Orthodox Beacon on Hiatus

by The Editor on June 14, 2010

Orthodox Beacon is going to take a break in posting for a while. During our hiatus, we recommend that our readers visit www.aoiusa.org/blog/ to find the latest news and opinions about events in American Orthodoxy.

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Relics from St. Tikhon’s Monastery to Visit Colorado

June 6, 2010

Some of the countless treasures of Saint Tikhon’s Monastery here, including relics of Saints Silouan, Raphael, John Maximovitch, Barbara, Tikhon of Moscow (with his panagia), Innocent Veniaminov (with his handwritten Gospel Book), Alexis Toth, and Nikolai of Zicha and a relic of the True and Precious Life-Giving Cross will visit the Denver area June 4 through 6, 2010.

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Innovative Teaching Program Helps Outreach of Orthodox Church

June 5, 2010

A new teaching programme for adults on the Orthodox faith called ‘THE WAY’ is set to invigorate the outreach of the Orthodox Church in majority Orthodox countries such as Romania and amongst Orthodox diaspora in countries like the United Kingdom. Created by the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS) in Cambridge, England, this 12 session course will soon be made available through a CD box-set, containing a CD entitled ‘How to Run THE WAY’ with four DVDs of the original speakers, funded by World Vision.

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Metropolitan Jonah Delivers Keynote Address at St. Moses the Black National Conference

June 4, 2010

His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, addressed attendees at the Brotherhood of Saint Moses the Black’s Annual Conference at Saint Luke Mission here recently.

The annual gathering explores the rich treasures of ancient African Orthodox Christianity and the experience of today’s African Americans who are discovering their heritage and home in the Orthodox Church.

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DC’s St. Nicholas Cathedral Keeps Memory of Veterans Alive

June 4, 2010

Saint Nicholas Cathedral here invites all Orthodox parishes in the US to add the names, ranks, and photographs of their US military veterans to the newly established Orthodox Veterans Memorial Webpage, an expression of the cathedral’s ongoing commitment to pray for departed Orthodox Christians.

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Bishop Mark’s Reflection on the Episcopal Assembly

June 3, 2010

Dear to God,
Christ is in our midst! By the grace of God we have completed our First Episcopal Assembly, chaired by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America and attended by 57 of the 65 Hierarchs of North and Central America. He is truly a gracious, loving and patient man […]

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Patriarch Bartholomew Advances Convening of the All-Orthodox Council

June 3, 2010

Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople thinks it necessary to advance convening of the All-Orthodox Council with the participation of all local Orthodox Churches. “We decided to facilitate the process of convening the holy and great Council of all Orthodox Churches,” Patriarch Bartholomew said in an interview to Vesti 24 TV which was recorded Sunday in the Constantinovsky Palace in Strelna near St. Petersburg. He referred to the Council as one of the major objectives for the Constantinople Church and stated that the Council and its outcomes would “have the greatest impact on the entire Orthodox world.”

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Over Thirty Graduate from St. Tikhon’s Seminary

June 2, 2010

His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, President of Saint Tikhon’s Seminary here, presided at the school’s 68th annual Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 29, 2010. Over thirty graduate from St. Tikhon’s Seminary More than 30 degrees were conferred on a graduating class that included many newly ordained priests and deacons representing numerous dioceses across four jurisdictions.

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Renowned Protestant Pastor Converts His Community to Orthodoxy

May 30, 2010

(Irkutsk, Interfax) — Pastor Igor Zyryanov from the Irkutsk Region, after 18 years of working at Protestant meetings and two years of pastoral missionary work, converted to Orthodoxy together with his family and community. “It wasn’t easy for us, but now and in the future we will further study and follow the Lord on the Orthodox thousand-year path. But the most important is that now we enjoy plenitude as I was searching for 18 years and couldn’t find, was drinking but couldn’t quench my thirst, was eating but couldn’t satisfy hunger,”

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Message of the Episcopal Assembly Of the Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs of North and Central America May 26-28, 2010

May 28, 2010

Official communique from the recent Episcopal Assembly. Truly historic events! “We glorify the name of the Triune God for gathering us at this first Episcopal Assembly of this region in New York City on May 26-28, 2010 in response to the decisions of the Fourth Pre-Conciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference held at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Switzerland, from June 6-12, 2009, at the invitation of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.”

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