2021 NATIVITY MESSAGE OF ARCHBISHOP PAUL Beloved Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest: Christ is Born! — Glorify Him! Man was made in the image of God, but he sinned, and lost immortality. He fell from the divine and better life, enslaved completely by corruption. Now the wise Creator fashions him […]
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ANNOUNCMENT The Chancery of the Diocese of the Midwest will be closed from December 24 through the end of the year in observance of the Nativity Feast. Normal office hours will resume on January 3, 2022.
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CHICAGO, IL [DOM Communications] – Saturday, December 18, 2021, marks the twelfth anniversary of repose for His Eminence, Archbishop Job (Osacky). Memorial services were held throughout the diocese, including the Diocesan Cathedral, Holy Trinity Cathedral. Archbishop Job was born Richard John Osacky in Chicago on March 18, 1946. He completed university studies at Northern Illinois
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LIVONIA, MI [DOM Communications] – John Michael Sedor, 89, passed away on December 17, 2021. John was born on November 3, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, to Michael Thomas and Mary Sedor. He is survived by his beloved wife, Joanne, of 61 years; his children, John (Jane), Janet (Dan), Julie Ann (Danial), Joseph (Alexandra); and his
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WILKES BARRE, PA [DOM Communications] – The Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA) will be hosting a “Virtual Christmas Concert” on Sunday, December 26. The event is expected to feature over a dozen choirs from around the country singing hymns and carols that celebrate the feast of the Nativity. The concert will begin 7:00pm
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WILKES BARRE, PA [DOM Communications] – The Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA) will be hosting a “Virtual Tour of Bethlehem,” on Sunday, December 12. “As we prepare for the feast of the Nativity of our Lord, there is no better time to visit, even virtually, the Holy City of His birth,” said, Archpriest
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A reflection on Prayer by Diocesan Chancellor, Archpriest Paul Jannakos Prayer is the most needful and natural of all human abilities, more natural to us than eating and drinking, or breathing, even. When unceasing prayer arises and abides within the human heart “all is well.” And “all is well” because the deepest and most powerful effect
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SYOSSET, NY [OCA] This year’s conference is being hosted by our Orthodox Church in America, so we ask that all Clergy, Youth Workers, Camp Directors, Camp Counselors, Youth Group Advisors, Church School Teachers, Parents, and anyone with an interest in serving our young people, to consider attending!Join the Orthodox Youth Directors in North America at Antiochian Village
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BURBANK, IL [DOM Communications] – On Tuesday, November 16, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest, the Diocesan Administration met to discuss ongoing work of the diocese. The council includes: Archpriest Paul Jannakos, Chancellor, Archpriest Herman Kincaid, Secretary, Priest Alexander Koranda, Communications Director, Reader Philp Sokolov, Secretary to the Archbishop, Mr.
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