Our Parish

A Russian Orthodox Mission was started in Madison in 1950 and existed for 18 years. It was located in the Greek Orthodox church. A Russian priest came from Milwaukee every other Saturday and conducted services.

With the blessing of the Most Reverend Peter, Bishop of Cleveland and with the fraternal permission of the then rector of the Greek Church, Reverend Father Michael (Richard) Vanderhoef, a Russian mission was reopened in January of 2013 in the same Greek church, nurtured by Archpriest Vasyl Kuzmych, rector of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in Milwaukee. On Saturday the 12th of January, after a 45-year break, the first Liturgy was served in the Church Slavonic language.

Many thanks to the rector of the Greek parish, Fr. Christodoulos, and to the parish council for graciously loaning their church to our Russian mission.

Our Priest

Father Artemii Makartetskyi has been ministering to our parish since 2024. Father Artemii was born in Chernihiv, Ukraine. He graduated from the Poltava Missionary Theological Seminary in 2000.

In addition to caring for our parish, Father Artemii is the rector of the Orthodox children's school at the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in Chicago.

Under Father Artemii's care, our mission has gained stability, expanded, and attracted new parishioners.

Service Schedule

• 9:00 am - Hours and Confession

• 9:30 am – Liturgy

• 11:30 am – Agape Meal

Service Times

• February 28th

• March 14th

• April 18th

• April 25

Montly Observances

• March 22nd (new style) / March 9th (old style) – Forth Sunday of Great Lent. Venerable John Lestvichnik

• March 26th / March 13th - Great Kanon of St Andrew of Crete

• March 29th / March 16th – Fifth Sunday of Great Lent. Venerable Mary of Egypt

• April 5th / March 23rd – Six Sunday of Great Lent. The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem.

• April 6th / March 24th - April 11th / March 29th – Passion Week.

• April 12th / March 30th - The Bright Resurrection of Christ, The Pascha of the Lord

Contact

Services are held at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 11 N 7th Street, Madison, WI 53704

Location

Email

russianorthodoxchurchmadison@gmail.com

Phone

(360) 702-7232 - Father Artemii Makartetskyi

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