On the fourth Sunday after Pentecost, July 18, 2021, His Grace Bishop Jerotej of Toplica, Vicar of the Serbian Patriarch, served the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy in the old Cathedral Church in Belgrade. The Bishop was concelebrated by protopresbyter-staurophor Branko Topalovic, presbyter Arsen Milovanovic, protodeacons Radomir Percevic and Damjan Bozic and hierodeacon Erazmo (Brankovski). The Holy…

On Saturday, 17 July 2021, the first liturgical and all-diocesan Assembly was held in memory of Holy Hieromartyrs of Dabar-Bosnia in Vozucica. Hieromartyrs of Dabar-Bosnia led by Metropolitan Petar (Zimonjic) of Dabar-Bosnia and Bishop Varnava (Nastic) of Hvosno, they are a great spiritual and moral wealth of both the Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosnia and the entire…

An icon of St. Paisios the Athonite is streaming myrrh in the small Church of St. Paisios in Damnoni in South Crete, report the Orthodoxia News Agency. The sweet fragrance of the myrrh fills the church, to which pilgrims have been flocking to venerate the icon. OrthoChristian recently reported on two miraculous healings worked by…

This past Saturday, July 17, the St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Pro-Life Society held another moleben near the abortion clinic at 14 Dekalb Avenue in Brooklyn. The prayerful protest was held at the same location as the previous service on June 19, when there was a very invasive, disturbing, and demonically-driven counter-protest. However, this time,…

The oldest Orthodox parish in the eastern Polish city of Siemiatycze has existed for nearly six centuries. The church celebrated its patronal feast on July 12, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. This year marked the parish’s 590th anniversary, joyously celebrated with hierarchical services and pilgrims from all across Poland. The first written mention…

The Orthodox Christian Academy of Atlanta was founded in 2019 with the goal of bringing the achievements of academic scholasticism into an Orthodox ethos. The world of today contains a variety of opinions, theories, and findings; while in the Orthodox Faith, decisions must be made collectively, for the good of all. Therefore, the mission of…

The Metropolis of Atlanta;s first-ever Deacons Retreat is scheduled for September 28th-30th, 2021 at the Diakonia Retreat Center. This Retreat is meant for both Deacons and their Proistamenoi to come together, so that each may gain the most beneficial knowledge concerning the valuable service of the Diaconate to the sacramental life of the Church. The…

On July 15, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, accompanied by Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, received a private tour of the Museum of the Bible from Dr. Jeffrey Kloha, Chief Curatorial Officer at the Museum. goarch.org

Are you ready for the Mustard Seed Fund’s #MSFSummerChallenge? We believe that evangelism, welcoming, and outreach are areas our Metropolis of Chicago can build upon to grow our faith in the Midwest. Help us grow the faith and reach our #MSFSummerChallenge fundraising goal of $25,000 by August 31st to support the Mustard Seed Fund! goarch.org