Diocese of the Midwest

Metropolitan Tikhon addresses President Trump on the separation of families - 06/19/18
SYOSSET, NY [OCA] — In a letter dated Tuesday, June 19, 2018, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, appealed to US President Donald Trump for compassion with regard to children who, as widely reported, are being separated from their fam ... more info >

UPDATED In Memoriam: Priest Michael Prevas - 06/16/18
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Priest Michael D. Prevas, 66, fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday, June 16, 2018 after months of battling cancer and related complications. The Funeral Service for a Priest will be celeb ... more info >

'Care for Our Elderly' subject of June 18 talk at Holy Ghost Church, Sterling Heights, Michigan - 06/05/18
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI [OCW] — "Care for Our Elderly: Individually and as a Church Community" will be the subject of a talk at Holy Ghost Church, 38500 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights, MI on Monday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. ... more info >

Metropolitan Tikhon expresses gratitude after 2018 Diocesan Clergy Convocation - 05/22/18
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — At the invitation of His Grace, Bishop Paul, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon was the keynote speaker at the annual Diocesan Clergy Convocation during the second week of May 2018. Metr ... more info >

Registration opens, keynote speaker announced for Small Parish Forum July 12-14 - 05/15/18
ROSSFORD, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — Online registration for the Fifth Annual Small Parish Forum, slated to be held at Saint George Cathedral in the Toledo suburb of Rossford, OH July 12-14, 2018, is now open. ... more info >

Register now for June 2018 ISOCM Music Symposium in Minneapolis - 01/15/18
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Diocese Communications] — For the second time, the International Society for Orthodox Church Music [ISOCM] will host its pan-Orthodox music symposium at Saint Mary Cathedral here from Wednesday, June 20 through Sun ... more info >

Vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH announced - 06/22/17
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — A pastoral vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH was announced recently by His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church in America. The office ... more info >

FORTIETH DAY MEMORIAL TO BE HELD IN ALL PARISHES
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - In a letter sent today to all clergy and parishes diocesan Chancellor, Archpriest John Zdinak announced plans for the celebration of the 40th day of the late Archbishop Job's falling asleep. ... more info >

MINNEAPOLIS DEANERY HOSTS 11TH ANNUAL SEMINARIAN FUND-RAISER
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications] - On Sunday, January 10, the 11th annual Minneapolis Deanery fund-raising dinner in support of diocesan seminarians took place in Northeast Minneapolis. ... more info >

DIOCESE ANNOUNCES ARCHBISHOP JOB MEMORIAL MISSION TRIP
ROCHESTER HILLS, MI [MW Communications] - As a tribute to the newly departed Archbishop Job Mrs. Ruth Yavornitzky of St. Mark Church here has taken to organising a memorial mission trip to Project Mexico during the summer of 2011. ... more info >

MEMORY ETERNAL: HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP JOB
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - His Eminence JOB, Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest unexpectedly fell asleep in the Lord today at 11.25am in Maumee, Ohio. ... more info >

MEMORY ETERNAL: RESA ELLISON
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW / OCA Communications] -- Resa Ellison, choir director at Saint Mary Cathedral here, fell asleep in the Lord on the afternoon of Sunday, January 3, 2010 after a two month illness. ... more info >

DIOCESAN PARISH HEALTH MINISTRY PARTNERS WITH OCA DEPARTMENTS FOR PARISH MINISTRIES CONFERENCE IN CLEVELAND JUNE 27-30, 2010
CLEVELAND, OH [OCA] -- "Equipping the Saints" will be the theme of a parish ministries conference to be hosted by three Orthodox Church in America departments and the Diocese of the Midwest's Parish Health Ministry on the campus o ... more info >

DIOCESAN COUNCIL MEETS, MAKES INITIAL PREPARATIONS FOR EPISCOPAL SELECTION IN 2011
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - The Diocesan Council met at Archangel Michael Church in Burbank IL, a southwestern suburb of Chicago, on Tuesday, December 1st for the last of its 2009 semi-annual meetings. ... more info >

PRAYERS REQUESTED AND FUND SET UP FOR CHOIR DIRECTOR OF MINNEAPOLIS' SAINT MARY CATHEDRAL
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications] - On Wednesday Nov. 4, Resa Ellison, choir director at St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis, sang at Vespers but was beginning to feel sick. The next day she went to the doctor and was diagnosed ... more info >

ARCHBISHOP JOB AND CHICAGO HIERARCHS SERVE PANAKHIDA FOR PATRIARCH PAVLE
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - On Tuesday, November 18 and at the invitation and request of His Eminence, Metropolitan Christopher of the Serbian Church of North and South America, His Eminence, Archbishop Job served a Panakhida Servic ... more info >

SAINT NICHOLAS IN KENOSHA PROVIDES ALTERNATIVE HALLOWEEN
KENOSHA, WI [MW Communications] - Several young families with children gathered at St. Nicholas in Kenosha for Great Vespers on the evening of Saturday, October 31st to have a family-friendly alternative to the increasingly ghoulish festivi ... more info >

CHRIST THE SAVIOR CHICAGO HOLDS CLOTHING DRIVE FOR HOMELESS
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - Committed to helping those who are in need, the faithful of our parish held a clothing drive during the month of September for Pacific Garden Mission, a local homeless shelter. ... more info >

DIOCESAN STRATEGIC VISION PROGESS POSTED
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - At the 2008 Diocesan Assembly the importance of building a strong clear vision for the future of our Diocese was discussed. At it's January meeting the Diocesan Council picked up on that conversation and de ... more info >

