Registration Opens for June 17 Parish Development Forum Online
19 May 2022 at 10:42am

Online Registration is now open for the 2022 Parish Development Forum, to be held from 10:00 AM EDT to 5:15 PM on Friday June 17.  The Forum is co-sponsored by the Orthodox Church in America’s Archdiocese of Western Pennsylvania, the Diocese of th...

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Sends Condolences for the Repose of His Emi...
18 May 2022 at 12:05pm
Metropolitans Hilarion and Tikhon at the Novo-Diveevo Stavropegial Convent of the Holy Dormition, Nanuet, NY in 2018.

On May 16, 2022, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon sent letters of condolence to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and to the Holy Syn...

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Tests Positive for COVID-19
18 May 2022 at 11:21am

On Wednesday, May 18, 2022, Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America, made the following statement:

On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon tested positive for COVID-19.  Following CDC Guidelin...

Metropolitan Tikhon to preside at annual Memorial Day Pilgrimage to Saint Tik...
17 May 2022 at 3:01pm

The brotherhood of the Monastery of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk is pleased to welcome pilgrims to the annual Memorial Day pilgrimage from May 27th to May 30th, 2022. His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and the Myrrhstreaming Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the ...

Proposed Statute Amendments for the 20th All-American Council
16 May 2022 at 12:51pm

According to Article XVII of the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America, “The Statute may be amended by a regular All-American Council or an extraordinary All-American Council called for that purpose. An amendment can be proposed by the Holy Sy...

FOCA’s 95th National Convention to be held July 15-17, 2022 in Baltimore, MD
15 May 2022 at 11:51am

The 95th Annual Convention of the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA) will be hosted this year at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore, MD from July 15-18, 2022.

The FOCA Convention brings together the membership of...

Schedule and Agenda for the 20th All-American Council Now Available
13 May 2022 at 3:18pm

With the approval of the Metropolitan Council and the Holy Synod of Bishops, and upon recommendation of the Preconciliar Commission, the Schedule and Agenda of the 20th All-American Council are now available.

These two documents, along with a num...

Pastoral Changes for March and April 2022 released
12 May 2022 at 5:43am

The March and April “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 ...

Update on Ukraine Refugee Fundraiser After OCA Chancellor Archpriest Alexande...
11 May 2022 at 3:05pm

With the blessing of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Archpriest Alexander Rentel, OCA Chancellor, traveled to Europe from March 23 to April 2, 2022 to see first hand the operations of Eleos and its humanitarian efforts for the Ukrainian refugee...