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July 2010

In Memoriam – Sister Lyudmila

by OCP July 30, 2010 News
Sister Lyudmila - Memory Eternal

30/7/2010 Read the News Here Snap Courtesy – Olena Kulygina OBL News Service

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Karekin II not to attend service at Surb Khach

by OCP July 30, 2010 News

27/7/2010 Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II will not visit Turkey to attend the service at Surb Khach church in Akhtamar Island, the head of the press service of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Vahram Melikyan told NEWS.am. According to him, two high ranking clergymen will participate in the service. However, Vahram Melikyan did [...]

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Catholicos Karekin II Joins ABMDR Registry

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

LOS ANGELES—His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, became the latest potential stem cell donor to join the ranks of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry. The pontiff’s membership in the registry was formalized on July 22, following a simple, non-intrusive medical test that took place at in Etchmiadzin. The brief standard test, which [...]

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President urges to solve Zaporizhzhia church blast Immediately

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

29-07-2010 President Viktor Yanukovych has demanded that law enforcement agencies immediately respond to and solve a deadly crime committed in the Ukrainian southern city of Zaporizhzhia after the blast hit an Orthodox church killing one woman and injuring nine on Wednesday. The head of state has on Thursday met Chief of the Security Service of [...]

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Nun killed in Ukraine Church Blast

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

29/7/2010 (AFP) KIEV — An 80-year-old nun has been killed in an explosion that wounded eight others at a church in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporozhye, officials said on Thursday. The explosion at the church late Wednesday took place on the last day of a visit to Ukraine by Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill [...]

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REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SPEAKER OF THE PARLIAMENT OF LEBANON VISIT ANTELIAS

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

07/27/2010 On Tuesday 27 July 2010, representatives of the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon, H.E. Nabih Berri visited Antelias. One of the reasons for their visit was to brief His Holiness Aram I on the security situation in the country and particularly at its Southern boarders. Source:

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New Book- Voices from the East

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

New Book- Voices from the East: Essays on the State and Work of the Eastern Church in the 19th Century Edited by Rev. J.M. Neale With essays by Andrei Nicolaevich Muraviev, Archbishop Innocent of Odessa and Bishop Macarius of Vinnitsa d Paperback (July 2010) ISBN: 978-1-933275-43-7 Price: $15.95 + S&H (USD) The documents which appear [...]

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How shall we sing a new song in a strange land ?

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

29/7/2010 New Book by His Eminence Metropolitan Abb Seraphim of the British Orthodox Church In July 2010 Abba Seraphim addressed the annual clergy conference of the North American diocese of the Eritrean Orthodox Church; offering biblical and historical perspectives on persecution, repentance and the role of the diaspora in mission. Click here to Purchase the [...]

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ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BEATITUDE’S ORDINATION TO THE HIERARCHY

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

17/06/2010 Patriarchate if Alexandria On 17th June 2010 His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, conducted the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Patriarchal Church of St Savvas the Sanctified on the 20th Anniversary of his ordination to Bishop of Cyrene (17.6.1990). During the Liturgical Prayers as well as during his [...]

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FOCUS North America Launches Wednesday Night Meals in San Diego

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

26/7/2010 When people think of Coronado and San Diego, they think of Sea World, the Hotel Del Coronado, and old town San Diego. They don’t know that there are thousands of people unable to find work living on the streets. Sitting in the shadows of the Coronado Island Bridge, FOCUS San Diego launched its first [...]

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FOCUS Orange County Serves Homeless Children Living in Motels

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

When one thinks of Orange County, California, one doesn’t normally think of poverty since it is one of the wealthiest areas in the nation. However, there are over 20,000 children who are homeless in the county. Many of these children live in motels. In some cases there are more than six children living in one [...]

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FOCUS Minnesota Ready to Serve the Poor at New Location

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

FOCUS Minnesota has a new location as of Thursday July 15, 2010, 1600 Lake Street, Minneapolis.   Plans are already underway to serve a deli-sandwich meal there on July 28, 2010 to maintain some momentum amongst our volunteers and to establish this activity in our new neighborhood. News of the meal has been shared with [...]

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Reception in Serbian Patriarchate

by OCP July 29, 2010 News

Reception in Serbian Patriarchate – July 27, 2010 His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno received today in the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade representatives of the Orthodox grammar school near the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius near Moscow. This school besides the standard education has a wide range of humanitarian activities, so the members of the [...]

