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This afternoon, Friday, January 10, 2020, Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, announced the schedule of services for the Episcopal Ordination of the Right Reverend Archimandrite Alexis, Bishop-elect of Bethesda, Friday, January 24 – Saturday, January…

The September, October, and November 2019 “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 Alexander Rentel—are now…

The 37th Annual Father Alexander Schmemann Lecture, slated to be held on the campus of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [SVOTS] on Thursday, January 30, 2020, will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). The event is…

January 19, 2020, will be observed as “Sanctity of Life Sunday” in parishes of the Orthodox Church in America. Special liturgical petitions and prayers are available on the Prayers for Orthodox Christians page and in PDF format. A message from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon for…

A message from Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America: On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America concelebrated the Divine Liturgy for the feast of Saint John Chrysostom.  At the conclusion of the Divine…

The Nativity Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, is now available. The complete text appears below.  The message is also available in PDF format. Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon Nativity of Christ 2019…

From December 5 - 9, 2019, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon visited the Church of Russia to participate in the celebrations the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Church of Saint Catherine-in-the-Fields as the representation of the Orthodox Church in America to the Church of Russia. ...

I was a senior in High School when Bishop Job arrived from Hartford to be the bishop of Chicago, serving the faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest. Our diocese had been without a ruling bishop for many years following the retirement…

Complimentary copies once again are being sent to all priests and deacons — assigned, attached and retired — as well as clergy widows and monastic institutions during the coming week. Additional calendars may be ordered for $20.00 per copy, which includes postage and handling.  To…

On the evening of Thursday, December 12, and the early morning of December 13, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon celebrated the All-night Vigil followed immediately by the Divine Liturgy for the feast of Our Venerable Father Herman of Alaska, the Wonderworker and Equal-to-the-Apostles, at…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon will travel to Moscow this week to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Church of Saint Catherine-in-the-fields as the representation of the Orthodox Church in America to the Church…

His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon often reflects on “How to Expand the Mission,” noting the Apostolic work we are called to do is not just a theory, or an idea, but the present reality of our lives as Orthodox Christians in North America. ...

The board of directors of the Orthodox Church in America’s Thriving in Ministry (TIM) program gathered at Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [SVOTS] recently to review the work of the program. The work of the day-long meeting…

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, meeting under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, held its regular autumn meeting at the Chancery from Tuesday, November 12-Friday, November 15, 2019. ...

On Wednesday, November 13, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the feast of Saint John Chrysostom, and commemorated the seventh anniversary of the election of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon. ...

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, meeting under the presidency of His Beatitude at its Regular Fall Session, Tuesday, November 12, elected Archimandrite Alexis (Trader) as Bishop-elect of Bethesda, Auxiliary to the Metropolitan for Stavropegial Institutions, and…

During the last week of October 2019, Andrew Smieth, Treasurer of the Orthodox Church in America, released the financial report for the first three quarters of the year.  The complete report is available in PDF format. Report highlights include the following. ...

The members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America will gather at the Chancery for their Fall Regular Session from Tuesday, November 12 through Friday, November 15, 2019. In addition…

On Monday, November 4, 2019, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, welcomed His Eminence, Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America on his first official visit to the Chancery of…

The Serbian Orthodox Church is celebrating the 800th anniversary of autocephaly this year, and has been holding local celebrations here in North America throughout 2019. On Saturday, November 2, at the invitation of His Grace, Bishop Irinej,  Archpriest…