Vacancy at Saint Panteleimon Church, Summit, IL announced
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — A pastoral vacancy at Saint Panteleimon Church, Summit, IL was announced recently by His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church in...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Deacon Bohdan Melnychenko
ST. PAUL, MN [MW Diocese Communications] — Deacon Bohdan Melnychenko, who had served Holy Trinity Parish here since his ordination to the diaconate in 2006, fell asleep at home on the morning of the...
View ArticleHoly Synod of Bishops issue statement on recent tragic events in...
The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America joins people of faith and good will across the United States, Canada and Mexico in unequivocally, unreservedly and unambiguously rejecting...
View ArticleBishop Paul to address OCL's 30th Annual Conference
CHICAGO, IL [OCL] — His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest will be among the speakers at the 30th Annual Conference of Orthodox Christian Laity [OCL] on Saturday, October 28, 2017. Bishop...
View ArticleSt. Innocent Church, Olmsted Falls, OH to host retreat with Fr. Barnabas Powell
OLMSTED FALLS, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — Saint Innocent Church, 8526 Usher Road, Olmsted Falls, OH, will host a retreat titled "Inviting Our Neighbor into the Timeless Faith" on Friday and...
View ArticleGrand Rapids, MI site of pan-Orthodox retreat September 15-16
GRAND RAPIDS, MI [MW Diocese Communications] — Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, 2250 East Paris Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI will be the site of a two-day retreat for teens, parents, clergy...
View ArticleDormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI site of Clergy Wives' Retreat October...
RIVES JUNCTION, MI [MW Diocese Communications] — Holy Dormition Monastery here will be the site of the 30th Midwest Clergy Wives' Retreat October 13-15, 2017. The gathering affords clergy wives from...
View ArticleIOCC: Update on Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
BALTIMORE, MD [IOCC] — Thank you from International Orthodox Christian Charities [IOCC] for your tremendous outpouring of prayers and support for those affected by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath....
View ArticleBishop Paul to host first-ever Virtual Youth Retreat
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Youth] — On the evening of Friday, October 28, 2017, His Grace, Bishop Paul will lead a discussion with pre-teens and teens during the first-ever diocesan on-line youth retreat....
View Article"SOS!" September is "Support Our Seminarians" Month!
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Once again, September has been designated "Support Our Seminarians" Month in the Diocese of the Midwest as His Grace, Bishop Paul, calls upon the faithful to...
View ArticleBrotherhood of St. Moses the Black to hold 24th annual conference October 6-8
PRINCETON, NJ [MW Diocese Communications] — The Brotherhood of Saint Moses the Black will hold its 24th annual conference at the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow Church, Princeton, NJ October 6-8,...
View ArticleRelic of St. Spyridon to visit Chicago area October 11-15
PALOS HEIGHTS, IL [MW Diocese Communications/Synergy] — With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas, Locum Tenens of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, the holy relic of the right...
View ArticleSerbian Bishop Irinej to preach at Pan-Orthodox Liturgy marking 125th...
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — His Grace, Bishop Irinej [Dobrijevic] of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Eastern America will deliver the homily at the Hierarchical Pan-Orthodox Divine...
View ArticleSVOTS to host Open House for prospective students October 5-8
YONKERS, NY [SVOTS Communications] — Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary [SVOTS] will host a three-day Open House for prospective students October 5-8, 2017. The event will offer...
View ArticleOrthodox Choir of Metropolitan Detroit to perform benefit concert October 6
DETROIT, MI [COCC-Detroit Communications] — The Orthodox Choir of Metropolitan Detroit will perform its seventh annual benefit concert at Saint Lazarus Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, 4575 East Outer...
View ArticleChicago Synergy announces 2017 annual Symposium October 21
CICERO, IL [MW Diocese Communications/Synergy] — Dr. Jeannie Constantinou will be the keynote speaker at Synergy's 2017 annual Symposium at Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL from 9:00...
View ArticleSt. Tikhon's Seminary to host annual Vocations Retreat November 10-11
SOUTH CANAAN, PA [STOTS/MW Diocese Communications] — Saint Tikhon's Seminary will host its annual Vocations Retreat on November 10-11, 2017. The theme will be "Humility and Obedience in Saint John...
View ArticleSt. Innocent Church, Olmsted Falls, OH hosts retreat with Fr. Barnabas Powell
OLMSTED FALLS, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — The parish of Saint Innocent Church, Olmsted Falls, OH, welcomed Father Barnabas Powell for a retreat on Friday and Saturday, September 15-16, 2017....
View ArticleCommemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of St. John of Chicago
CHICAGO, IL [Holy Trinity Cathedral] — The parish of Holy Trinity Cathedral here will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saint John Kochurov with a month of services and activities,...
View ArticleCelebrating 125 years of Orthodox Christianity in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL [OCCA-Chicago] — Seven Orthodox Christian hierarchs and dozens of clergy, led by altar servers and Church school children, processed into Lane Tech Auditorium here on Saturday, September...
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