Pentecost 2010 Springtime for the Church in the Americas!
May 21, 2010 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 2 Comments
By George Matsoukas, Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Laity Behold how good and pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity — Psalm 133:1 During the week following Pentecost, May 26-27, 2010 sixty five Orthodox Christian bishops, who have their sees in North and Central America, have been invited to gather at the Helmsley [...]
“Don’t Call Us…We’ll Call You” – The Pentecost Experience of Evangelical Orthodox Christians at the Phanar
May 11, 2010 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 6 Comments
Source: Orthodox News By: George Matsoukas June 11, 2006 As we celebrate Pentecost 2006, it is useful to remember Pentecost Sunday, June 2, 1985. That is the date and feast day that the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its Holy and Sacred Synod of Bishops chose to refuse an audience with the party of 18 Evangelical Orthodox [...]
OCL and Abp. Demetrios discuss Episcopal Assembly
April 23, 2010 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 1 Comment
April 21, 2010 – A delegation from Orthodox Christian Laity met last week with His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in New York City, William Souvall, OCL President, announced today. “The main reason for our visit was to inform His Eminence of OCL’s enthusiastic support for the upcoming Episcopal [...]
OCL Prayer for Episcopal Assembly
March 2, 2010 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 6 Comments
February 26, 2010 To the Servants of God who attend the Orthodox Christian Church in the Americas. Prayer for the Episcopal Assembly At its February meeting, the Board members of Orthodox Christian Laity unanimously concurred that the most effective support Orthodox Christians in North and Central America – Hierarchs, Clergy and Laity, can provide to [...]
Moscow clarifies its position on Orthodoxy in America
December 14, 2009 by John Couretas · 12 Comments
Source: Yahoo! Groups [From the December 2009 Orthodox Christian Laity newsletter, vol. 5, Number 2] The following letter translated from the Russian dated November 13, 2009 was received at the OCL Office via fax November 16. It is addressed to former OCL President Peter Petkas. It is from the Moscow Patriarchate, Russian Orthodox Church Holy [...]
Metropolitan Jonah on Orthodox Christian unity
November 5, 2009 by John Couretas · Leave a Comment
The Orthodox Church in America’s communications department has published a summary of Metropolitan Jonah’s remarks at Orthodox Christian Laity’s recently concluded Road to Unity conference. Highlights: Central to the fabric of a united Church, Metropolitan Jonah added, is the need to “be missionary in every aspect of its existence, reaching out to bring the Gospel [...]
Orthodox Christian Laity – Road to Unity (Audio)
November 3, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
The 2009 Road to Unity conference held at Antiochian Village in October 2009. The format was “conversational” in nature with panels, questions, and interaction between the attendees. Recorded by Ancient Faith Radio. Metropolitan Jonah – Unity in Our Time (38:10) OCA Primate Met Jonah gives the keynote address at the OCL Road to Unity conference. [...]
Orthodox Christian Laity Says Patriarch Bartholomew’s Remarks to SCOBA Boost Orthodox Unity Effort in America
November 3, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN LAITY Press Release November 3, 2009 For more information contact: George Matsoukas 877-585-0245 Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL) described Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s remarks to the recently-held SCOBA (Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas) meeting held in New York City on October 27, 2009 “as another important step on the road to [...]
November 3, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
Orthodox Christian Laity issued a call for broad community support and involvement in Orthodox Unity efforts which will formally begin when all Orthodox Bishops in North America meet after Pentecost in May, 2010. The independent lay movement announced its action plan on October 31 at the end of its 22nd Annual Meeting held at [...]
Road to Unity: The A-word
October 31, 2009 by John Couretas · 22 Comments
Ann Rodgers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picks up Day Two of OCL’s Road to Unity Conference: Orthodox bishops in America are now free to use the A-word. That’s autocephaly — meaning a self-governing church that doesn’t answer to an authority overseas. America is now divided into overlapping ethnic jurisdictions, most of which answer to a [...]
