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The Sunday on or following the commemoration of St. Romanus the Melodist (October 1) has been designated by Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America as a date to honor the essential role of liturgical music in the life of the Orthodox Church. This year, “Church Musician…

Parishes and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America are urged to offer prayers for all those impacted by the destruction left by Hurricane Helene late last week. International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is offering emergency assistance and is accepting donations towards…

Join us at St. Tikhon’s Monastery for a three-day workshop with acclaimed soprano Fotina Naumenko. Fotina will focus on the vocal skills and technique needed to effectively and sustainably sing as a church musician/chanter.  Hear some professional singing and then work with Dr. Naumenko…

On Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM (EST), the Office of Pastoral Life’s Clergy Wives will offer a Zoom retreat entitled “The Road to the Canonization of Blessed Matushka Olga of Alaska.” In this, the second retreat focusing on the preparations for the canonization, we will have…

Applications are now officially open for the Certificate Program in Prison Ministry (Spring 2025 Cohort). Through the partnership of Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) and St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (STOTS), you are invited to experience the most comprehensive…

The 2024-25 academic year has begun at Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, NY, Saint Herman’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kodiak, AK, and Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, South Canaan, PA. St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS)…

On September 13-14, 2024, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon celebrated the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. On Friday, September 13, His Beatitude met with faculty and staff and addressed the students at the beginning of the academic…

On September 12, 2024 His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, along with Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, and Protodeacon Peter Ilchuk visited His Eminence Metropolitan Saba at the chancery of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North…

The Office of Pastoral Life is honored to announce that Dean Harbry, PCC, will be the guest speaker at our Fall 2024 Synaxis Clergy Online Conference on Tuesday, September 17, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM ET. Dean will speak on the topic of “Parish Health From the Middle Way Perspective” and discuss…

In late August and early September, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon made archpastoral visits to St. Vladimir’s Seminary in Yonkers, NY, and St. Tikhon’s Seminary in South Canaan, PA, to mark the beginning of the academic year. On Thursday, August 22, and Friday, August 23,…

The leadership of the Orthodox Church in America’s Clergy Wives, working under the Office of Pastoral Life, recently gathered for three days in Springfield, VA, planning the next steps in fulfilling their mandate to connect, encourage and support the clergy wives of our Church. On the…

On Friday, August 30, and Saturday, 31, 2024, at the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Alexander of Dallas, the South and the Bulgarian Archdiocese, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon made an archpastoral visit to St. Cyprian of Carthage Church in Midlothian, VA, to preside at their 50th…

To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, My Beloved Children in the Lord, Joyous feast and happy New Year! Thou hast visited the earth and made it drunk; thou hast abundantly enriched it. The river of God is filled with waters; thou hast prepared their…

To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, My Beloved Children in the Lord, Joyous feast and happy New Year! Thou hast visited the earth and made it drunk; thou hast abundantly enriched it. The river of God is filled with waters; thou hast prepared their…

To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, My Beloved Children in the Lord, Joyous feast and happy New Year! Thou hast visited the earth and made it drunk; thou hast abundantly enriched it. The river of God is filled with waters; thou hast prepared their…

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

On Friday, August 16, 2024, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon traveled to Unalaska at the invitation of His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska. His Beatitude presided at the pilgrimage celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the arrival of Saint Innocent (Father John Veniamivov)…

His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska has announced that the Clergy Endowment Stipend has successfully reached its $1 Million goal. In recognition of this, His Grace has released a video thanking His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, the Holy Synod of Bishops, and the many generous…

Archpriest Timothy Hojnicki [STOTS Class 2005] will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual Alumni Retreat on the campus of Saint Tikhon’s Seminary on Friday, August 30, 2024. The gathering offers STOTS graduates an opportunity to attend a seminar, interact with fellow alumni and…

In preparation for the upcoming 21st All-American Council in Phoenix, AZ, July 14-18, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon is calling on all communities of the Orthodox Church in America—parishes, missions, seminaries, monasteries, and all institutions—to submit reflections on this…