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All parishes, missions, monasteries, and institutions of the Orthodox Church in America are reminded that the deadline to submit reflections for the 21st All-American Council is Tuesday, February 18, 2025. This Call to Reflection was issued by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon earlier this…

On Monday, January 13, 2025, the COMISS Network held its Annual Forum: “Celebrating 100 years in Clinical Pastoral Education and Training: Pastoral, Present, and the Future”, in Silver Spring, MD. The Seventh-Day Adventist community hosted this gathering at their world headquarters there,…

More than 100 clergy from across the Orthodox Church in America participated in the OCA’s Office of Pastoral Life (OPL) December 2024 Synaxis Clergy Online Event on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon delivered the keynote presentation titled, A Balanced Approach…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon has designated Sunday, January 26, 2025, as Sanctity of Life Sunday to be observed in the parishes of the Orthodox Church in America. His Beatitude has also released the following statement below. Resources for liturgical prayers and petitions can be…

On January 10, 2024, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon traveled to Mexico City for a primatial visit to the Diocese of Mexico. Over many years, it has become customary for His Beatitude to travel to Mexico on the weekend following the feast of the Theophany of our Lord. Upon his arrival at…

The Orthodox Church in America has announced the opening of registration for the 21st All-American Council (AAC), which will take place from July 14-18, 2025, at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, AZ. All clergy and faithful are invited to participate with this year’s theme being…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon issued the following statement: My beloved Children in the Lord,I am calling upon the clergy and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America to pray for two urgent situations. First, remember in your prayers His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios…

On January 9, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon joined civic and religious leaders at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC to honor the late President James Earl Carter, Jr. The 39th President of the United States of America passed away on December 29, 2024…

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…

The June through October 2024 “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…

Meeting in its regular Fall Session under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America made several decisions related to the upcoming canonization of Matushka Olga. ...

To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, My Beloved Children in the Lord, Christ is born! Glorify him! Let the heavenly fires burn silently and let them fearfully gaze upon a humble corner of the universe, upon the black earth, and upon the most precious…

The Orthodox Church in America has announced the expansion of the Office of Pastoral Life (OPL) and the appointment of Archpriest Nicholas Solak as its first full-time Director, beginning January 1, 2025. This decision, confirmed by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, the Holy Synod of…

Photo credit: https://mospat.ruWith the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Fort Worth and Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of the South recently completed a visit to Russia. ...

The Office of Pastoral Life is honored to announce that His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon will deliver a presentation titled A Balanced Approach to Fasting for Clergy at the December 2024 Synaxis Clergy Online Conference on Tuesday, December 17, from 2:00 - 4:00 PM ET. The Zoom online…

On Saturday December 14th at 1:00 PM EST, His Eminence Archbishop Alexander will offer online “A Reflection on Pain and Suffering” for clergy wives of the Orthodox Church in America. His Eminence will share his thoughts about the Book of Job, the message of the New Testament, and…

On December 15, 2024, the Sunday closest to the feast day of Saint Herman of Alaska, the Orthodox Church in America will hold its third annual collection for the Diocese of Alaska. At the 20th All-American Council in Baltimore, MD, His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and Alaska spoke about…

On December 12, 2024, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon sent a letter to His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch offering his support and prayers in midst of the turbulence and uncertainty unfolding in Syria. Your Beatitude, beloved brother and concelebrant in the Lord’s Mysteries, I…

On December 5 and 6, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon celebrated services for the Feast of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington, DC. On Thursday evening, His Beatitude presided at the Festal Vigil. Concelebrating with His Beatitude were Archpriest George…

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America has announced the upcoming retirement of His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin, Archbishop of San Francisco and the West. In a letter read before the Synod at its recent session, His Eminence asked the Holy Synod to accept his…