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OCA Pension Board presents Strategic Plan to Holy Synod
Members of the OCA’s Pension Board met at the Chancery on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.In conjunction with their regular meeting at the Chancery here on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, members of the Orthodox...
View ArticleOctober—December 2013 pastoral changes posted
The “Pastoral Changes” for October through December 2013—the official announcements of ordinations, assignments, releases, etc. affecting the clergy of the Orthodox Church in America as issued by the...
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Holy Synod prays for newly departed Metropolitan Philip
Members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America gathered in Saint Sergius of Radonezh Chapel at the Chancery here on the morning of Thursday, March 20, 2014, to offer prayers for...
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St. Vladimir’s Seminary to present “Mayan Orthodoxy: Explosion of Faith” May 18
An Orthodox boy smiles outside the church in Todos Santos, Guatemala.Just four years ago, membership in the Orthodox Church numerically increased in Latin America when tens of thousands of Guatemalans...
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IN THE NEWS: Finland, Mass., NJ, Ohio
Joensuu, Finland: International Orthodox music society launches on-line journal The first issue of the International Society for Orthodox Church Music [ISOCM] peer-reviewed on-line Journal is now...
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Holy Synod concludes spring session
The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America concluded its spring session on Friday, March 21, 2014. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, chaired the session. In his opening report,...
View ArticleStatement of the Holy Synod of Bishops concerning the Archdiocese of Canada
On March 21, 2014, during their regular Spring Session, the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America made the following decisions. The Holy Synod has retired Archbishop...
View ArticleHoly Synod releases Bishop Nikolai
In response to a letter from the Hierarchical Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia dated January 13, 2014 and after much prayerful deliberation, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the...
View ArticleMetropolitan Tikhon to celebrate Panikhida for Metropolitan Philip Friday,...
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, and other members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America will celebrate a Panikhida for the repose of the soul of His Eminence, the late...
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SVOTS Florovsky Library launches web site
The Father Georges Florovsky Library at Saint Vladimir’s Seminary has a new dedicated web site—library.svots.edu—thanks to the efforts of Librarian/Archivist Matthew Garklavs. “A dedicated library web...
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New Resource Handbook installment details music workshops for children
“Introducing Children to Hymnography through Iconography” by David Lucs is the latest article to be added to the OCA’s Resource Handbook for Ministries, published on-line by the Department of Christian...
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OCA represented at Funeral of Metropolitan Philip
On Friday afternoon, March 28, 2014, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, accompanied by His Eminence, Archbishop Nikon and members of the administration of the Orthodox Church in America, were welcomed...
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SVOTS Chorale to present “Heaven and Earth” concerts April 29, May 1
May 2013 Chorale concert.The Saint Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale, under the direction of Robin Freeman, will join noted chanter Eleftherios Eleftheriadis of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church,...
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Small Parish Forum to be held in Ohio July 10-12
The Diocese of the Midwest and the Archdiocese of Western Pennsylvania will host a Small Parish Forum at Christ the Savior Church here July 10-12, 2014. Titled “Help, Hope, Stability and Identity,” the...
View ArticleClarification concerning the status of Archbishop Seraphim
In response to recent questions and comments that have been directed to the Orthodox Church in America by the media, victim advocates and members of the Church with regard to Archbishop Seraphim...
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Parishes: Send in your 2014 Holy Week, Pascha photos!
All parishes are invited to submit by e-mail a maximum of three [3] photos from their Holy Week and Paschal celebrations to info@oca.org. As in years past, the photos will be featured on the OCA web...
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Update on Orthodox Health Plan rates and renewals
In a letter addressed to participants in the Orthodox Health Plan dated April 2, 2014, Priest Constantine L. SItaras, Chairman of the Joint Orthodox Health Plans Committee, provided updates and new...
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St. Vladimir’s Seminary announces 2014 Commencement
Archbishop Job of TelmessosHis Eminence, ArchbIshop Job [Getcha] of Telmessos, head of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe, will be the...
View ArticleGuidelines on background checks now available
At the spring session of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, held at the Chancery March 18-21, 2014, “Guidelines on Background Checks” were issued. [See related article.] The...
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Orthodox Chaplains overseas during Holy Week and Pascha
Pascha 2013 in Afghanistan.Several Orthodox Christian chaplains will be celebrating Holy Week and Pascha services for military personnel abroad and stateside this year. According to Archpriest Jerome...
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