At the Holy Monastery of St. John of San Francisco in Cobleskill, NY on Friday night, September 23/Oct 6, 2017, through Saturday morning while celebrating an all-night vigil followed by a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, His Eminence, Metropolitan Demetrius of America, graciously received Fr. Job Clark of Kentucky into the Church of Christ and the Holy Synod of the GOC of America in the presence of God and in the multitude of the Saints and Angels.
"As it seemed good unto the Lord so hath it come to pass, blessed be the name of the Lord"
The “Father of Fathers, the Thirteenth Apostle and the Judge of the World (as his pheme states), Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodore sent a message to the Muslims of Egypt upon the feast of Ramadan. It is as follows:
“The most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, the chief month of personal worship and great awareness of the Divine for every faithful Muslim ends today with the festive, joyous season of Eid al-Fitr. Read more...
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...
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.
Q. Are the prayers in the blue prayer book [A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians by the Holy Transfiguration Monastery —ed.] compulsory for everyone? I mean their morning prayers and the service of Small Compline. My confessor gave me a special rule but wasn’t clear about whether this replaced the book prayers or was in addition to them. Read more...