Christ is Risen!
Join us live this Sunday, May 21, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) for the historic launch of the “A Light in the Darkness: Seminary Expansion Campaign”!
Glory be to God, Phase 1 is complete, with the site graded and the foundation having been poured.
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Join us as the Rector of the Seminary, Bishop Auxentios of Etna and Portland, shares the vision of the expansion and details of the project plan. With the facility more than doubling in size, the expansion will increase the Seminary's capacity from 15 to 50 students.
A question and answer session will immediately follow the presentation.
We hope to see you all there!
In Christ,
Timothy R. Schenone
Digital Media and Visual Marketing Specialist
Saint Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary
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We report the following unchanged as it was published:
"The leaders of the Armenian, Roman, Jewish and Syrian communities of Turkey sat around the fasting Iftar dinner in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul." Read more...
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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. 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...