OCA News Releases
- November 23, 2020: Statement of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon on Surge of COVID-19 Cases
- November 17, 2020: “I’m Sick of the Pandemic!” Clergy Webinar to be held December 3
- July 7, 2020: OCA Summer Camps Go Digital
- June 19, 2020: Parish Development Forum Registration Now Open
- June 18, 2020: Office of Pastoral Life to Hold Conference for the Wives of Parish Priests
- June 11, 2020: Office of Pastoral Life Hosts Digital Clergy Conference
- June 11, 2020: Statement by the Chancellor and the General Counsel of the Orthodox Church in America
- June 8, 2020: The Holy Church, Holy Communion, and an Orthodox Ethos
- May 22, 2020: Metropolitan Tikhon to Serve Divine Liturgy for Memorial Day - Live-Stream Available
- May 12, 2020: Live Streaming has never been easier than it is today. At its simplest, all it takes is a smartphone, a little bit of know-how, and something worth sharing
- May 5, 2020: Metropolitan Tikhon Speaks With Ancient Faith Radio; All OCA Church School Schedule Available
- May 3, 2020: Message from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon for the Sunday of the Myrrbearing Women
- May 1, 2020: Holy Synod Issues Pastoral Letter and Directives
- April 24, 2020: All OCA Church School Announces Schedule for Week of April 27
- April 18, 2020: Metropolitan Tikhon’s 2020 Paschal Message now available
- April 18, 2020: Homily of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon at the Divine Liturgy of Holy Saturday
- April 17, 2020: Live Stream of Services of Holy Friday, Holy Saturday and Pascha (Updated); Share Your Pascha Photos
- April 17, 2020: Homily of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon for Vespers of Holy Friday
- April 17, 2020: Homily of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon at Royal Hours of Holy Friday
- April 16, 2020: Homily of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon for Holy Thursday
- April 11, 2020: The Media Office of the Orthodox Church in America Announces Live-Stream Schedule for Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Pascha
- April 6, 2020: Primatial Message of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon; Online Church School update
- April 3, 2020: Akathist to the Mother of God for Use at Home; Reflection: The Sign of the Prophet Jonah in Our Days
- April 1, 2020: Holy Synod, Metropolitan Council Issue Coronavius Statements
- March 25, 2020: Some Thoughts on the Crisis and the Call of the Corona Virus: A Reflection by His Grace Bishop Alexis of Bethesda
- March 23, 2020: On-Line Church School Begins March 25; “COVID Catechesis: A Reflection”
- March 22, 2020: Metropolitan Tikhon Answers Questions on Ancient Faith Radio; Reflection on the Cross
- March 20, 2020: Metropolitan Tikhon on Ancient Faith Radio Tomorrow
- March 18, 2020: Clergy Keep Communities Connected During Outbreak
- March 17, 2020: Holy Synod Issues Coronavirus Statment; Metropolitan Tikhon Addresses the Faithful
- March 13, 2020: Holy Synod issues Statement on Coronavirus outbreak
- March 11, 2020: Holy Synod meets to discuss Coronavirus outbreak
- February 29, 2020: Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America makes a Statement regarding COVID-19
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- Get ready for some more Church School––Summer Edition!
- Announcing a special edition pop-up Church School today!
- 3-5th Graders: Join us for Church School - Summer Edition today.
- All-OCA Church School Summer Edition: Today High School - 3:30 EDT
- Middle Schoolers join us today for All OCA Church School!
- 3-5 Graders join us for Church School - Summer Edition today!
- This week we have another round of All-OCA Church School––Summer Edition!
- Final Reader’s Services available: Vespers, Hours and Typika for Sunday of All Saints
- 6-8th graders, including rising 6th graders, join us today!
- 3-5th graders, join us today for Church School!
- Current and rising High Schoolers: School may be out of the summer, but we are still here going strong…
- New Reader’s Service available: Vespers, Hours and Typika for Sunday of All Saints
- His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon made a surprise appearance during the 6-8th grade Church School
- Just a reminder that 6-8th grade Church School is today at 3:30 EDT
- 3-5th graders join us today for Church School
- High Schoolers, and recent grads too, join us for Church School today at 3:30 EDT
- Live Stream: Liturgy for Pentecost
- Live Stream: Vigil for Pentecost
- All OCA Church School this week.
