OCA.org News Digest—August 31, 2009
OCA Diocesan News and Events
Diocese of Alaska
His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah visits Diocese of Alaska
http://www.dioceseofalaska.org/html/2009stherman.html
http://www.dioceseofalaska.org/html/2009kuskokwim.html
http://www.dioceseofalaska.org/html/2009sitka.html
Archdiocese of Canada
Interview of His Eminence, Archbishop Seraphim in “Pravoslavnaya Beseda”
http://www.archdiocese.ca/news.htm
Diocese of the Midwest
St Mary Orthodox Church, Cornucopia, WI, celebrates Centennial Anniversary
http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090825_1.html
New Chicagoland Male Choir to produce Paraklisis CD
http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090821_1.html
Diocese of the West
OCEC Announces the 2009 Orthodox Institute Northern California
http://dowoca.org/2009/ocec-announces-the-2009-orthodox-institute-northern-california/
Orthodox News and Events in North America
Diocesan Mission and Stewardship Commissions Established
http://acrod.org/news/releases/press082509
Diocesan Pilgrimage Brings Spiritual Blessings
http://acrod.org/news/releases/otpust2009
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA releases new resources for adult
education
http://www.uocofusa.org/news_090824_1.html
Last Chance to Register for 2009 Conference on Missions and Evangelism
http://www.antiochian.org/node/20381
Fr. Joseph Huneycutt and Kh. Gigi Shadid on Orthodox Christian Network
http://www.antiochian.org/node/20296
Orthodox World News
Representatives of International Orthodox Christian Charities visit the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
http://www.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/en/view.php?message_id=305
Patriarch of Jerusalem meets with representatives of the Druze Community
http://www.jerusalem-patriarchate.info/en/view.php?message_id=306
Nun Magdalena, Oldest Resident of Gethsemane Convent, Has Reposed
http://www.synod.com/synod/eng2009/8enmatmagdalina.html
Serbian Hierarchs from Canada and Montenegro and the Littoral visit Patriarch Pavle of Serbia
http://www.spc.rs/eng/visit_patriarch_pavle_serbia_0
Athens fires driven back, nuns rescued
http://www.spc.rs/eng/athens_fires_driven_back_nuns_rescued
Chair of the Department for External Church Relations of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church takes part in annual conference of the Orthodox-Anglican Fellowship of St Alban and St Sergius