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Chicago Orthodox Synergy announces 25th Annual Symposium CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — “When It Seems Like God Isn’t There: Our Struggle Between Faith and Doubt” will be the theme of Chicago Orthodox Synergy’s 25th Annual Symposium on Saturday, October 10, 2019. Slated to be held at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Elmhurst, IL, the …
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Minneapolis’ St. Mary’s Cathedral announces 10th Annual St. Alexis (Toth) Lecture May 12 MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Diocese Communications] — Dr. Bohdan Horbal, Ph.D, Curator for the Slavic and East European Collections at the New York Public Library since October 2018, will deliver the 10th Annual Saint Alexis (Toth) Lecture at Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN …
St. Innocent Church, Olmsted Falls, OH to sponsor lenten retreat April 5-6 OLMSTED FALLS, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — Saint Innocent Parish will sponsor a retreat titled “Despondency and Great Lent: Redeeming the Time Through Hope, Repentance and Thanksgiving” on Friday and Saturday, April 5-6, 2019. The retreat speaker will be Dr. Nicole Roccas, an …
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“Making Lent Real In The Home” topic of March 19 live stream meeting with Bishop Paul CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — “Making Lent Real In The Home” will be the topic of an interactive live stream video meeting with His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest at 7:00 p.m. CT on Tuesday, …
In Memoriam: Leonard W. Soroka SAINT ANTHONY, MN [MW Diocese Communications] — Leonard W. Soroka, 68, fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, March 10, 2019 after a difficult battle with cancer. Born in 1950, the son of Archpriest Vladimir and Matushka Olga [Konik] Soroka, he graduated from Iona College, New Rochelle, NY and Saint …
IOCC Chicago to host Grand Banquet, Silent Auction May 16 DES PLAINES, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — International Orthodox Christian Charities will hold its annual Grand Banquet and Silent Auction at the Café la Cave, 2777 South Mannheim Road, Des Plaines, IL on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Cocktails will be served at 6:00 p.m., followed …
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Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit announces 2019 Sunday Lenten Vesper schedule DETROIT, MI [COCC] — The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit [COCC] will hold the first in its annual series of Vespers services on the five Sundays of Great Lent on March 17, 2019 — the Sunday of Orthodoxy …
Chicago Deanery releases 2019 Sunday Lenten Vesper schedule CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — The Diocese of the Midwest’s Chicago Deanery recently released its schedule of Sunday evening Lenten Vesper services for 2019. Weekly homilies by deanery clergy will highlight the prophecies of Christ in the Old Testament. All services begin at 6:00 p.m. and …
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Chicago parishes to host lectures by Dr. David Ford March 30-31 CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Dr. David C. Ford, Professor of Church History at Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, South Canaan, PA, will be presenting a three-part lecture series focusing on Saint John Chrysostom’s teachings. The series — “A Festival of Wisdom for …
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GLENVIEW, IL [OCAMPR] — The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion [OCAMPR] recently announced the keynote and plenary speakers for its 2019 Annual Conference, “Isolation, Violence, Hope and Communion.” Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian are the patron saints of the Association. The Conference, which will be held at Saints Peter and Paul …