Fr. Alexander Koranda - Diocese of the Midwest

Statement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon on Surge of COVID-19 Cases

November 23, 2020 / National, News / 3 minutes of 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 […]

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In Memoriam: Patriarch Irinej (Gavrilovic)

November 20, 2020 / In Memoriam, National, News / 1 minute of 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,

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FOCA to Honor Patron Saint with Virtual Service

November 17, 2020 / Events, Live Stream, News, Parish / 1 minute of reading

MOGADORE, OH [DOM Communications] – 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

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Sermon by Archbishop Paul on the Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost

November 16, 2020 / News, Parish / 1 minute of reading

CHICAGO, IL [DOM Communications] – On the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, and the first day of the Nativity Fast, His Eminence Archbishop Paul served Divine Liturgy at his diocesan cathedral, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL. Archbishop Paul offered the homily with words of encouragement for Orthodox Christians as they begin this time of fasting.

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Become an OCA Steward

November 12, 2020 / National, News / 2 minutes of reading

SYOSSET, NY [OCA] – At the 18th All-American Council, Metropolitan Tikhon set the direction for expanding our apostolic work in North America. The foundation for this work is Jesus Christ, Whom we encounter in our spiritual lives, stewardship, evangelism and outreach, and relations with others as we engage the world. Since the 18th All American

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Virtual Autocephaly Celebration in Cleveland

November 4, 2020 / Autocephaly, Deanery, News / 1 minute of reading

CLEVELAND, OH [DOM Communications] – 2020 marks 50 years of Autocephaly for the Orthodox Church in America. This milestone was to be celebrated throughout the diocese on a deanery level until the current pandemic altered those plans. Although many of the celebrations have been canceled or postponed, the Cleveland Deanery will be moving their celebration

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St. John of Chicago Celebrated in the Temple He Built

November 3, 2020 / News, Parish / 2 minutes of reading

CHICAGO, IL [DOM Communications] – On Friday and Saturday, October 30-31, Orthodox Christians gathered from around Chicago to celebrate the memory of Hieromartyr John of Chicago, the first priest to erect a temple in their city, Holy Trinity Cathedral. His Eminence Archbishop Paul of Chicago celebrated the services for the builder of his cathedral, along

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Reflections on Autocephaly: Priest Gregory Ealy

November 2, 2020 / Autocephaly, News / 14 minutes of reading

PART IX I was born in the mid-70s just a few years after the Russian Church granted the OCA autocephaly. At the time, my father was a priest in Orlando, FL at a small, newly formed mission. When I think about these early years of my life in Central Florida, my memories are wound together

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Archbishop Paul Prays for Newly Departed Metropolitan Theodosius

October 22, 2020 / National, News / 2 minutes of reading

BURR RIDGE, IL [DOM Communications] – On Wednesday evening, His Eminence Archbishop Paul led a memorial service for the newly departed servant of God, Metropolitan Theodosius, at St. Peter and St. Paul Orthodox Church in Burr Ridge, IL. His Eminence calls on the clergy and faithful of the Diocese to remember His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius

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Diocese of the Midwest Seeks Cleaner for Office/Residence

October 21, 2020 / Employment, Notices / 1 minute of reading

BURBANK, IL [DOM Communications]- His Eminence, Archbishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest announced today that the Diocese is seeking the services of a cleaner at its new Burbank, IL location. The chancery building houses the Diocesan offices as well as an apartment which functions as His Eminence’s residences. The ideal candidate would be expected

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