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This Holy Gospel book was taken from SS. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church

Repentant, Unidentified Thief Returns Missing Holy Gospel Book

By admin on November 21, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Buffalo News | Michelle Kearns The Rev. Volodymyr Zablotskyy had given up on getting back a stolen Holy Gospel book — treasured by the members of SS. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church — until a stranger handed it to a stunned parishioner over the weekend as he walked the Lovejoy neighborhood. “To me, it was very emotional,” said Zablotskyy, who read from the book with portraits of saints embedded on its red velvet cover during the Sunday service at the Ideal Street church. “I can’t express how happy I am to have it back. It was the best news…

Fr. Thomas Speaks to Institute Participants

“An Event Like No Other:” 2011 Institute is a Pan-Orthodox Success

By admin on November 20, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Antiochian Archdiocese | Report and Photos by Shelley Pituch View photo gallery The 2011 Orthodox Institute, held at Antiochian Village, near Ligonier, PA, over the weekend of November 3 – 6, was advertised as “an event like no other” and it proved to live up to its claim in more than one way. The theme was “Scripture through the Lens of the Holy Land” and this was the first time that the Orthodox Institute was a multi-jurisdictional collaboration between the host of the event, the Antiochian Department of Christian Education, and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, the Orthodox Church in…

The Forty Divine Liturgies and the Nativity Fast

By admin on November 17, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Mystagogy The Nativity Fast in the Orthodox Church begins on November 15th. From that time until December 17th (or some observe December 12th) we fast from meat, milk products, and eggs, though fish is allowed. After the 17th (or 12th) we fast also from fish. But fasting from food, according to the command of our Lord, must go hand in hand with spiritual fasting in order for it to be beneficial and have a deeper meaning. For this reason it must be coupled with prayer and almsgiving. Hence, with these fasting periods the Church calls us also to a…

Burglary at St. Irene Chrysovalantou Greek Orthodox Church in Astoria

By admin on November 16, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: The National Herald | Theodore Kalmoukas BOSTON – Unknown intruder or intruders attempted to rob the St. Irene Chrysovalantou Church in Astoria on Sunday, Nov. 13 around 9PM. It seems that they entered from a basement door, but they left with no plunders because the alarm went off. The intruders went directly to the icon of St. Irene – which is filled with valuable gold and silver items reflecting expressions of faith. They did not manage to break the casing because it is bulletproof and speciallymade. They attempted to break the icon of the Mother of God on the…

Buffalo’s SS. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church Robbed

By admin on November 16, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Church in America Just two months after “Project Buffalo” — a ministry initiated by the Diocese of New York and New Jersey aimed at revitalizing Saints Peter and Paul parish here — thieves stripped $6,000.00 worth of copper from the parish church and made off with an antique, silver-plated Gospel book during the night of Friday, November 11, 2011. After stripping both copper and lead from the church, the thieves broke into the church, apparently through a basement window. Priest Volodymyr Zablotskyy, the parish’s recently appointed acting rector, later determined that the Gospel book also had been taken.…

Patriarch Kirill Prays for Peaceful Outcome of Arab Revolutions

By admin on November 15, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Interfax Beirut, November 15, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Lebanese President Michel Suleyman discussed at a meeting in Beirut the current complicated situation in the Middle East and they agreed that peaceful changes must be carried out and new manifestations of Christianophobia prevented. “We are extremely concerned about the position of Christian communities in Egypt, Iraq and Libya. We have been witnessing radical growth in Christianophobia in other countries, as well,” the Patriarch said. The Russian Orthodox Church cannot remain indifferent to the fate of the Antiochian Church, whose jurisdiction extends to Syria and…

Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue Meets, Issues Statement on Plight of Christians in the Middle East

By admin on November 9, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and South America Wednesday, November 09, 2011 The texts promulgated by this Dialogue are not to be understood as official positions of the Orthodox Church or of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops, but rather they reflect the considered theological understanding of the participants in the Dialogue, who are appointed and empowered by the Assembly of Bishops to explore these issues. NEW YORK —The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation held its 81st meeting at St Paul’s College in Washington October 27-28. The meeting was chaired by Catholic Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New…

Metropolitan Jonah Addresses Delegates, Observers at 16th All-American Council

By admin on November 2, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Church in America BELLEVUE, WA [OCA] Following an opening Service of Prayer and call to order, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, opened the first plenary session of the 16th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America on Monday evening, October 31, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel here. After Metropolitan Jonah delivered his opening address, several members of the Holy Synod of Bishops offered reflections on the life of the Church in general and the issues they and the entire Church face in particular. Metropolitan Jonah and the hierarchs then fielded numerous questions from the floor in a…

Relic box of the Precious Belt -Sash- Cincture, of the Theotokos Commemorated on 31 August

Russians Queue for Greek Orthodox Fertility Relic

By admin on October 27, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: adeiladenow RUSSIANS have queued to see one of the most treasured Greek Orthodox relics, believed to have miraculous powers to boost fertility, as the country struggles to reverse a population decline. The relic on loan from Greece and the Greek Orthodox Church, that believers venerate as the belt of the Virgin Mary, arrived overnight in Russia’s northwestern city of Saint Petersburg, where hundreds, mostly women, stood in line to pay their respects. Arriving in Russia for the first time in its history, the relic will remain in the Russian imperial capital until Tuesday, after being flown from its home…

Upcoming Orthodox Lectures, Retreats and Events

By admin on October 24, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Orthodox Christian Events are listed in the Google Calendar provided by Mary Photini. Please click on the State link of your choice for list of Orthodox lectures and events in your area. States (& Canada) are listed in alphabetical order. Pilgrimage/Tours are listed at the end. The Google Calendar is best viewed with Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox Only States with a corresponding event(s) are listed. *DISCLAIMER:Please click on information link provided for each event to ensure accuracy of content for the lecture/event of particular interest to you. Alaska: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=maryphotini%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Anchorage Arizona: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=r8vphui180rvicu32maokebkg4%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Anchorage California: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=0ngojnj87e38tn2jckhkm4b0h0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Anchorage Canada: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=k0o7urg55uv0lb0v64030bhab0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Anchorage Colorado: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=fh61i5h3em8esidq5mq1ilj4d8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Anchorage Connecticut: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=h9vq6skss365f01j9mscbf8q54%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Anchorage…

Archbishop Demetrios of America, NY Governor Cuomo, and New York Senator Dean Skelos, sign the agreement to kick-start the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Port Authority Announce Agreement on Rebuilding of St. Nicholas

By admin on October 17, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces today an agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey regarding the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo invited Archbishop Demetrios and the Hierarchs of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, together with leadership of the St. Nicholas Parish and the Archdiocesan Council to his New York City office for the official signing of the agreement by Archdiocesan Council Vice-Chairman Michael…

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