Real Break Registration Opens for College Students
During the 2018 Spring Break, college students have the opportunity to make a real change for those less fortunate through Orthodox Christian Fellowship's Real Break program.Real Break is an...
View ArticleInterview with Church School Director Rebekah Yergo: My Overwhelming "Yes!"
Rebekah Yergo is entering her fifth year as the Church School Director at St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church in York, PA. The church school enrolls an average of 80 students, with classes...
View ArticleBishop Thomas Blesses St. Mary of Hunt Valley with Pastoral Visit
To mark the occasion of their patronal feast day, the Nativity of the Theotokos, St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church of Hunt Valley, Maryland had the honor of welcoming His Grace Bishop Thomas to their...
View ArticleHis Beatitude Patriarch John to Visit the United States in October, 2017
Patriarch John X (left) and Metropolitan JosephEnglewood, NJ His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America, is pleased to announce the visit of His...
View ArticleAntiochian Women Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest Officers
L to R: Fr. Joe Abud (Spiritual Advisor), Kh. Jeanette Gallaway (President), Rudaina Swais (P.R.), Cynthia O'Connor (V.P.), Mary Polson (Treasurer), Not pictured is Janalyn Salhaney...
View ArticleAntiochian Women of the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest
INFORMATIONL to R: Fr. Joe Abud (Spiritual Advisor), Kh. Jeanette Gallaway (President), Rudaina Swais (P.R.), Cynthia O'Connor (V.P.), Mary Polson (Treasurer), Not pictured is Janalyn Salhaney...
View ArticleOctober 2017: Archdiocese Youth Month
October is the month when the Archdiocese introduces teens to the many opportunities to minister in the Church. The youth "are encouraged to read the Epistle, chant and sing in the choir, assist in...
View ArticleLiturgical Texts Posted for Canadian Thanksgiving, October 9
His Grace Bishop Alexander serves Holy Communion during the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas Church in Montreal, Quebec.Each year, on the second Monday of October, Canada celebrates its Thanksgiving...
View ArticleMemory Eternal! + Bishop Antoun
Memory Eternal! + Bishop Antoun“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” Is 40:8Dear Brother Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, Esteemed members of the...
View Article"Voice of Grace" Newsletter, St. Mary, Hunt Valley, MD
St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, located in the Hunt Valley region near Baltimore, MD, is led by The Rev. Fr. Damaskinos Issa. The community publishes a monthly newsletter, "Voice of Grace," that...
View ArticleOctober 2017 Newsletter
St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint Old Testament: Why It Is Highly Recommended for All Orthodox ChristiansIn these troubling times of violence, division, and threatening weather, it is reassuring to...
View ArticleIV. My Days at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary; His Grace Bishop...
As I look back on those days at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, my mind frequently flows back to His Grace, Bishop Antoun. Newly arrived from Brazil and accepted by Metropolitan Antony to study at the...
View ArticleMetropolitan Joseph Requests Prayers for Las Vegas Victims and Families
Englewood, NJ — His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH sends heartfelt condolences and prayers to the families and loved ones of the victims of the horrific violence that took place in Las Vegas. His...
View ArticleSOYO Special Olympics Awareness Day is Sunday, October 15
On October 15, 2017, the North American Council of Teen SOYO sponsors the 37th Annual Special Olympics Awareness Day. Every August, Teen SOYO hosts and funds an annual week‐long camp for Special...
View ArticleHoly Nativity Orthodox Church Hosting Fall Conference October 27-28
Holy Nativity Orthodox Church in Langley, BC is hosting their annual fall conference from October 27–28, 2017. We are excited to welcome Dr. Timothy Patitsas, from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of...
View ArticleAxios! Axios! Holy Synod of Antioch Elects Two New Metropolitans
His Grace Bishop Ignacio (Semaan)The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Basilios (Kodseie)By the grace of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Synod of Antioch, under the presidency of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, elected...
View ArticleFuneral Arrangements for Bishop ANTOUN of Thrice-Blessed Memory
Tuesday, October 10, 20172:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Visitation/Viewing at Saint George Cathedral, 320 Palermo Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida7:00 p.m. - Funeral Service (Order for a Bishop) at...
View ArticleBlessed Namesday to Bishop Thomas!
His Grace Bishop Thomas' namesday is October 6, Thomas the Apostle of the Twelve. Many years, Master!Readings and Inspiration from the Diocese of CharlestonRead about St. Thomas the ApostleThomas, the...
View ArticleSchedule for the Historic Visit of His Beatitude Patriarch John X to New York
Make your plans now to join His Beatitude Patriarch John X of the Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East, as well as His Eminence and Beatitude, Patriarch Bechara Peter Cardinal Rai of the...
View Article125 Years of Orthodox Christianity in Chicago: A Jubilee Celebration
Seven Orthodox hierarchs and clergy led by church school children wearing national costumes of many Orthodox jurisdictions, processed into Lane Tech Auditorium in Chicago, on Saturday, September 30,...
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