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Holy Synod concludes annual retreat

Logo of The Holy Synod
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

The annual retreat of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America concluded on June 11, 2015. [See related story.]

In addition to participating in the daily cycle of services at Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI, retreat site, and reflecting on a number of spiritual themes, including that of the forthcoming 18th All-American Council, the hierarchs engaged in sessions of a practical nature.

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Assembly of Bishops' Executive Committee to meet with Ecumenical Patriarch June 16

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

In a media release posted on the web site of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, it was announced that the Assembly’s Executive Committee will travel to Istanbul, Turkey for a meeting with His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Phanar on June 16, 2015.

His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, will accompany the members of the Executive Committee.

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Metropolitan Tikhon congratulates Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on patronal feastday

Thursday, June 11, 2015

On Thursday, June 11, 2015, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon sent greetings to His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the occasion of the latter’s patronal feastday.

The text of Metropolitan Tikhon’s letter appears below.

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Application for grants to further mission of Orthodoxy now available

Monday, June 8, 2015

The Ganister Orthodox Foundation is now accepting applications for grants for organizations and parishes with innovative approaches to advancing the mission of Orthodox Christianity in the US. The deadline for submitting grant applications is July 31, 2015. Recipients will be announced in the fall.

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Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut Orthodox Church in Calgary marks the occasion of moving into a new building with a special service

Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut Orthodox Church in Calgary marks the occasion of moving into a new building with a special service
Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut Church, Calgary, AB
Saturday, June 6, 2015

On Saturday, June 6, parishioners of Holy Martyr Peter the Aleut Orthodox Church in Calgary, Alberta attended a special service to mark the occasion of moving into the building of the Anglican parish of St Mark and St Philip, which they are leasing from the local Anglican diocese.

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AAC hotel reservation deadline fast approaching

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Delegates to and participants in the 18th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America are urged to make reservations at the Hilton Atlanta as soon as possible. The AAC will convene on July 20, 2015 and end on July 24.

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Learn how to speak about your faith on Youth Department’s Google Hangout

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

The Youth Department of the Orthodox Church in America, in partnership with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. is launching a new on-line program—“Praxis: Christian Life Realized”—for high schoolers, college students, and young adults. The sessions will consist of monthly Google hangouts giving participants an opportunity to engage in a variety of practical topics.

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June 15 deadline announced for placing ads in FOCA, 18th AAC commemorative book

Monday, June 15, 2015

As announced earlier on the websites of the Orthodox Church in America and the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America [FOCA] a commemorative book will be published for the 18th All-American Council [AAC] and the 89th annual FOCA Convention. Both events are slated to be held in Atlanta, GA in mid-July 2015.

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Halki Summit II - Δελτία εἰδήσεων - The Ecumenical Patriarchate

Monday, June 8, 2015 to Wednesday, June 10, 2015

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is hosting the second Halki Summit on “Theology, Ecology, and the Word.” Co-sponsored by Southern New Hampshire University, the summit will be held on the island of Halki from June 8-10, 2015.

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Sorokoust (Forty Liturgies) Comes to Completion at Holy Annunciation Hermitage

Hermitage of the Holy Annunciation, Watford, NS
Saturday, May 30, 2015

On the Soul Saturday before Holy Pentecost the monks of the Holy Annunciation Hermitage celebrated the fortieth Divine Liturgy of the Sorokoust. The Liturgies began on Radonitsa (“Day of Rejoicing” celebrated on the Tuesday after Thomas Sunday).

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