by Peggy Stack Religious folk would call it a miracle. A decade ago, when a pony-tailed Michael van Opstall showed up to teach at the University of Utah, there were only handfuls of Russian immigrants who desired Orthodox church services in their native language. Van Opstall wasn’t Russian, wasn’t yet “Father Michael” and hadn’t even […]
Mission on the White Continent: an Interview with Hieromonk Pavel (Gelyastanov)
We often complain about life: Public transport is really annoying… Where are all these people going anyway?… We’ve had enough of this rain… Why is this heat so unbearable?… What do they want me to do anyway? I’m fed up with all this shouting and noise and fuss… We could go on listing the complaints, […]
Patriarch Kirill: Church Mission Should Be Better Represented On Web
Hey, we’re trying! Support this important work by clicking here. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has urged the clergy to conduct more active missionary work among Internet users. “The mission of the Church can and must be widely spread to the Internet. Blogs, social networks – all then are offering new opportunities for […]
Patriarch Kirill Blesses Construction of New Orthodox Church in Bangkok
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia blessed the construction of a new Orthodox church, dedicated to St Nicholas the Wonderworker, in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok. The foundation stone of the church will be laid on 20 December 2012. The resolution, sent by His Holiness to Archimandrite Oleg (Cherepanin), representative of the […]
Eastern Orthodox Members Trying to Grow in Jacksonville, IL
For Karen Woods of Jacksonville, attending Divine Liturgy, the primary worship service in the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition, has meant making a 90-minute trek one way to Quincy’s St. Raphael of Brooklyn Mission Church each Sunday. Woods, a convert to Orthodoxy along with her husband, Martin, and son, Andrew, 18, is hoping to generate interest […]