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Detroit Parishes Explore Enriching Parish Life – 10/19/08 The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Detroit sponsored a two day workshop on October 17-18. Thirty attendees from seven Detroit area OCA Midwest & Romanian, Antiochian, Russian and Byzantine Catholicparishes explored the use of the Midwest Diocese’ new Parish Health Inventory Model as a framework for …
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December 3, 2008Prophet Zephaniah#200 A JOYFUL EPISTLEto the venerable Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.” (Colossians 4:2) My Beloved in the Lord, Glory to Jesus Christ! It is the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day, and after a joyful and peaceful Divine Liturgy …
CANTON, OH (MW Communications) – On Friday November 21-Saturday November 22, 2008, Holy Assumption Orthodox Church (OCA), hosted 50 participants for a “Called & Gifted” Workshop here. The workshop was presented by Sherry Anne Weddell, the co-director of the Catherine of Siena Institute in Colorado Springs, CO and Fr Gregory Jensen, the priest-in-charge at Holy …
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (MW Communications) – On a snowy St Nicholas Day, the annual St Mary’s Cathedral Advent Retreat brought together over 50 people for a series of talks by Fr Thomas Soroka, pastor of St Nicholas Church in McKees Rocks, PA. Following Matins, Divine Liturgy, and an enhanced coffee hour, Fr Thomas gave an inspiring …
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WHEATON, IL (MW Communications) – On Sunday, December 28, 2008, the parish feastday of St. Joseph Church here, Church school students raffled a gingerbread replica of their parish church and three rectories in their efforts to raise funds to further the growth of the newly planted St. Makarius the Great Mission community on the campus …
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CHICAGO, IL (MW Communications) – Parish Health Facilitator Joseph Kormos, with the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop JOB, today announced a new grant program under the Parish Health Program of the Diocese of the Midwest. The new program will provide stimulus to parishes to begin new ministries or further develop existing parish ministries. Through modest …
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CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] – The Diocese of the Midwest will host three “Town Hall” meetings during the month of July. The “Town Hall” meeting has been conceived as a venue where clergy and laity can offer their suggestions and express their concerns regarding the 15th All-American Council, set to convene in Pittsburgh, PA. 10 …
December 25, 2008 Nativity of the LordNo. 221 ARCHPASTORAL LETTER To the Esteemed Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful in the Diocese of the Midwest: “And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit Whom He has given us. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of …
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Archbishop’s remarks following the Chicago Deanery’s celebrations ofBridegroom Matins Sunday, April 20, at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chicago It has been a long Great Lent. And in many ways it was fraught with distraction. The word distraction is probably the best way to put it, but not the most accurate. There have been distractions from …
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St Paul Church, Dayton, to host Pre-Christmas Retreat – 11/08/07 DAYTON,OH [MW COMMUNICATIONS] – The parish of St Paul will host a pre-Christmas retreat on Saturday, December 1, 2007 here. The theme of the retreat, Living Spiritually in a Chaotic World, will be explored with the help of the key-note presenter, Fr Christopher of New …
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