Parishes invited to submit Paschal photos for gallery

SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — The Orthodox Church in America’s Office of Communications warmly invites all parishes to submit photos taken during their paschal services and celebrations for posting in a special section of the OCA web site at http://www.oca.org.

Please send photo attachments to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), together with corresponding captions. Clearly indicate the name of the parish, the names of the parish’s clergy, and other pertinent information. No more than ten photos from any given celebration should be sent. Photos should also be sent at a hi-resolution and at least 600 pixels in width or larger.

The deadline for submission is Friday, May 5, 2006.

Of special interest are procession photos, pictures of parish children involved in the services, and photos depicting any special or unique local customs and traditions.

“Last year’s Paschal photo galleries were extremely popular as many parishes ‘shared the good news’ with visitors to our web site,” said the Very Rev. John Matusiak, Director of the OCA Office of Communications. “Given the vast geographic area our Church embraces, we hope to bring our parishes closer together through this special feature of our web site.”