by Ryan Hunter and Nicholas Chapman When we think of the pilgrims, who came to the American continent from England to start a new life and a new country, we think of Puritans and Calvinists. But how many of us know that one of the largest landowners in the state of Virginia, a personal friend […]
First Greek Orthodox Monastery in Scandinavia
On Sunday, December 6, His Eminence Cleopas Strongylis Metropolitan of Sweden and All Scandinavia attended the Holy Liturgy at the Monastery of St. Nicholas in the city of Rättvik, Sweden. A memorial was also held for the monastery’s founder, the late Eusebius Vitti, as well as an inauguration ceremony with the participation of the Holy […]
Largest Orthodox Church in Central Asia Opened in Kyrgyzstan
The Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, the largest in Central Asia, was consecrated and officially opened on Thursday, the local diocesan press service told Interfax. Head of the Central Asian Metropolitan District, Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan lead the consecration. Hierarchs from Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenia participated in the ceremony, and […]
Built on Zeal and Faith
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Jackson, TN held its first meeting in 2011, but it didn’t get its first, full-time priest until this year. Father Matthew Snowden has been serving less than a month, but Laura Wilson, one of the church’s founding members, said there is already a great difference. Wilson said the priest is […]
Deep in the Heart of Texas
While Priest James Bozeman nurtures the fledgling Saint James Mission in Beaufort, SC—see related story— his brother, Priest David Bozeman, ministers at another OCA Planting Grant Mission, dedicated to Saint Nektarios, in Waxahachie, TX, a quiet town south of Dallas on Interstate 35. “In 2009, His Eminence, Archbishop Dmitri gave his blessing for a handful […]
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