SEVEN PARISHES RECEIVE PARISH HEALTH GRANTS
CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - Archbishop JOB announced today the recipients of the Diocese’ Parish Health Grants for 2009. Seven parishes from the Deaneries will receive cash grants totaling just over $12000 for important projects tha ... more info >

SHADOWS OF THE MOTHERLAND: RUSSIAN ORTHODOXY IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS
STRETOR, IL [Illinois Times] - The trained eye rarely misses them: three-barred crosses and primitive, colorful icons, occasionally spotted in roadside cemeteries and out-of-the-way chapels from Chicago to Carbondale. Click here to read ... more info >

ST MARY'S CORNUCOPIA CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
CORNUCOPIA, WI [MW Communications] - St Mary Orthodox Church in Cornucopia, Wisconsin has celebrated this summer its Centennial Anniversary through a number of events. Since the exact founding date of the parish is not clear the faithful ... more info >

NEW CHICAGOLAND MALE CHOIR TO PRODUCE PARAKLISIS CD
CHICAGO, IL (MW Communications - In early summer of 2007 during the darkest days of the OCA Crisis, Archbishop Job undertook a personal project - the musical arrangement of the Paraklisis (supplicatory canon to the Most-holy Theotokos) in ... more info >

UNIQUE MINISTRY OF URBAN PARISHES EXPLORED AT MIDWEST DIOCESAN SUMMIT
CLEVELAND, OH [MW Communications] - The unique ministry of parishes in urban settings was the topic of a summit hosted by the Diocese of the Midwest at Saint Theodosius Cathedral here and Archangel Michael Church, Broadview Heights, OH Ju ... more info >

METROPOLITAN JONAH, ARCHBISHOP JOB VISIT SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH, WHEATON, ILLINOIS
WHEATON, IL [MW Communications] -- On Saturday, July 25, 2009, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, accompanied by His Eminence, Archbishop Job of Chicago, joined the clergy and faithful of Saint Joseph Church here for the celebration of Grea ... more info >

Metropolitan Tikhon addresses President Trump on the separation of families

SYOSSET, NY [OCA] — In a letter dated Tuesday, June 19, 2018, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, appealed to US President Donald Trump for compassion with regard to children who, as widely reported, are being separated from their families at the US border. Read more…

UPDATED In Memoriam: Priest Michael Prevas

CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — Priest Michael D. Prevas, 66, fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday, June 16, 2018 after months of battling cancer and related complications. The Funeral Service for a Priest will be celebrated at Chicago’s Holy Trinity Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. On Wednesday, June 20, the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated at the cathedral. Read more…

‘Care for Our Elderly’ subject of June 18 talk at Holy Ghost Church, Sterling Heights, Michigan

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI [OCW] — “Care for Our Elderly: Individually and as a Church Community” will be the subject of a talk at Holy Ghost Church, 38500 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights, MI on Monday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. Read more…

Metropolitan Tikhon expresses gratitude after 2018 Diocesan Clergy Convocation

CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — At the invitation of His Grace, Bishop Paul, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon was the keynote speaker at the annual Diocesan Clergy Convocation during the second week of May 2018. Metropolitan Tikhon especially highlighted the centrality of evangelization in the life and ministry of the Church. Read more…

Vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH announced

CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — A pastoral vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH was announced recently by His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church in America. The office of Priest-in-Charge will be vacant as of August 1, 2017. Read more…

Metropolitan Tikhon addresses President Trump on the separation of families

UPDATED In Memoriam: Priest Michael Prevas

‘Care for Our Elderly’ subject of June 18 talk at Holy Ghost Church, Sterling Heights, Michigan

Metropolitan Tikhon expresses gratitude after 2018 Diocesan Clergy Convocation

Registration opens, keynote speaker announced for Small Parish Forum July 12-14

Vacancy at Saint Stephen the First Martyr Mission, Lima, OH announced

This Week in the Life of your Bishop

Diocesan Assembly: October 8-10, Lansing, IL

Upcoming Feasts of the Church

	Jun 19 - The Holy Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord
	Jun 23 - Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God
	Jun 24 - Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John
	Jun 26 - Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God
	Jun 28 - Icon of the Mother of God, called The Three Hands; Our Venerable Fathers Sergius and Herman, Wonder-workers of Valaam
	Jun 29 - The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul
	Jul 2 - The Holy Hierarch John Maximovich, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco;
	Jul 3 - The Holy Hieromartyr Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow
	Jul 5 - Our Venerable Father Sergius, Abbot and Wonderworker of Radonezh
	Jul 6 - Our Venerable Father Athanasius of Mount Athos
	Jul 8 - The Sitka (Kazan) Icon of the Mother of God
	Jul 10 - The Deposition of the Robe of our Savior; Our Venerable Father Anthony of the Kiev Caves
	Jul 11 - The Holy Equal of the Apostles Blessed Princess Olga
	Jul 12 - Icon of the Mother of God, called The Three Hands
	Jul 14 - Our Venerable Father Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain
	Jul 15 - The Holy Equal of the Apostles Great Prince Vladimir
	Jul 17 - New Royal Passion-bearers Tsar Nicholas and his family
	Jul 19 - Our Venerable Father Seraphim, Wonder-worker of Sarov
	Jul 20 - Holy and Glorious Prophet Elijah
	Jul 23 - Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God
	Jul 24 - Right-believing Russian Princes Boris and Gleb
	Jul 26 - The Righteous Priest Jacob Netsvetov, Enlightener of the Native Peoples of Alaska
	Jul 28 - Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God
	Jul 30 - The Holy Martyr John the Warrior

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