“Strength in Unity” - Pilgrimage video available
“Strength in Unity,” a documentary of the 2012 Memorial Day Pilgrimage to Saint Tikhon’s Monastery here, was recently released by the Media Office of the Eastern American Diocese of the Russian...
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Hundreds attend 108th pilgrimage to Saint Tikhon’s Monastery
Walkers set out on 11-mile route from Saint John Church, Mayfield, PA to Saint Tikhon’s Monastery.For the 108th consecutive year, hundreds of faithful flocked to the annual pilgrimage at Saint Tikhon’s...
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Recent issue of OCA’s young adult “Wonder” blog looks at “Modern Martyrdom”
The May edition of “Wonder,” the blog of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministries, is now available. This month’s theme is “Modern Martyrdom” and focuses...
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108th Memorial Day Pilgrimage to Saint Tikhon’s Monastery begins Friday, May 25
The official opening of the 108th annual Pilgrimage to Saint Tikhon’s Monastery here will take place on Friday, May 25, 2012, at 3:30 p.m. with the greeting of the Hawaiian Myrrh-Streaming Iveron Icon...
View ArticleSearch opened for OCA Representative to Moscow Patriarchate, Dean of Moscow’s...
The Orthodox Church in America is accepting applications for the position of Representative to the Moscow Patriarchate and Dean and Rector of Saint Catherine Representation Church, Moscow. While the...
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St. Herman’s Seminary commencement: “An Ending, But Also A Beginning….”
On May 27, 2012, Priest Michael Nicolai and Deacon Andrew Wasillie graduated from Saint Herman’s Seminary here. Father Michael and Deacon Andrew now are entering a life of ministry after having spent...
View ArticleSt. Herman’s and St. Tikhon’s Seminaries to hold commencement exercises...
While commencement exercises at Saint Vladimir’s Seminary, Crestwood, NY, were held on Saturday, May 19, 2012 — see news release — graduates of Saint Tikhon’s Seminary here and Saint Herman’s Seminary,...
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Bishop Alexander Delivers Commencement Address to Class of 2012 at St....
Class of 2012 with seminary faculty and the Board of TrusteesTwenty-two graduates from Saint Vladimir’s Seminary have “gone forth” (Matthew 28:19) to serve the Church as priests, deacons, and lay...
View ArticleArchpastoral Letter of His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah for the Great Feast...
Archpastoral Letter of His Beatitude Metropolitan Jonah for the Great Feast of Pentecost To the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America: The Great...
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“Chancellor’s Diary” makes debut on OCA web site
A new regular feature, the “Chancellor’s Diary,” makes its debut on the web site of the Orthodox Church in America on Monday, June 4, 2012 — the Feast of the Holy Spirit. The feature will be written by...
View ArticleNew Skete announces plans for August 11 Pilgrimage
The monastic communities and the chapel community members of New Skete will host their annual summer Pilgrimage Saturday, August 11, 2012. The day will start with Matins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the...
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OCF launches first “Forty Days Program” to connect with incoming college...
At the beginning of June 2012, the North American Orthodox Christian Fellowship [OCF] here launched an exciting new program — “The First Forty Days” — to reach out to incoming first-year Orthodox...
View ArticleOCA Treasurer reports small surplus during first quarter of 2012
In her report for the first quarter of 2012, Melanie Ringa, Treasurer of the Orthodox Church in America, notes that “operating results show a small surplus versus a budgeted deficit of $27,401.00.” It...
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OCA Diaconal Practicum prepares participants for liturgical and charitable...
Nearly 30 deacons and Diaconal Vocations Program students immersed themselves in worship, theological learning, spiritual reflection, and liturgical practice during the Sixth Annual Diaconal Liturgical...
View ArticleApplications still being accepted for two new OCA positions
The Orthodox Church in America is still accepting applications for two positions — Coordinator of the Office for Review of Sexual Misconduct Allegations and Investigator for the Office for Review of...
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Metropolitan Jonah attends meeting of the Friends of Mount Athos in UK
Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Essex, England.On Friday and Saturday, June 15-16, 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah will travel to Oxford, England to participate as a member of the society in...
View ArticleUpdate on Colorado Springs fire
As of Thursday, June 28, 2012, the Waldo Canyon fire threatening much of Colorado Springs had spared Saints Constantine and Helen/Holy Theophany Church. To date, over 30,000 area residents have been...
View ArticleSt. Tikhon’s Monastery to hold “silent retreat” for clergy, begins renovations
A member of the Brotherhood of Saint Tikhon’s Monastery here, Archimandrite Athanasy [Mastalski], will lead a silent retreat for priests Thursday evening through Saturday, August 23-25, 2012. Various...
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Archbishop Nikon participates in celebration in Albania
Photo credit: Romfea NewsHis Eminence, Archbishop Nikon of Boston and New England and the Albanian Archdiocese of the Orthodox Church in America, participated in the celebration of the 20th Anniversary...
View ArticleColorado monastery evacuated as Springer Fire advances
Exactly ten years after the nuns at Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery here were evacuated on June 20, 2002 in the wake of the Hayman fire — the monastery was spared at that time — the current...
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