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February 23, 2012
Assembly of Bishops' Secretariat, committees conclude meetings
NEW YORK, NY [assemblyofbishops.org] As reported on the web site of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America, a number of meetings were conducted at the end of January 2012. …More
Committee for Canonical Regional Planning Meets
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops' Committee on Canonical Regional Planning met in-person on Friday, January 27, 2012, at the headquarters of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in Chicago, Illinois, hosted by Archbishop Nicolae, Chairman of the Committee. Committee members present in addition to His Eminence were Archbishop Justinian, Russian Orthodox Church in the USA; Metropolitan Jonah, Orthodox Church in America; and Bishop Demetrios representing Metropolitan Iakovos, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. …More
Semi-Annual Committee for Youth Meeting January 2012
The Committee for Youth of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America held its semi-annual meeting on January 24th and 25th, 2012. …More
Orthodox Christian Laity Winter Board Meeting - February 23-25, 2012
Orthodox Christian Laity Winter Board Meeting - February 23-25, 2012 Hilton Garden Inn Columbus, Georgia Local Contact Person: Robert Poydasheff 706-317-3224 Thursday evening: Hilton Garden Inn. Board Meeting Overview - 6:30 pm in Dining Room. Friday morning: 9:00 am Board Meeting in Conference Room. 25th Anniversary Update. Principles of Charter for a Unified Orthodox Church. …More
Audio Interview with Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America
January 17, 2012 Length: 28:27 (Ancient Faith Radio) AFR podcaster Fr. Josiah Trenham serves as a member of the Secretariat of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America. He was commissioned by that body to conduct interviews with each of the Hierarchs in the Assembly of Bishops over the course of the next year. Click here to listen. …More
Toward an American Orthodox historical narrative
Click here to read the article by Matthew Namee on The Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas website. …More
Bulgarian Orthodox Church controversies deepen
Officials from the National Revenue Agency will begin interviews and checks of financial records in January to follow up allegations that the Bulgarian Orthodox Church owes huge sums in unpaid social security contributions and to clarify what the church has been doing with its state subsidies. This is among the latest developments as the church is caught up in controversies ranging from questions about its finances to the row about senior clergy being checked by the Dossier Commission for affiliations to communist-era State Security and to Varna Metropol …More
OCL 24th Annual Meeting: CELEBRATING CEOYLA MEMBERS and MOVEMENT
Click on each title below to view the item: 1) Video Message from His Grace, Bishop Basil, Secretary of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America 2) Orthodox Christian Laity Program Booklet …More
OCA Treasurer releases report for third quarter of 2011
SYOSSET, NY [OCA] The Treasurer of the Orthodox Church in America, Melanie Ringa, released the “Treasurer’s Report for the Period July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011” on Thursday, December 15, 2011. The complete document in PDF format may be accessed here. …More
Three New Auxiliary Bishops Consecrated, Bishop Joseph Elevated to Archbishop
Editor's Update, 12/15/11: Video of the consecration service is now available online from Noursat. Fr. Thomas Zain writes: …More
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