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Election of Metropolitan of Chicago Canceled

By Webmaster on July 13, 2017 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: The National Herald Theodoros Kalmoukos NEW YORK – The election of Bishop Sevastianos of Zela as the new Metropolitan of Chicago was canceled by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The election was scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 13 at the Phanar. The National Herald has learned that the unexpected turn of events is due to the List of Candidates which was considered problematic and incomplete. The List, however, had been approved by the Ecumenical Patriarchate last March. Bishop Sevastianos of Zela had gathered 7 votes out of 8 who voted for the triprosopon during the…

The OCA Holy Synod renders decision concerning Bishop Irineu (Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America)

By Webmaster on June 28, 2017 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA] During their annual retreat held in Michigan on June 19-23, 2017, the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America held a special session convening the Synodal Court which canonically deposed the Bishop Irineu [Duvlea], Auxiliary Bishop of the ROEA, from the status and all sacred functions of the episcopacy, removed him from the ranks of the clergy, and returned him to the status of a lay monk. The letter of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon to the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America reads as follows. ARCHPASTORAL LETTER TO…

Call for Submissions: The Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies

By Webmaster on June 20, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University The Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies The Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies is a double-blind, peer-reviewed scholarly journal publishing leading scholarship on all aspects of the thought, history, society, politics, theology and culture of Orthodox Christianity broadly conceived. Submissions are subject to rigorous peer review. Multidisciplinary and methodologically innovative approaches to both historical and contemporary topics exploring some aspect of Orthodox Christianity are welcome. The journal is published semiannually in both print and electronic versions. The Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies is published by Johns Hopkins University Press in cooperation with…

Four-Member Committee to Decide Fate of Metropulos’ HCHC Presidency

By Webmaster on May 25, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: The National Herald Theodoros Kalmoukos BOSTON, MA –The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) has established a four-Board Member Committee to examine the fate of its president, Fr. Christopher Metropulos. It was an Executive Committee meeting on May 16, the decision was made to establish the Committee to examine Metropulos. The Committee will evaluate his overall performance and by the end of June are scheduled to present their findings to His Eminence Archbishop Geron of America Demetrios, who has a fiduciary responsibility toward HCHC as Chairman…

ON THE LIFE, GLORIFICATION, AND INCORRUPT RELICS OF ST. MARDARIJE OF LIBERTYVILLE

By Webmaster on May 12, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: Pravoslavie.ru At the May 29, 2015 session of the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the names of Archimandrite Sebastian (Dabovich) and Bishop Mardarije (Uskokovic), clergymen and preachers of the Gospel, God-pleasing servants of holy life, and inspirers of many missionaries, were added to the calendar of saints of the Orthodox Church. The annual commemorations of St. Mardarije of Libertyville, Bishop of America and Canada, and St. Sebastian of San Francisco and Jackson are observed on November 29/December 12 and November 17/30 respectively. The glorification celebration of St. Sebastian occurred on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at St. Stephen’s…

$8,500.00 still needed for Elena Maria’s May 1 surgery

By Webmaster on April 21, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: Nobody’s Children Click here or on the letter below for the PDF version. CLICK HERE to donate via PayPal.

In this Friday, May 27, 2016 file photo, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow arrives to the port of Dafni, at Mount Athos, Greece. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic,file)

The Church of Russia, Prestigious and Growing

By Webmaster on April 19, 2017 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News, Uncategorized

Source: The National Herald By Dennis Menos The emergence of the Russian Church has the largest and most prestigious Church in Eastern Orthodoxy, after seventy years of persecution by a brutal and atheist regime that killed thousands of its clergy and desecrated its places of worship, should be a matter of pride to the entire Orthodox world. This accomplishment of the Russian Church, however,is not without troubling questions concerning its future posture and policies. Could the Russian Church, many skeptics wonder, encouraged by its newly gained power and prestige attempt to compete with Constantinople for influence over the Eastern Christian…

FINDING YOUR VOICE (Part 2): THE AKATHIST HYMN FOR LEADERS

By Webmaster on March 21, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: OINOSConsulting.com Read Part 1 here by Frank Marangos D.Min., Ed.D. “I am the Good Shepherd. My sheep hear My voice, and follow Me.” John 10:11, 27 A man in Australia was arrested and charged with stealing a sheep. At his arraignment, the accused emphatically claimed that the animal was one of his own that had been missing for many days. Not knowing how to decide the matter, the judge instructed the bailiff to bring the sheep into the courtroom. The magistrate then ordered the plaintiff to “go outside and call the animal.” Although the voice of the alleged owner could…

Lenten Resources

By Webmaster on March 6, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary

Video of OCL’s Open Forum – Reflections on the Council in Crete: Implications for Orthodoxy in America as presented by Dr. Gayle Woloschak, Member of the Organizing Committee of the Council held in Chania, Crete, Pentecost 2016

By Webmaster on February 28, 2017 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories, Uncategorized

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity On February 11, 2017, Orthodox Christian Laity sponsored an Open Forum at St. Paul Orthodox Church in Las Vegas NV, led by Dr. Gayle Woloschak. She presented her reflections on the Holy and Great Council held in Crete in 2016 in her capacity as a member of the organizing committee of the Council. Dr. Woloschak is Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiology, and Cell and Molecular Biology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. She also holds a DMin from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Eastern Christian Studies and is adjunct faculty at Lutheran School of Theology, Pittsburgh…

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