CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – November 13, the feast of St. John Chrysostom, marks the tenth anniversary of primatial ministry for His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon. His Beatitude was elected on November 13, 2012 at the 17th All American Council in Parma, OH. In a letter to His Beatitude, His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the […]
Your Beatitude, On this day, November 13, the feast of our Holy Father and Ecumenical Teacher John Chrysostom, we celebrate your primatial election as the Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in America. It is on this day that the bishops, clergy, monastics, and faithful of our North American continent offer praise to the Lord Most
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SPRINGFIELD, VA [DOM] – The Holy Synod meeting today under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Friday, November 11, 2022, unanimously decided to elevate His Grace Bishop Daniel of Chicago and the Diocese of the Midwest to the dignity of archbishop. May God grant His Eminence Archbishop Daniel many years! His Eminence was consecrated
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SPRINGFIELD, VA [OCA] – Applications for 2023 Church Planting Grants are now being accepted by the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Evangelization. “We are pleased to announce that the grant amount awarded to first-year recipients has been raised to $40,000.00. Second and third-year amounts have also been raised to $32,000 and $24,000 respectively, due to the increase
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CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – Matushka Rebecca Hiromi Luft, an instructor of the St. Macrina Orthodox Institute, was recently highlighted on a blog for her ongoing work in the Church. Click here to read the full article.
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DAVIESS COUNTY, MO [DOM] – From October 31 through November 2, clergy from the Diocese of the Midwest, Kansas City Deanery met in retreat at the Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete in Daviess County, Missouri. Present for the retreat were the Archpriest Paul Jannakos, Diocesan Chancellor, Archpriest Timothy Sawchuk, Dean, Archpriest James Dank,
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CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – Archpriest Paul Jannakos interviews Archpriest Timothy Sawchak, the Dean of the Kansas City deanery about all of the good work and growth that has happened in his deanery over the last 15 years.
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MOGADORE, OH [DOM] – At the end of the month of November, the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America will be honoring their patron saint, St. Andrew, the First-Called, with a virtual service. This service will be a national service which will include clergy and Orthodox Christians from all across the country. Archpriest Nicholas Wyslutsky,
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CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – His Grace Bishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest was recently interviewed by the program “Sanctuary” which aired on Sunday, November 07, 2022. The brief interview covered a range of topics including the personal history of Bishop Daniel, and life in the Diocese of the Midwest. “Sanctuary” is a 30-minute nonsectarian
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SPRINGFIELD, VA [OCA] – Every parish of the Orthodox Church in America is the local flagship of the Body of Christ. It is where we do the work of ministry: singing praises to God, learning and growing in the knowledge of our Savior, equipping young Orthodox Christians to face the latest challenges in our ever-changing
OCA Stewards Equip Parishes to Do the Work of Ministry Continue reading »