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Archimandrite Zacharias of Essex to speak at St. Tikhon’s February 8-10
Archimandrite Zacharias, Ph.D., a monk of Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, Essex, England, will visit and speak at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery and Seminary here February 8-10,...
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Statute Revision Task Force holds first meeting
Members of the Orthodox Church in America’s Statute Revision Task Force held their first face-to-face meeting at Saints Peter and Paul Church here January 16-17, 2014.Established by the Holy Synod of...
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Orthodox Christians to join Wednesday’s March for Life in US capital
Orthodox Christians from across the US will gather in the US capital for the annual March for Life on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, and several members of the Holy...
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Metropolitan Tikhon offers invocation at annual Rose Dinner
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, offered the invocation at the annual Rose Dinner, held at the Regency Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC on Wednesday evening, January 22,...
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IOCC to be featured on PBS Sunday, January 26
International Orthodox Christian Charities’ humanitarian response to Syrian refugees living in Jordan will be featured on the PBS program, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, on Sunday, January 26, 2014....
View ArticleHoly Synod issues statement regarding Archbishop Seraphim
The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America has received information regarding Archbishop Seraphim (Storheim), who is on suspension from his position as Archbishop of Canada. In court...
View Article31st Annual Fr. Schmemann Memorial Lecture at SVOTS January 31
The 31st Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Archpriest Dr. John McGuckin, a leading international commentator on Eastern Orthodox theology and early Christian...
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IN THE NEWS: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York
Bridgeport, CT: Historic church receives $20,000 grant Historic Holy Ghost Church.Holy Ghost Church, Bridgeport, CT, recently was awarded a $20,000.00 Historic Preservation Technical Assistance Grant...
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1st Anniversary of Metropolitan Tikhon’s Enthronement
Exactly one year ago today, January 27, 2013, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon was enthroned at Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Washington, DC as Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America...
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Monastery streams live liturgical services
The nuns of the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration here recently began a new ministry—live streaming and recording of chapel services for the elderly, ill, those away from home, and those who...
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Primate of Albanian Church visits St. Nicholas Church, Jamaica Estates, NY
Priest Nathan Preston and the faithful of Saint Nicholas Albanian Orthodox Churchhere were pleased to welcome His Beatitude, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, Primate of the...
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The Feast of the Three Hierarchs
During the eleventh century, disputes raged in Constantinople about which of the three hierarchs was the greatest. Some preferred Saint Basil the Great (January 1). Others honored Saint Gregory the...
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Three plays about the Prophets now available from DCE
The Department of Christian Education [DCE] of the Orthodox Church in America recently announced that plays tracing events in the lives of three Prophets are now available on its web site. The plays,...
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February 2 is Scout Sunday
Every year since the mid-1940s, religious communities around the US have celebrated “Scout Sunday” on the Sunday before February 8. The date coincides with that on which scouting had been founded. “The...
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Newly Formed Music Institute to train choir conductors and singers
Approximately 2,500 churches and monasteries comprise a melting pot of cultures and liturgical traditions that define Orthodox North America. One thousand of those churches belong to the Russian...
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Youth Department “Wonder” on-line journal begins fifth year
The Orthodox Church in America Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministries’ on-line publication, “Wonder”, has justed marked its fifth year of publication. Theme of the most recent issue is...
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Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop Nikon ordain two SVOTS seminarians
On the Feast of Three Hierarchs, two senior class seminarians at Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary here were ordained as clergy in the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Deacon Nicholas...
View ArticleSVOTS offers talks by Archimandrite Zacharias, Dr. Tristram Engelhardt
During the month of February 2014, Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary here will offer two talks for the general public in the John G. Rangos Family Building on the seminary campus. On...
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Scholarships available through Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Applications for two scholarships administered by the Department of Philanthropy of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America are now available to Orthodox Christian students from parishes in...
View ArticleMetropolitan Council spring session opens
Members of the Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America will gather at the Chancery here for their spring session during the first full week of February 2014. The opening session will be...
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