“The Orthodox Church” Newspaper to be posted on-line

SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — In an effort to better meet the needs of its readers, and in light of ever-increasing publishing and production costs and the recently announced sharp increase in postage rates, current issues of “The Orthodox Church” newspaper are being posted on the Orthodox Church in America’s web site at http://www.oca.org.

The August-September-October 2005 issue, which features detailed information on the 14th All-American Council, is already on-line, while the November-December issue will be posted shortly after Thanksgiving.

Possible changes in TOC’s format were discussed at the All-American Council, primarily in light of the hundreds of thousands of hits the OCA web site receives monthly.

In the past, TOC had not been posted on the web site, and many clergy and laity alike have suggested that it would be more widely read if posted on the site.

The current and subsequent issues are available in PDF format and may be read on-line or easily printed out.

Parish clergy are being asked to inform their parishioners to log on to the OCA web site to read the latest and subsequent issues.

On November 21, 2005, members of the communications department will meet to discuss plans for TOC’s future format, distribution, and related matters. Reactions to the on-line edition will be taken into consideration. Suggestions and comments for improving these efforts may be sent to the department at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Click here to view the August-September-October 2005 issue of “The Orthodox Church” Newspaper.