Orthodox Christian Laity Continuing Education
Learning and Growing in Understanding Orthodox Christianity in America
The Road to Unity
From Vision to Action: Orthodox Christianity in America
DATE: October 29-31, 2009
LOCATION: Antiochian Village, Ligonier, PA
American Orthodox Christianity is already unified in doctrine and fellowship but we are not unified as jurisdictions. Orthodox Christianity can flourish in America and our Orthodox [...]
The Washington Times
Religious artifacts on the divided island of Cyprus are in “great peril,” according to a U.S. Helsinki Commission document to be released Tuesday afternoon.
Thousands of Orthodox icons, manuscripts, frescoes and mosaics have been looted from churches, chapels and monasteries in northern Cyprus, ending up on international auction blocks, says the document, the result [...]
Education: At the village school, Kykko Monastery, the Pancyprian gymnasium in Nicosia and the Theology School of Athens, where he graduated in 1943.
Religious Career: Ordained a priest (1946) of the Greek Orthodox Church. Continuing his studies on a scholarship awarded by the World Council of Churches to Boston University, he also served as a priest [...]
Cypriot Orthodox Church
One of the most visible signs of the deep traditions which still inform daily life on Cyprus – the powerful Orthodox church – appears to be taking some steps towards joining the 21st century.
The Cypriot archbishop, Chrysostomos II, has announced that the church will build a special outlet constructing solar power cells in [...]
Ukraine Orthodox Church of the USA
Bishop’s Daniel visits Dormition of the Most Holy Birth-Giver of God (St. Mary) Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Jones, Oklahoma!
Bishop Daniel’s Archpastoral visit to St. Mary Church in Jones, Oklahoma, caused a spiritual awakening among the parishioners. The members and guests were anxiously waiting to see their Hierarch and [...]
Ukraine Orthodox Church of the USA
The Consistory of our Church in conjunction with the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA has announced the dates for the Clergy Wives Retreat, which is scheduled for September 18-20, 2009th at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Parish in Palos Park, IL
In his letter of [...]
Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas
Disability and Communion
Embracing People with Disabilities within the Church
To all of the faithful clergy and laity
of the Holy Orthodox Church throughout the Americas,
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
1. Understanding Disability, Embracing Persons with Disability
Persons with disabilities comprise the largest minority group in the United States, with [...]
Ukraine Orthodox Church of the USA
We are very happy to inform our clergy, faithful and friends that Metropolitan Constantine continues to recuperate following his recent surgery. The surgery proved to be a bit more extensive than expected resulting in a more extensive recovery. During this period a touch of pneumonia settled in and [...]
Click here to listen to Ancient Faith Radio’s broadcast His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP’s address to the general assembly at the 2009 Archdiocese Convention on Friday, July 24.
The address ran for well over 45 minutes, and covered a wide range of topics, including Metropolitan PHILIP’s response to what he termed criticisms of his leadership, particularly those [...]
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Up in the scenic Berkshire Hills of Connecticut – amidst the serene beauty of nature and about a two-hour drive from NYC – operates for the fifth year “Camp Saint Paul” of the Direct Archdiocesan District. Archbishop Demetrios spent the day on July 7 at the camp, talked with campers, [...]
Demetrios of America welcomed Dr. R. Lamar Vest, President of the American Bible Society, yesterday at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in New York. Archbishop Demetrios had invited Dr. Vest along with key American Bible Society staff involved in the recent publication of the first-ever military edition New Testament and Psalms for Orthodox [...]
On Friday, July 24, at the conference hall of the Synodal Departments of the UOC of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr held a briefing for the journalists of the leading mass-media.
The Primate of the UOC answered journalists’ questions.
On expectations
The first questions dealt with anticipations and moods on the eve of the visit: what [...]
Washington, July 18 (ANI): A team of archaeologists in Bulgaria has discovered a 13th century monastery, as well as a 30-gram silver ring from medieval France.
According to a report by Sofia News Agency, the team of archaeologists, led by Professor Nikolay Ovcharov, discovered the part of a wall and medieval coins within it that are [...]
Chinese Orthodox Church
Fu Yen University published the book “On Prayer” in Chinese by Archbishop Hilarion of Volokalamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations. The book is printed in traditional characters, commonly used today in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. The author of the translation is Kiril Chkarboul, a student at Fu [...]
On July 22, 2009, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, turns 58. Being at the Holy Mary Monastery in Techirghiol, Constanta county, a patriarchal stavropegia, at this anniversary moment, Romania’s Patriarch will participate at the Te Deum service celebrated in the monastery’s church, as a thanksgiving to God for the benefactions bestowed [...]
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