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Holy Apostles Mission, Bloomington-Normal, IL, reaches out to ISU students BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Faithful from Holy Apostles Mission here staffed a booth on Orthodox Christianity at Illinois State University’s fall festival on the quad on Thursday, August 29, 2013. Emphasis was placed on reaching out to Orthodox Christian students to begin an […]

Clergy wives’ retreat to be held October 11-13 RIVES JUNCTION, MI [MW Diocese Communications] — Holy Dormition Monastery here will be the site of the 26th annual Clergy Wives Retreat October 11-13, 2013.  The $70.00 registration fee includes housing, all meals, and all retreat materials.  Scholarships are available for those who otherwise would not be

In Memoriam:  Presvytera Gina Mueller MILWAUKEE, WI [MW Diocese Communications] — Presvytera Gina Mueller, wife of Archpriest Thomas Mueller, Rector of Saints Cyril and Methodius Church here for 29 years, fell asleep in the Lord on the morning of Thursday, August 29, 2013 after a brief illness. Born Gina Susan Murphy in Montreal, she was

Chicago faithful build home for Project Mexico CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Priest John Baker and faithful from Christ the Savior Church here recently returned from a mission trip to Project Mexico, where they built a house for a needy family. The following is an account by Father John’s daughter, Scout, of their week

Fr. Andrew Moore to speak at Merrillville, IN retreat September 21-22 MERRILLVILLE, IN [MW Diocese Communications] — The Protection of the Virgin Mary Church here will sponsor a retreat for men and women Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22, 2013. The retreat theme — “The Church: Our Family, Our Home, Our Salvation” — will be developed

Parma, OH site of ZOE for Life retreat October 19 PARMA, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — Holy Trinity Church here will be the site of a Pure Living Retreat sponsored by ZOE for Life on Saturday, October 19, 2013. The theme of the retreat is “God, Sex and Me.” Retreat sessions are designed for a

Catechist, Diaconal Vocations Program’s New Testament course to beginSeptember 14 CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — The Diocese of the Midwest’s Catechist and Diaconal Vocations Program is offering a nine-session course in the New Testament beginning Saturday, September 14, 2013.  The course runs through January 25, 2014. According to Priest Elijah Mueller, Program Director, the

Orthodox churches to sponsor concert to benefit ZOE for Life! DETROIT, MI [COCC] — The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit (COCC) will sponsor a concert to benefit ZOE for Life! on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at Saint George Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, 18405 W. Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI. The

Witnessing to the neighborhood: Over 200 attend Milwaukee parish’s 13th annual neighborhood block party MILWAUKEE, WI [MW Diocese Communications] — Well over 200 people attend the 13th annual Neighborhood Block Party hosted by Saints Cyril and Methodius Church here recently. “We hold the annual gathering — complete with free food, entertainment, and games — as

52nd Diocesan Assembly to convene in Chicago October 8, 2013 LANSING, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — The 52nd Assembly of the Diocese of the Midwest will be held at Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church in Lansing, IL, one of Chicago’s southern suburbs, October 8, 2013. On Monday, October 7, the Bishop’s Council will meet at