Recent Ordinations, Appointments, Retirements and Assignments + April 2016
From the April 2016 issue of The Word:OrdainedFULLER, Deacon Paul, to the holy priesthood by Bishop Nicholas on February 7, 2016, at St. George Church, Danbury, Connecticut. Fr. Paul will remain...
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Memory Eternal! + Nassif Elias Abdallah Saliba
Memory Eternal! + Nassif Elias Abdallah Saliba(Former mayor of Abu Mezan)Nassif Elias Abdallah Saliba fell asleep in the Lord in Lebanon on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at age 94. Beloved husband of the...
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Diocese of Charleston Bible Study + March 30, 2016
Isaiah 11:10-12:2Genesis 7:11-8:3Proverbs 10:1-22Isaiah 11:10-12:2 (NKJV)And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse, who shall stand as a banner to the people; for the Gentiles shall seek Him, and...
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Dear friend of St. Athanasius Academy:Please remember our prisoner-students. Let them know we care. They struggle with us, but we need your special donation to complete the task. (Mat. 25:34-40)JESUS...
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April 6, 2016 + Prayer at Daybreak
Prayer at Daybreak from Elder Sophrony to be said on rising from sleepElder Sophrony (+1993) of Essex, spiritual child of St Silouan the Athonite, gave this prayer to his own spiritual children, to be...
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Save the Date + Summer Sacred Music Institute and Youth Music Ministry
Summer Sacred Music Institute and Youth Music MinistryJuly 13-17, 2016Antiochian VillageTheme: Liturgy – The Work of the PeopleDownload Flyer (PDF)Schedule Outline (PDF)Sacred Music Institute...
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Update: New Archdiocese Website Project Moves Forward
Thursday, April 7Douglas Cramer, Antiochian Archdiocese Director of Internet MinistryAs was announced in February, under the leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, the Department of Internet...
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Diocese of Charleston Bible Study + April 6, 2016
Isaiah 28:14-22Genesis 10:32-11:9Proverbs 13:19-14:6Isaiah 28:14-22 (NKJV)Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scornful men, who rule this people who are in Jerusalem. Because you have said, "We...
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Bishop John Visits St. Michael Church in Whittier, CA
The visit of a Bishop is a very important and special event in the life of a parish. This is not because of the personality of the man, or the fact that he holds a position of authority in the...
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Attendance Certificates
Reward your staff and students by recognizing their efforts! There are two attendance certificates, one for older children and one for younger, which simply read "For Exemplary Church School...
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New Guide to Holy Week and Pascha Services Available
A new booklet by the Very Reverend Ayman Kfouf, pastor of St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church in Sylvania, Ohio, has been released in time for this year's observances of Holy Week and Pascha, 2016....
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April 13, 2016 + Remedies for Senseless Anger, Part 1
by St. Mark the AsceticNow let us say something about the senseless passion of anger, which ravages, confuses and darkens every soul and, when it is active, makes those in whom it is easily and quickly...
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April 8, 2016His Beatitude John XPatriarch of Antioch and all the EastBeloved Sayedna and Father in Christ:“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy ones” (Psalm 116:5)It is with a...
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Memory Eternal! + Rose Mousi Yazigi, Mother of His Beatitude Patriarch John X
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy ones" (Psalm 116:5).Memory Eternal! Rose Mousi Yazigi, the mother of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, has reposed in the Lord. In a letter of...
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Upcoming BeeTreat for Youth: From YouTube to You!
BeeTreat: From YouTube to You!Saturday, May 28, 2016Youth & Parents / Youth Workers start time: 9:30 a.m. Young Adults start @ 7:00 p.m.Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral24 W. Preston St.Baltimore, MD...
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Spring 2016 Issue of DIAKONIA Available Online
The Spring 2016 issue of DIAKONIA is now available online. This issue highlights the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West, and the Diocese of Eagle River and the Northwest. The issue contains:Pastoral...
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Fifth Sunday in Lent + St. Mary of Egypt
Thou didst sever with the sword of abstinence the snares of the soul and the passion of the body, O righteous one. And by the silence of asceticism thou didst choke the sins of thought. And by the...
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AV Bookstore Announces Pascha Sale
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese Publications Center & AV Bookstore announces a sale, in time for Pascha purchasing.Sale items include:The Myrrh-bearing Women icon, 10 x 8 photo print...
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April 20, 2016 + Remedies for Senseless Anger, Part 2
by St. Mark the AsceticFrom the time that Christ came to dwell with us, man created according to God's image and likeness is truly renewed through the grace and power of the Spirit, attaining to the...
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Memory Eternal! +Metropolitan Constantine (Papastephanou)
+Metropolitan Constantine (Papastephanou), 1924 – 2016It was with great sadness that we learned of the falling asleep in our Lord Jesus Christ of His Eminence Metropolitan Constantine (Papastephanou)...
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