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Theophany 2016 in the Metropolis of America 24 January 2016
Visit to St Matthew the Evangelist Mission 2015 05 January 2016
Feast Day of St Nektarios and Ordination of Paraskevas Proskos 23 November 2015
Metropolitan Moses Visits St. Irene Church in Michigan 24 October 2015
Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos 2015, Clearwater, FL 01 September 2015
First Parish Feast Day of St. Irene Chrysovalantou Church in Troy, Michigan 15 August 2015
Joseph Clatterbuck Ordained to the Holy Diaconate 14 August 2015
Sunday of Thomas 2015 at the Cathedral of Saint Mark 20 April 2015
Great Week and Holy Pascha 2015 at St. Irene Parish in Troy, Michigan 16 April 2015
Visit to Sts. Peter & Paul in Tucson, AZ 13 February 2015
Feast of the Cathedral of St. Mark of Ephesus 2015 05 February 2015
Feast Day of St. Nicholas in Maryland 22 December 2014
Grand Opening of the Cathedral of St. Mark of Ephesus 18 November 2014
Grand Opening of Saint Mark of Ephesus Cathedral 19 September 2014
The Feast of St. Markella 16 August 2014
Trip to Colombia 31 July 2014
Liturgy in Bunnell, FL 23 June 2014
Hierarchical Visit to Massachusetts for MidPentecost 14 May 2014
Baptisms at St. Polycarp of Smyrna 15 May 2014
Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Cathedral of St. Markella 2014 10 March 2014
Hierarchical Liturgy at St. Joseph of Arimathea Orthodox Church 18 February 2014
Feast Day of St. Mark of Ephesus 2014 02 February 2014
Feast Day of St. Theophan the Recluse 2014 23 January 2014
New York's Theophany 2014 21 January 2014
Feast Day of St. Nicholas of Myra 2013 02 January 2014
St. Isidoros Church Banquet 2013 23 December 2013
Liturgy at St. Polycarp of Smyrna House Chapel 25 November 2013
Feast of the Cathedral of St. Nektarios 2013 24 November 2013
Enthronement of Bishop Sergios of Portland 12 November 2013
St. Mark's Banquet 06 November 2013
Baptism and Divine Liturgy at St. Maximus Parish 01 October 2013
Appeal of His Grace, Bishop Demetrius of Boston, Regarding the Cathedral of St. Mark of Ephesus 10 September 2013
Feast Day of Dormition Parish in Concord, NH 2013 09 September 2013
Feast Day of the Cathedral of St. Markella of Chios 2013 09 August 2013
Feast Day of St. Seraphim of Sarov 2013 02 August 2013
The Feast of St. John of San Francisco in Maine 2013 08 July 2013
Feast Day of Sts. Peter & Paul 2013 13 July 2013
Hierarchal Concelebration in Sts. Peter & Paul, Mount Union, PA 08 July 2013
Nativity at St. John of Kronstadt Mission in Bunnell, FL 14 January 2013
Nativity in Albany, Georgia 10 January 2013
PA Parish Joins the GOC 08 January 2013
Liturgy in St. Theophan the Recluse, Atlanta GA 31 December 2012
Visit of Bishop Demetrius to Michigan 29 December 2012
New Mission Serving Atlanta Region 17 December 2012
Number of New Parishes Listed in Directory 30 October 2012
Concelebration at St. Mark of Ephesus Cathedral 25 October 2012
Theophania (Epiphany) at Battery Park, NYC‏ 17 January 2012
Metropolitan Moses' Visit to Toronto for the Feast of St Nektarios 04 January 2012
Bishops Visit St. John the Forerunner Parish 15 November 2011
Inaugural Liturgy Served in San Diego Mission 18 August 2011
Orthodox Awareness

Why Do We Follow the Old Orthodox Calendar?

Why do we follow the Old Orthodox Calendar?

a Because based on it, the First Ecumenical Council established the Paschal Canon and appointed that the feast of Holy Pascha may fall anywhere from March 22nd until April 25th, while with the New (Papal) Calendar it can fall as late at May 8th.

b The Gregorian (Papal) Calendar has been condemned by three Pan-Orthodox Councils under Patriarch Jeremiah Tranos (1583, 1587, 1589) 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

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...