Author name: Fr. Alexander Koranda

Missions invited to apply for 2023 Planting Grants

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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Kansas City Deanery Retreat a Success

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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FOCA to Honor Patron Saint with National Akathist

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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Bishop Daniel Interviewed by Local Chicago Program

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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OCA Stewards Equip Parishes to Do the Work of Ministry

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

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Feast Commemorating the Great Martyr George

CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – A most festive commemoration of the Translation of the Relics of St. George the Great Martyr took place in Chicago on Thursday, November 3, 2022. St. George Cathedral, in Chicago Illinois, celebrated their heavenly patron by bringing together Orthodox Christians from all over Greater Chicago. His Grace Bishop Daniel of Chicago

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The Saint of Chicago and Missionary to America Remembered

CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – Services for the Hieromartyr John of Chicago were held at the temple that he built during his missionary labors while in America on Sunday, October 30 and Monday, October 31. Services were lead by His Grace Bishop Daniel of Chicago and the Diocese of the Midwest, and brought clergy and faithful

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Minneapolis Cathedral holds Fourth Annual Metropolitan Leonty Series

MINNEAPOLIS, MN [DOM] –  On October 15, 2022 St Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral, Minneapolis MN, was pleased to hold the fourth of its annual Metropolitan Leonty Lectures in Orthodox Spirituality and Theology with a brilliant presentation by Dr. Eugenia Constantinou entitled “Orthodoxy’s Essential Element: How to Preserve, Promote and Protect the Faith in the Third Millennium.” 

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