Bishop Anthony's Pastoral Letter for Great Lent 2017
Great Lent 2017Beloved Clergy and Faithful of the Midwest Diocese,Glory to Jesus Christ!As we move into the Lenten Spring (God has given us springtime weather already), we should remember this season...
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Diocese of Charleston Bible Study + March 1, 2017
Gen 1:24-2:3Isaiah 2:3-11 Proverbs 2:1-22 Genesis 1:24-2:3 (NKJV) Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth,...
View ArticleUPDATE: The Pan-Orthodox Continuing Education Conference at Antiochian Village
It’s been almost two years since we made a change to our yearly November event, The Orthodox Institute for Continuing Education in the Faith. First was the name change (see above), then a scheduling...
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Great Lent and Holy Week Activity Calendar
Share this Lenten calendar with your students to use with their families as they walk through Great Lent together. AttachmentSizeGreat Lent and Holy Week Activity Calendar (PDF)2.21 MB
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Liturgical Texts for March, Great Lent Available Now
The procession of the Holy Cross on the Third Sunday of Great Lent at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church of Montreal, PQ.Great Lent has now begun, which Orthodox Christians worldwide know as a...
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Dear friend of St. Athanasius Academy:Jesus—the Word of the Lord—became incarnate (Gospel of John 1:14)Within the mystery of Great Lent, let's review the first half of John, Verse 14: And the Word...
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March 8, 2017 + Part I: Letter for Lenten Encouragement
From St. Athanasius the Great, written 333 AD1. We duly proceed, my brethren, from feasts to feasts, duly from prayers to prayers, we advance from fasts to fasts, and join holy-days to holy-days. Again...
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From the Department of Youth: Bible Bowl and Oratorical Website Launched
Attention, youth leaders, parents, and Sunday School teachers: a new Bible Bowl and Oratorical website is up and running, at orthodoxyouth.org!The following resources are available now:+Team...
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Metropolitan Joseph Celebrates Sunday of Orthodoxy at St. Nicholas Cathedral,...
On March 5, 2017, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph celebrated the Divine Liturgy and then in the evening, pan-Orthodox Vespers for the Sunday of Orthodoxy at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY. His...
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Diocese of Charleston Bible Study + March 8, 2017
Gen 4:16-26 Isaiah 5:16-25 Proverbs 5:15-6:3Genesis 4:16-26 (NKJV) Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. And Cain knew his wife, and she...
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Ancient Faith Publishing Releases New Edition of Bestselling Book, Orthodoxy...
Ancient Faith Publishing is re-releasing Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: Finding the Way to Christ in a Complicated Religious Landscape in a new, fully revised and significantly expanded edition. Authored by...
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SOYO Day of Service is Saturday, March 18
On Saturday, March 18, 2017, the Department of Youth will observe the annual SOYO Day of Service. SOYO Day of Service is a day when teens across the Archdiocese will come together with their Teen SOYO...
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Metropolitan Joseph, Bishop Thomas to Attend IOCC Syrian Relief Dinner and...
On Sunday, April 2, 2017, the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) Pittsburgh Metropolitan Committee will hold a prayer service and fund raising dinner that will benefit our suffering...
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Summer Will Be Here Soon: Sign Up Your Kids for Camp!
Calling all parents! Summer will be here before we know it. For schoolchildren, that means summer camp! Throughout the Antiochian Archdiocese, the counselors, cooks, and clergy of our church camps are...
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March 15, 2017 + Part 2: Letter for Lenten Encouragement
From St. Athanasius the Great, written 333 AD3. Wherefore then, my beloved, do we not acknowledge the grace as becomes the feast? Wherefore do we not make a return to our Benefactor? It is indeed...
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Diocese of Charleston Bible Study + March 15, 2017
Gen 7:6-9 Isaiah 10:12-20Proverbs 9:12-18Genesis 7:6-9 (NKJV) Noah was six hundred years old when the flood waters were on the earth. So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, went into...
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Third Sunday in Lent: Adoration of the Holy Cross
Rejoice, O life-bearing Cross, O bright paradise of the Church, O Tree of incorruption, thou who didst bring forth for us the enjoyment of glory everlasting, through whom the hosts of devils are driven...
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Bishop Nicholas Visits Ss. Peter & Paul, Presides at Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers
The parish of Saints Peter & Paul in Potomac, MD celebrated the first weekend of Lent with a pastoral visit by the Diocesan Bishop, His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Brooklyn, who also presided over the...
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Sunday of Orthodoxy at St. Moses the Black Mission Station: Pittsburgh, PA
The Diocese of Charleston is nurturing a new mission outreach effort, the Mission of St. Moses the Black in Pittsburgh, PA. The mission station is located in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, the same...
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Letter from Metropolitan Joseph Regarding the Third Anniversary of...
March 14, 2017Beloved Hierarchs and Clergy of this God-protected Archdiocese:Greetings and blessings in the Name of our Lord during this third week of the Great Fast.Sunday, March 19, 2017 will mark...
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