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Memory Eternal! + Beulah Katherine Farha
His Grace Bishop Basil writes:MEMORY ETERNAL! Beulah Katherine Farha of St. George Cathedral in Wichita, KS, daughter of the late Archpriest Nicholas and Khouriya Mary Husson, fell asleep in Christ...
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Patriarch John X Speaks on the Abducted Nuns of Maaloula, Syria
His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, issued the following remarks on December 5, 2013 at a press conference in Balamand, Lebanon:Amidst the calamities besetting Syria and the...
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The Conception of the Theotokos + December 9
Anna besought the Lord in fervent prayer for a child. The voice of the angel proclaimed to her: God has granted you the desire of your prayer. Do not weep, for you shall be a fruitful vine, bearing the...
View ArticleMetropolitan Philip's Letter to President Obama
December 7, 2013The President and Mrs. Obama; The White House; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW; Washington D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President and Mrs. Obama,Greetings and best wishes to you and to your two...
View ArticleVideo of Metropolitan Philip's December 8 Homily at St. Nicholas Cathedral
The video below of His Eminence Metropolitan Philip's teaching on December 8, 2013, and remarks on the abducted nuns of Maaloula, has been provided by St. Nicholas Cathedral: December 8, 2013, Homily...
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St. George Cathedral to Host Symposium, Honor V. Rev. Dr. Paul Tarazi
The Rev. Fr. Fouad Saba, Dean of St. George Cathedral in Coral Gables, FL writes:We are inviting people to The First Scriptural Symposium to be hosted on January 16-19, 2014 by the newly-established...
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Jan. 10 - 12, 2014: Young Adults Winter Ski Retreat
Join young adults from across the diocese for a weekend of fellowship, fun, and growing in Big Bear, CA.Fr. Justin Havens, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul in Salt Lake City, Utah will be our speaker on...
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St. George, Richmond Hill, ON Sponsors Theology Thursdays
Where: St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in the basementWhat: "Heaven, Hell & the Hereafter" Series When: Begins Jan. 2 at 7 p.m.Contact: Andrew@stgeorgeto.org
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December 18, 2013 + Verses from Advent Paraklesis
ODE 1 – Tone 2A force overwhelming in its might at one time laid low the host of all the army of Pharaoh within the deeps; even so, the Word made flesh, yea, the Lord who is glorified, hath utterly...
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Fr. Michael Habib Featured as "The New Priest in Town"
Fr. Michael HabibBy Times-News Reporter Tetona Dunlap"The rich smell of incense greeted me when I walked into the St. Ignatius of Antioch Orthodox Christian Church in Twin Falls. There were about three...
View ArticleRecent Ordinations + December 2013
From the December 2013 issue of The Word: OrdainedHANNA, Deacon Nicholas, to the holy priesthood by Archbishop Joseph on September 15, 2013, at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Los Angeles, California.HOWELL,...
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Bishop Antoun Visits Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church
By Fr. Philip RogersOn November 10, 2013, the Sunday closest to the feast of the Holy Archangels (November 8), His Grace Bishop Antoun blessed our community of Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Christian...
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St. Herman of Alaska + December 13
In an obscure corner of what is now Alaska, on an Aleutian island called Spruce, a monk labored from the late 1700’s until his repose in 1837. Braving subzero temperatures, plagues and storms, ill...
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Metropolitan Philip's Letter to the Faithful Regarding Abductions in Syria
On Friday, December 6, 2013, Metropolitan Philip issued a letter which was read on the following Sunday in all the parishes of the Antiochian Archdiocese. In it, he expressed his deep concern over the...
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OCN Offers Firsthand Account of Syrian Crisis
December 12, 2013The Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) has aired an interview with Roy Azar, project coordinator for the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), on OCN Now Radio. As Syria's...
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December is Order of St. Ignatius Month
The month of December every year is designated as Order of St. Ignatius month, in conjunction with the feast day of St. Ignatius on December 20. The Order is the philanthropic arm of the Antiochian...
View ArticleChaplain's Corner + Where Has All the Trust Gone?
by Fr. George MorelliI recently heard an interesting commentary on a local radio station on the erosion oftrust in today’s society. It raised the question in my mind: Where has all the trust gone? I...
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Bishop Thomas Makes Annual Visit to Chambersburg, PA
23-24 November 2013The weekend before Thanksgiving, His Grace Bishop Thomas visited St. Mary Church in Chambersburg, PA. He was welcomed at his arrival on Saturday afternoon by the pastor, Fr. Theodore...
View ArticleMemory Eternal! + Saleema (Sally) David
His Grace Bishop Basil writes:MEMORY ETERNAL! Saleema "Sally" David, mother Judy Stanley (immediate past president of DOWAMA Fellowship of St. John the Divine) and aunt of former Archdiocesan Trustee...
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Syrian Refugee Families Struggle Against Winter Freeze
Listen to OCN's firsthand account of the Syrian humanitarian crisisSyrian refugee in Lebanon (photo: Thomas Lohnes/DKH)December 16, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland (IOCC)Nisrine, 23, a Syrian refugee, huddles...
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