- Live Stream: Liturgy for Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
- Live Stream: Vigil for Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
- 3 - 5th Graders: Join us today for Church School
- Live Stream: Divine Liturgy for Ascension
- Live Stream: Vigil for Ascension
- Christ is risen! 3-5 Graders: Join us for Church School today at 3:30 EDT
- High Schoolers: Church School today at 3:30 EDT
- New Reader’s Services available: Vespers, Hours and Typika for Ascension
- Live Stream: Memorial Day Divine Liturgy and Panikhida (Part 2 of 2)
- Live Stream: Memorial Day Divine Liturgy and Panikhida (Part 1 of 2)
- Live Stream: Hours and Liturgy for Sunday of the Blind Man
- Live Stream: Vigil for Sunday of the Blind Man
- New Reader’s Services available: Vespers, Hours and Typika for 6th Sunday after Pascha
- 3 - 5th Graders: Be sure to join us for Church School today!
- 6-8th Graders: All OCA Church School today
- Calling all 3-5th graders. Church school. Today. 330 EDT.
- High Schoolers: See you at Church School today!
- Live Stream: Hours and Divine Liturgy for Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
- New Reader’s Services available: Vespers, Hours and Typika for 5th Sunday after Pascha
- Live Stream: Vigil for Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
- Hey kids, don’t forget Church School Today at 2:00 EDT
- 3rd-5th graders, join your friends and make new ones today at Church School
- Pascha video of photos around the OCA
- High Schoolers, join us today!
- Live Stream: Hours and Divine Liturgy for Sunday of the Paralytic
- Live Stream: Vigil for Sunday of the Paralytic
- Live Stream: Akathist to Saint Alexis Toth
- Calling all 6- 8th graders; join your friends for Church School
- Calling all 3-5th graders… join your friends for Church School
- High Schoolers - join us today in Church School
- Appreciating our frontline workers
- Message from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon for the Sunday of the Myrrbearing Women
- Live Stream: Liturgy for Sunday of the Myrrhbearers
- Live Stream: Vigil for Sunday of the Myrrhbearers
- New Reader’s Service available: Hours and Typika for Myrrhbearers Sunday
- Saturday, May 2, Metropolitan Tikhon will be a guest on Ancient Faith Radio’s “Today Live”
- 3-5th Graders, we are looking forward to seeing you at Church School today
- 6-8th Graders don’t forget to get on-line with your friends
- 3-5th Graders don’t forget to get on-line with your friends for Church School today
- Day of Rejoicing: Calling all 9-12 graders for online church school
- New Reader’s Service available: Thomas Sunday Hours and Typika
- 3-5th Graders don’t forget to get on-line with your friends for Church School today
- 6-8th Graders don’t forget to get on-line with your friends for Church School today at 3:30EDT
- New Reader’s Service available: Bright Thursday Typika (Thursday morning)
- New Reader’s Service available: Bright Thursday Vespers (Wednesday evening) li>3rd - 5th Graders: join us, share in the resurrection of our Lord with new friends and learn “Christ is risen!” in a new language
- High Schoolers: join us, share in the resurrection of our Lord with new friends
- Archpriest Alexander Rentel, Chancellor of the OCA, offers a reflection on Great and Holy Pascha
- All OCA Online hurch School Continues the week of April 20
- Live Stream: Bright Monday Paschal Hours and Divine Liturgy
- Live Stream: Agape Vespers, Matins, & First Hour
- The feast of the Holy Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
- Share Your Pascha Photos!
- Live Stream: Midnight Office and Procession; Paschal Matins, Paschal Hour, & Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Part 2 of 2)
- Live Stream: Midnight Office and Procession; Paschal Matins, Paschal Hour, & Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Part 1 of 2)
- New Reader’s Service available: Paschal Agape Vespers
- Reflection: You Are Always Home for Pascha
- Homily of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon at the Divine Liturgy of Holy Saturday
- Live Stream: Holy Saturday First, Third, Sixth, Ninth Hours; Typica; Vespers and Divine Liturgy
- Live Stream: Holy Saturday First, Third, Sixth, Ninth Hours; Typica; Vespers and Divine Liturgy
- Join us for Holy Saturday First, Third, Sixth, Ninth Hours; Typica; Vespers and Divine Liturgy
- New Reader’s Service available: Matins of Pascha
- Live Stream: Matins of Holy Saturday
- Homily from Metropolitan Tikhon during Great Vespers of Holy Friday
- Live Stream: Holy Friday Great Vespers with the Placing of the Epitaphios; Canon of the Lamentations of the Holy Virgin
- Homily of Metropolitan Tikhon during Holy Friday Royal Hours
- Live Stream: Holy Friday Royal Hours (Part 2 of 2)
- Live Stream: Holy Friday Royal Hours (Part 1 of 2)
- New Reader’s Services available: Royal Hours of Holy Friday (Friday morning); Holy Friday Vespers (Friday afternoon)
- Live Stream: Matins of Holy Friday with the Twelve Passion Gospels
