2012 | OCL - Part 33

Episcopal Assembly Committee for Youth Meeting January 2012

January 31, 2012 Leave a Comment

Source: The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America The Committee for Youth of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America held its semi-annual meeting on January 24th and 25th, 2012. The meeting convened at the Antiochian Village Heritage and Learning Center, Bolivar, PA, in conjunction with the Committee for Youth’s Consultants Meeting and was followed by the annual Camp and Youth Worker Conference (January 25-28, 2012). The … [Read more...]

Episcopal Assembly Committee for Canonical Regional Planning Meets

January 31, 2012 Leave a Comment

Source: The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops' Committee on Canonical Regional Planning met in-person on Friday, January 27, 2012, at the headquarters of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Chicago, Illinois, hosted by Archbishop Nicolae, Chairman of the Committee. Committee members present in addition to His Eminence were Archbishop Justinian, Russian Orthodox Church in the USA; Metropolitan Jonah, Orthodox Church … [Read more...]

Orthodox Christian Laity Winter Board Meeting, February 23-25, 2012

January 29, 2012 Leave a Comment

Hilton Garden Inn Columbus, Georgia Local Contact Person: Robert Poydasheff 706-317-3224 Thursday evening: Hilton Garden Inn. Board Meeting Overview - 6:30 pm in Dining Room. Friday morning: 9:00 am Board Meeting in Conference Room. 25th Anniversary Update. Principles of Charter for a Unified Orthodox Church. Friday evening: If a priest is available, Vesper at Holy Transfiguration Mission. Dinner at Local Club. Saturday morning: 10:00am Meet and Greet Faithful. OCL 25 Years of … [Read more...]

Orthodox Christian Laity Winter Board Meeting, February 23-25, 2012

January 29, 2012 Leave a Comment

Orthodox Christian Laity Winter Board Meeting – February 23-25, 2012

January 29, 2012 Leave a Comment

Orthodox Christian Laity Winter Board Meeting - February 23-25, 2012 Hilton Garden Inn Columbus, Georgia Local Contact Person: Robert Poydasheff 706-317-3224 Thursday evening: Hilton Garden Inn. Board Meeting Overview - 6:30 pm in Dining Room. Friday morning: 9:00 am Board Meeting in Conference Room. 25th Anniversary Update. Principles of Charter for a Unified Orthodox Church. Friday evening: If a priest is available, Vesper at Holy Transfiguration Mission. Dinner at Local … [Read more...]

2012 Huffington Ecumenical Symposium to explore Pan-Orthodoxy in North America

January 26, 2012 Leave a Comment

Source: Orthodox Church in America LOS ANGELES, CA [Huffington Institute] The Huffington Ecumenical Institute, in collaboration with the Henry Luce Foundation, will host its annual symposium, “Pan-Orthodoxy in North America: Towards a Local Church,” at Loyola Marymount University here March 16-17, 2012. A variety of presentations by Orthodox Christian and Catholic experts will explore the “complex mosaic of historical circumstances, struggles for self-identity, and intriguing … [Read more...]

Live coverage of DC March for Life

January 23, 2012 Leave a Comment

Orthodox Christian Delegation at Annual March for Life in Washington - January 23, 2012

Source: Orthodox Church in America WASHINGTON, DC [OCA] The Eternal Word Television Network [EWTN] is providing live coverage of today’s March for Life in the US Capital, according to Archpriest John Kowalczyk, a pro-life activist and co-founder of the Orthodox Presence at the annual gathering. Live and complete coverage begins today — Monday, January 23 — at 10:00 a.m. ET, with a rebroadcast tonight at 11:00 p.m. ET. A rebroadcast will also be aired on Saturday, January 28, at … [Read more...]

Holy Synod of Bishops Issues Statement Regarding Archbishop Seraphim

January 22, 2012 Leave a Comment

Source: Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA] On Saturday, January 21, 2012, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America released the following statement concerning His Eminence, Archbishop Seraphim [Storheim]. “The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America has been made aware that His Eminence, Archbishop Seraphim, the suspended Archbishop of Ottawa and Canada, appeared in a Winnipeg criminal court on January 18, 2012. Archbishop Seraphim is a … [Read more...]

Metropolitan Jonah, Bishop Michael Speak at OCF Conferences; Audios now Available from OCF

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

Participants at the 2011 OCF College Conference - East

Source: Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA] His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, and His Grace, Bishop Michael of New York and New Jersey, addressed students at two separate conferences sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Fellowship [OCF] during the last week of December 2011. Metropolitan Jonah joined nearly 60 college students at the west coast conference December 27-30 at Saint Nicholas Ranch, Dunlap, CA. He explored the conference theme, “Raise Me Above This World’s … [Read more...]

Patriarch Ilia the Second: It is Very Dangerous to Summon World Orthodox Meeting

January 18, 2012 Leave a Comment

Ilia II, Patriarch and Catholicos of Georgia

Source: The Georgian Times (Originally published October 24, 2011) Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia the Second spoke about his visit to Konstantinopolis in his church service yesterday. He said he was there on the 20th jubilee of enthronization of world Patriarch, Bartlomeos I. "We spoke about future orthodox meeting. Bartlomeos I wants a meeting of orthodox churches to take place. We responded to him saying that such a meeting cannot be held until all disputed issues are solved", … [Read more...]

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