Registration opens for 19th AAC vendors
In conjunction with the 19th All-American Council [AAC] of the Orthodox Church in America, slated to convene at the Saint Louis, MO Union Station Hotel July 23-27, 2018, an extensive exhibit hall will...
View ArticleOCA Diocese of Mexico assessing earthquake damage in parishes, missions
As central Mexico slowly embarks on the long road to recovery in the aftermath of the massive 7.1 earthquake that struck the region on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, early reports from the Orthodox...
View ArticleMetropolitan Council unanimously recommends AAC agenda, 2018 budget
Members of the Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America unanimously recommended the agenda for the 19th All-American Council [AAC] and passed the 2018 budget before concluding their Fall...
View Article“Back to Basics” theme of St. Tikhon’s Seminary’s Fall Lecture Series
Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary recently announced the speakers and topics for its 2017 Lecture Series, titled “Back to Basics.” The series, which will be held on the seminary campus at...
View ArticleMetropolitan Tikhon presides at Patronal Feast of Chancery’s St. Sergius Chapel
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon presided at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy marking the patronal Feast Day of the Metropolitan’s Chapel of Saint Sergius of Radonezh at the Chancery on...
View ArticleMetropolitan Tikhon celebrates Synaxis of All Saints of Alaska at St....
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon made his first archpastoral visit of the new academic year to Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [SVOTS] here on Sunday, September 24, 2017—the Synaxis of...
View ArticleUpdated Orthodox Health Plans information now available
Orthodox Health Plans, a pan-Orthodox group that offers health insurance to the clergy of the Orthodox Church in America, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Antiochian Orthodox Christian...
View Article“Modern Martyrs” theme of SVOTS Education Day October 7
Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary will hold its annual open house, Orthodox Education Day, on the school’s campus here on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The day will open with the celebration...
View ArticlePlanting Grant Missions: Embracing every opportunity to share the faith!
For a number of years, Archpriest Mikel Bock had been serving Saint Herman parish in Fairbanks, AK. In February 2009, however, he was transferred back to the Anchorage area to reopen the vacant Saint...
View ArticleMetropolitan Tikhon Issues Statement on the Tragedy in Las Vegas
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, issued the following statement in response to the tragic events in Las Vegas last night. The statement reads: “On behalf of...
View ArticleMetropolitan Tikhon sends condolences to Antiochian Patriarch John X,...
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, sent letters to His Beatitude, Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East, and His Eminence, Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese...
View ArticleEighth annual Assembly of Bishops’ meeting opens in New Jersey
Hierarchs gather at Clifton, NJ’s St. George Greek Orthodox Church.The eighth annual meeting of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America opened on Tuesday, October 3,...
View ArticleCelebrating 125 years of Orthodox Christianity in Chicago
Children and teens from dozens of parishes lead procession into Lane Tech Auditorium. Seven hierarchs concelebrated the Divine Liturgy. Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest was among the...
View ArticleMemory Eternal: Remembering Archimandrite Alexander [Pihach]
Archimandrite Alexander.The one-year anniversary of the repose of Archimandrite Alexander [Pihach] was marked at the Orthodox Church in America’s Representation Church of Saint Catherine the Great...
View ArticleCalifornia communities spared in raging wildfires
As of Monday evening, October 9, 2017, communities of the Orthodox Church in America in California’s Sonoma and Napa counties have been spared in the wildfires that have killed at least ten people,...
View ArticleSVOTS announces three major October events
On the heels of its annual Orthodox Education Day, Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary will host three major events in October 2017. Missions Weekend, October 20-21. During Missions...
View ArticleArchbishop Benjamin asks for ongoing prayers as wildfires spread
On Wednesday morning, October 11, 2017, His Eminence, Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West issued a letter to the clergy and faithful concerning the wild fires raging in California—a...
View ArticleAssembly of Bishops releases message at conclusion of eighth annual meeting
The eighth annual meeting of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America drew to a close on Thursday, October 5, 2017. On Tuesday, October 10, the Assembly released the...
View ArticlePreconciliar Commission announces assessments for 19th All-American Council
The Preconciliar Commission, charged with the organization of the 19th All-American Council [AAC] in Saint Louis, MO July 23-27, 2018, recently released information concerning AAC assessments. “The...
View ArticleDepartment Highlights: October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
In 1988, US President Ronald Reagan designated October as “Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.” On September 28, 2006, the US House of Representatives designated October 15 as “Pregnancy and...
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