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Pending/Unofficial Minutes of the OCL Pre- Board, Board of Director’s and Annual Meetings in Walnut Creek, CA

By Webmaster on March 19, 2014 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN LAITY Pending/Unofficial Minutes of the Pre- Board, Board of Director’s and Annual Meetings in Walnut Creek, CA – October 31 – November 2, 2013 Thursday, October 31st – Pre Board and Endowment Committee Meeting The Pre Board/Endowment Committee meeting was convened by President Susan Haikalis at the Haikalis home for those members of the Board, Advisory Board and spouses who had arrived early for the Board meeting on Friday and Saturday and for the members of the Endowment Committee. Prior to dinner President Haikalis welcomed those in attendance and introduced Phil Economopoulos who is with Raymond James & Associates,…

Invitation: Serve as an OCL Board Member

Dear Member, Supporter and Friend of Orthodox Christian Laity, Your support and commitment to OCL is more important now as we begin to move into a new era in the United States. This new era is about regularizing the un-canonical organization of the Orthodox Church in the United States. The Patriarchs have asked the bishops to create a new blueprint for a unified Church in the United States. We need to support our Assembly of Bishops to become our Synod of Bishops. We are asking you to consider becoming an OCL board member if you have a passion for our…

Long-Time OCL Member and Supporter Nicholas James Kiladis Falls Asleep in the Lord

By Webmaster on January 29, 2014 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity

Source: The Baltimore Sun Originally published on December 29, 2013. Oversaw major contracts for Maryland’s transit projects By Erica L. Green, The Baltimore Sun Nicholas James Kiladis, a former contracts administrator for the Maryland Transit Administration, died Dec. 25 at Oak Crest, a long-term care facility in Parkville, of complications from a brain injury he suffered in November 2012. He was 79. Mr. Kiladis was born in Somerville, Mass., in 1934 to Greek immigrants. He graduated from Somerville High School, where he participated in glee club and marching band, while also working at his father’s diner in East Boston. He obtained a…

OCL 2013: YEAR END Donations and Challenge Grant Update

By Webmaster on January 27, 2014 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

The Board and Members of Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL) want to thank all of the donors who responded to our November, year-end tax deductible donation request. The total amount received from our membership, friends and board members was $55,167. An anonymous donor offered to match funds received before December 27, 2013, and the total amount matched by this challenge during the December three week challenge grant cycle was $8,155. We are grateful to all those who contributed prayers, time, talent and resources to help OCL during the past year. We look forward to keeping you informed with Orthodox News (orthodoxnews.org)…

New Link added to Web Links Page: Dynamic Horologion & Psalter

By Webmaster on January 21, 2014 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

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DOUBLE the IMPACT of your YEAR END GIFT to OCL!

By Webmaster on December 13, 2013 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Dear Readers, OCL Members and Supporters, A friend of OCL has offered to match – dollar for dollar – every contribution to OCL, up to and including $500 each, made between now and December 27th. If you have already made a contribution this year, consider an additional one to take advantage of this matching opportunity. Make your tax-deductible contribution by credit card or Pay Pal if possible. If you mail a check, please send it in time for us to receive it by the 27th. (Mail checks to: OCL, PO Box 6954, West Palm Beach, FL 233405-6954). Questions? Call 877-585-0245. Please help us take advantage…

The Assembly of Bishops and the Future of Orthodoxy in America

By Webmaster on September 15, 2013 Calendar of Events, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Christian Laity As part of its 26th Annual Meeting, Orthodox Christian Laity is sponsoring a Forum on Saturday, November 2 from 9:00 am to noon at the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Moraga, CA (Click here for more detailed information). The program will focus on the work of the Assembly of Bishops with an update on its September 2013 conclave. In discussing the forum, OCL President Susan Haikalis said: “Although the majority of Orthodox Christians in America support the idea of unity, few of us are aware of the work of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops…

A Resolution for Autocephaly

By Webmaster on September 10, 2013 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

We reprint the OCL Resolution calling for Autocephaly of the American Orthodox Church passed in 1998, fifteen years ago, and pray that the meeting of Assembly of Canonical Bishops on September 17-19 in Chicago will make progress in developing the blueprint for a unified, self-governing, canonical Church in our geographic areas. The “fullness of time” for the unification and autocephaly of the Church in the United States and in all other geographic areas has arrived. – Editor Orthodox Christian Laity A Resolution for Autocephaly Adopted October 10, 1998 BE IT RESOLVED THAT: The Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL), assembled…

The Assembly of Bishops and the Future of Orthodoxy in America – A Community Forum Sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Laity

By Webmaster on August 31, 2013 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity

A Community Forum Sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Laity The Assembly of Bishops and the Future of Orthodoxy in America Guest Speakers: His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel Spiritual Leader of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas, Director of Patriarch Athenagoras Institute Eric Namee, a member of the Secretariat of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops and serves as a consultant to numerous Orthodox Christian projects and organizations. Program Moderator: Susan Haikalis, President of OCL Saturday, November 2: 9 am – Noon Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church 1700 School Street, Moraga, California Although the majority of Orthodox Christians in America…

Letter from Susan W. Haikalis, President of OCL regarding the Angel Fund and the upcoming Annual Meeting and Community Forum

By Webmaster on August 20, 2013 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity

August 20, 2013 Dear Orthodox Christian Laity Supporters, It is a blessing and responsibility to serve as the twelfth president of Orthodox Christian Laity. August is the time of the year that we invite you to participate in our Annual Angel Fund Program which supports the newly revamped OCL website (https://ocl.org) and the expenses of our Annual Meeting and Program. The focus of this year’s meeting is putting the work of the Assembly of Bishops into a context and perspective. The group has been meeting since 2008 in person as well as regular conference calls by the Committees. On Saturday,…

Accountable Church Leadership – Where?

By Webmaster on July 30, 2013 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

“After this I will pour out my spirit on all humanity….Your old men will have dreams, and your young men will see visions.” Joel 2:28 Since the imposition of a Charter on the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America without the input and approval of the Clergy and Laity within that particular Orthodox grouping in the United States, the consequences have been chaotic. There is no accountability within the Archdiocese. The Metropolitans each report directly to the Patriarch in Istanbul. They see the Archbishop as a figurehead. Each Metropolis sees itself as an independent entity. The Metropolitans in these geographic areas…

OCL Marks 25 Years Promoting Orthodox Unity, Church Reform

By Webmaster on July 11, 2013 OCL News, Orthodox Christian Laity

Source: The National Herald by Constantine S. Sirigos NEW YORK, NY – Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL), a national organization of Orthodox Christian laypersons that will mark its 25th anniversary at its annual conference this Fall in California, has been at the forefront of critical Church issues through its publications, conferences, and meetings, despite the fact that few know of its existence. Whether or not people agree with OCL positions – they have met numerous times with hierarchs from of Archdiocese and the Ecumenical Patriarchate, whose officials have alternately viewed them with interest and suspicion – they have a vision for…

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