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THE OCL UNITY ADVOCATE LEGACY SOCIETY

By Webmaster on September 7, 2019 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories, OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity Dear OCL Supporters and Friends, OCL is grateful to YOU, our supporters and friends. Your generous annual donations have enabled us to promote our mission. It is because of your belief in our OCL Mission: Orthodox Unity, transparency, accountability, and laity co- ministry, I want to personally invite you to become a member of OCL’s UNITY ADVOCATE Legacy Society. UNITY ADVOCATE LEGACY SOCIETY is composed of generous and forward-thinking donors who will support our long-term success through a planned gift. It is easy to do. And you don’t have to be a millionaire to do it. …

OCL 5 Year Results Review Ending 2019

By Webmaster on August 29, 2019 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity CLICK HERE or on the image below to view the spreadsheet in PDF format:

Double Tree Hotel - Houston

July Musings from the OCL President

By Webmaster on July 24, 2019 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity We look forward to your attendance at the 32nd Annual Meeting of OCL with much anticipation! The speakers for our November 2, 2019, “Pan-Orthodox” event are confirmed, and they are looking forward to making their presentations: Kenneth Kidd of Focus North America, Father Steven Powley of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministries, and Mike Spartalis, CPA and Adjunct Professor of Ethics at The Bauer College of Business, University of Houston. We are thankful to Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver for giving his blessing to this event and adding his thoughts on “Pan-Orthodoxy” for our understanding.(Click on the flyer below…

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Houston, Texas

Orthodox Christian Laity 32nd Annual Meeting

By Webmaster on July 8, 2019 OCL News, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity Houston, Texas is Thinking Globally and Acting Locally on Pan-Orthodox Unity SAVE THE DATE: November 2, 2019 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral 3511 Yoakum Boulevard Houston, TX 77006 With the Blessing and Participation of Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver, the Houston Program is shaping up. Guest Speakers include: Kenneth Kidd helps us understand what a difference FOCUS North America Programs make in a community for outreach, youth participation and meeting the needs of people who lack food and shelter. Cleveland and Pittsburgh are programs that OCL has seen directly. Father Steven Powley of Pueblo, Colorado, will help us understand…

PILGRIMAGE TO ALASKA 2020 WITH ARCHBISHOP NATHANIEL

By Webmaster on May 10, 2019 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America Early bird price $2,295 per person Book early and save. Early bird price available until June 15, 2019. $2,295/person double occupancy single supplement $675 Join your fellow Orthodox believers in the 50th Anniversary celebrations of St. Herman of Alaska’s canonization and the 50th Anniversary of the OCA’s autocephaly in 2020. Guaranteed dates are sponsored by the dioceses of the OCA. This will be a special trip for all Orthodox believers. Sign up early and save. Regular price $2,525/person. Included: * 7 days/6 nights accommodation * round trip air to Kodiak from Anchorage * excursion…

Fellowship and Dinner gathering on Thursday evening before the OCL Spring Board Meeting. The Meeting was held at St. Peter the Apostle Mission, Bonita Springs, Florida, on Friday, March 29, 2019.

Update: Orthodox Christian Laity Spring Board Meeting

By Webmaster on April 17, 2019 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories, OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity The meeting of the Orthodox Christian Laity directors in Bonita Springs, Florida, at the end of March, was successful on many levels. Two new board members, Chris Panagos, Clearwater, FL and Pamela Collins, Naples, FL, were welcomed. Board members attended Salutations Services followed by a Lenten Supper. Board member Dr. Gayle Woloschack presented insights into the organization of the International Orthodox Theological Association (IOTA) Meeting in Romania in January 2019. The morning board meeting provided challenging discussions and actions as we move forward into the second decade of the 21st Century. Here are a few highlights:…

COME AND HEAR ABOUT THE NEW SPIRIT IN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY HERE AND WORLDWIDE

By Webmaster on March 21, 2019 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

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NATIVITY GREETINGS FROM ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN LAITY

By Webmaster on December 23, 2018 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity

The Board of Orthodox Christian Laity wishes you and your loved ones a blessed Christmas and New Year! Christ is born! Glorify Him! Read the Nativity Pastoral Letter of His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel HERE or below: The Birth of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ “And I will make my home among them and live with them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” 2 Cor. 6:16 (Lev. 26:11-19) May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ send you grace and peace, and from us, hierarchal blessings! Christ is born! Let us glorify Him!…

OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE Orthodox Christian Laity Board Meeting Cleveland, Ohio – October 19, 2018

By Webmaster on November 2, 2018 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity Board Members present in person: George Karcazes, George Pontikes, Andrew Kartalis, Peter Petkas, William Souvall, Peter Zarras, John Regule and advisory board member, His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel. Guests introduced were: William Caras, Fr Nicholas Greanias, Fr Remus Grama, and at 11:00 am, Fr Chad Hatfield. Board member Argo Georgandis Pyle joined the meeting by phone. Meeting was convened at 9:30 am at the St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Cathedral with a prayer by Archbishop Nathaniel. Special prayers were offered for Roy Snyder and Chris Xeros. Reports were sent to all board members and advisors before the meeting,…

Attendees at the 31st OCL Conference in Cleveland.

Orthodox Christian Laity Hosts Successful 31st Annual Conference Highlighting Pan-Orthodoxy in Cleveland

By Webmaster on October 31, 2018 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity The hospitality and participation of the Orthodox faithful of all jurisdictions in the city of Cleveland on the weekend of October 19-20, 2018, was overwhelming! Over 170 faithful people of all jurisdictions participated in a program showing all of us what we can truly accomplish when we work in unity. You can see and feel the unity and love by calling up each speaker’s presentation and the short overview video that is posted on OCL’s YouTube channel. Cleveland is a model of Pan-Orthodoxy living and working in practical and meaningful ways. These videos are presented as…

Argo Georgandis Pyle with husband, Howard.

Meet Argo Georgandis Pyle, Orthodox Christian Laity’s President

By Webmaster on October 31, 2018 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity I am excited and looking forward to serving as Orthodox Christian Laity’s fourteenth president. I have been a member of the board of Directors of Orthodox Christian Laity for 15 years. My home town is Houston, Texas, and I attend the same church that I was baptized in, the Annunciation Cathedral. I have been blessed to have had some outstanding priests and teachers to guide me through the faith. Although I can speak Greek, I am committed to seeing the Church as a mission reaching out to all people in a Christ-centered way, revealing our faith…