St. Patrick Orthodox Church Rebuilds after Fire
A new home for the parishioners of St. Patrick Orthodox Church in Warrenton, VA, demonstrates that fresh beginnings can arise out of tragedy. Two years ago when their new church building burned to the...
View ArticleHelp IOCC Provide School Kits to Syrian Refugees
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) remind us that with the new school year, Syrian refugee students are in need of supplies and hygeine items. The notebooks and pencils in the IOCC...
View ArticleSeptember 7 is Designated as Assembly of Bishops Sunday
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America has designated Sunday, September 7 as Assembly of Bishops Sunday and releases the following encyclical: (Download the PDF)To...
View ArticleSeptember 2014 Newsletter
Dear friend of St. Athanasius Academy:Celebrating the Holy Prophet MosesExodus 12:1 – 15:21, OSB Septuagint Old TestamentThe birth of Moses was spectacular, as was his whole life. He was born during a...
View ArticleComing Soon! St. Thekla & St. Raphael Pilgrimage, Sept. 26-28
Download the Pilgrimage brochure and registration formRegistration is open for the Annual St. Thekla & St. Raphael Pilgrimage, with His Grace Bishop Thomas of the Diocese of Charleston, Oakland,...
View ArticleFall 2014 Issue of DIAKONIA Available Online
The Fall 2014 issue of DIAKONIA is now available online. This issue highlights The Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York, with special dedication to our new Metropolitan Joseph! The...
View Article2015 Creative Arts Festival Lesson Cross-Reference
Kindergarten - Together with GodLesson 2 “God’s House” Make the connection that St. Raphael is known for establishing the first churches in our Archdiocese.Lesson 4 “Icons” Show the children an icon of...
View Article2015 Diocese of Wichita Parish Life Conference
The 2015 Diocese of Wichita Parish Life Conference will be hosted by St. Elias Church in Arvada, Colorado (Denver metro). Dates are Wednesday to Saturday, June 10th-13th, 2015.Please check back for...
View Article2015 Diocese of Miami Parish Life Conference
The 2015 Diocese of Miami Parish Life Conference will be hosted by St. Ignatius Church in Franklin, Tennessee. Dates are Wednesday to Sunday, June 10-14, 2015.Please check back for more information.
View Article2015 Diocese of Worcester Parish Life Conference
The 2015 Diocese of Worcester Parish Life Conference will be hosted by St. Mary Church of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Dates are Thursday to Sunday, June 18-21, 2015.Please back for more information.
View Article2015 Diocese of Toledo Parish Life Conference
The 2015 Diocese of Toledo Parish Life Conference will be hosted by St. Nicholas Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dates are Wednesday to Sunday, June 24-28, 2014.Please check back for more information.
View Article2015 Diocese of Los Angeles & Eagle River Parish Life Conference
The 2015 Diocese of Los Angeles & Eagle River Parish Life Conference will be hosted by St. Andrew Church of Riverside, California. Dates are Thursday to Sunday, July 2-5, 2015.Please check back for...
View Article2015 Dioceses of Charleston and New York Parish Life Conference
The 2015 Dioceses of Charleston and New York Parish Life Conference will be hosted by St. John the Baptist Church of Levittown, New York. Dates are Thursday to Sunday, July 2-5, 2015.Please check back...
View Article2015 Diocese of Ottawa Parish Life Conference
The 2015 Diocese of Ottawa Parish Life Conference will be hosted by St. Michael Church of Geneva, New York. Dates are Thursday to Sunday, July 2-5, 2015.Please check back for more information.
View ArticleHouston Town Hall Meeting Highlights Middle East Persecution
On Friday evening, September 5, 2014, The Orthodox Clergy Association of Southeast Texas held a Town Hall Meeting at St. George Orthodox Church in Houston, Texas (with rector The Rev. James Shadid),...
View ArticleDiocese of Charleston Deacons Retreat and Clergy Synaxis
Deacons RetreatSeptember 26-28, 2014 In conjunction with the St. Thekla & St. Raphael PilgrimageOpen to all deacons in the Mid-Atlantic Diocese Speaker: Archdeacon David Khoury from St. Nicholas...
View ArticleSeptember 17, 2014 + Part 2: On the Providence of God
by St. John ChrysostomThat we must not be overly inquisitive, and that we must wait for the final outcome of things.God's economy is directed toward a single end in each of these lives: our salvation...
View ArticleSeptember 24, 2014 + True Righteousness, and Pride, are Antithetical
by Abba Arseniusfrom the Sayings of the Desert Fathers[Arsenius] saw a temple and two men on horseback, opposite one another, carrying a piece of wood crosswise. They wanted to go in through the door,...
View ArticleNew Christian Education Year Begins
The Department of Christian Education"We want our children first and foremost to be converted to Christ, to know repentance, to know what it meant to offer themselves and the whole world to God at the...
View ArticleCreative Festivals Posters 2015
Creative Festivals 2015Posters and Bulletin Board Materials for DownloadAdditional posters are in progress; please check back for updates!All posters are in PDF format. Adobe Reader, a free download,...
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