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How St. Xenia Helped a Muslim Woman Become an Iconographer

November 19, 2015 By Fr. John 2 Comments

God is glorified in His saints. St. Xenia is a patron of our family, so I am always happy to share good news concerning her help to others! Everything came together in Alla Mescherova’s life seemingly as it should: auditing classes in the Repin Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, then learning iconography in the […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories, Muslims Tagged With: convert, muslim, orthodox, St. Xenia

New Orthodox church in Halifax opens doors at former Anglican Church

November 16, 2015 By Fr. John 4 Comments

by Stephanie Taylor Fifteen years ago, Affaf El-Jakl remembers there was talk of building a new church to accommodate the growing congregation of Saint Antonios Orthodox Church. And on Sunday, that hope finally became reality. “We’re in awe,” El-Jakl, president of the parish council said Sunday morning, as hundreds of parishioners filed into the sanctuary, […]

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Growing the Lancaster Orthodox Mission

November 16, 2015 By Fr. John 3 Comments

by Diane M. Bitting When Kim Krawizcki joined Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church four years ago, the first question people asked her was, “Why are you joining the Greek church?” Krawizcki, whose ethnic background is Ukrainian, was raised Roman Catholic and later tried different denominations. Then, being “unhappy spiritually,” she looked deeper into Orthodoxy and was […]

Filed Under: Latest Stories, Missions, News, Roman Catholics Tagged With: Church, greek, mission, orthodox, ukrainian

The Baptism of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

November 12, 2015 By Fr. John 5 Comments

Many years to the newly illumined servant of Christ, Pantaleimon Tagawa! Be sure to observe the video at the end of this article, and note his beautiful humility. Congratulations Mr. Tagawa. You are in our unworthy prayers.  The soul of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, best known for the part of evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in the Mortal […]

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Why I Am Orthodox

November 11, 2015 By Fr. John 5 Comments

by Michael Todd I am somewhat of a typical ‘Australian’ with British ancestry, and I grew up in the Anglican Church. After doing some religious searching in my university years, I eventually joined the Orthodox Church in 2013, and have been spiritually, intellectually and socially fulfilled ever since. Many people criticise the Orthodox Church as […]

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