St. Vladimir's Seminary's Offerings: Byzantine Music Course and Schmemann...
[SVOTS Communications]Ā St. Vladimirās Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, NY, is offering its second public continuing education course in Byzantine Music, beginningĀ Monday, January 27, and ending...
View ArticleRegistration Opens for West Coast Sacred Music Institute
From Thursday evening, February 20 through Sunday February 23, St. Luke Orthodox Church in Garden Grove, CA will host the 2014 West Coast Sacred Music Institute. Twice each year, the Department of...
View Article2014 Francis Maria Scholarship Applications Available
Dr. Francis MariaThe Very Rev. Dr. Joseph Purpura, chairman of the Department of Youth and Parish Ministry, has announced that the 2014 Francis Maria Scholarship application is now available for...
View ArticleChrist is Born! Glorify Him!
Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh,Wishing all of you, a most blessed Holy Christmas, with sincere good wishes during these most holy days, MariaĀ Christ is Born! Glorify Him!Maria C. Khoury, Ed....
View Article2014 Liturgical Calendar Available from Dept. of Liturgics
The Antiochian Archdiocese Department of Liturgics and Translations, the source for approved liturgical texts for the Archdiocese,Ā has posted the Church Calendar for the Year 2014. The Calendar can be...
View ArticleBishop Nicholas Visits St. George in Allentown, PA
Submitted by By Fr. Joseph LandinoThe Blessed Nativity of our Lord reminds us that God's only Son came to earth in a humble white cloth through the young maiden who said "Yes!" and followed the will of...
View ArticleSt. Matthew in North Royalton, OH, Celebrates 25 Years
By Ralph and Elle Parker, Anniversary Weekend Committee Co-chairsĀ Prayers, memories, and laughter echoed throughout St. Matthew the Evangelist Antiochian Orthodox Church and itsĀ social hall during a...
View ArticleIOCC: Healing the Wounds of War in Syria
January 14, 2014 (Baltimore, MD)Joumana will never forget the day she, her husband, and two children abandoned their home in the war-torn Syrian city of Homs. "The situation was getting worse and worse...
View ArticleBlessed Name's Days to Bishops Antoun and Anthony!
January 17th is the celebration of St. Anthony the Great and the name's days of His Grace Bishop Antoun of the Diocese of Miami and of His Grace Bishop Anthony of the Diocese of Toledo. May God grant...
View ArticleJanuary 22, 2014 + The Force of Repentance Transcends Generations
by St. John Chrysostom, Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, vol. 5, Letter to the Fallen Theodore, 1.14For the blessed David also had a fall like that which has now happened to you; and not this...
View ArticleBishop John Hosts Clergy Retreat
On Monday, November 4, 2013, His Grace Bishop John hosted a retreat given by Archbishop Joseph, Diocese of Los Angeles and the West, for the clergy of the Diocese of Worcester and New England. His...
View ArticleBishop Thomas' Nativity Visit to St. George Cathedral + Pittsburgh PA
On December 24, 2013, St. George Cathedral in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was graced by the presence of His Grace Bishop Thomas to celebrate the feast of the Nativity. The cathedral celebrated the Hours...
View ArticleOCN's Share the Light Sunday is January 19, 2014
Orthodox Christian NetworkĀ Share the Light SundayJanuary 19, 2014 For, "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how...
View ArticleGeneral Notes for Diocese of Worcester Parish Council Seminar, January 2014
Parish Council service is a kind of diaconia or service in the Church and must be carried out in good Christian order, humility and love.All Christians share in Christ's royal priesthood with...
View ArticleVillage Hosts Retreat: "The Marital Safe Haven"
Orthodox Marriage Enrichment Retreat at Antiochian VillageFebruary 14-17, 2014"The Marital Safe Haven: Making Marriage a Thriving Place of Spiritual Growth Insight & Healing"With Fr. Demetrios...
View ArticleNew Podcast with Antiochian Priest Features the Inner Life
January 20, 2014The Very Rev. Michael Gillis, rector at Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, British Columbia, will be offering regular spiritual reflections in his new podcast on Ancient Faith...
View ArticleRegister Today for the Mid-Winter Meetings
Holiday Inn Express, Scottsdale, AZWith the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Philip, the 2014 Mid-Winter Meetings will be hosted by St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, and will be heldĀ in...
View ArticlePan-Orthodox Blessing of Waters at Moraine State Park
On Sunday, January 5, 2014, the three Orthodox parishes in Butler, PA got together and served the Great Blessing of the Waters outdoors, at Lake Arthur in the Moraine State Park. The event was covered...
View ArticleVillage Hosts Homeschooling Conference: March 27-30, 2014
Dr. Christopher Veniamin, professor of Patristics at St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary in South Canaan, PA, will deliver the keynote addresses at the St. Emmelia Orthodox Homeschooling...
View ArticleJanuary 29, 2014 + St. Maximus the Confessor on How to Approach Christian...
by Protopresbyter Fr. George Papavarnavas... Saint Maximus writes in the preface to his "400 Chapters on Love", which he addressed to "Elpidius the Presbyter", who, as it appears, asked him for this...
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