- Homily of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon to the faithful on Holy Thursday
- 6 - 8th Graders, don’t forget Church School today at 3:30pm EDT
- New Reader’s Services available: Holy Friday Matins (Thursday evening); Pascha Midnight Office (late Saturday evening)
- Archpriest Alexander Rentel, OCA Chancellor, offers a reflection on the Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Thursday
- Live Stream: Third, Sixth, and Ninth Hours; Typica; Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
- Join us for the Holy Thursday Third, Sixth, and Ninth Hours; Typica; Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great
- Live Stream: Matins of Holy Thursday and First Hour (Part 3 of 3
- Live Stream: Matins of Holy Thursday and First Hour (Part 2 of 3
- Live Stream: Matins of Holy Thursday and First Hour (Part 1 of 3)
- Metropolitan Tikhon addresses the faithful during Presanctified Liturgy on Holy Wednesday
- 3-5th Graders, don’t forget Church School today at 3:30pm EDT
- Dr. Vitaly Permiakov, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Theology at SVOTS, offers a reflection on Holy Wednesday
- Live Stream: Holy Wednesday Third, Sixth, Ninth Hours; Typica; Vespers and Presanctified Liturgy
- Live Stream: Holy Wednesday Bridegroom Matins & First Hour (Part 2 of 2)
- Live Stream: Holy Wednesday Bridegroom Matins & First Hour (Part 1 of 2)
- Join us here on Facebook or at our YouTube channel for Bridegroom Matins of Holy Wednesday
- Hymn of the Entrance during Presanctified Liturgy sung by the Monastic Brotherhood of the Monastery of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk
- 9-12th Graders, don’t forget Church School today at 3:30pm EDT
- We have now added the ability for individuals without internet access to call-in to the live-stream of services from Saint Tikhon’s Monastery
- Live Stream: Holy Tuesday Third, Sixth, Ninth Hours; Typica; Vespers and Presanctified Liturgy
- Reader’s Services available: Vespers of Holy Wednesday and Holy Thursday Matins
- Words from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon following Bridegroom Matins of Holy Tuesday
- Live Stream: Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Matins and First Hour
- Join our live stream of Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Matins and First Hour
- Words from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon following Bridegroom Matins of Holy Monday
- Holy Wednesday Bridegroom Matins Reader’s Service now available
- Holy Tuesday Vespers Reader’s Service now available
- Live Stream: Holy Monday Third, Sixth, Ninth Hours; Typica; Vespers and Presanctified Liturgy
- Holy Monday Vespers Reader’s Service now available
- Homily from Metropolitan Tikhon after Bridegroom Matins for Holy Monday
- Live Stream: Holy Monday Ninth Hour, Vespers, Bridegroom Matins, and First Hour (Part 3 of 3)
- Live Stream: Holy Monday Ninth Hour, Vespers, Bridegroom Matins, and First Hour (Part 2 of 3)
- Live Stream: Holy Monday Ninth Hour, Vespers, Bridegroom Matins, and First Hour (Part 1 of 3)
- Join our live stream on the newly created YouTube page of the OCA
- Live-stream of Ninth Hour, Vespers, Bridegroom Matins, and First Hour beings at 4:30pm.
- Bridegroom Matins of Holy Tuesday Reader’s Service now available
- Live Stream: Moleben to Saint Anna (Part 2 of 2)
- Live Stream: Moleben to Saint Anna (Part 1 of 2)
- Live Stream: Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy (Part 3 of 3)
- Live Stream: Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy (Part 2 of 3)
- Live Stream Technical Difficulties
- Live Stream: Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy (Part 1 of 3)
- Live Stream: Palm Sunday Vigil
- Live Stream: Lazarus Saturday Hours and Divine Liturgy
- Bridegroom Matins of Holy Monday Reader’s Service now available
- Palm Sunday Reader’s Services available
- 3-5 Graders, don’t forget Church School today at 2:00pm EDT
- Holy Week and Pascha/Pentecostarian Services adapted for use without a priest
- All OCA Church School – Middle Schoolers don’t forget Church School today at 3:30 pm EDT
- All OCA Church School – 3-5 Graders, don’t forget Church School today at 3:330pm EDT
- All OCA Church School – Lazarus Saturday, Palm Sunday and how Covid-19 is offering a new way to look at Scripture
- Primatial Message of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon
- All OCA Church School – 3-5th Graders reminder
- All OCA Church School – 6-8th Grader and 3-5th Graders reminder
- All OCA Church School – 3-5th Graders reminder
- All OCA Church School – High School Handout 3/31/20 Ideas and Resources for Action
- All OCA Church School “Continuing our Path to Pascha” Schedule
- All OCA Church School update
- Feast of the Annunciation “Sing-a-Long”
- Father Zacharias’s Word of Consolation for the Pandemic
- On-Line Church School Begins March 25
- YES North America online trip
- Keeping our kids on the path to Pascha
- Music at St. Tikhon’s
- As more and more families hunker down