Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Archbishop gets emotional in Istanbul

April 20, 2010 News

20/4/2010 By: George Psyllides ARCHBISHOP Chrysostomos II, yesterday became the first Cypriot prelate to visit an important Greek Orthodox seminary in Istanbul that was closed down by the Turkish government 39 years ago. Chrysostomos was also the first Cypriot archbishop to visit the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul. His visit started on Sunday, after an adventurous [...]

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Expert: A divorce occurs in Egypt every 6 Mins

April 20, 2010 News

18/04/2010 By: Mahmoud El Gaafari Azza Suleiman, director of the Center for Women’s Issues, said yesterday that there are currently five million postponed divorce cases in Egypt, in addition to 13 million cases under consideration by the personal status courts. She added that a divorce occurs every six minutes in the country, and that 250 [...]

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Liturgical Treasures of Ukraine

April 20, 2010 News

Ukrainian of USA The Ukrainian Heritage Museum of New Jersey of the UOC of USA is featuring a small exhibit entitled “Liturgical Treasures of Ukraine” featuring icons, crosses, and other liturgical items, at the National Cathedral in Washington DC on May 7-8,2010. Each year a different country is honored, and this year Flower Mart honors [...]

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Roundtable discussion held at Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary

April 20, 2010 News

Roundtable discussion dedicated to the 10th anniversary of adoption of the Basics of Social Concept of the Russian Orthodox Church” held at Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary On April 15, at the blessing of Archbishop Anthony, Rector of the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary, and under the auspices of the State Committee on Nationalities and [...]

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His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr blesses the crew of AN-148 plane to be passed into Operation

April 20, 2010 News

19/4/2010 On April 19 the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church received and blessed at his residence at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra the crew of passenger plane AN-148.      The Archpastor wished the crew together with its commander Yevheniy Halunenko the God’s blessing and success in their activity.    Besides, His Beatitude blessed the airmen with [...]

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UOC Primate Handed Prizes to Winners of Children’s Picture Competition “With God in Heart”

April 20, 2010 News

On April 17 His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr attended a children’s picture exhibition “With God in Heart”, organized by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church together with the International Public Organization “George Kirpa’s Foundation”.   Opening a festive section, the Archpastor greeted all those attending on the feast of Pascha and underscored the importance of the good deed [...]

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His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr Completes His Visit to Holy Land

April 20, 2010 News

Ukrainian Orthodox Church On April 11 – 15 His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr was on a visit to the Holy Land.     In the course of the visit His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr accompanied the Bethlehem Icon of the Mother of God, which visited Ukraine from April 3 through 11.   During his stay in the Holy [...]

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Liturgical Commission Meetings

April 20, 2010 News

UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA CONSISTORY OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS PRESS RELEASE Following this year’s Annual St. Thomas Sunday Pilgrimage to St. Andrew Metropolia Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA in South Bound Brook/Somerset, NJ, the Liturgical Commission of the Church gathered for its 2010 annual meeting at the Consistory offices [...]

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JR ACRY Sponsors Paschal Youth Project 2010

April 20, 2010 News

The American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA JOHNSTOWN, PA — With the Blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas, the National Junior ACRY has taken it upon itself to help aid the orphanage of Saint Nicholas in Slovakia. This decision was made by the National Jr. ACRY at the National ACRY Convention held Labor Day [...]

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Thieves make off with Rhode Island parish’s Bells

April 20, 2010 News

04/17/2010 Orthodox Church in America CUMBERLAND, RI [OCA] — Thieves made off with six bronze and brass bells, one of which weighing 1200 to 1500 pounds, from Holy Dormition Church here, on Friday, April 16, 2010. The theft was discovered by Archpriest Vasily Lickwar, rector, that morning, after he observed a man quickly getting into [...]

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Hieromonk Metodije elected for heugomen of Chilandar Monastery

April 20, 2010 News

Serbian Orthodox Church On April 5/18 /2010, on Sunday of the Myrrhgushers hieromonk Metodije (Markovic) was elected with a majority of votes by the brotherhood of the Chilandar Monastery for heugomen of the Nemanjic family. Father Metodije wa born in Cacak, on January 7,1970 by the parents Momchilo and Milka. Before he became the monk [...]

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Certificate of Appreciation to Mr. Alex Manojlovic

April 20, 2010 News

20/4/2010 Serbian Orthodox Church In recognition of his contribution to and for the love he has shown towards the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Australia and New Zealand has issued a Certificate of Appreciation to Mr. Alex Manojlovic, Managing Director of Sydney Hoist Rentals Pty Ltd. This certificate of appreciation extends also [...]

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Reservations closed for banquet honoring episcopal consecration of Bishop-elect Michael

April 20, 2010 News

04/16/2010 JERSEY CITY, NJ [OCA] — Reservations for the banquet honoring the episcopal consecration of Archimandrite Michael [Dahulich], Bishop-elect of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, were closed on March 31, 2010. The seating limit of 600 attendees was met earlier than had been expected, according to Archpriest Joseph Lickwar, diocesan chancellor. Great [...]

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Strategic Planning Committee meets in DC area, identifies Goals and Objectives

April 20, 2010 News

Orthodox Church in America 04/16/2010 MCLEAN, VA [OCA] — Members of the Orthodox Church in America’s Strategic Planning Committee met at Saint Luke Church here April 13-15, 2010 to develop an initial draft of special goals and objectives for the Church as it moves into the future. In the absence of the committee’s chair, Archpriest [...]

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Episcopal Ordinations in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

April 20, 2010 News

Armenian Apostolic Church 18/4/2010 On April 18, episcopal ordinations for three new bishops of the Armenian Church were conducted in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians celebrated a Pontifical Divine Liturgy and thereupon consecrated, ordained and elevated Rev. Fr. Artak Tigranian, Dean of the [...]

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Jury orders men to repay church $400,000

April 20, 2010 News

20/4//2010 ELYRIA — A jury on Monday ordered two former board members of an Avon church to repay the church $400,000 in funds that other church members had accused them of mishandling between 1995 and 2003. The jury also determined that Lube Kotevski and Mirco Jovanovski had breeched their fiduciary duties and had violated state [...]

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Her Childhood Dream Realized at Last, 92-Year-Old Woman Becomes a Nun

April 20, 2010 News

18/4/2010 Patricia A Ziegler Associated Content Greek-born Chrystalla Petropoulou, of Long Island, NY has fulfilled a lifelong dream. At the age of 92, the Mattituck resident has become a nun in the Greek Orthodox Church. The April 18, 2010 edition of Newsday reports that Petropoulou, seated in her wheelchair, officially became a nun on April [...]

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Orthodox Church vandalized with fascist Graffiti

April 20, 2010 News

19/4/2010 SINJ — A Serb Orthodox church in Sinj, Croatia, has been vandalized with fascist graffiti, reports said. The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Diocese of Dalmatia announced on Monday that the incident was meant to threaten and pressure Serbs there. The recently restored Church of St. Peter and Paul has been completely covered in hate [...]

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