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Diocese of Charleston Bible Study + January 6, 2016
Titus 2:11-15; 3:4-7Matthew 3:13-17Titus 2:11-15; 3:4-7 (NKJV)For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live...
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Sunday before TheophanyMasters, Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, and Sisters, Bless!Christ is illumined! Let us shine forth with Him!This Sunday after Theophany we hear our Lord's first public message:...
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Dear friend of St. Athanasius Academy:THE ANOINTED ONE – CHRIST, JESUSCAME TO THE RIVER JORDAN TO BE BAPTIZEDWho is this One Who comes to the River Jordan with John the Baptist? What is known about...
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For Priests, Deacons, Readers, Parishes: AV Bookstore Sale on Liturgical...
For all Priests, Deacons, Readers and Parishes:The AV Bookstore announces their January White Sale!Purchase The Liturgikon ($50) and The Book of the Epistles ($60) for $30.00 each, no limit!Visit the...
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Immediate Attention: Spring Gathering Information
TO: Reverend Clergy, Fellowship, SOYO, and Antiochian Women of the MidwestGreetings on the Great Feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!Now that the "Holy Days" are behind us, the...
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The Feast Day of Theophany
On the day of Theophany we learned that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We also learned that when Jesus stepped into the Jordan River, the water was made clean. On the feast day, January 6, we...
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Why Do We Have Our Homes Blessed?
by Phyllis Meshel Onest, M.Div.Begin Everything with Prayer Since we are reminded in Scripture to begin whatever we do with prayer, it has been the practice of Orthodox Christians for centuries to have...
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"Expressing our Faith": Interview with Rosemary Shumski About the Festivals
Rosemary Shumski is the Administrative Assistant for the Department of Christian Education. As a part of her duties, she serves as the Departmental Assistant for the Creative Festivals and is...
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Memory Eternal! + Mrs. Selwa Hiresh
Fr. John Hamatie brought Holy Communion to Selwa on her 95th birthdayThe Central Florida community of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church of downtown Orlando is saddened to share the news of the...
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His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph Hosts His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios
On Monday, January 11, 2016, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph hosted a visit by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, at the Antiochian Archdiocese...
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Metropolitan Joseph Hosts Honorary Retirement Dinner for His Excellency...
On Friday, January 8, 2016, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph hosted a dinner at the Archdiocesan Headquarters in Englewood, New Jersey in honor of His Excellency Antoine Chedid, Ambassador of Lebanon...
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Diocese of Charleston Bible Study + January 13, 2016
I Peter 4:1-11Luke 20:1-8I Peter 4:1-11 (NKJV)Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,...
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Newly Ordained Western Rite Priest
On Sunday January 3, 2016, the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus in the Western tradition, Deacon Peter Andrew Kavanaugh was ordained to the holy priesthood by Bishop John, Auxiliary Bishop for parishes...
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January 20, 2015 + On Repulsing Provocations
By St Hesychios the Priest, from "On Watchfulness and Holiness: Written for Theodoulos," Philoklia vol. 142. Those who lack experience should know that it is only through the unceasing watchfulness of...
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Blessed Namesdays to Bishops Antoun and Anthony!
January 17th is the celebration of St. Anthony the Great and the namesdays of His Grace Bishop Antoun of the Diocese of Miami and of His Grace Bishop Anthony of the Diocese of Toledo. May God grant...
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Commemoration of America's Sanctioning AbortionMasters, Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, and Sisters, Bless!With heavy hearts we remember the legality of abortion and the injustice and devastation of it...
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Metropolitan Joseph Attends 50th Anniversary of the Episcopacy of...
From January 14-19, 2016, Metropolitan Joseph visited the faithful in Mexico and participated in the celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the episcopacy of Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan...
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Parishes in Action: St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church of...
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11)View the Facebook photo gallery by Rami YazagiOn December...
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Bishop John Visits Holy Trinity in Lynchburg, VA
Bishop John with Holy Trinity clergyHis Grace Bishop John visited Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Lynchburg, Virginia on the weekend of December 11–13, 2015. He first visited Fr. Alban Waggener's...
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Diocese of Charleston Bible Study + January 20, 2016
II Corinthians 4:6-15Luke 6:17-23II Corinthians 4:6-15 (NKJV) For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory...
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