Dr. Vigen Guroian to speak at St. Vladimir’s Seminary lenten retreat March 31
Dr. Vigen Guroian, professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, will lead the annual public lenten retreat at Saint Vladimir’s Seminary here on Saturday, March 31, 2012. The retreat...
View ArticleSearch initiated for Metropolitan’s Assistant
The Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America is now accepting applications for the position of Assistant to the Metropolitan. This demanding position requires an individual to to assist the...
View ArticleFirst Woman President of Kosova visits Boston Cathedral, grave of Archbishop...
President Jahjaga places wreath on grave of Archbishop Fan Noli.Accompanied by Archpriest Arthur Liolin, Chancellor of the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese, and many faithful from Boston’s Saint George...
View ArticleFund established to assist Nanticoke, PA priest, family after rectory fire
Saint Tikhon’s Seminary here has established a fund to assist Priest Adam Sexton, his wife, and their eight children in the wake of a Sunday morning fire that engulfed the rectory at Saint John the...
View ArticleSunday morning fire engulfs St. John’s rectory, Nanticoke, PA
Flames engulfed the rectory of Saint John the Baptist parish here during the celebration of the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, March 4, 2012, leaving Priest Adam R. Sexton, his wife, and their eight...
View ArticleKodiak, Fairbanks to host missionary events
Priest Luke Veronis, an Orthodox missionary associated for many years with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, will be a guest lecturer throughout the second week of March 2012 at Saint Herman’s...
View ArticleSt. Vladimir’s Seminary Associate Dean for Students awarded Doctorate,...
Priest David Mezynski, currently Associate Dean for Student Affairs at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, became “Father-Doctor David” when he earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree from...
View Article“Feast of Feasts” web site has wealth of Paschal resources
“Feast of Feasts: An Orthodox Christian Celebration of Holy Pascha and the Resurrection of Christ,” is available on-line at www.feastoffeasts.org. Co-sponsored by the Orthodox Church in America and the...
View ArticleMinneapolis site of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry’s annual convocation...
The Orthodox Christian Prison Ministery [OCPM], the official prison ministry of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America, will hold its annual convocation here July...
View ArticleCollege students: Celebrate OCF’s “Real” St. Patrick’s Day March 17!
“Have you ever wondered why we honor one of our great missionary saints — Saint Patrick — with a day of partying?” asks the national office of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship [OCF]. “We have!” And...
View ArticleSearch continues for Metropolitan’s Assistant; April 2 application deadline
The Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America continues to accept applications for the position of Assistant to the Metropolitan. This demanding position requires an individual to to assist the...
View ArticleNew study reveals “five facts about the Orthodox Church in the US”
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in North and Central America Research Coordinator Alexei Krindatch has released a new 40-page report titled “Five Interesting Facts About Orthodox Church...
View ArticleMarch installment of OCA’s young adult “Wonder” blog now available
A new issue of “Wonder,” the blog of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministries, is now available. Published as we enter into the middle our lenten...
View ArticleMetropolitan Council minutes, reports now posted on OCA web site
The complete minutes and reports of the spring 2012 session of the Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America are now available and posted in PDF format on the OCA web site. Also posted...
View ArticleDetroit site of “urban mission” retreat June 20-24, 2012
Saint Raphael of Brooklyn Church here will host a hands-on urban missionary retreat June 20-24, 2012. The retreat, geared to high school and college students and adults, will focus on the Church’s...
View ArticleHoly Cross faculty members address students at Kodiak’s St. Herman’s Seminary
From March 5–9, 2012, visiting speakers from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA, addressed the students at Saint Herman’s Seminary here regarding the importance of missions and...
View ArticleOCA Chancellor completes course on responding to clergy misconduct
Archpriest John Jillions, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, participated in a three-day course, “Leadership Training: Responding to Clergy Misconduct,” in San Diego, CA March 18-20, 2012....
View ArticleGeorgetown University honors Fr. Constantine White
Archpriest Constantine White recently received a 20-year service award from Georgetown University in recognition of his years of service as the school’s full-time Orthodox Christian chaplain. His...
View ArticleCoptic Pope Shenouda III falls asleep in the Lord
Funeral services for His Holiness, Coptic Pope Shenouda III, who fell asleep in the Lord after a lengthy illness on Saturday, March 17, 2012, are expected to be celebrated on Tuesday, March 20 in...
View ArticleUpdate on Orthodox Health Plan rates and renewals
In a letter dated March 23, 2012, addressed to participants in the Joint Orthodox Health Plans [OHP], Archpriest Eric G. Tosi, Secretary of the Orthodox Church in America, provided updates and new...
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