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Source: Mull Monastery The video ‘The story of a miracle: how God healed me and then poured a mountain of grace over us’ was recorded by Fr Seraphim (Aldea) at Mull Monastery (The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints), on the Isle of Mull.
Source: St. Phoebe Center St. Phoebe Center Anniversary Year Events We educate and prayerfully advocate for the revival of the ordained female diaconate to help serve the ministerial needs of the Orthodox Church and the world today. OrthodoxDeaconess.org IN THIS ISSUE Legacy of Rhodes Online Event May 9 Additional Anniversary Year Events Anniversary Year In-Person Symposium: November 10-12 REGISTER NOW FOR THIS ANNIVERSARY ZOOM EVENT Tuesday, May 9, 2023 7-8:30 PM Eastern on Zoom Moderated by St. Phoebe Center Chair Dr. Carrie Frederick Frost Co-hosted with Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Very Rev. Dr. Anton C. Vrame Panelists: Dr. Patricia Fann Bouteneff, Axia…
Source: The National Herald BETHESDA, MD – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros was the honored guest at the National Intelligence University’s Presidential Lecture Series, where he addressed the faculty and student body on the topic of “Russia’s Weaponization of Religion in the Ukraine Conflict.” This historic visit marks the first-ever address by the spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to the US intelligence community. The National Intelligence University (NIU) is the US intelligence community’s premier academic institution, with faculty and students from all 18 agencies of the intelligence community (including the CIA, NSA, NGA, FBI, and more) as…
Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of America (Photo album) On April 25, the United Nations opened an exhibit honoring a world-renowned, Lebanese-American poet and artist. “Kahlil Gibran Returns to New York after 100 years” is sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the U.N. It is co-sponsored by the University of Balamand in Lebanon, The National Committee and the Museum of Gibran in Lebanon in collaboration with the World Lebanese Cultural Union-U.S. Council. His Eminence Metropolitan Saba, accompanied by Archpriest Thomas Zain, vicar general, Mr. Fawaz El Khoury, vice chairman of the Board of Trustees, and members of the…
Source: Orthodox Church in America Originally posted on March 15, 2023. MUNDELEIN, IL [OCA] The OCA Office of Pastoral Life (OPL) today announced V. Rev. Archimandrite Maximos Constas, PhD, as speaker for the upcoming Synaxis: National Clergy Retreat for Active and Retired Priests from October 17-20, 2023, at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake Conference Center in Mundelein, Ill. This conference will provide an opportunity for fellowship, prayer, and education for all priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church in America. “We are delighted to have Father Maximos join us as the guest speaker at our first Synaxis: National Clergy…
Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Internet Ministries There’s still time to register for our April 25th webinar! CISA Physical Security and Cyber Security Webinar Tuesday, April 25 1:00 PM ET In this presentation, our representative from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will discuss sound security practices for mitigating physical attacks, including active shooter situations, and cyber-attacks on our Houses of Worship. We will also discuss the various programs CISA makes available to Faith-based organizations. This presentation is offered by the Department of Internet Ministries in partnership with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Prot. No. 84/2023 April 16, 2023 Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, the Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, the Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and the entirety of the Christ-named Plenitude of the Holy Archdiocese of America: Who will roll away the stone for us? (Mark 16:3) My beloved sisters and brothers in the Risen Lord, We have finally arrived at the mystery of mysteries, and we approach…
Source: Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America PASTORAL LETTER 2023 RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD AND GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST Christ is risen! Truly, He is risen! “Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, ‘This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things’.” (Luke 24:45-48) Beloved Spiritual Children in Christ: Reverend Clergy, Venerable Monastics and Devout Faithful of our God-protected Episcopate:…
Source: Orthodox Youth and Young Adult Ministries (OYM) April 2023 “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.” (John 11:25) Dear OYM Friends, As we approach the all-holy days of our Lord’s crucifixion and resurrection, I find myself contemplating the only inevitable thing other than taxes: death. No, not because I have a morbid fascination with death, but because it is central to the journey of Holy Week, and rightly approached, it can draw us deeper into the mystery of the days ahead. Believe it or not, one of…
Source: Peter Anderson, Seattle USA On March 30, the commission of the Reserve, whose responsibilities include the inventory of the property to determine what belongs to the Reserve and what belongs to private persons or organizations such as the UOC, attempted to enter the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God, located in the area of the Far Caves. See the map at https://dayting.com.ua/en/excursion-to-kiev-pechersk-lavra. This is the church used by the Kyiv Theological Academy and Seminary (UOC). The commission was not able to enter the church due to a large crowd with Archbishop Sylvester, the rector of the…
Source: Orthodox Theological Society in America Join us for an online conversation as we begin to assess and tackle anti-Jewish hymns within the Byzantine rite of the Orthodox Church. Registration is free and open to the public. Click “Request Tickets” below to register. The issue of anti-Jewish texts within the Byzantine rite is longstanding and complex. The Orthodox Theological Society in America is establishing a working group of liturgical scholars and specialists in Jewish-Christian theological dialogue to study and make recommendations for liturgical renewal within the Orthodox Church. To launch this endeavor, and in advance of this year’s Holy Week, a time…
Source: Arkouda Global Press Bishop Themi’s life story reads more like a bestselling novel than a biography A rock star, atheist, Marxist, world-class theologian, African missionary, and a Greek Orthodox Bishop all in one lifetime? Bishop Themi is a beacon of hope and inspiration to millions of Christians. An incredible fifty-year Christian journey Themi was the bass player for The Flies, a Beatles-type band that took Australia by storm in 1964. Then he enrolled at Melbourne University and became a neo-Marxist social activist. After a personal tragedy, Themi sank into a fog of hippie confusion. His rock star, atheist persona…