SOUTH CANAAN, PA [OCA/STOTS] — The Board of Trustees of Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary here announces a vacancy in the office of Dean, effective June 1, 2010. Applications and nominations for the position are now being accepted.
Saint Tikhon’s Seminary is an institution of professional Orthodox Christian theological education affiliated with the Orthodox Church [...]
The Annual Mission Deanery Retreat will take place on January 26-28, 2010 at the Church of the Annunciation in Milwaukie, Oregon. The retreat is open to everyone, and we especially encourage participation by lay people in the Mission Deanery.
Speakers include:
Fr. John Chakos, Rector of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh, PA—”The Priesthood of Believers, [...]
I must confess being one of those strange people who actually enjoy church meetings, but even the normal priests who make up my deanery were pleased with the camaraderie and mutual teaching sessions that made our recent gathering more a retreat than a “business” meeting.
The five-hour trip over the Continental Divide to our host parish [...]
At the initiative of the canonical Orthodox Bishops of the West, 106 priests and deacons gathered at St. Nicholas Diocesan Camp in Dunlap, California from December 1-3, 2009 for a retreat. His Eminence, Metropolitan Gerasimos (Greek Archdiocese), His Grace, Bishop Joseph (Antiochian Archdiocese), His Grace, Bishop Benjamin (OCA), and His Grace, Bishop Maxim (Serbian Patriarchate) [...]
The 2009 DOW Diocesan Assembly, meeting at Santa Rosa’s Protection of the Holy Virgin Church October 14-16, participated in the OCA’s strategic planing project. Reports are now available.
The 2009 Diocesan Assembly is scheduled to be held at the Protection of the Holy Virgin Church in Santa Rosa, CA from Wednesday, October 14, 2008 through Friday, October 16, 2009. Delegate Books are now available for download, as well as an update to the Sep 16 version of Vol 2.
The Orthodox Christian Education Commission, in conjunction with the Antiochian Archdiocese and the OCA, will conduct their 2009 Orthodox Institute Northern California on September 26 at St Nicholas Cathedral in San Francisco. The Institute will offer two tracks of teacher training, as well as a special session entitled “Sharing Your Faith.”
The Monastery of Saint John of San Francisco will be hosting a series of retreats of the end of each month over the next year. Talks on the following themes will be presented by the monastery superior, Fr. Meletios.
September 25 – 27, 2009 Clergy Wives Retreat
Examine the [...]
The 2009 Diocesan Assembly is scheduled to be held at the Protection of the Holy Virgin Church in Santa Rosa, CA from Wednesday, October 14, 2008 through Friday, October 16, 2009. Registration for DELEGATEs, OBSERVERs and invited GUESTs is now open, as well as the Call for Reports.
St. Eugene’s Camp will be taking place this summer July 5-11, 2009 at St. Nicholas Ranch in Dunlap, CA. With the blessing of His Grace Bishop BENJAMIN, St. Eugene’s is inviting all parishes in California to send campers and staff. It is the hope of His Grace that youth from throughout California will take this opportunity to come together for an incredible week of Christian fun fellowship, education, and worship.
