On Tuesday evening, September 3, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church met via teleconference in Special Session under the presidency of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon. At this meeting, the Holy Synod declared vacant the sees of the...

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St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [STOTS] welcomed the Class of 2022 last week, with thirteen new students.  Ten students represent many of the OCA Dioceses; one student comes from the ROCOR, one from the Antiochian Archdiocese, and one f...

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On September 1, 1989, the first day of the ecclesiastical year, the late Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrios I issued the first message from the Ecumenical Throne on the environment, and the established September 1 as the Day of Prayer for the Creation...
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Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [SVOTS] began the 2019/2020 academic year this past Monday as it welcomed back returning students and their families, and welcomed a new incoming class of students from a variety of jurisdictions and ...

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Holy Spirit Orthodox Church in Wantage NJ invites the public to attend a special 9-11 Memorial Prayer Service at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. The service is in honor and remembrance of the firefighters, police, first responders, and a...

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An insightful reflection on the beginning of a new Liturgical Year of grace is offered by Father Terence Baz. In part, he writes: "As we come to the beginning of the New Liturgical Year, the Orthodox Church calls us to lift up our hearts, minds an...

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“YOUTH DAY 2019” for the New York State Deanery was held on 22 August hosted by Saint John the Baptist Church in Rochester NY. For the 47 participants the day began with breakfast and prayers in the church (with Archbishop Michael presiding); foll...

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Nearly 40 teens, young adults, children, and their families sat in the summer heat of Yankee Stadium to watch the Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 6 to 5 on Saturday, August 17th. Ten parishes of our diocese participated in this year's “Youth Da...

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[Binghamton NY]  Rev. Deacon Simeon (Terry) C. Peet, 74, of Binghamton NY, born August 22, 1944 in Penn Yan NY, fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, August 16, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital after a 23-year battle with cancer. The family will...

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