Source: St. Phoebe Center Document to be Reviewed at September Zoom Event August 23, 2024 – The St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess has released a new set of proposed guidelines for ordaining women as deaconesses in the Orthodox Church today. In a Zoom event to be held September 23, 2024, three St. Phoebe Center board members — Dr. Carrie Frederick Frost, Dr. Teva Regule, and Dr. Helen Creticos Theodoropoulos — will introduce and comment on this new version of the “Proposed Guidelines.” They will review the document section by section and explain the incorporated feedback. St. Phoebe Center Advisory…
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Source: Orthodox Christian Attorney Network The Orthodox Christian Attorney Network (OCAN) is pleased to announce its establishment as a formal nonprofit corporation, marking a significant milestone in its journey to minister to Orthodox attorneys and serve the Orthodox Church at large. Founded in 2017 as an informal group of Orthodox attorneys, OCAN has evolved into a network of legal professionals committed to integrating the Orthodox faith with their legal practice, strengthening the Orthodox Church, and inspiring service to others. In past years, OCAN’s national events have hosted federal judges, a U.S. congressman, and other prominent Orthodox attorneys. Recognizing the great…
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Source: Orthodox Church in America On Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM (EST), the Office of Pastoral Life’s Clergy Wives will offer a Zoom retreat entitled “The Road to the Canonization of Blessed Matushka Olga of Alaska.” In this, the second retreat focusing on the preparations for the canonization, we will have as our speaker His Grace Bishop Alexei of the Diocese of Sitka and Alaska. He will tell us about the ongoing canonization preparations, his travels in Alaska speaking with people about Matushka Olga, and other aspects of this wonderful event. We will then have the chance to ask him questions. Please join…
Source: Orthodox Church in America NEW YORK, NY [OCPM] Applications are now officially open for the Certificate Program in Prison Ministry (Spring 2025 Cohort). Through the partnership of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) and St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (STOTS), you are invited to experience the most comprehensive training in Orthodox prison ministry offered in the United States. Graduates of the Spring 2024 cohort are already beginning their local prison ministries. “This course was excellent,” says Nick Finzer. “My prison volunteer orientation and training is scheduled for October.” “I’ve just completed my first prison Bible study,” says Steve Stafford. “What a beautiful experience.…
Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of FOCUS North America on Monday, September 9, 2023, the Board unanimously designated two new Centers: FOCUS Los Angeles and FOCUS Phoenix. This decision marks the launch of the tenth and eleventh FOCUS operating divisions. It follows the launch of FOCUS Atlanta and FOCUS Philadelphia, which the Board officially designated in June. ”I am excited and inspired by the enthusiasm we continue to see in Orthodox Communities across the United States for FOCUS’s mission and purpose,” said Brian Bullard, Chairman of FOCUS North America Board…
Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Sacred Archdiocese of America Holy Eparchial Synod Boston, September 13, 2024 Communiqué His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Holy Eparchial Synod which convened today in its regular meeting at the Theological School of the Holy Cross in Boston. Among other things it discussed: a) The Archbishop thanked His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco for his hospitality and kind cooperation with officials of the Sacred Archdiocese in the realization of the 47th Clergy-Laity Congress this past July in San Diego, which by common acclamation was successful and was characterized by enthusiasm…
Source: Orthodox Christian Mission Center Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, we announce the launch of an Executive Director search in support of the planned retirement of our beloved Father Martin Ritsi. It is with both heartfelt gratitude for his service and great optimism for the future that we embark on this new chapter. Fr. Martin’s unwavering dedication to Christ, to Orthodox missionary work, and to our organization has prepared us well for this moment. Beginning in 2020 and together with Fr. Martin, we established a…
Source: Orthodox Church in America ENGLEWOOD, NJ [OCA] On September 12, 2024 His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, along with Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, and Protodeacon Peter Ilchuk visited His Eminence Metropolitan Saba at the chancery of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America in Englewood, NJ. This visit marked their first official meeting since His Eminence’s election in February 2023 and his enthronement as Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. Also in attendance were Fr. Joseph Samaan, the Protosyngellos of the Antiochian Archdiocese, and Fr. Thomas Zain, Vicar General of…
Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Yesterday, September 3, 2024, the Ecumenical Patriarchate issued a condemnation of recent illegal actions of the Russian Orthodox Church. This statement comes in response to a heartfelt letter from His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa, dated August 31st, 2024, which was delivered at the concluding session of the Holy Synaxis of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne in Istanbul, Türkiye. At the concluding session of the Holy Synaxis of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Throne in Istanbul, Türkiye, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria’s letter to His…
Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America FOCUS North America announces the appointment of Wadeed Fakhoury as the new Director of its national program, Youth Equipped to Serve (YES). YES is FOCUS’s national youth & young adult ministry. It invites individuals into experiences of relational growth and servant formation. YES offers these experiences for individuals and groups/parishes and is a crucial part of the new Center development process. Wadeed was born and raised in Springfield, VA, where he graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Sub-Deacon at Saint George Antiochian Church in Washington D.C. and…
Source: Peter Anderson, Seattle USA The meeting of the Synaxis of Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Throne was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Istanbul, September 1-3. This meeting, which is held every three years, included more than one hundred bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate from throughout the world. At the beginning of the Synaxis, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew gave an address. https://ec-patr.org/%e1%bc%90%ce%bd%ce%b1%cf%81%ce%ba%cf%84%ce%ae%cf%81%ce%b9%ce%bf%cf%82-%e1%bd%81%ce%bc%ce%b9%ce%bb%ce%af%ce%b1-%cf%84%e1%bf%86%cf%82-%ce%b1-%ce%b8-%cf%80%ce%b1%ce%bd%ce%b1%ce%b3%ce%b9%cf%8c-3/ The following are some of his observations: A major problem in this connection is the anthropological and moral confusion about the essentials of life, even among Christians. It is self-evident that we are concerned with the division of Christianity…