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To the Very Reverend and Reverend Parish Priests of the Orthodox Church in America: Christ is in our midst! I write to you today with great thanks for the many labors and efforts that each of you make for the furthering and growth of the Orthodox Church here in North America. May our Lord…

November 3, 2020 Protocol 11/014 Your Eminence, Dear Brother and Concelebrant in the Lord’s Mysteries, It is with sorrow that I write to you today to offer my prayers and condolences for the newly-departed servant of God, His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos, the former Metropolitan of…

The final meeting to conclude the Fall 2020 Session of the Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America was convened by video conference on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.  Previous meetings of the Fall Session took place on August 27 and September 16-17.  In preliminary…

On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, the Standing Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, met via teleconference under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon.  In their meeting, the members of the Standing Synod considered the request that His Eminence Archbishop David of…

Preparations for Stewards of the OCA Sunday begin on Monday, November 2 at 12:00 pm ET with the first of several live interactive online discussions highlighting the ongoing work of the Departments of the Orthodox Church in America. The first live discussion entitled “Supporting and…

The Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, Archpriest Alexander Rentel, made the following statement today, Friday, October 30, 2020: In recent weeks, the members of the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America have been sent numerous reports that clergy and faithful have received…

His Eminence Metropolitan AmfilohijeHis Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, sent a letter of condolence to His Holiness, Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church, on the sudden falling asleep of His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije, Metropolitan…

by Archpriest Jason Vansuch When a priest is ordained, he is presented with a silver pectoral cross to wear as a reminder of Whom he serves and Whom he is to emulate everyday of his life and in every aspect of his priestly ministry.  On the reverse side of the pectoral cross is inscribed…

His Beatitude Metropolitan TheodosiusThe burial services for the departed former Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), will be live-streamed from Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Canonsburg, PA via the OCAa’s YouTube and Facebook pages. All…

With the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, made the following statement: This morning, Monday, October 19, His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius, former Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All…

In Of What Life Do We Speak?, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon speaks of vocation as part of the first of the four pillars for the fulfillment of the apostolic work of the Church. He notes that “The pastoral ministry of our clergy has been made more difficult by…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon greeted His Holiness Patriarch Neofit, Metropolitan of Sofia and Patriarch of Bulgaria, on his birthday. October 15, 2020 Protocol 10/009 Your Holiness, Dear Brother and Concelebrant in the Lord’s Mysteries…

On October 9, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, celebrates the memory of his heavenly patron, Saint Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Apostle to America. The monastics, clergy, and faithful of the Church congratulate him on his Name’s Day with…

A strong majority, thirty-eight, of the fifty-one canonical Orthodox Bishops in the United States of America began their two-day meeting today to discuss Orthodox Christian Unity in the country. ...

On October 7, 2020, Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, made the following statement with the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon: On Friday, October 2, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop David of Sitka and Alaska informed His Beatitude that he…

The terrible fires on here in the West continue. Several families have experienced the loss of their homes in Oregon, Washington, and California. Of special concern today is the Holy Assumption Monastery in Calistoga…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon received communication from the Right Reverend Bishop Daniel Findikyan, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), regarding the September 27, 2020 attack on Armenian faithful in the capital city of Stepanakert in the Artsakh…

Upon recommendation from the Orthodox Church in America’s Pension Plan’s Actuary, the Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America approved the Pension Board’s proposal that parish contributions be increased from 8% of covered payroll to 10% of covered payroll, effective…

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, meeting under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, held the first session of its Fall 2020 Meeting on Wednesday, September 30. 2020. Due to the…

A new project compiling photographic images presenting Christian life as practiced in the Orthodox Church in America is now underway. The effort will be led by Archdeacon Joseph Matusiak, former Secretary to His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and currently residing in Poland with his family. ...