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https://www.aoiusa.org A Research and Educational Organization that engages the cultural issues of the day within the Orthodox Christian Tradition Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:11:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.3 https://www.aoiusa.org/ocl-laments-few-tangible-results-at-episcopal-assembly/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ocl-laments-few-tangible-results-at-episcopal-assembly/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:11:38 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10116 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Source: Orthodox Christian Laity I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm – neither hot nor cold – I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” Rev. 3:16-17, The tone of the meeting was polite. The […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ocl-laments-few-tangible-results-at-episcopal-assembly/feed/ 7 https://www.aoiusa.org/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone-or-where-lies-ceoyla/ https://www.aoiusa.org/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone-or-where-lies-ceoyla/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 02:03:56 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=10001 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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The CEOYLA struggled for years to please the hierarchs and the clergy, to be understood, to be accepted, to be messengers of a unified Church in North America, but to no avail. They didn’t know what they were doing ‘wrong’ or what was considered ‘acceptable.’ The Church withdrew or let languish its support of the […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone-or-where-lies-ceoyla/feed/ 4 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-laity-ocl-honors-ceoyla/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-laity-ocl-honors-ceoyla/#respond Tue, 17 May 2011 01:51:03 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9987 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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Source: Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL) CEOYLA MEMBERS PLEASE HELP! Mark Your Calendar! OCL 24th Annual Meeting Pittsburgh, PA OCTOBER 7 and 8, 2011 Theme: Honoring CEOYLA MEMBERS and Movement Marriott Courtyard…Call in Reservation 412-683-3113 5308 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15224 Related article: Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Or, Where Lies CEOYLA? Program to take […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-laity-ocl-honors-ceoyla/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/9904/ https://www.aoiusa.org/9904/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:47:38 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=9904 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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A letter from Orthodox Christian Laity president William Souvall. Highlights: …The need for thorough committee work is understood, but it should not delay palpable unity-related activities which can be undertaken immediately: such as increased and highly visible Pan-Orthodox worship services throughout America. With few exceptions, the Orthodox presently worship together only on the Sunday of […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/9904/feed/ 3 https://www.aoiusa.org/the-episcopal-assembly-hopes-and-realities/ https://www.aoiusa.org/the-episcopal-assembly-hopes-and-realities/#respond Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:07:42 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=8272 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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HT: St. Andrews Orthodox Forum By Fr. John Erickson Orthodox Christian Laity Annual Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah October 15-16, 2010 In June 2009 representatives of the fourteen universally recognized Orthodox churches gathered at the Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, near Geneva, Switzerland. This Fourth Preconciliar Commission meeting issued an official decision concerning […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/the-episcopal-assembly-hopes-and-realities/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/pentecost-2010-springtime-for-the-church-in-the-americas/ https://www.aoiusa.org/pentecost-2010-springtime-for-the-church-in-the-americas/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 12:28:39 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6717 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/pentecost-2010-springtime-for-the-church-in-the-americas/feed/ 2 https://www.aoiusa.org/dont-call-us-well-call-you-the-pentecost-experience-of-evangelical-orthodox-christians-at-the-phanar/ https://www.aoiusa.org/dont-call-us-well-call-you-the-pentecost-experience-of-evangelical-orthodox-christians-at-the-phanar/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 14:48:47 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6646 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/dont-call-us-well-call-you-the-pentecost-experience-of-evangelical-orthodox-christians-at-the-phanar/feed/ 7 https://www.aoiusa.org/ocl-and-abp-demetrios-discuss-episcopal-assembly/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ocl-and-abp-demetrios-discuss-episcopal-assembly/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:39:03 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6478 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ocl-and-abp-demetrios-discuss-episcopal-assembly/feed/ 1 https://www.aoiusa.org/ocl-prayer-for-episcopal-assembly/ https://www.aoiusa.org/ocl-prayer-for-episcopal-assembly/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:21:19 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=6006 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/ocl-prayer-for-episcopal-assembly/feed/ 6 https://www.aoiusa.org/moscow-clarifies-its-position-on-orthodoxy-in-america/ https://www.aoiusa.org/moscow-clarifies-its-position-on-orthodoxy-in-america/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:53:36 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=5104 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/moscow-clarifies-its-position-on-orthodoxy-in-america/feed/ 12 https://www.aoiusa.org/metropolitan-jonah-on-orthodox-christian-unity/ https://www.aoiusa.org/metropolitan-jonah-on-orthodox-christian-unity/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:01:31 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4410 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/metropolitan-jonah-on-orthodox-christian-unity/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-laity-road-to-unity-audio/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-laity-road-to-unity-audio/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:25:25 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4368 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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. […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-laity-road-to-unity-audio/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-laity-says-patriarch-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-remarks-to-scoba-boost-orthodox-unity-effort-in-america/ https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-laity-says-patriarch-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-remarks-to-scoba-boost-orthodox-unity-effort-in-america/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:56:37 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4359 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/orthodox-christian-laity-says-patriarch-bartholomew%e2%80%99s-remarks-to-scoba-boost-orthodox-unity-effort-in-america/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/4365/ https://www.aoiusa.org/4365/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:53:22 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4365 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/4365/feed/ 0 https://www.aoiusa.org/road-to-unity-the-a-word/ https://www.aoiusa.org/road-to-unity-the-a-word/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:26:34 +0000 https://www.aoiusa.org/?p=4291 Deprecated: trim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/aoiusa/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sexybookmarks/public.php on line 388

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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 […]]]> https://www.aoiusa.org/road-to-unity-the-a-word/feed/ 22