Thoughts on the OCL Unity conference
October 30, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
The Road to Unity; From Vision to Action was the title of the conference that just wrapped up this evening in Ligonier, PA. You can see the topics discussed here, and read some of the day to day activity on Fr. Peter-Michael Preble’s website. Presentations were very good. Many of the people who spoke were [...]
OCL’s Road to Unity Conference
October 30, 2009 by John Couretas · Leave a Comment
Fr. Peter-Michael Preble is blogging from the Road to Unity conference here. Ann Rodgers of the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette covers day one with “Orthodox Christians in U.S. face obstacles before unifying.” Sister Sara Elisabet Oftedal, co-founder of Martha and Mary House in Escondido, Calif., a small home for women who choose adoption over abortion, said her [...]
Ancient Faith Radio interviews George Matsoukas, Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Laity
September 26, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
Bobby Maddex interviews George Matsoukas, Executive Director of Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL), about the upcoming OCL conference titled “The Road to Unity: From Vision to Action—Orthodox Christianity in America.” The conference will take place from October 28th to the 31st at the Antiochian Village, and it will be broadcast on Ancient Faith Radio. Listen here: [...]
Orthodox Christian Faithful Meet at Unity Conference
September 11, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
Get info on the OCL Conference here: www.ocl.org/roadtounity Contact: George Matsoukas, Executive Director, Orthodox Christian Laity, 877-585-0245, ocladmin@ocl.org LIGONIER, Penn., Sept. 11 /Christian Newswire/ — Orthodox Christianity in America stands at the threshold of a new era of renewal. As the ancient faith lays down new and dynamic roots in America, new and indigenous leadership [...]
The Road to Unity. From Vision to Action: Orthodox Christianity in America
June 20, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · Leave a Comment
Orthodox Christian Laity Continuing EducationLearning and Growing in Understanding Orthodox Christianity in America The Road to UnityFrom Vision to Action: Orthodox Christianity in America October 29-31, 2009Antiochian Village Ligonier, PA American Orthodox Christianity is already unified in doctrine and fellowship but we are not unified as jurisdictions. Orthodox Christianity can flourish in America and our [...]
New book. Orthodox Christianity at the Crossroad: A Great Council of the Church, When and Why?
May 11, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 1 Comment
By Archbisop Nathaniel of Detroit. HT: Orthodox News As plans are moving ahead for the convening of preparatory meetings for a Great and Holy Council to take place in Cyprus in June 2009, you need to prepare yourself for what is at stake through these meetings. How can you prepare yourself? Pray that the Holy [...]
OCL responds to EP talk at Holy Cross
March 26, 2009 by Fr. Johannes Jacobse · 8 Comments
George Michalopulos, Orthodox Christian Laity board member and frequent contributor to the AOI blog, penned the official OCL response to Arch. Elpidophoros Lambriniadis’ recent talk at Holy Cross School of Theology. Original article is posted on the OCL website. An OCL Board Member Responds to the Message of Chief Secretary of The Holy and Sacred [...]
Met. Jonah calls for ‘internal reformation’
February 26, 2009 by John Couretas · Leave a Comment
Ecumenical News Service interviewed Metropolitan Jonah, who called for better administration and more accountability in Church governance in light of the recent financial scandals in the Orthodox Church in America. The interview was republished by UK church news service Ekklesia. … Jonah said, “There is a lot of ‘internal reformation’ that has to take place [...]
Guroian on ‘Youth, Unity and Orthodoxy in America’
March 9, 2008 by John Couretas · Leave a Comment
Dr. Vigen Guroian delivered a talk on “Youth, Unity and Orthodoxy in America” at the 20th Anniversary Annual Meeting of Orthodox Christian Laity in Glenview, Illinois, in November. The theme of the OCL conference: “The Need for a Great and Holy Council.” Here’s Dr. Guroian (an advisor to AOI) on Orthodox youth: The college or [...]
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