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Diocesan priest among IOCC’s emergency responders “on the ground” in West Virginia BALTIMORE, MD [IOCC/MW Diocese Communications] — As torrential rain pummeled parts of West Virginia and threatened a new round of flooding, International Orthodox Christian Charities [IOCC] remains on the ground providing emotional and spiritual care and deploying volunteer clean-up crews to the hard […]

Bishop Paul visits St. Nicholas Church, Joliet, IL, honors Fr. John E. Kuchta JOLIET, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — His Grace, Bishop Paul joined the faithful of Saint Nicholas Church, Joliet, IL in honoring their beloved retired Pastor, Archpriest John Elias Kuchta, on the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on the Sunday

Clergy wives’ retreat to be held at Holy Domition Monastery October 7-9 RIVES JUNCTION, MI [MW Diocese Communications] — Holy Dormition Monastery here will be the site of the annual clergy wives’ retreat Friday through Sunday, October 7-9, 2016. Priest Silviu Bunta of Saint George Cathedral, Toledo, OH will be the keynote speaker. His topic

Minneapolis site of international Pan-Orthodox Music symposium MINNEAPOLIS, MN [ISOCM/MW Diocese Communications] — Participants from nearly every jurisdiction in North America attended the 2016 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium held at the Saint Mary’s Cathedral here June 23-26, 2016. “When we attend conferences and symposia, every once in a while you really feel like you are attending

Learning the “deeper lessons of life” in Southwest Detroit neighborhood DETROIT, MI [MW Diocese Communications] — “It’s not just about the meal, or even the guests,” says an 80-year-old who regularly volunteers for Orthodox Detroit Outreach [ODO].  “For those serving, young and old, this is ‘school’ where we can learn the deeper lessons of life.”

An Infant’s Burial by Father Steven Kostoff Editor’s Note:  Fr. Steven Kostoff, Rector of Christ the Savior / Holy Spirit Church, Cincinnati, OH, recently posted to his congregation some reflections on the burial of a newborn child. They speak eloquently to this tragic yet thoroughly Paschal event. We include portions of them here for their

In Memoriam:  Child Anna Trent DOWNERS GROVE, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Anna Trent, four-year-old granddaughter of Priest Zachariah Trent, Rector of Saint John the Forerunner Church, Indianapolis, IN, and daughter of James and Katie Trent, Downers Grove, IL, fell asleep in the Lord as a result of a swimming pool drowning accident on Sunday,

Minneapolis conference to explore future of Orthodox Church music MINNEAPOLIS, MN [ISOCM] — Over 140 participants from 31 states and 5 countries are expected to arrive in the Twin Cities this week for the Society of Orthodox Church Music’s [ISOCM] conference, slated to be held at Saint Mary’s Cathedral here June 23-26, 2016.  The conference

OCCHY welcomes Cook County Health Department reps CICERO, IL [OCCHY-Chicago/MW Diocese Communications] — Officers of the Cook County Department of Public Health [CCDPH] were welcomed to the offices of the Orthodox Christian Coalition for Healthy Youth [OCCHY] at Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL on June 8, 2016. CCDPH representatives accept OCCHY’s Hookah Health

Third Annual St. Macrina Orthodox Institute Conference, “Diakonia and the Liturgy of Good Works in the World,” to be held August 12-13 KANSASVILLE, WI [MW Diocese Communications] — The Midwest Diocese’s Saint Macrina Orthodox Institute will hold its Third Annual Conference at the new Saint Iakovos Retreat Center here August 12-13, 2016. The theme of