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Orthodox Christian presence at Birmingham CCT conference
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon; Archpriest John Jillions, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America; and Protodeacon Sergei Kapral were among the US religious leaders who gathered here on...
View ArticlePrayers requested in wake of Boston Marathon bombings
In two separate requests, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon and His Eminence, Archbishop Nikon of Boston, New England and the Albanian Archdiocese, called upon Orthodox Christians everywhere to pray...
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Youth Department announces opportunities for college students; funding available
The Department of Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry of the Orthodox Church in America recently announced that several events geared to the needs of college students and young adults are being...
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St. Vladimir’s Seminary site of conference on poverty May 31–June 1
The proverbial saying, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him to fish and you feed him for life,” will be followed when Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and the Acton...
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DIOCESAN UPDATES: South, Canada
TEXAS: Fr. Halvorsen speaks, leads deanery clergy retreatPriest Sergius Halvorsen, Assistant Professor of Homiletics and Rhetoric at Saint Vladimir’s Seminary, Yonkers, NY, was guest speaker at Saint...
View ArticleMetropolitan Tikhon’s Holy Week, Pascha schedule announced
The schedule of services at which His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon will preside has been released. On Lazarus Saturday, April 27, Metropolitan Tikhon will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the Fort...
View ArticleYouth Directors release resources in wake of recent tragedies
The national youth directors of several Orthodox jurisdictions have collaborated to offer a resource packet for clergy and lay persons to minister to youth and young adults in light of the recent...
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St. Vladimir’s Seminary launches clergy continuing education
Fr. Sergius Halvorsen, SVOTS faculty member, with clergy from the Carolinas Deanery.“St. Vladimir’s Seminary has stepped up to the challenge recently set by the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox...
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Prayers requested for abducted Syrian hierarchs
Metropolitan Paul YazigiMar Gregorios Yohanna IbrahimIn a portion of a letter dated April 22, 2013 and signed by His Grace, Bishop Basil, Secretary of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of...
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OCMC seeks volunteers for July ‘13 mission teams to Albania, Kenya and Tanzania
The Orthodox Christian Mission Center [OCMC] is seeking volunteers for a number of mission opportunities this summer. From July 19-August 1, 2013, the Albania Family Team will work alongside Orthodox...
View ArticleAbducted Syrian hierarchs released
Reports issued by Reuters, BBC and other media outlets on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 indicated that the two Syrian hierarchs who had been abducted near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo had been released...
View ArticleArchdiocese confirms reports of Syrian hierarchs’ release false
Well placed reports in the world’s leading news media on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 with regard to the release of two abducted Syrian hierarchs turned out to be false, according to a statement posted on...
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Holy Week and Pascha photo galleries
All parishes are encouraged to submit by e-mail a maximum of three [3] photos representing their Holy Week and Paschal celebrations to info@oca.org. As in years past, the photos will be featured in a...
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NEWS ELSEWHERE: California, DC, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Canonsburg, PA: FOCA National Basketball Tournament to be held May 17-19 A Midwest parish’s teams are getting ready for FOCA Tournament!Final registration is now underway for the Fellowship of Orthodox...
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From Pascha to Pentecost: Christian Ed resources from the DCE
Activities and materials for Saint Thomas Sunday, Pentecost and the summer season are now available from the Department of Christian Education of the Orthodox Church in America. Among the many...
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“Behold, Dying We Live!” theme of April youth, young adult “Wonder” blog
The April 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, “Behold, Dying We...
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Metropolitan Tikhon visits Fort Bliss, TX
For the first time since his election as Primate of the Orthodox Church in America in November 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon visited an Orthodox Christian military community in the US....
View ArticleSupport for abducted Syrian hierarchs spreads
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America called for ongoing prayers reflecting the growing support for Metropolitan Paul Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo and Mar...
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The Paschal Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon
The Paschal Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, is now available on the web site of the Orthodox Church in America. The original English text, which appears below, also is available in PDF...
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Historic Alaskan village destroyed by fire
A watercolor of Belkofski’s Holy Resurrection Church, built in 1880.In a report dated April 30, 2013, KTUU Channel 2 News announced that the abandoned Belkofski village on the Alaska Peninsula had been...
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