Christ Is Risen! Third Sunday of Pascha Honors the Myrrh-Bearing Women
The Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America prays with all the Orthodox Christians of this land, and all of our brothers and sisters in faith across the world, that God's greatest blessings, mercy and peace are showered over all mankind during this Feast of Feasts.
His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP presided over the Paschal Liturgy on April 27 at the Archdiocese Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Brooklyn, New York. Listen to a recording of the service. Click here for more pictures of the Metropolitan serving at St. Nicholas on Holy Pascha. Learn more about Metropolitan PHILIP here.
Christ is Risen! Click here for more on Pascha. Also visit our Great Lent 2008 Resource Center.
Metropolitan PHILIP Discusses American Orthodoxy with SCOBA Hierarchs
On Wednesday May 7, 2008, His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP hosted a meeting of five of the SCOBA hierarchs at the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese headquarters in Englewood, New Jersey. The meeting was held to allow these hierarchs to discuss pertinent issues related to the Orthodox situation in North America.
Myanmar Cyclone Emergency Appeal from IOCC
Fierce winds, rain and storm surge have devastated much of the Irrawaddy Delta and Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon. International Orthodox Christian Charities will provide cash support to its ecumenical partners toward emergency relief supplies for the survivors in Myanmar.
Visit IOCC for information about this emergency and how you can contribute.
Reflection on God and Natural Disaster by Orthodox Theologian David Hart Posted in Response to Myanmar Disaster
A Paschal Greeting from OCMC
This hand painted Ascension from Cameroon reminds us that Christ’s death and Resurrection was for the whole world. Thank you for answering the call to share the Gospel of Christ!
We pray that you had a beautiful Holy Week and a glorious Pascha. May God continue to bless you and your family during this Paschal season.
Visit www.ocmc.org.
Peja Stojakovic and IOCC Assist Disabled Children in Greece
Baltimore, Maryland (IOCC) — All star basketball player Peja Stojakovic of the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets is partnering with International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) to provide mobility assistance to more than 160 disabled people in Thessaloniki, Greece. More than $200,000 in wheelchairs, including sports wheelchairs for disabled athletes, and other mobility devices and therapeutic equipment will be distributed in Thessaloniki from May 12 - 16, 2008.
Blessed Name's Day!
We extend our prayers and love to His Grace, Bishop JOSEPH of the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West, on the occasion of his Name's Day on May 11 (St. Joseph of Arimathea, Second Sunday after Pascha). May God grant him many years!
Learn more about Joseph of Arimathea (Come and See Icons)
Read about Bishop JOSEPH
Visit the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West
Parenting in a Materialistic World
In the newest episode of Orthodox Christian Network's Tuning in to the Faith video series, Kh. Maggie Hock, Director of the Department of Marriage & Parish Family Ministries for the Antiochian Archdiocese, discusses the role of media and advertising in modern life, and what Orthodox Christian parents should know about how their kids are affected.
May Issue of The Word Magazine Now Online
Read the May issue of The Word Magazine. Articles include:
- Words We Live By: Orthodox and American Ideals in Some Foundational Texts, by Gregory Cook
- "Starting A Conversation: New Ways To Keep Young People Engaged in the Orthodox Faith, by Seraphim Danckaert
- Department of Youth Ministry
- House of Studies Seminarian Track
- Communities in Action
and more!
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