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November 6, 2026 — Saint Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople

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November 6, 2026

Recipients Announced for 2027 Church Planting and Growing Spaces Grants

WASHINGTON, DC [OCA]

The Department of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2027 Church Planting Grants and the inaugural Growing Spaces Grants. A total of seven mission communities will receive $242,600 in financial assistance through these two programs during the coming year.

The grants were approved by the Metropolitan Council during its Fall 2026 Session, held…

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    Holy Synod Issues Statement on Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia

  • November 3, 2026

    Metropolitan Tikhon Presides at Diocesan Assembly of New York and New Jersey

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    Holy Synod Elects His Grace Bishop Gerasim (Eliel) as Bishop of Dallas and the South

  • October 27, 2026 · UPDATED

    In Memoriam: Dr. Constantine Kallaur

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    His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon Presides at Services for the Feast of Saint Olga of Alaska at St. Nicholas Cathedral

  • October 19, 2026

    Metropolitan Council Meets for its Regular Fall 2026 Session

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    Bishop Vasily Represents Metropolitan Tikhon at Celebrations Marking 1,700 Years of Christianity in Georgia

  • October 16, 2026

    Pastoral Changes for July and August 2026 released

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