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Let us promote co-operation not confrontation between the lay State and the autonomous religious Cults

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs: We give the following explanations concerning the Answer of the Social – Humanist Association of Romania (ASUR in Romanian) to the remarks of the Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate: 1. THE SECULARISATION OF THE MONASTIC ESTATES INCLUDED ALL THE CHURCH ESTATES, NOT ONLY THOSE OF THE [...]

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The Patriarch Preached In The Chapel Of “Saint Gregory The Enlightener” Of The Patriarchal Residence

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

Romanian Orthodox Church 25/7/2010 Yesterday, 25 July, the Orthodox Church spent the 9th Sunday after the Pentecost. During the Divine Liturgy, the pericope of the Gospel according to Matthew was read relating about the Saviour walking on water and calming down the storm. His Beatitude participated in the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the chapel of [...]

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill’s Visit to Ukrainian Orthodox Church Completed

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

On July 28 the primatial visit of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church completed. At the airport of Boryspil His Holiness the Patriarch was seen off by Metropolitan Volodymyr of Kyiv and All Ukraine, First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine A.Klyuev, Ambassador plenipotentiary and extraordinary of the Russian Federation to …

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Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

Patriarch Cyril and His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr headed the ministry of the Divine Liturgy in the Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Translated Using Google Translate Service July 28, the day commemorating the holy apostolic of Grand Prince Vladimir, in Holy Baptism Basil, celebrated the Day of the Baptism of Rus. In this holiday Patriarch of Moscow and [...]

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“Kiev Patriarchate” denies return to Russian Orthodox Church

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

Kiev, July 28, Interfax – The self-proclaimed “Kiev Patriarchate” has rejected a call by the Moscow Patriarchate to repent and return to the Russian Orthodox Church. “By considering the Kiev Patriarchate to be a schism, the leaders of the Russian Church are manipulating the minds of believers by misleading them and the entire public. There [...]

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Tribute to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War and the victims of mass Starvation

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

Patriarch Cyril paid tribute to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War and the victims of mass Starvation in 1930′s Translated Using Google Translate Service July 28, 2010 upon completion of the program pastoral visit to Ukraine Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill visited Kiev memorial of Fame and a monument to victims of [...]

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Prayers for the victims of the flight accident in Lviv-2002

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and the brethren of Kyiv Caves Monastery lifted up prayers for the victims of the flight accident in Lviv, 2002 28-07-2010 On July 27, having attended the Far Caves of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra His Holiness Patriarch Kirill presided over the supper with brethren. Upon its completion His Holiness addressed the brethren [...]

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill prayed at Far Caves of Kyiv-Pechersk Monastery

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

28-07-2010 On July 27, in the evening, upon completion of the All-Night Vigils, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus went to the Far Caves of the Venerable Theodosius of the Kyiv Caves, where he bowed unto the relics of the saints resting there. Then His Holiness looked over the church above the [...]

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Commemoration of the Holy and Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

On the eve of commemoration of the Holy and Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrated All-Night Vigils at Kyiv Caves Monastery On July 27, on the eve of commemoration of the Holy and Equal to the Apostles Prince Vladimir, the Baptizer of Rus, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and [...]

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill Visited Holy Trinity St Jonah Monastery

by OCP July 28, 2010 News

27-07-2010 On July 27 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Ukraine called to the Holy Trinity St Jonah Monastery in Kyiv. Accompanying His Holiness the Patriarch were chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokalamsk, chief of the administrative secretariat of the Moscow Patriarchy Bishop [...]

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill met with Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov

by OCP July 27, 2010 News

27/7/2010 On July 27 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill met with the Prime-Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov. After the prayer service and Your inspiring sermon at St Vladimir’s Hill on the day of Baptism of Kyivan Rus I think first of all what good can the authorities do in Ukraine”, the government’s head greeted the patriarch. [...]

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill performs prayer service at St Vladimir’s Hill

by OCP July 27, 2010 News

On July 27, on the eve of commemoration of the Holy and Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr performed the prayer service at St. Vladimir’s Hill. Praying at the service were the hierarchs of the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox Churches, numerous clergy of the Kyiv Diocese, Kyiv residents and [...]

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