be consulted.

Schools and other cultural institutions and activities connected with the churches.

With each church is connected a parochial school. Usually it takes three years to finish the course. The children get religious instruction and are taught the Russian language, singing and an elementary course of Russian history.

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Connected with the Holy Trinity Cathedral and with the other Russian churches are youth's organizations which organize games, picnics, etc.

The clergy of the Holy Trinity Cathedral is organizing from time to time courses for young people for the study of the Scriptures and of church history.

The Most Rev. Metropolitan Theophilus has given several lectures in Chicago and has written in English a course entitled A short history of the Christian Church, and the Ritual of the Eastern Orthodox Church, its history and meaning. (To be had at the Mikhailovskaya Church. Published in San Francisco in 1933.) He has also written a booklet entitled The Shorter Catechism (also in English) which has been published by The Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Conventions of the Russian clergy held in Chicago.

The last convention of the clergy of the Chicago diocese took place on October 30th and 31st 1933. Last year, (1936) in November there was held in Chicago 4a Council of Russian Orthodox bishops at which the Metropolitan Theophilus presided (from Nov. 17 to Nov. 21). Ten bishops attended this Council.

Financial condition of the Russian churches.

The total yearly gross income of the Holy Trinity Cathedral before the depression was about $12,000; now it is from $8,000 to $9,000.

The income of the church of St. Michael reaches $5,000.

That of the church of St. Peter and St. Paul (Carpatho-Russian) is up to $8,000.

The income of the church of the Transfiguration is as yet only from $1,500 to $2,000 a year.

The property owned by the Russian Orthodox churches of Chicago consists of the following items: a part of the Elmwood Cemetary at River Grove,

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1) at the end of Grand Ave.

2) the building of the Holy Trinity Cathedral and the parsonage connected with it--both together representing a value of about $150,000.

3) the building of the church of St. Michael. Approximate value from $30,000 to $35,000.

(The church of the Transfiguration rents a building.)

This information about the church property has been received from the Rev. Sneghirev whom I interviewed immediately after seeing the bishop.

D. Stranden.