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Some parishes schedule church school classes before the Sunday Divine Liturgy; some, after the Liturgy; and still others, during a "part" of the Liturgy. In addition, however, there are more and more Orthodox parishes that schedule their church school classes during…
The following is a description of a fund raiser used by the St. Mark Orthodox Church in Rochester Hills, MI. Their Cookie Walk is to raise money for their Building Fund, but it can be used to raise money for all kinds of projects. More than ever, homemade and…
To share in the financial support of the Church is an exhilarating experience, open to all Orthodox Christians, young and old. Certainly the bulk of financial support in any parish comes from the adult members, but children should not be excluded from this experience. …
On Friday, January 22, 1993, the 20th Annual March for Life will be held at our nation's Capitol. It will begin after the inauguration of the President and the opening of the 102nd Congress. For the past several years, the parish of Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church in…
"The poor you have always with you" (Jn 18:8). The words of our Lord are a reminder to us that in this world "the poor shall never cease out of the land." (Deut. 15:11). What are we to make of the poor? When we are called to reflect on the poor in America, we generally…
Good Samaritan Ministry Holy 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 organizational meetings, we recalled that those who came before us,…
The retreat described below has several purposes: 1. It is a regional retreat designed to bring together young people from many parishes, who could be reasonable expected to continue their friendships established at such a gathering. 2. The retreat is organized as part of a regular…
Introduction Since graduating from St. Vladimir's Seminary in 1974. I have served the Orthodox Church, on a parish level, as a full-time choir director, and youth coordinator. While primarily working with choirs and young Orthodox Christians these past ten years, I have also attempted to…