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Diocesan member’s plays featured on DCE web site SYOSSET, NY [MW Diocese Communications] — Three plays tracing the lives of the Prophets Jonah, Daniel and Elijah, written by Shawn Cunningham of Saint Nicholas Church, Mentor, OH, are now available from the Department of Christian Education [DCE] of the Orthodox Church in America. “Each play has […]

Holy Theophany Chapel, Williams Bay, WI hosts sister communities WILLIAMS BAY, WI [MW Diocese Communications] — The faithful of Holy Theophany Chapel here welcomed their sisters and brothers from Milwaukee’s Saints Cyril and Methodius Church, Chicago/Hyde Park’s Saint Makarios the Great Mission, and Chicago’s Christ the Savior Church for the celebration of their patronal feastday

Chicago’s 5th annual Sanctity of Life service, presentation Sunday, January 26 ELMHURST, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — The 5th annual Chicago Pan-Orthodox Sanctity of Life Prayer Service and Presentation will be held at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 893 Church Road, Elmhurst, IL at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 26, 2014. The annual gathering is

Chicago Deanery Winter Camp to be held February 15-17 EAST TROY, WI [MW Diocese Communications] — The annual winter camp for middle and junior-senior high students of the Chicago Deanery once again will be held at Hoffer Lodge, Edwards YMCA Camp, East Troy, WI from 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 15 through 2:00 p.m. Monday, February

October 2013 Diocesan Assembly minutes now available CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Minutes of the 52nd Assembly of the Diocese of the Midwest, held in Lansing, IL on October 8, 2013, are now available on the Midwest Diocese’s web site, here. Minutes of the meeting of the Diocesan Council, held on the eve of

Chicago area parents’ breakfast forum on substance use/abuse PALOS HEIGHTS, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — The Chicago area Orthodox Christian Coalition for Healthy Youth [OCCHY] will host a breakfast forum for parents at Saint Spyridon Hellenic Orthodox Church, 12307 South Ridgeland Ave., Palos Heights, IL from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 25,

Seminarian Appeal Thank You The Diocesan Council wishes to thank all parishes, parishioners, and organizations that donated to the 2013 Support our Seminarians (SOS) Appeal.  While the appeal kicked off in August, donations continued to come in through December.  Nearly $21,000 has been collected.  Your generosity allows seminarians to meet the costs of seminary in

In Memoriam: The Fourth Anniversary of the Repose of Archbishop Job CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Wednesday, December 18, 2013, marks the fourth 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 university studies

Bishop Alexander visits Kansas, Missouri parishes and missions OVERLAND PARK, KS — His Grace Bishop Alexander, locum tenens of the Diocese of the Midwest, OCA (Orthodox Church in America), visited the southland for an action-packed weekend December 5 – 9.  His first stop was St Nicholas Orthodox Church in Lawrence, KS, where an over-flowing crowd

Minneapolis Cathedral Choir presents Festival of Hymns and Readings Saint Mary’s Cathedral choir. Members of Saint Mary’s Cathedral Choir, Minneapolis, MN, presented a dynamic and dramatic Advent Festival of Hymns and Readings on Saturday evening, December 7, 2013. “Titled ‘Prepare, O Bethlehem,’ the performance before a packed church drew upon hymns and texts from the