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CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – Three Orthodox communities from Chicago gathered at Lake Michigan to serve the Great Blessing of Water on Sunday, January 16. Holy Trinity Cathedral, Christ the Savior Church, and St. Makarios Mission, all Chicago parishes, came together to bless Lake Michigan during the Theophany season. Priest Alexander Koranda, Cathedral Dean, Priest Philip …
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BALTIMORE, MD [OCA] Online registration is now open for clergy and lay delegates and observers to the 20th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America. Registration may be found on the AAC website. The 20th All-American Council will be held in Baltimore, MD on July 18-22, 2022. Hotel registration is at Baltimore Hilton Hotel and must be completed separately by the delegates. …
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The link to register is: assemblyofbishops.org/ministries/youth/register
CHICAGO, IL [DOM Communications] – The great feast of Theophany was celebrated with joy on Thursday, January 6, at the Diocesan Cathedral, Holy Trinity Cathedral. Archbishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest presided over services for the feast. His Eminence was joined by Priest Alexander Koranda, Cathedral Dean, Protodeacon Thomas Keith and Deacon Paul Garklvas. …
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RIVES JUNCTION, MI [DOM] – The Holy Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery will be hosting their 10th annual retreat on Thursday, January 20 at 4:45 P.M. (EST). Although this retreat will be held online, the monastery is providing interesting opportunities for engagement, such as a virtual tour of the monastery grounds, the vespers …
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PARMA, OH [DOM Communications] – Sunday, January 16, at 6:00 P.M. (EST), ZOE for Life!® is offering its annual Prayer for the Unborn. The service will be held at St. Sava Cathedral in Parma, OH. Following the service, remarks will be offered by His Grace Bishop Irinej (Dobrijevic) of Eastern America (Serbian). For those faithful …
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SYOSSET, NY [OCA] – His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon has designated Sunday, January 16, 2022 as Sanctity of Life Sunday to be observed in parishes of the Orthodox Church in America and has released the statement below. Prayers and petitions for the liturgical services are available here. Sanctity of Life Sunday will be a precursor to the March for Life …
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ROCHESTER HILLS, MI [DOM] – On Sunday, December 26, 2021, the Synaxis of the Theotokos, the faithful of St. Mark Orthodox Church in Rochester Hill, MI welcomed their Archpastor, Archbishop Paul, to celebrate the second day of Nativity. The Archbishop was greeted by Archpriest John Baker and Protodeacon Luke Gonser of St Nicholas Bulgarian Orthodox …
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BURBANK, IL [DOM Communications] – 2021 is now in its final hours, and the Diocese of the Midwest has many reasons to be grateful for this past year. The past year continued to bring many challenges for our parishes and its people, but each challenge was met with perseverance and the will to move forward …
CHICAGO, IL [DOM Communications] – “Christ is born!” was heard throughout the cathedral on the 24 and 25 of December as His Eminence Archbishop Paul, and the faithful of his diocesan cathedral, Holy Trinity Cathedral, gathered to remember the Lord’s Nativity. On Friday evening, His Eminence lead the appointed Great Compline and Matins services. During …
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