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UPDATED In Memoriam: Protodeacon Dennis and Helen Lucak - 11/13/18
NORTH ROYALTON, OH [OCA] — Protodeacon Dennis and Helen Lucak, each 72-years-old, fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at their home, the victims of a tragic shooting incident. Funeral services at Archangel Micha ... more info >

$200 need-based scholarships available for OCF's December Midwest College Conference - 11/13/18
BROOKLINE, MA [OCF Communications] — Orthodox Christian Fellowship [OCF], the official campus ministry of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, recently announced that $200.00 need-based scholarsh ... more info >

Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Anna to visit Detroit's Holy Trinity Church - 11/13/18
DETROIT, MI [MW Diocese Communications] — The Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Icon of Saint Anna, the Mother of the Holy Virgin Mary, enshrined at the Monastery of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk, South Canaan, PA, will visit Holy Trinity Church, ... more info >

Livestream canceled - 11/12/18
Regretfully, the Livestream event, "Why Can't Church Be More Fun?" which was scheduled for this Sunday at 7pm, has been CANCELED, so that His Grace, Bishop Paul may attend the funeral for a clergyman in his diocese. The interactive ... more info >

Chicago's Holy Trinity Cathedral welcomes Bishop Neophytos of Nyeri and Mount Kenya - 10/25/18
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — His Grace, Bishop Neophytos of Nyeri and Mount Kenya visited the Midwest Diocese's Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, on the weekend of October 13-14, 2018 where he concelebrated the Sunday Divi ... more info >

Newspaper rates Marblehead, OH parish's festival second in "Best of the Best" contest - 10/23/18
MARBLEHEAD, OH [Holy Assumption Church] — During the week of September 17, 2018, Priest Andrew Bartek and the parishioners of Holy Assumption Church, Marblehead, OH were notified that the readers of The Beacon had nominated the parish ... more info >

Bishop Paul to host second annual "Virtual Youth Retreat" Friday, November 16 - 09/20/18
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Youth] — On the evening of Friday, November 16, 2018, His Grace, Bishop Paul will lead a discussion with pre-teens and teens during the second annual diocesan online “Virtual Youth Retreat.” Y ... 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 >

Livestream canceled

Regretfully, the Livestream event, “Why Can’t Church Be More Fun?” which was scheduled for this Sunday at 7pm, has been CANCELED, so that His Grace, Bishop Paul may attend the funeral for a clergyman in his diocese. The interactive livestream has been rescheduled for 7pm on Sunday, December 30. Read more…

$200 need-based scholarships available for OCF’s December Midwest College Conference

BROOKLINE, MA [OCF Communications] — Orthodox Christian Fellowship [OCF], the official campus ministry of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, recently announced that $200.00 need-based scholarships for College Conference Midwest 2018 have been made available through the generosity of two donors. Read more…

Diocesan Chancellor addresses clergy 2019 cost of living adjustment

CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — In a letter to parish rectors and parish councils dated October 31, 2018, Archpriest John Zdinak, Chancellor of the Diocese of the Midwest, provides information with regard to the 2019 cost of living adjustment for diocesan priests. “This letter serves to inform all of our parishes that the Cost of Living Adjustment for the Priests of the Diocese of the Midwest is set at 2.8%…” 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…

Livestream canceled

UPDATED In Memoriam: Protodeacon Dennis and Helen Lucak

$200 need-based scholarships available for OCF’s December Midwest College Conference

Miraculous Myrrh-Streaming Icon of St. Anna to visit Detroit’s Holy Trinity Church

Diocesan Chancellor addresses clergy 2019 cost of living adjustment

Chicago’s Holy Trinity Cathedral welcomes Bishop Neophytos of Nyeri and Mount Kenya

Newspaper rates Marblehead, OH parish’s festival second in “Best of the Best” contest

Bishop Paul to host second annual “Virtual Youth Retreat” Friday, November 16

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

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