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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…

By the Grace of God, the Orthodox Church in America’s (OCA) Office of Pastoral Life (OPL) is thrilled to announce a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. that will better equip clergy and their families to face economic challenges that can persist throughout their careers. OPL…

For the third year in a row students and clergy of the Orthodox Church in America participated in the annual World Gathering of Orthodox Youth - Suprasl 2024 - organized by Suprasl: A World Fellowship of Orthodox Youth at the Monastery of the Annunciation and the Suprasl Academy in…

The first ever Certificate Program in Prison Ministry, in partnership with Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) and St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (STOTS) graduated its first cohort of students June 16-22, 2024. The inaugural seven students of the Certificate Program…

Delegates from across the United States gathered at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church (OCA) in Mogadore (Akron), Ohio from July 26th through the 29th for the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America’s (FOCA) annual convention. The four-day convening focused discussions and movement on issues…