Ordinations

Title Created Date
A New Deacon for St. Nicholas Parish 22 December 2018
Ordination of Deacon Benedict to the Priesthood 14 December 2018
Ordination of Hierodeacon Joachim to the Holy Priesthood 28 March 2018
Ordination of Peter Gilstrap to the Diaconate 24 March 2018
Ordination of Monk Demetrius to the Diaconate 24 March 2018
Ordination of Monk Joachim to the Diaconate 13 December 2016
Fr. Agathangelus' Ordination to the Priesthood 05 January 2016
Andrew Wales Ordained to the Holy Diaconate 22 December 2014
Fr. Theologos Ordained to the Priesthood 23 September 2014
Ordination of Jeremy Burrows to the Holy Diaconate 18 June 2014
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

Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is a town located near the Eastern border of Arkansas, with a population of approximately 60,000. From a human standpoint, it’s not the most likely candidate for a traditional Orthodox mission, but for an Orthodox Christian who orders his priorities around Christ and His Church, it makes perfect sense. Read more...

Youth

2023 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2023 youth conference in Chicago, IL! To learn more, visit the home page or visit the conference website.

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...