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Identifying the community and its needs.
Serving the hungry, the homeless, the naked, the imprisoned - locally, internationally.
Visiting the sick, the shut-ins.
Volume II - 1986
Have you ever passed by your local Catholic or Protestant Church with its accompanying church-sponsored school only to ask yourself “Why can’t our church operate such a school?” Have you ever enrolled your child in a…
Volume I - 1986
Many of us could probably grow considerably by reflecting upon our attitudes toward the disabled and persons with special needs. We begin here as we begin with any other issue, namely by rededicating ourselves to…
Volume I - 1986
Using Church Facilities for Community ProgramsOn virtually any evening of the week, you can drive by St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Van Nuys, California, and see the parking lot filled and the lights in the Hall…
Volume I - 1985
If you have eyeglasses - in good condition - that you’re ready to discard - DON’T!
Through the services of Medical Group Mission, hundreds of doctors and volunteers receive used eyeglasses from donors throughout…
Volume I - 1985
“For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome….” (Matt. 25:35-36)
Sometimes people find themselves in need of food or the money to buy it.…
Volume I - 1985
Oxford Federal Correctional Institution is a medium-to-heavy security prison located in a very rural area in Central Wisconsin. Several years ago, David Giffey, an iconographer and parishioner of the Greek Orthodox…
Volume I - 1985
This guide is intended for laypeople who want their service in Christ’s Church to include visitation with those confined to home, elderly housing facilities, or hospitals. (For a Biblical reflection on this, see…
Volume I - 1985
Orthodox can be proud and reassured to know that today Orthodox chaplains are well represented in the Chaplaincy in the Armed Forces of our country. Currently there are 28 Orthodox chaplains on active duty and…
Volume II - 1984
A brother asked a certain old man, saying, “There be two brothers, and one of them is quiet in his cell, and prolongs his fast for six days, and lays much burden on himself; but the other tends the sick. Whose work…
Volume I - 1984
This is a follow-up to the article “LOVES” by Emilie D. Lisenko, found in the Community Service section of the Resource Handbook. Its purpose is to offer suggestions for the training of those parishioners who wish to…