Metropolitan Demetrius's Schedule for July and August 2017

New York City (Cathedral of St Markella)
July 12-13

Mount Union, Pennsylvania (Sts Peter and Paul Church)
July 15-17

Alberta, Canada (St Vladimir Cathedral, Edmonton, Holy Dormition Monastery, Holy Protection Convent Bluffton, Alberta)
July 27-August 3

New York City (Cathedral of St Markella)
August 3-4

Detroit, Michigan
August 11-13

St Xenia Camp
August 16/17-19

Concord, New Hampshire (Dormition Parish)
August 19-21

Clearwater, Florida (Dormition Parish)
August 26-29

Dawson, Georgia (St Clement Hermitage)
August 29-31

Orthodox Awareness

Ecumenical Dialogues Intensified

At the beginning of September (n.s.) Bartholomew called together a “Synaxis of the Patriarchates and the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus" at the Phanar in order to coordinate their efforts for the First Ecumenistic Council which they plan to convene shortly. At it, they will most certainly have to deal with a conflict with the Patriarchate of Moscow concerning primacy, but also they will proclaim the heresy of Ecumenism with an alleged synodal decision of Ecumenical (or rather Ecumenistic) force. Read more...

Missions

Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Mission, Tucson, Arizona

Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church is a beautiful mission parish near downtown Tucson, a city in southern Arizona. It was started in 1997 by Father John Bockman, who was a missionary Priest formerly serving missions in Tennessee and Massachusetts since 1990. Father John served the faithful in Tucson and the surrounding area in his home Chapel until his repose in November of 2000. His wife, Presbytera Valerie, continued to make her home Chapel available for the mission, with clergy from Saint Nectarios Orthodox Church in Seattle and His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto (then of Portland), visiting to provide the Divine Services.

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Youth

2026 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2026 youth conference in Upper Marlboro, MD! To learn more, visit the this page.

Ask A Priest

Fasting

Q. There seems to be a lot of variation in how people observe fasting, but my confessor told me to fast from oil on Wednesday and Friday. Oil is a pretty vague category, though, and I was wondering if I could get a more explicit description of what kinds of food and drink are excluded on strict fast days. Read more...