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ZOE for Life to sponsor bus to DC March for Life CLEVELAND, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — ZOE for Life, the Cleveland-based Orthodox Christian pro-life organization, will sponsor a one-day bus trip to the 2015 March for Life in Washington, DC on Thursday, January 22. The bus will depart from ZOE House, which shares a […]

The Episcopal Consecration of Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Clergy and faithful from parishes across the Midwest gathered at historic Holy Trinity Cathedral here on the morning of Saturday, December 27, 2014 for the celebration of the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, during which Bishop-elect Paul [Gassios] was consecrated

Bishop-elect Paul addresses bishops, clergy and faithful at Vespers CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — At the celebration of Vespers at Chicago’s historic Holy Trinity Cathedral on Friday, December 26, 2014 — the eve of his consecration to the Episcopate — Bishop-elect Paul [Gassios] delivered an address to the bishops, clergy and faithful. His Beatitude,

Chicago site of Episcopal Consecration of Archimandrite Paul CHICAGO, IL [OCA] — Archimandrite Paul [Gassios] will be consecrated to the episcopacy at historic Holy Trinity Cathedral here on Saturday, December 27, 2014. Delegates to an Assembly of the Diocese of the Midwest held on October 7, 2014 had nominated Father Paul, the diocese’s Administrator.  On

In Memoriam: The Fifth Anniversary of the Repose of Archbishop Job CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Today — December 18, 2014 — marks the fifth anniversary of the repose of His Eminence, Archbishop Job of Chicago and the Midwest. Archbishop Job was born Richard John Osacky in Chicago on March 18, 1946.  He completed

2014 NATIVITY MESSAGE OF BISHOP-ELECT PAUL Beloved Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest: Christ is Born — Glorify Him! “Today God, Who by nature cannot be seen, is seen in the flesh for our sake.”Litya Verse from the Nativity Compline Service “It was for this therefore that He became openly visible,

Detroit’s Orthodox parishes to sponsor children’s “St. Nicholas Is Santa Claus” party DETROIT, MI [COCC] — The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit [COCC] will sponsor its fifth annual “Saint Nicholas Is Santa Claus,” a Nativity-season children’s party, on Saturday, November 29, 2014 from 1:00 until 3:30 p.m. at Holy Transfiguration Church, 36075

Chicago faithful again host “Little Village” Thanksgiving dinner CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Priest John Baker and the faithful of Christ the Savior Church here expect to serve up to 150 persons in the city’s “Little Village” neighborhood on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, the eve of Thanksgiving Day. The event will begin with the

In Memoriam: Dr. Constance Tarasar MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Diocese Communications] — Funeral services for Dr. Constance Tarasar, 76, a “daughter” of the Diocese of the Midwest and a pioneer in the field of Orthodox Christian education, will be celebrated at Saint Mary Cathedral, 1629 Fifth Street NE, Minneapolis, MN at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November

Hotel accommodations now available for Consecration Weekend CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Clergy and faithful traveling to Chicago for the consecration of Archimandrite Paul, Bishop-elect of Chicago and the Midwest, December 26-28, 2014, are invited to take advantage of special hotel rates available at Best Western River North Hotel, 125 West Ohio Street, Chicago,