Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America VIDEO: Ancient Paths, Enduring Faith: Highlights of the Pilgrimage to Lebanon and Jordan (short video) (full video) From June 13-July 3, His Eminence Metropolitan Saba led 29 seminarians, recent seminary graduates and clergy on a sacred pilgrimage through Jordan and Lebanon. The group enriched their spiritual formation and strengthened their understanding of the Church’s history and mission in the Middle East. They visited and prayed at dozens of churches, monasteries, holy sites and archdioceses. They celebrated two ordinations. And they connected with their Father in Christ, His Beatitude Patriarch John X; His Eminence…
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Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Job Title: Director of Training and Development Location: Remote position with occasional travel Department: Youth & Young Adult Ministries Reports to: Chairman of Youth & Young Adult Ministries Position Overview: The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America is seeking qualified applicants for the full-time position of Director of Training and Development within the Department of Youth & Young Adult Ministries (YYA). This role is dedicated to strengthening the department’s ministry across the Archdiocese by coordinating workflows, fostering collaboration, and designing meaningful training and development opportunities for clergy, lay leaders, and volunteers serving youth and young adults.…
Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America As our children go back to school, our youth fill our parish classrooms on Sunday, and we begin the Ecclesiastical Year, the Sept.-Oct. edition of The WORD is now available online and offers the following articles for our spiritual nourishment: Download the PDF Keynote Address at the General Assembly by His Eminence Metropolitan Saba The Philokalia: The Spiritual Life of the Priest by Metropolitan Basilios of Australia & New Zealand The Gospel in the Ashes by Fr. Samer Youssef Oratorical Festival Judges’ Choice 2025 by Sophia Griffith News from the Archdiocese Office: information about Board of…
Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Registration is open for Adult Camp at Antiochian Village for those who are 21, 51, or 101! All adults who want to spend a weekend in the beautiful natural setting of Antiochian Village Camp and grow in the Orthodox Christian Faith are welcome. This year’s dates are Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, and the featured speaker is Dr. Charles Ajalat. Charles has been active in growing Orthodoxy in North America in so many ways, as he helped start well-known ministries such as IOCC, OCMC, and FOCUS-North America. Adult campers will be blessed to learn from his wisdom and experience…
Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Dn. Peter Samore, Director of Communications From July 21-27, His Eminence Metropolitan Saba, the Archdiocesan bishops and thousands of clergy and laity have reunited for meetings, fellowship and the divine services at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel Chicago. Follow Antiochian.org and the Archdiocese’s Facebook and Instagram pages for more content. The most recent day is posted at the top. July 27: Orthros, Hierarchal Divine Liturgy, Ordination of Subdn. Steven (Moses) Bynum to the holy diaconate, Trisagion Service (photo album) On Sunday, July 27, the final day of the 57th biennial Archdiocese Convention, His Eminence Metropolitan Saba,…
Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America PDF Version In time for the Nativity Fast, the November-December edition of The WORD Magazine is now available online and includes the following: Dare I Say Phronema? by Bishop John Let Our People Live From the Patriarchate of Antioch This is How God’s Pure Ones Think by His Eminence Metropolitan Saba Prayer by Metropolitan Ephrem (Kyriakos) Consumeristic Mayhem and the Sweetness of God by Fr. Peter Kavanaugh Hades Vs. Hell by Christopher Holwey Reflections on Psalm 130 by Deacon Habeeb Nacol All Things Will Come Together for Good by Eli Hajjar, from the Diocese…
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: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Story and photos by Dn. Peter Samore Photo album “We must examine our ministry in light of this good shepherd, Raphael. He laid down his life for his people, dying young. Do we do the same?” On the night of July 25, and into July 26, the 22nd biennial Clergy Symposium concluded with the celebration of a vigil for St. Raphael, bishop of Brooklyn, at Ss. Peter and Paul Church at the Antiochian Village. It was served in the presence of the saint’s newly exhumed relics. In the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy, His…
Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Originally published on May 15, 2024 During Holy Week, ecclesiastical media reported news of the ordination of a liturgical deaconess in one of the churches in Zimbabwe, Africa, affiliated with the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. I won’t delve into the subject of ordaining a deaconess. That’s a matter I’ll leave to theologians and synods, for now. In this article, I’ll simply raise some questions stemming from this event. Such an event requires Orthodox consensus, as any ecclesiastical action outside Orthodox consensus and unanimity poses a danger and leads to undesirable consequences. How…
Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Prot. no.: 255/2024 June 10, 2024 Venerable Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, and Christ-loving Faithful of our Archdiocese,Christ is risen! Since my arrival as your Metropolitan, I have been concerned that two dioceses of our vast archdiocese are without a bishop to oversee them: Los Angeles and the West, and Wichita and Mid-America. Although we are not yet ready for an election of new bishops, I want to ensure that these dioceses have the attention and care they need. In particular, during my recent travels in the West, I saw firsthand that our clergy…
Source: Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America From the Department of Sacred Music For the second year, the Archdiocese Department of Sacred Music has entered into its audition season for the National Antiochian Orthodox Choir of North America. It is the Department’s vision that this auditioned choir will sing specially selected Orthodox hymns that require significant preparation and rehearsal. The Choir’s first public performance will be hosted by St. George Orthodox Cathedral in Pittsburgh, Penn. on Sunday, July 14 at 6:00 p.m. The concert will be the culmination of a series of rehearsals to be held at the 2024 Summer Sacred Music Institute (SMI) on July 10-14 at the Antiochian Village. “I am so very excited at…