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Diocesan Chancellor addresses clergy 2020 cost of living adjustment - 10/29/19
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — In a letter to parish rectors and parish councils dated October 28, 2019, Archpriest John Zdinak, Chancellor of the Diocese of the Midwest, provides information with regard to the 2020 cost of ... more info >

"Fasting as a family" topic of November 17 live stream meeting with Bishop Paul - 10/17/19
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — "Fasting as a family" will be the topic of an interactive live stream video meeting with His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest at 7:00 p.m. CT/8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday evening, Novem ... more info >

Bishop Paul to host third annual "Virtual Youth Retreat" Saturday, November 16 - 10/16/19
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Youth] — On the evening of Saturday, November 16, 2019, His Grace, Bishop Paul will lead a discussion with pre-teens and teens during the third annual diocesan online "Virtual Youth Retreat." Youth in grades si ... more info >

Midwest Diocese to commemorate anniversary of American autocephaly in 2020 - 10/01/19
CHICAGO, IL [MW DIOCESE COMMUNICATIONS] — A number of events will take place in the Diocese of the Midwest in the coming year, 2020, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Tomos of Autocephaly. ... more info >

Saint Innocent Church, Olmsted Falls, to host Fall retreat - 09/30/19
OLMSTED FALLS, OH [MW DIOCESE COMMUNICATIONS] — Saint Innocent Church here plans to host a Fall retreat on Saturday, October 19. The speaker will be Dr. Peter Bouteneff. The title of the retreat is "Salvation and Forgivene ... more info >

Minneapolis' Saint Mary's Cathedral seeks full-time music director - 09/30/19
MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Diocese Communications] — St. Mary's Cathedral, Minneapolis, invites application for the position of full-time music director. If you have a passion for Orthodox church singing and the professional skills to lead, ... more info >

Vacancy at Saint Peter the Aleut Church, Minot, ND announced - 09/17/19
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — A pastoral vacancy at Saint Peter the Aleut Church, Minot, ND was announced recently by His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago and the Midwest, Orthodox Church in America. The office of Paris ... more info >

Pilgrimage to Holy Land announced for 2020 - 08/27/19
OLMSTED FALLS, OH [MW Diocese Communications] — Faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest are invited to participate in a pilgrimage to the Holy Land February 3-12, 2020. ... more info >

Midwest Diocese to sponsor Pilgrimage to Alaska August 19-25, 2020 - 05/23/19
CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] — The faithful of the Diocese of Chicago and the Midwest are invited to participate in a unique pilgrimage to Alaska August 19-25, 2020. ... more info >

Chicago site of OCAMPR 2019 Conference - 02/28/19
GLENVIEW, IL [OCAMPR] — The Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion [OCAMPR] recently announced the keynote and plenary speakers for its 2019 Annual Conference, "Isolation, Violence, Hope and Communion." ... 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 >

Clergy Convocation: May 4-6, Darien, IL
Diocesan Assembly: October 5-7, Chicago, IL

Upcoming Feasts of the Church

	Nov 5 - Election of the Holy Hierarch Tikhon the Confessor, Patriarch of Moscow
	Nov 6 - Saint Paul the Confessor - Name Day of His Grace, Bishop Paul
	Nov 8 - Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & All Angels
	Nov 9 - Icon of the Mother of God, called “Quick to Hear”
	Nov 13 - Saint John Chrysostom
	Nov 14 - The Holy Apostle Philip
	Nov 16 - The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
	Nov 19 - The Holy Hierarch Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow
	Nov 21 - The Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
	Nov 23 - Holy Right-believing Prince Alexander Nevsky
	Nov 27 - Icon of the Theotokos of the Sign (Kursk-Root Icon)
	Nov 30 - The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called

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