With the blessings of His Grace, Bishop Demetrius of Boston, Hieromonk Ignatius of Holy Ascension Monastery, in Bearsville NY traveled to Georgia to serve at the Holy Trinity Mission in Albany, GA. Fr. Ignatius daily served the cycle of services including the Divine Liturgy for the days surrounding the Nativity according to the flesh of our Lord, God, and Saviour, Jesus Christ; from Saturday Dec. 23, 2012/Jan. 5, 2013 until Tuesday Dec. 26, 2012/Jan. 8, 2013.
Faithful from St. Theophan the Recluse Mission in Suwannee, GA also attended services.
A Rejoinder to Fr. Basil Gregoriates and an Apology for Breaking Communion with Ecumenist Bishops
In every age the devil tempts the faithful by various means: persecutions, foreign invasions, the lure of worldly seduction. Among his most effective snares are heresy and schism which, by separating Christians from the Church, lead them away from Christ and into spiritual deception and apostasy. Read more...
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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Q. In considering becoming part of the GOC in America, I am getting warnings from various circles that the attitude of GOC people is that of being “walled off,” “arrogant,” “judgmental,” and “in your face” toward those not in the Genuine Orthodox Church, with accusations such as “World Orthodox” priests are “not even Christians” and the like. Could you give me your personal, realistic assessment of this dynamic and possibly refer me to an official statement on how GOC members should and do relate to and communicate with those in “World Orthodoxy”? Read more...