A Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America
CHICAGO IL [MW Communications] On Tuesday March 9 at 7:00 PM CST (8:00 PM EST) the Diocese will host the third in a series of Webinars on Facilitation Skills for Parish Life. Responding to popular request this is a new evening time. This session, titled “Divergent and Convergent Thinking” will be led by Kenneth Kovach and will explore tools …
CLEVELAND, OH [MW Communications] – With the blessing of His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH, Locum Tenens of the diocese, the district deans meeting here on Wednesday February 4th have asked that a special petition for the calling forth of an archpastor be added to the Augmented Litany at all Liturgical Services until the election of a …
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NEW YORK, NY [OCA] — The hierarchs of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas [SCOBA] — among them His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America — have designated Sunday, February 7, 2010, as Scout Sunday.For decades, Orthodox Christian scouts have pursued a variety of faith-based awards through …
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CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] – At its meeting on 1 December, 2009, the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of the Midwest, with the blessing of the late Archbishop Job, in anticipation of the Archbishop’s expected retirement in 2011, created an Episcopal Search Committee, to develop criteria and a timetable for the nomination of a new …
SOUTH CANAAN, PA [OCA/STOTS] — The Board of Trustees of Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary here announces a vacancy in the office of Dean, effective June 1, 2010. Applications and nominations for the position are now being accepted. Saint Tikhon’s Seminary is an institution of professional Orthodox Christian theological education affiliated with the Orthodox Church …
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The September 2009 issue of Parish Pulse — the Diocese’ E-newsletter for Parish Leaders is now available here and the archive of all newsletters here.
A new article offering perspective on effective youth practices in our Diocese has been posted here.
DETROIT CATHEDRAL TO HOST NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY FESTIVALDETROIT, MI. [MW Communications] – Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Cathedral has been here at the corner of Gilbert and Clayton Streets in Detroit for over 100 years. Founded in 1907 by immigrants from Eastern Europe, the community of Ss. Peter and Paul is looking for ways to become …
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“SOS!” September is “Support Our Seminarians” Month! 58th Diocesan Assembly to convene October 7-8, 2019 Pilgrimage to Holy Land announced for 2020 In Memoriam: Archpriest John Matusiak Midwest Diocese to sponsor Pilgrimage to Alaska August 19-25, 2020 Chicago Orthodox Synergy announces 25th Annual Symposium Chicago site of OCAMPR 2019 Conference Vacancy at Saint Stephen the …
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications] – On Sunday, December 21 at St Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis, seminarian Nicholas Hubbard received a $5000 award from the Father John Dzubay Memorial Scholarship Committee for the 2009 academic year. Archpriest Andrew Morbey made the award on behalf of the committee. Nicholas is a third-year seminarian at St Vladimir’s …