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OVC changed my life, top to bottom

By Webmaster on November 16, 2023 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Volunteer Corps Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we have two invitations. First, from the top, please see our 2022-23 Annual Report (linked here). Why open the attachment? Because, among other stories and stats, we include the most riveting quote to date about OVC from an alumnus saying, “OVC changed my life, top to bottom.” We hope you enjoy reading it and know that you helped make this impact possible. Second, please consider OVC on Giving Tuesday (November 28). This year, we’re inviting friends to become monthly donors–at any level. In the next week and a half on our social media, we will share stories of…

People often don’t know much about Orthodox Christianity, said Rev. Paul Abernathy, priest at St. Moses the Black Orthodox Church in the Hill District and CEO of the Neighborhood Resilience Project. “The paradigm is Protestant or Catholic.” (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Why is Pittsburgh called the ‘breadbasket’ of the Orthodox Church in America?

By Webmaster on January 31, 2022 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Public Source Are neighboring Orthodox Christian churches rivals? Are there Black Orthodox Christians in Pittsburgh? Three myths about local Orthodox Christianity, debunked. by Chris Hedlin “Faith, Race, Place” explores how Pittsburgh’s fragmented religious landscape came to be and how historical divides are being confronted in the present day. Orthodox Christian churches — with their traditional three-bar crosses and onion domes — are a signature of the Pittsburgh skyline. Sometimes, like in Carnegie, you’ll even see two Orthodox churches side by side. Yet, despite Orthodox Christianity’s visible presence, people often don’t know much about it, said Rev. Paul Abernathy, the…

The Biggest Pan-Orthodox Event in American History

By Webmaster on August 5, 2019 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Orthodox History by MATTHEW NAMEE In 1963, between 11,000 and 13,000 Orthodox youth, from seven jurisdictions, came together for a pan-Orthodox festival in Pittsburgh. Ten bishops and more than 150 priests celebrated Vespers in an arena, and a thousand-person pan-Orthodox youth choir sang. This was the biggest pan-Orthodox event in American history, and most Orthodox Christians today are completely unaware that it happened. The 1963 festival was just one of many achievements of a long-forgotten alliance of Orthodox youth leaders known as “CEOYLA” (which stood for the Council of Eastern Orthodox Youth Leaders in the Americas). CEOYLA was formed in…

Oct 31, 2018 - NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America, joined other distinguished religious leaders today in the Park East Synagogue, in a memorial event titled “United Against Hate,” an inter-religious gathering of Leaders in solidarity with Pittsburgh and the victims of the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue.Photos: GOA/Dimitrios PanagosPress Office: Stavros Papagermanos, [email protected]

Assembly of Orthodox Bishop’s Statement on the Recent Attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA

By Webmaster on October 31, 2018 Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America expresses its deep sympathies as we mourn the loss of innocent lives and pray for the speedy recovery of those wounded in the recent attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Remembering the Message from our Assembly meeting just last month, we reiterate our “denunciation of all violence, whether caused by senseless acts related to weapons and shootings or instigated by abhorrent acts of discrimination and prejudice.” Indeed the heinous and murderous act of terror on…

Catholic and Orthodox Christians Affirm Sanctity of Life, Invite People into the Embrace of Christ

By Webmaster on January 20, 2016 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA NEW YORK—On the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Orthodox and Catholic Christians will join in prayer and public gathering to express their long-standing belief that all life is sacred. An official delegation of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States will participate in choir in the Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the Roman Catholic Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 21. The following day, January 22, Catholic and Orthodox bishops…

Orthodox Christian Laity Remembers CEOYLA

By admin on October 8, 2011 Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Ann Rodgers Orthodox Christian Laity Remembers CEOYLA after 48 years Thousands packed Civic Arena in 1963 With work under way for the demolition of the Civic Arena, Orthodox Christians are gathering in Pittsburgh to remember a historic faith event that took place there in 1963. Nearly 14,000 Orthodox — including 12 bishops, 150 priests and a 1,000-voice choir from all ethnic backgrounds — packed the arena with the dome open. It remains the largest Orthodox gathering in America, according to organizers of this weekend’s conference. The organizers of the 1963 event, mostly veterans of World War…

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