Parishes - Holy Trinity Cathedral - Orthodox Church in America

From Rt 93
Take exit 18 (Mass Ave/Roxbury). From the ramp proceed straight across Mass Ave onto Melnia Cass Blvd. Follow the Blvd to Tremont St. Turn left onto Tremont, stay in the right lane, and take the next exit right onto Ruggles St. Proceed straight along Ruggles, passing Wentworth Tech Inst, across Huntington Ave. Proceed straight through lights, and stay in the right lane. Bear right where the street splits. You hould be able to see the Cathedral on the right. Follow ramp onto Park Dr, a one-way street, passing the Cathedral. Take the next right onto Queensbury St for one block, and turn right onto Kilmarnock St. The driveway for the Cathedral parking lot is on Kilmarnock St.

From Rt 9 west
Turn left (north) onto Brookline Ave, continue 1 mile, bear right onto Boylston St. Take first right (Kilmarnock St) after going past the Star Market, just before the Burger King. Church is at end of street on the right.

From Massachusetts Turnpike west
Exit at Allston/Cambridge (Exit 18) and continue on ramp, taking the right right fork as the ramp goes down. Continue to light, turn right (east) onto Storrow Drive. After 1.7 miles exit onto US 1 south towards Fenway. Bear right after 0.4 miles onto Boylston Street, proceed 0.2 miles (west) then turn left onto Kilmarnock St. just after the Burger King and before the Star Market. Church is at end of street on the right.

Schedule of Services

5:00 PM Great Vespers or Vigil for the Resurrection.
Saturday Evening

9:00 AM Hours; 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy.
Sunday Morning

For a complete list of upcoming services, including feast days and other services, please visit the Service Schedule on the parish website.

Parish Background

Founded in 1910 by immigrants from the Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, the Cathedral was the spiritual and cultural haven of those facing the risks, challenges and opportunities of the American experience.

Like other parishes in North America, Holy Trinity Cathedral has evolved from an ethnic community to one that opens its doors to all seeking the life in Christ. Presently over 50% of the adult membership is comprised of converts who, to a large extent, were drawn to Orthodox Christianity through the Cathedral’s rich liturgical cycle.

It is corporate prayer that forms the core of parish life. It is corporate prayer which has provided the most vibrant venue for evangelical outreach in the urban environment. Consequently, every facet of Cathedral life stems from its commitment to coming together as a community of prayer. Through this commitment the parish strives to reveal and proclaim the Gospel of new and eternal life. From its liturgical content, culminating in the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, the Cathedral continuously seeks to draw others into its living experience of God’s inaugurated and transfigured kingdom. It is this reality, founded on and centered in Jesus Christ, that compels the Cathedral parish to identify itself as a community of prayer and also as a community of learning.

Christian Education

Because learning is fundamental to Christian formation, church school and adult education are vital complements to liturgical worship.

Church school for elementary school students meets on Saturdays before the Vigil service. Due to the integration of church school and Vigil, the students have the opportunity to experience the interrelationship of learning and worship. In addition, elementary students meet before the Divine Liturgy on Sunday mornings to review the Gospel lesson for the day.

Middle school and high school church school classes meet on scheduled Sundays after the Divine Liturgy. Adult Education meets on Sundays during the coffee hour, while the Rector’s Seminar is held on a weekday after Vespers. The Seminar is comprised of Orthodox and non-Orthodox Christians and focuses on reading and discussing Scriptural, patristic and modern theological texts.

Fellowship - Coffee Hour

Our coffee hour is a time of fellowship and sharing for the broader HTOC community. As one visitor recently said, “One wonderful thing about your church is that no one wants to leave.” Because we are a commuter parish, it is so important for us to share a meal and to spend time in discussion and mutual encouragement.