Chancery closed for Thanksgiving
The Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America here will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24-25, 2011, in observance of Thanksgiving. Regular hours will begin on Monday, November 28. We wish...
View ArticleVideo honoring late Archbishop Dmitri now posted
The video presentation recounting the life and ministry of His Eminence, the late Archbishop Dmitri, that was shown at the 16th All-American Council Grand Banquet is now available for viewing on the...
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16th AAC raises over $6K for SS. Martha and Mary Maternity Home
A total of $6,300.00 collected during liturgical services at the recent 16th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America has been donated to Saints Martha and Mary Home, Escondido, CA. “As...
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Metropolitan Jonah, Fr. Jillions attend DC reception
Metropolitan Jonah and Father John with Congressman John P. Sarbanes.On Wednesday November 30, 2011, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, together with Archpriest John Jillions, Chancellor of the...
View ArticleOrthodox Health Plan announces open enrollment period through December 30
In a memo issued recently by Priest Constantine L. Sitaras, Chairperson of the Joint Orthodox Health Plans Committee, it was announced that clergy and other qualified lay Church workers may join the...
View ArticleHoly Synod of Bishops issues statement regarding Archbishop Seraphim
On Monday, November 21, 2011, the following statement regarding His Eminence, Archbishop Seraphim [Storheim] was released by the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America. “The Lesser...
View ArticlePastoral changes for September, October 2011 now posted
The “Pastoral Changes” for September and October 2011 — the official announcements of ordinations, assignments, releases, etc. affecting the clergy of the Orthodox Church in America, issued by the...
View ArticleRecording captures enthusiasm of Orthodox Christian youth
Two historic recordings of American Orthodox liturgical singing, made in the early 1970s by the Saint John’s Girls Octet of Warren, OH, have been re-released on a single CD, titled “From My Youth: An...
View ArticleSt. Nicholas activities available on DCE site
A variety of activities in PDF format focusing on the Feast of Saint Nicholas — celebrated in 2011 on Tuesday, December 6 — are now available on the web site of the Department of Christian Education of...
View Article16th All-American minutes, powerpoint presentations now posted
Approved minutes of the 16th All-American Council, held in Bellevue, WA October 31 -November 4, 2011, together with Powerpoint presentations, are now available on the OCA web site.
View ArticleScholarships available for 2011 college conferences
Scholarships are still available for the Orthodox Christian Fellowship’s 2011 College Conferences in late December. Interested students are urged to apply during the on-line registration process at...
View ArticleNativity resources, activities available on Department of Christian Education...
A variety of educational resources for the Great Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord are available on the web site of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Christian Education at dce.oca.org. A...
View ArticleLesser Synod of Bishops to meet Friday, December 9, 2011
The Lesser Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America will meet at the Chancery here on Friday, December 9, 2011. In addition to His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, the meeting will be attended...
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St. Catherine representation church celebrates patronal feast day
With the blessing of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, Archpriest Alexander Garklavs visited the Orthodox Church in America’s Representation Church of the Great Martyr Catherine here during the first...
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First Joint Liturgy between OCA, ROCOR Primates to be celebrated at NYC’s...
For the first time, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, and His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of...
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OCA, ROCOR Metropolitans, hierarchs concelebrate the Divine Liturgy at...
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, and His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, concelebrated the...
View Article2012 Conference Cruise to Alaska
With the blessing of His Grace, Bishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West, a cruise and conference at sea — “Experiencing and Defending the Glory of Orthodox Christianity” — will be held September...
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28th Anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann
Tuesday, December 13, 2011, the Feast of Saint Herman of Alaska, marks the 28th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, Dean of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary,...
View Article2012 OCA Church Planting Grant recipients announced
The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America announced the recipients of the 2012 Church Planting Grants in early December. The grants, which total $103,700.00, will be distributed across the OCA...
View ArticleMetropolitan Jonah visits Edmonton, Alberta
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Saint Herman of Alaska Sobor here on Sunday, December 11, 2011. Concelebrating with Metropolitan Jonah were His Grace, Bishop Irenee...
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