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STOTS to host Summer Clergy Continuing Education Program June 18-20 - 05/16/19
SOUTH CANAAN, PA [STOTS Communications] — Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary [STOTS] will host its 2019 Clergy Continuing Education Program June 18-20. This year's theme is "Roots: A Pastoral and Patristic Return to th ... more info >

St. Joseph Church, Wheaton, IL offers liturgical interpretive signing for hearing impaired - 04/23/19
WHEATON, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Saint Joseph Church, Wheaton, IL, is now offering signing services for the hearing impaired at the 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy on the first and third Sundays of every month. According to Ar ... more info >

Serbian chaplains visit Ohio to strengthen military, civil relationships - 04/23/19
CLEVELAND, OH [Ohio National Guard Public Affairs/Story by Senior Airman Amber Mullen as submitted by Priest James Sizemore] — Four members of the Serbian Armed Forces chaplain corps visited in April as part of the 13-year State Partn ... more info >

PASCHAL MESSAGE OF HIS GRACE, BISHOP PAUL - 04/24/19
Behold, I am laying in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone (Isaiah 28:16). The precious cornerstone is the Cross of our Lord. Our Lord Jesus Christ unites in Himself two people into one, creatin ... more info >

Chicago's Holy Trinity Cathedral hosts area college students at lenten retreat - 04/22/19
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Some three dozen Orthodox Christian college students from Chicago, Wisconsin and Indiana were welcomed at Chicago's historic Holy Trinity Cathedral for an Orthodox Christian Fellowship lenten ... more info >

Save the Date: Sixth Parish Forum to be held in Canonsburg, PA July 11-13 - 04/16/19
CANONSBURG, PA [MW Diocese Communications] — The Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of Western Pennsylvania, Diocese of the Midwest and Bulgarian Diocese will cosponsor the Sixth Parish Development Forum at Saint John the Baptist Ch ... more info >

Chicago Orthodox Synergy announces 25th Annual Symposium - 04/04/19
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — "When It Seems Like God Isn't There: Our Struggle Between Faith and Doubt" will be the theme of Chicago Orthodox Synergy's 25th Annual Symposium on Saturday, October 10, 2019. ... more info >

Chicago site of OCAMPR 2019 Conference - 02/28/19
GLENVIEW, IL [OCAMPR] — The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion [OCAMPR] recently announced the keynote and plenary speakers for its 2019 Annual Conference, "Isolation, Violence, Hope and Communion." ... more info >

Vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH announced - 06/22/17
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — A pastoral vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH was announced recently by His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church in America. The office ... more info >

FORTIETH DAY MEMORIAL TO BE HELD IN ALL PARISHES
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - In a letter sent today to all clergy and parishes diocesan Chancellor, Archpriest John Zdinak announced plans for the celebration of the 40th day of the late Archbishop Job's falling asleep. ... more info >

MINNEAPOLIS DEANERY HOSTS 11TH ANNUAL SEMINARIAN FUND-RAISER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications] - On Sunday, January 10, the 11th annual Minneapolis Deanery fund-raising dinner in support of diocesan seminarians took place in Northeast Minneapolis. ... more info >

DIOCESE ANNOUNCES ARCHBISHOP JOB MEMORIAL MISSION TRIP
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI [MW Communications] - As a tribute to the newly departed Archbishop Job Mrs. Ruth Yavornitzky of St. Mark Church here has taken to organising a memorial mission trip to Project Mexico during the summer of 2011. ... more info >

MEMORY ETERNAL: HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP JOB
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - His Eminence JOB, Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest unexpectedly fell asleep in the Lord today at 11.25am in Maumee, Ohio. ... more info >

MEMORY ETERNAL: RESA ELLISON
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW / OCA Communications] -- Resa Ellison, choir director at Saint Mary Cathedral here, fell asleep in the Lord on the afternoon of Sunday, January 3, 2010 after a two month illness. ... more info >

DIOCESAN PARISH HEALTH MINISTRY PARTNERS WITH OCA DEPARTMENTS FOR PARISH MINISTRIES CONFERENCE IN CLEVELAND JUNE 27-30, 2010
CLEVELAND, OH [OCA] -- "Equipping the Saints" will be the theme of a parish ministries conference to be hosted by three Orthodox Church in America departments and the Diocese of the Midwest's Parish Health Ministry on the campus o ... more info >

