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Lake Michigan Blessed by Chicago Clergy and Faithful

January 19, 2026 News
CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – The four Orthodox communities of Chicago gathered at Lake Michigan to serve the Great Blessing of Water on Saturday, January 10. Holy Trinity Cathedral, St. George Cathedral, Christ the Savior Church, and St. Makarios Mission, all Chicago parishes, came together to bless Lake Michigan during the ...
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Theophany Celebrated with Ordinations and Great Blessing of Water

January 8, 2026
CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – On Monday, January 5, and Tuesday, January 6, services were held in celebration of the great feast of Theophany, at the Diocesan Cathedral, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL. Festal services began on Friday morning with the celebration of the Vesperal Liturgy served by His Eminence Archbishop Daniel of Chicago and the Midwest, and Deacon Timothy Heinbokel. At the conclusion of the Liturgy, the Great Blessing of ...

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FOCA Hosting Virtual Christmas Concert to Celebrate Nativity

November 3, 2025
WILKES BARRE, PA [DOM] – The Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA) will be hosting its 5th “Virtual Christmas Concert” on Thursday, December 25, and is inviting parishes from around the country to participate in their virtual Christmas concert. Among other efforts during the Nativity season, the FOCA will also be raising money for married seminarians and their families through their annual St. Nicholas Wish List Program.  For those who ...

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Lake Michigan Blessed by Chicago Clergy and Faithful

January 19, 2026
CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – The four Orthodox communities of Chicago gathered at Lake Michigan to serve the Great Blessing of Water on Saturday, January 10. Holy Trinity Cathedral, St. George Cathedral, Christ the Savior Church, and St. Makarios Mission, all Chicago parishes, came together to bless Lake Michigan during the Theophany season. Priest Alexander Koranda, Cathedral Dean, Priest Nikolai Lochmatow, Dean of St. George Cathedral, Priest John Kennerk, Rector of ...

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In Memoriam: Archpriest John Pawelchak

January 19, 2026 In Memoriam
GREEN BAY, WI [DOM] – Archpriest John Pawelchak reposed in the Lord on Saturday, January 17, 2026. Services will be held at Nativity of the Theotokos Church, Madison, IL. Visitation will being at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, January 23 with the funeral service beginning at 6:00 p.m. On Saturday, January 24, Divine Liturgy will be ...

Lake Michigan Blessed by Chicago Clergy and Faithful

January 19, 2026 News Parish
CHICAGO, IL [DOM] – The four Orthodox communities of Chicago gathered at Lake Michigan to serve the Great Blessing of Water on Saturday, January 10. Holy Trinity Cathedral, St. George Cathedral, Christ the Savior Church, and St. Makarios Mission, all Chicago parishes, came together to bless Lake Michigan during the Theophany season. Priest Alexander Koranda, ...

Lake Erie Blessed by Ohio Priests

January 14, 2026 News Parish
MENTOR, OH [DOM] – On the Sunday after the Lord’s Theophany, January 11, more than forty of the clergy and faithful of St Nicholas Church in Mentor, OH gathered at Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park to serve the Great Blessing of Waters on Lake Erie. The Great Blessing was served by Priest Mark Therrien, with Priest ...

Clergy and Faithful of Michigan bless Detroit River

January 8, 2026 News Parish
DETROIT, MI [DOM] – On Tuesday, January 6th, the feast of our Lord’s Theophany, clergy and faithful from Holy Trinity Church, Detroit, MI, Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Detroit, MI, and Holy Transfiguration Church Livonia, MI, gathered for the annual blessing of the Detroit River. The Great Blessing of Waters was served by Priest Phillip ...
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