Midwest Diocesan Assembly nominates Archpriest Paul Gassios for vacant...
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH [MW Diocese Communications] -- One hundred and three clergy and lay delegates representing parishes throughout the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of the Midwest gathered at...
View ArticleMyrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Anna to visit Detroit's Holy Trinity Church
DETROIT, MI [MW Diocese Communications] -- The Myrrh-Streaming Icon of Saint Anna, the Mother of the Holy Virgin Mary, enshrined at Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery, South Canaan, PA, will visit Holy...
View ArticleMinutes of Diocesan Assemblies, Council now available
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- Minutes of the Special and the 53rd Diocesan Assemblies, held at Archangel Michael Church, Broadview Heights, OH on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, are now...
View ArticleHoly Trinity Parish, Parma, OH honors choir director's 40 years of service
PARMA, OH [MW Diocese Communications] -- On Sunday, October 5, 2014, the clergy and faithful of Holy Trinity Parish here honored Michael Pilat and his wife, Lois, for their 40 years of continued choral...
View ArticleChicago cathedral to mark 20th Anniversary of the Glorification of St. John...
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- The 20th Anniversary of the Glorification of Saint John Kochurov of Chicago will be celebrated at Holy Trinity Cathedral, 1121 North Leavitt Street, Chicago...
View ArticleArchpriest Paul Gassios tonsured to monastic rank
PERRYSVILLE, OH [MW Diocese Communications] -- With the blessings of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon and His Eminence, Metropolitan Savas of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Pittsburgh, Archpriest Paul...
View ArticleHoly Synod elects Igumen Paul [Gassios]
SYOSSET, NY [MW Diocese Communications] -- On Tuesday, October 21, 2014 -- the opening day of the fall session of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America -- Igumen Paul [Gassios]...
View ArticleDiocesan Chancellor addresses clergy 2015 cost of living adjustment
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- In a letter to parish rectors and parish councils dated October 23, 2014, Archpriest John Zdinak, Chancellor of the Diocese of the Midwest, provides...
View ArticleDates for consecration, enthronement of Bishop-elect Paul [Gassios] announced
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- On Thursday, October 23, 2014, the closing day of the Holy Synod of Bishops’ fall session, it was announced that the consecration and enthronement of...
View ArticleHotel accommodations now available for Consecration Weekend
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- Clergy and faithful traveling to Chicago for the consecration of Archimandrite Paul, Bishop-elect of Chicago and the Midwest, December 26-28, 2014, are...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Dr. Constance Tarasar
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Diocese Communications] -- Funeral services for Dr. Constance Tarasar, 76, a "daughter" of the Diocese of the Midwest and a pioneer in the field of Orthodox Christian education,...
View ArticleChicago faithful again host "Little Village" Thanksgiving dinner
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- Priest John Baker and the faithful of Christ the Savior Church here expect to serve up to 150 persons in the city's "Little Village" neighborhood on...
View ArticleDetroit's Orthodox parishes to sponsor children's "St. Nicholas Is Santa...
DETROIT, MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit [COCC] will sponsor its fifth annual "Saint Nicholas Is Santa Claus," a Nativity-season children's party, on...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: The Fifth Anniversary of the Repose of Archbishop Job
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- Today -- December 18, 2014 -- marks the fifth anniversary of the repose of His Eminence, Archbishop Job of Chicago and the Midwest.
View Article2014 Nativity Message of Bishop-elect Paul
Beloved Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest:Christ is Born -- Glorify Him!"Today God, Who by nature cannot be seen, is seen in the flesh for our sake."Litya Verse from the...
View ArticleChicago site of Episcopal Consecration of Archimandrite Paul
CHICAGO, IL [OCA] -- Archimandrite Paul [Gassios] will be consecrated to the episcopacy at historic Holy Trinity Cathedral here on Saturday, December 27, 2014.
View ArticleBishop-elect Paul addresses bishops, clergy and faithful at Vespers
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- At the celebration of Vespers at Chicago's historic Holy Trinity Cathedral on Friday, December 26, 2014 -- the eve of his consecration to the Episcopate --...
View ArticleThe Episcopal Consecration of Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- Clergy and faithful from parishes across the Midwest gathered at historic Holy Trinity Cathedral here on the morning of Saturday, December 27, 2014 for the...
View ArticleZOE for Life to sponsor bus to DC March for Life
CLEVELAND, OH [MW Diocese Communications] -- ZOE for Life, the Cleveland-based Orthodox Christian pro-life organization, will sponsor a one-day bus trip to the 2015 March for Life in Washington, DC on...
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