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St. John of the Ladder Orthodox Church, Greenville, SC, sustained significant damage after a lightning strike caused a fire on the evening of Saturday, March 7, 2026.  The church caught fire at approximately 10:00 PM. As restoration efforts begin, the parish plans to continue celebrating…

To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, beloved children in the Lord: Glory to Jesus Christ! During the sacred season of Great Lent, the Church calls us to sobriety and renewed stewardship. Through fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, we learn again that…

Dearly beloved faithful in Christ, On the first Sunday of Great Lent—the Sunday of Orthodoxy—we joyfully commemorate the restoration of holy icons to the life of the Church. This feast celebrates the unity established by the Seventh Ecumenical Council (787) and the final restoration of…

On Sunday, February 15, 2026 the Honorable Judge E. Ray Lanier, retired General Counsel of the Orthodox Church in America, was presented the Assembly of Bishops’ Medal of Saint Theodora, “Restorer of Icons” and a patron saint of Orthodox Unity.  The Medal of St. Theodora is an annual…

On Sunday February 22 and Monday, February 23, 2026, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon began Great Lent with services at St. Nicholas Cathedral, Washington, DC. ...

With the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, and at the invitation and with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland, Archpriest Alessandro Margheritino, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, undertook an official visit to the Polish…

On Monday, February 16, 2026 His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon presided at the funeral services for His Grace Bishop Seraphim (Sigrist), the newly-departed former bishop of Sendai, at Holy Trinity Church in Yonkers, NY. Serving with His Beatitude were His Eminence Archbishop Michael of the…

To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, beloved children in the Lord: Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever! First, please be assured of my prayers for you, my flock throughout North America, as we enter into this great and holy season of the Fast. May God…

The 2026 Pastoral Conference of the Diocese of the South marked an important milestone with the introduction of a dedicated clergy wives track, the Matushki Meet-Up. Held alongside the annual diocesan gathering for clergy, the Matushki Meet-Up brought together twenty priest wives, deacon…

His Grace Bishop Seraphim (Sigrist), former Bishop of Sendai, fell asleep in the Lord on the morning of February 7, 2026. ishop Seraphim was born Joseph Sigrist on December 13, 1941 in New York and baptized in a Presbyterian Church. He was brought up in Pleasantville New York and studied…

On Thursday and Friday, January 29–30, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon visited St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary for the celebration of the Feast of the Three Hierarchs, the patronal feast of the Seminary Chapel. ...

Join Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary’s Rector, His Eminence Archbishop Michael, and Dean, Father John Parker, and embark on a pilgrimage that traces the life, ministry, and legacy of St. Nikolai Velimirović (1881–1956), who served the last five years of his life at St.…

The September through December 2025 “Pastoral Changes” — the official announcements of ordinations, assignments, releases, and related matters affecting the clergy of the Orthodox Church in America, as issued by the Office of the Chancellor, Archpriest Alessandro Margheritino — are…

On January 27, 2026, at the invitation of His Holiness Patriarch Ilia II, His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Fort Worth and Archpriest Daniel Andrejuk, Dean of the Saint Catherine’s Representation Church in Moscow, represented His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon at the Feast of Saint Nino,…

On Thursday, January 27, 2025 His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon celebrates the thirteenth anniversary of his enthronement as Metropolitan of All America and Canada. The clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America give thanks to the Almighty God for His Beatitude’s…

On January 22- 23, 2026, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon participated in the annual March for Life events in Washington, DC. Accompanying His Beatitude were Archpriest Alessandro Margheritino, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, and Priest David Bozeman, Secretary of the…

On Friday, January 16, 2026, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon travelled to Mexico City at the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Alejo for an archpastoral visit to the Diocese of Mexico. Travelling with His Beatitude was Archpriest Alessandro Margheritino, Chancellor of the Orthodox…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon has designated Sunday, January 25, 2026, as Sanctity of Life Sunday for the Orthodox Church in America, in conjunction with the annual March for Life in Washington, DC, which will take place on Friday, January 23, 2026. His Beatitude’s archpastoral…

On January 6, 2026, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon celebrated the great feast of the Theophany of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at St. Mark Orthodox Church, Bethesda, MD. Concelebrating with His Beatitude were Archpriest Alessandro Margheritino, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in…

The OCA Music Department again offers its popular introductory online courses for the benefit of church singers and conductors. As before, this semester we are also pleased to offer the opportunity for intermediate- and advanced-level conductors to take private lessons with Dr. Peter…