A Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America
Father John, you are stepping down as diocesan chancellor at the end of this year, 2020. Thank you for taking time to offer some of your thoughts on the diocese. Thank you, Fr. Alexander and your coworkers in the diocese’s updated Communication Department for your devotion to our diocese. I am also grateful for your …
Interview with Archpriest John Zdinak, Chancellor of the Midwest Continue reading »
BURBANK, IL [DOM Communications] – As 2020 comes to a close, so do the 50th anniversary celebrations and tributes to the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in America. The Diocese of the Midwest was set to honor this half century mark with deanery celebrations, lectures, and monthly reflections from clergy, and laypeople. But, these celebrations were …
Anniversary Reflection Series Now Complete Continue reading »
SYOSSET, NY [DOM Communications] – The newly-formed OCA Clergy Wives Group, will be hosting a retreat on Saturday, December 19. Starting at noon, clergy wives will gather for a two hour seminar led by Mother Melania of the Calistoga California Monastery on the topic “The Incarnation of Christ: Its meaning in our life.” “It’s a …
Clergy Wives Group to Hold Online Retreat Continue reading »
COLUMBUS, OH [DOM Communications] – The charitable arm of the Diocese of the Midwest, Mother Maria Charitable Ministry (MMCM), completed a recent campaign to help an active food ministry in Columbus, OH. As previously reported, the MMCM was asking for an additional $1,500 to help St. Gregory of Nyssa Orthodox Church with their weekly ministry …
$4,500 Given to Better Serve Those in Need Continue reading »
PART X The story of Orthodoxy in North America is old enough to have triumphs and tragedies, saints and scholars, adventures and misadventures, achievements and scandals, and many fascinating bishops, priests, monastics and lay people. There is much for several volumes of narratives and reminiscences. Archives in various locations brim with material that await serious …
Reflections on Autocephaly: Archpriest Alexander Garklavs Continue reading »
BURBANK, IL [DOM Communications] – During the Diocesan Council meetings which were held on December 1st and 2nd, His Eminence Archbishop Paul announced that effective February 1st 2021, Archpriest Paul Jannakos will be appointed Chancellor of the Diocese of the Midwest. Longtime Chancellor, Archpriest John Zdinak, will be retiring and assisting with the transition. The Chancellor of …
ANCHORAGE, AK [OCA] – On November 27, 2020, His Eminence, the Most Reverend David (Mahaffey), Archbishop of Sitka and Alaska, fell asleep in the Lord in after a grave illness. He was the ruling hierarch of the Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America from 2014 until his repose. Sterry David Mahaffey Jr. …
In Memoriam: His Eminence Archbishop David (Mahaffey) Continue reading »
CHICAGO, IL [DOM Communications] – The hierarchs of Chicago gathered for an informal dinner on Tuesday, November 24th at St. Constantine and St. Helen Romanian Cathedral in Chicago. In a recent call with His Eminence Archbishop Nicolae, His Eminence Archbishop Paul brought up the idea of getting the local hierarchs together informally for conversation, and …
Orthodox Hierarchs of Chicago Gather in Fellowship Continue reading »
SYOSSET, NY [OCA] – November 23, 2020 – St. Alexander Nevsky To the Venerable Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, As you know, most parts of the world are currently experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States alone, there were …
Statement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon on Surge of COVID-19 Cases Continue reading »
BELGRADE, SERBIA [DOM Communications] – His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia reposed in the Lord this morning at 7:07 AM in the Karaburma Military Hospital in Belgrade, according to the official site of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch was 90 years old. He served as a hierarch of the Serbian Church for 46 years, …
In Memoriam: Patriarch Irinej (Gavrilovic) Continue reading »