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Banquet honoring Bishop David held at University
On the evening of Friday, February 21, 2014, a banquet honoring the newly consecrated Bishop David of Sitka and Alaska was held at the University of Alaska’s Lucy Cuddy Center, Anchorage, AK. Serving...
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Prof. Meyendorff represents OCA, SVOTS at theological discussions in Kyiv,...
Metropolitan Antonij chairs discussions on the course of theological educationRepresenting both the Orthodox Church in America and Saint Vladimir’s Seminary, Yonkers, NY, Prof. Paul Meyendorff...
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Lenten resources recommended by CSHA
With Great Lent beginning one week from today—on Monday, March 3, 2014—the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Christian Service and Humanitarian Aid [CSHA] is recommending two resource articles...
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Minutes, reports of Spring Metropolitan Council meeting posted
Minutes and reports of the Spring Metropolitan Council meeting, held at the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America here February 4-6, 2014, are now available. Minutes Committee Reports Officers’...
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Bishop David meets with DC officials concerning Pebble Mine Project
Bishop David with EPA members who met with the delegation.On February 25, 2014, His Grace Bishop David of Sitka and Alaska participated in a news conference sponsored by Creation Justice Ministries...
View ArticleMetropolitan Tikhon sends letter to Ukrainian Locum Tenens
In a letter dated February 26, 2014, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, offered congratulations to His Eminence, Metropolitan Onufry of Chernovtsi and Bucovina upon his appointment as Locum Tenens of...
View ArticleArchpastoral Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon on the Beginning...
March 2, 2014 To the Very Reverend Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke’s account of the...
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OCMC short term teaching team to San Esteban, Mexico July 5-12
2013 San Esteban teaching team with Archbishop Alejo.With the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Alejo of Mexico City, the Orthodox Christian Mission Center [OCMC] invites Spanish-speaking...
View ArticleMetropolitan Tikhon calls for ongoing prayers
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, has asked that prayers for peace and justice in Ukraine continue. Parishes, monasteries, and seminaries are requested to include the following petition in the Litany...
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Parish-wide Lenten humanitarian ministries offer hope to others
Gift of the Heart Kits assembly line at St. Luke-McLean, VADuring our common journey through the Lenten season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, many parishes undertake charitable ministries and...
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Orthodoxy Sunday celebrations to be highlighted on OCA.org web site
Photo galleries of the numerous Sunday of Orthodoxy celebrations slated to be held on the first Sunday of Great Lent, March 9, 2014, will again be featured on the web site of the Orthodox Church in...
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Assembly of Bishops issues message for Orthodoxy Sunday
On Sunday evening, March 9, 2014—the first Sunday of Great Lent—Orthodox Christians will gather in churches around the world to commemorate the restoration of icons to their proper use in the Church in...
View ArticleFr. Alexander Schmemann: On the Sunday of Orthodoxy
Rejoicing today in the triumph of Orthodoxy on this first Sunday of Lent, we joyfully commemorate three events: one event belonging to the past; one event to the present; and one event which still...
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Gettysburg, PA site of FOCA’s 88th national convention July 25-28
The Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America [FOCA] will hold its 88th annual national convention at the Gettysburg Wyndham here July 25-28, 2014. Surrounded by historic Civil War-era landmarks and...
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STOTS to host annual vocations retreat April 11-12
Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary here once again will host its annual Vocations Retreat on Friday, April 11 and Lazarus Saturday, April 12, 2014. The encounter is designed specifically to...
View ArticleSynaxis of Primates concludes
At the invitation of His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, a Synaxis of Primates of the Orthodox Church convened at the Phanar March 6-9, 2014. The gathering was called...
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The SVOTS Arvo Pärt Project presents concerts in NYC May 31–June 2
The Estonian Chamber Choir.The Arvo Pärt Project at Saint Vladimir’s Seminary will present two concerts on May 31 and June 2, 2014 devoted to the music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, an Orthodox...
View ArticleHoly Synod to begin spring session March 18
The spring session of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America will be held at the Chancery here Tuesday, March 18 through Friday, March 21, 2014. According to Archpriest Eric G....
View ArticleEighth annual Diaconal Liturgical Practicum set for June 22–25
The Eighth Annual Diaconal Liturgical Practicum — a program held in conjunction with the Orthodox Church in America’s Diaconal Vocations Program (DVP) and St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary —...
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Holy Synod elects Bishop Mark [Maymon] to Eastern PA See
His Grace, Bishop Mark [Maymon] was elected by the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America to fill the vacant Episcopal See of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania on...
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