+Seraphim Trial Decision Delayed Till January

November 18, 2011  [, ]

A high-ranking former orthodox archbishop, who has pleaded not guilty, must wait until the new year to learn if he’ll go to trial on historical Manitoba sex abuse charges.

Seraphim Storheim appeared in a Winnipeg courtroom this week for the start of his preliminary hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence for the case to proceed. A court-ordered ban prevents specific details from being published.

Defence lawyer Jeff Gindin told the Winnipeg Free Press the evidence was presented on Thursday and Friday but the case has now adjourned until Jan. 18 for lawyers to make final arguments. The judge will then render his decision.

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OCA Archbishop Pleads Not Guilty in Child Sex Abuse Case

November 18, 2011

The Winnipeg Sun writes: Former archbishop Kenneth William (Seraphim) Storheim has pleaded not guilty to molesting two 10-year-old boys. A former archbishop with the Canadian arm of the Orthodox Church in America has pleaded not guilty to charges he sexually assaulted two boys during the time he worked in Winnipeg. Kenneth William (Seraphim) Storheim, 65, [...]

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+Hilarion Describes Upcoming “Holy and Great Council”

November 7, 2011

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) at a recent lecture spoke of the inter-Orthodox cooperation in the preparation to the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, the pre-Council process and expectations. He assured listeners that the Council will not be the Eighth Ecumenical Council and will not rescind or review the decisions of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. “The [...]

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Orthodox Conference on Missions and Evangelism in North Texas, Jan. 20-22, 2012

November 2, 2011

How do we communicate the “Good News” of Jesus Christ to those around us? Attend the 2012 Orthodox Conference on Missions and Evangelism in Dallas and Ft. Worth to learn more. View the Conference Flyer, the detailed Missions Conference Schedule and when you’re ready,  Register Online.

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+Jonah To Enter St. Luke’s Evaluation Program Nov. 14th

November 1, 2011

OCANews.com reports Metropolitan Jonah’s Opening Address to the 16th All American Council and the news that +Jonah will enter an evaluation at St. Luke’s institute. +Jonah began his address with an apology and announcement. He stated: “….These last three years have been the three most difficult years of my life. I have been under a [...]

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Orthodox Mission in Pakistan

October 28, 2011

In recent times, since the killing of Osama Bin Laden, only alarming news has come out of Pakistan, but even before that it wasn’t the most joyful news. In particular, we regularly heard about the difficult condition of Christians in this predominantly Muslim country. Things being as they are, it would seem that there is [...]

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Orthodox Church Finds Home In Tyler, TX

October 26, 2011

Rebecca Hoeffner writes in the Tyler Paper: When Father John Mikita of the parish of St. John of Damascus Orthodox Church goes anywhere in public, he wears his traditional Orthodox robes.“I get a lot of folks who stop me in Walmart and they want to know, ‘What’s the difference between Orthodoxy and the Baptist church?’” [...]

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Nov. 11 & 12 Old Country Christmas Ethnic Festival in Ft. Worth, TX

October 24, 2011

St. Barbara Orthodox Church is pleased to announce its 25th annual “Old Country Christmas Ethnic Festival” on Friday, November 11th from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, November, 12th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This annual event features pastries, baked goods, and other delicacies made from authentic ethnic recipes from the “Old Country” [...]

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St. Nicholas Church, Destroyed on 9/11, to be Rebuilt at Ground Zero

October 14, 2011

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announces today an agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey regarding the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo invited Archbishop Demetrios and the Hierarchs of the Holy Eparchial [...]

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Hundreds Crowd Ohio Church to Witness Miraculous Icon

October 8, 2011

Nicholas Kozak witnessed a miracle that he hopes will convince others that God is real. “I hope the icon will be tangible evidence to anyone who is looking for faith and a real revelation of the lord,” said Kozak, 17, of Green. “How else can you explain myrrh coming from an icon, except that it [...]

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