Youth Department relaunches “The Hub”—Resources for youth and campus ministries
The Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry has recently re-released “The Hub,” a comprehensive series of resources for youth ministry. Available on the OCA...
View ArticleAugust through December 2012 pastoral changes posted
The “Pastoral Changes” for August through December 2012 — the official announcements of ordinations, assignments, releases, etc. affecting the clergy of the Orthodox Church in America, issued by the...
View ArticleInstallation videos, audios now available
Video and audio recordings related to the Enthronement of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon at Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Washington, DC on January 26-27, 2013 are now available on the OCA web site....
View ArticleSt. Tikhon’s Seminary to host concert of Russian liturgical music Sunday,...
As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, Saint Tikhon’s Seminary here will host a rigorous three-day master class for the select student choirs of three of America’s premier Orthodox Christian...
View ArticleV. Rev. Dr. Alexander Atty steps down as Dean, COO of St. Tikhon’s Seminary
Photo credit: www.stots.eduIt is with heavy hearts that the Saint Tikhon’s community learned of the Very Reverend Dr. Alexander Atty’s decision to step down as Dean and Chief Operating Officer of the...
View ArticleDepartment of Continuing Education begins work, issues survey
At their January 28, 2013 meeting, the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America established the Department of Continuing Education to provide for the ongoing development...
View ArticleOCA to be represented at OCPM board meeting
Archpriest John Kowalczyk will be attending the bi-annual Board of Directors’ meeting of the Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry [OCPM] here February 21-23, 2013. “The Board of Directors will be...
View ArticleSecond Youth Department job search webinar to be held February 21
The Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry of the Orthodox Church in America will host its second in a series of job search skills webinars on Thursday, February 21 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern...
View ArticleSerbian House of Studies to be founded at St. Vladimir’s Seminary
St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, NY, and the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of Belgrade have made a formal agreement to work together with the aim of establishing...
View ArticleLiturgical Music Tutorial now available
The Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Liturgical Music and Translations recently announced that the first phase of its self-study tutorial for learning the eight tones is now available on the...
View ArticleChancery updates
Archpriest Eric G. Tosi, Secretary of the Orthodox Church in America, recently offered an update on Chancery activities for the remainder of February 2013. Among them:Members of the Board of...
View ArticlePension Plan annual statements “in the mail”
Annual statements were mailed to all active members of the Orthodox Church in America’s Pension Plan on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, according to Maureen Ahearn, Pension Administrator. The statements...
View ArticleDiocese of New England pilots Strategic Plan “Holy Conversations”
One of the goals of the Strategic Plan adopted by delegates to the 16th All-American Council in 2011 focuses on developing diocesan level, full day “Holy Conversations” on contemporary moral issues,...
View ArticleFebruary edition of “Wonder” features reflections on “The Gospel and the City”
The February edition of “Wonder”—the on-line journal of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry—is now available. This month’s theme, “The Gospel and the...
View ArticleOCA hosts second annual meeting of diocesan chancellors, treasurers
The second annual meeting of the chancellors and treasurers of 10 of the Orthodox Church in America’s dioceses was held at the Chancery here on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. The chancellors and...
View ArticleAkron, OH to host pan-Orthodox fellowship weekend May 17-19
A pan-Orthodox fellowship weekend for Orthodox Christian youth and young adults is being planned in Akron, OH for May 17-19,2013. Organized through the efforts of a committee of young adults...
View ArticleContinuing Ed Department holds first seminar
The Department of Continuing Education of the Orthodox Church in America held its first seminar on clergy sexual misconduct at the Franciscan Renewal Center here February 12, 2013. The sessions were...
View ArticleOCA represented at Beirut celebration honoring Antiochian Patriarch John X
At the invitation of the Patriarchate of Antioch, the Orthodox Church in America was represented at a major celebration honoring His Beatitude, Patriarch John X [Yazigi] of Antioch and All the East at...
View ArticleBulgarian Church elects successor to late Patriarch Maxim
His Eminence, Metropolitan Neofit of Ruse was elected to succeed His Holiness, the late Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, at a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria here on Sunday,...
View ArticleFour OCA departments to host parish ministries conference July 10-13
“Faith in Action: Equipping the Saints for Worship, Learning and Serving,” will be the theme of a parish ministries conference to be hosted by four Orthodox Church in America departments on the campus...
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