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Chicago parish partners with community to provide Thanksgiving Day dinner On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 — the eve of Thanksgiving Day — Father John Baker and a group of faithful from Christ the Savior Parish, Chicago IL, gathered at the parish hall of Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Church in the Little Village neighborhood to serve […]

Detroit Orthodox churches to sponsor ‘St. Nicholas Is Santa Claus’ party for children DETROIT, MI [COCC Detroit] — The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit (COCC) will sponsor its fourth annual “St. Nicholas Is Santa Claus,” a Nativity-season children’s party, on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox

Diocesan Chancellor addresses clergy 2014 cost of living adjustment CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — In a letter to parish rectors and parish councils dated November 12, 2013, Archpriest John Zdinak, Chancellor of the Diocese of the Midwest, provides information with regard to the 2014 cost of living adjustment for diocesan priests. “This letter serves

Bishop Alexander visits St. Mary’s Cathedral, Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Diocese Communications] — His Grace, Bishop Alexander, made a pastoral visit to Saint Mary’s Cathedral here over a long autumn weekend for the community’s annual festival, A Taste of Northeast, on September 28, and the parish altar feast of the Protection of the Mother of

Detroit’s Holy Trinity Church to offer prayers in honor of icon of St. Anna DETROIT, MI — The Miraculous Icon of St. Anna, the Mother of the Holy Virgin Mary, from the Monastery of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk in Pennsylvania, will visit Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 20500 Anglin St., in November. In honor of the

Report details future of Hiram, OH’s Saint John the Theologian Monastery HIRAM, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — In a written report issued the week after the annual Assembly of the Diocese of the Midwest on October 8, 2013, Archimandrite Alexander [Cutler] traces the transfer of the monastery to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.

Final Delegate Handbook now available CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — The final edition of the Delegate Handbook for the forthcoming Assembly of the Diocese of the Midwest, slated to convene in Lansing, IL on Tuesday, October 8, 2013, is now available on-line here. Hard copies of the report book will not be available at

Lorain’s SS. Peter and Paul Church to celebrate 100th anniversary in November LORAIN, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — On the weekend of November 8-10, 2013, the faithful of Saints Peter and Paul Church here will celebrate the parish’s 100th Anniversary as a parish community. The weekend will open with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy

110 Year Old Cupolas Receive Facelift CHICAGO, IL [Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral/Larisa Fetterly] — On Sunday, September 8th, parishioners of Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral were given an up-close look at the newly “Millennium” clad cross intended for mounting on the cupola high atop the Chicago Landmark’s dome at 1121 N. Leavitt Street. Parishioners witness the

In Memoriam:  Georgeann Shaw PALATINE, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Georgeann Shaw, a long time member of Holy Resurrection Church here, fell asleep in the Lord after a brief illness on the morning of September 7, 2013. Georgeann served most notably as a teacher in the parish Vacation Church School and was actively engaged in