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Serving the hungry, the homeless, the naked, the imprisoned - locally, internationally.
Visiting the sick, the shut-ins.
Volume III - 2006
“I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the Gentiles,
To open blind eyes,
To bring out prisoners…
Volume III - 2004
St. John the Compassionate Mission, 155 Broadview Ave., Toronto, CanadaIn January 1987, with no first and last rent money; no down payment to turn on the water or electricity; one old table and a few chairs; an icon,…
Volume III - 2004
The Loaves and Fish Program.It seems to me that the poor find us. In the parable that our Lord told of the rich man and Lazarus, the rich man stepped over Lazarus as he lay sick and hungry on the rich man’s front…
Volume III - 2004
This is an archived article that was published in the OCA Resource Handbook for Lay Ministries in 2004. Martha and Mary House is no longer in operation. While the statistical information may be outdated, the article…
Volume III - 2003
Elevation of the Holy Cross Parish, Sacramento, CA
For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink: I was a stranger and you took Me in: (Matthew 25:17)This is a love story, not only…
Volume III - 2002
Wheaton, Illinois is a Civil War-era city that today serves as a the capital of DuPage County, home to Chicago’s sprawling far-western exburbs. When Saint Joseph Orthodox Christian Church was established in…
Volume III - 2002
A Shelter for Homeless Families
More than 30 years ago, long before homelessness was a national issue, Raphael House began serving women and children who were temporarily homeless. In 1977, we expanded our…
Volume III - 2001
Good Samaritan MinistryHoly Transfiguration Orthodox Church in Livonia, MI was founded in 1988. As a new parish of the OCA, we knew that our task was to “bring the Kingdom of God to all people.” In our…
Volume III - 2001
Revised 2014 Gift of the Heart Kits assembly line at St. Luke-McLean, VAIn March of 2000, the Orthodox Church in America Office of Humanitarian Aid invited parishes and individuals to participate in an outreach…
Volume III - 2000
“I was a stranger and you welcomed me”Matthew 25:35
The story of St. Matthew House, Columbia, MarylandOn a bright, sunlit Sunday, April 25, 1999, His Beatitude, the Most Blessed THEODOSIUS, Archbishop of…