DIOCESAN COUNCIL MEETS, MAKES INITIAL PREPARATIONS FOR EPISCOPAL SELECTION IN 2011
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - The Diocesan Council met at Archangel Michael Church in Burbank IL, a southwestern suburb of Chicago, on Tuesday, December 1st for the last of its 2009 semi-annual meetings. ... more info >

PRAYERS REQUESTED AND FUND SET UP FOR CHOIR DIRECTOR OF MINNEAPOLIS' SAINT MARY CATHEDRAL
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications] - On Wednesday Nov. 4, Resa Ellison, choir director at St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis, sang at Vespers but was beginning to feel sick. The next day she went to the doctor and was diagnosed ... more info >

ARCHBISHOP JOB AND CHICAGO HIERARCHS SERVE PANAKHIDA FOR PATRIARCH PAVLE
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - On Tuesday, November 18 and at the invitation and request of His Eminence, Metropolitan Christopher of the Serbian Church of North and South America, His Eminence, Archbishop Job served a Panakhida Servic ... more info >

SAINT NICHOLAS IN KENOSHA PROVIDES ALTERNATIVE HALLOWEEN
KENOSHA, WI [MW Communications] - Several young families with children gathered at St. Nicholas in Kenosha for Great Vespers on the evening of Saturday, October 31st to have a family-friendly alternative to the increasingly ghoulish festivi ... more info >

CHRIST THE SAVIOR CHICAGO HOLDS CLOTHING DRIVE FOR HOMELESS
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - Committed to helping those who are in need, the faithful of our parish held a clothing drive during the month of September for Pacific Garden Mission, a local homeless shelter. ... more info >

DIOCESAN STRATEGIC VISION PROGESS POSTED
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - At the 2008 Diocesan Assembly the importance of building a strong clear vision for the future of our Diocese was discussed. At it's January meeting the Diocesan Council picked up on that conversation and de ... more info >

SEVEN PARISHES RECEIVE PARISH HEALTH GRANTS
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - Archbishop JOB announced today the recipients of the Diocese’ Parish Health Grants for 2009. Seven parishes from the Deaneries will receive cash grants totaling just over $12000 for important projects tha ... more info >

SHADOWS OF THE MOTHERLAND: RUSSIAN ORTHODOXY IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS
STRETOR, IL [Illinois Times] - The trained eye rarely misses them: three-barred crosses and primitive, colorful icons, occasionally spotted in roadside cemeteries and out-of-the-way chapels from Chicago to Carbondale. Click here to read ... more info >

ST MARY'S CORNUCOPIA CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
CORNUCOPIA, WI [MW Communications] - St Mary Orthodox Church in Cornucopia, Wisconsin has celebrated this summer its Centennial Anniversary through a number of events. Since the exact founding date of the parish is not clear the faithful ... more info >

NEW CHICAGOLAND MALE CHOIR TO PRODUCE PARAKLISIS CD
CHICAGO, IL (MW Communications - In early summer of 2007 during the darkest days of the OCA Crisis, Archbishop Job undertook a personal project - the musical arrangement of the Paraklisis (supplicatory canon to the Most-holy Theotokos) in ... more info >

St. Joseph Church, Wheaton, IL offers liturgical interpretive signing for hearing impaired

WHEATON, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Saint Joseph Church, Wheaton, IL, is now offering signing services for the hearing impaired at the 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy on the first and third Sundays of every month. According to Archpriest Joseph Kopka, Rector, signing services also will be available for the celebration of this year’s midnight Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy on Sunday, April 28. Read more…

Chicago Orthodox Synergy announces 25th Annual Symposium

CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — “When It Seems Like God Isn’t There: Our Struggle Between Faith and Doubt” will be the theme of Chicago Orthodox Synergy’s 25th Annual Symposium on Saturday, October 10, 2019. Read more…

Vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH announced

CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — A pastoral vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH was announced recently by His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church in America. The office of Priest-in-Charge will be vacant as of August 1, 2017. Read more…

STOTS to host Summer Clergy Continuing Education Program June 18-20

PASCHAL MESSAGE OF HIS GRACE, BISHOP PAUL

St. Joseph Church, Wheaton, IL offers liturgical interpretive signing for hearing impaired

Serbian chaplains visit Ohio to strengthen military, civil relationships

Chicago’s Holy Trinity Cathedral hosts area college students at lenten retreat

Save the Date: Sixth Parish Forum to be held in Canonsburg, PA July 11-13

Chicago Orthodox Synergy announces 25th Annual Symposium

Chicago site of OCAMPR 2019 Conference

Vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH announced

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