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Dearly Beloved Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest! Christ Is Risen! When the Lord approached the tomb of Lazarus and met his sister, Martha, our Lord said, “I am the resurrection and the life.  He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.  And whoever lives and believes in […]

IOCC Pan-Orthodox Grand BanquetWhen:  Thursday, May 10, 2012Where:  Rosewood Restaurant & Banquets, Rosemont, ILKeynote Speaker:  Rada K. Tierney, IOCC Communications Manager All proceeds of this banquet will benefit IOCC’s humanitarian relief fund. Reservation with payment in full must be received by April 30, 2012, and will be honored according to postmark date. The following Program

Bishop Matthias opens Holy Week at Chicago’s Holy Trinity Cathedral CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Clergy and faithful from throughout the Chicago Deanery filled Holy Trinity Cathedral here on the evening of Palm Sunday, April 8, 2012, as His Grace, Bishop Matthias presided at the celebration of Bridegroom Matins. Bishop Matthias will celebrate services

Interview with Bishop Matthias available on Assembly web siteCHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — In recent months, the web site of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America has made available a series of video interviews with various US hierarchs. On April 5, 2012, an interview with His Grace, Bishop Matthias, was

Seminary choir sings at St. Andrew Church, Maple Heights, OH. LORAIN, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — The choir of Saint Tikhon’s Seminary, South Canaan, PA, sang at Saints Peter and Paul Church here on Saturday, March 17, 2012, in conjunction with a lenten retreat at which the seminary’s Dean, Archpriest Alexander Atty, spoke.  The invitation

CRESTWOOD, NY [MW Diocese Communications] — His Grace, Bishop Matthias made his second visit to Saint Vladimir’s Seminary here as Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest during the fifth weekend of Great Lent 2012. On Saturday, March 31, Bishop Matthias visited with diocesan seminarians and attended the Baptism of Natalie Ketz, daughter of third year

Applications for 2012 Parish Development Grants are now being accepted CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — For the fifth consecutive year, the Diocese of the Midwest is accepting applications for Parish Development Grants. Parish Development Grants are lump sum cash grants available to any diocesan community. They provide “seed money” to initiate and develop new

Pan-Orthodox Akathistos Services to be held in Chicago Tuesday, April 3 CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — The Orthodox Christian Clergy Association of Greater Chicago will host the celebration of the Akathistos Hymn to the Mother of God in two locations on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The custom of holding a pan-Orthodox Akathistos Service was

Pastoral Visit: Ash Grove & Springfield, MO His Grace MATTHIAS, Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest Diocese (OCA), made Pastoral Visits to Theotokos “Unexpected Joy” Orthodox Church in Ash Grove and St. Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Church in Springfield, March 16-18, 2012. His Grace served Vespers Friday and Divine Liturgy Saturday in Ash Grove. Assisting

New OCA chancellor to deliver fourth annual lecture at historic Minneapolis cathedral MINNEAPOLIS, MN  [MW Diocese Communications] — The 2012 Annual Saint Alexis (Toth) Lecture will take place at the historic Saint Mary’s Cathedral in northeast Minneapolis on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 7:15 p.m.Archpriest John Jillions, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, will