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For more on this topic see "Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers" - https://store.ancientfaith.com/know-the-faith/ Introductory Note: While our topic is “Confession and the Priesthood” we don’t have time to address the topic of priesthood in a comprehensive way.  Instea

See more at: www.iocc.org A U.S. based Orthodox Christian charitable organization serving and a suffering all of the world. Syrian children at the Zaatari Regugee Camp in Jordan. MISSION IOCC, in the spirit of Christ’s love, offers emergency relief and development programs to those in need world

See more at: www.projectmexico.org Project Mexico: Since 1988, Project Mexico & St. Innocent Orphanage has been building secure, safe and weather-tight homes for some of the most impoverished families in northern Mexico. Built strictly by volunteer labor, these homes provide families economic sec

An introduction to Orthodox Christian worship and an explanation of the Church building. Introduction Orthodox Christian liturgy (the worship of God) is patterned after theheavenlyliturgy, i.e. the worship that goes on continually in the kingdom of heaven. By Christ’s incarnation, death, and resu

The Feast of Theophany (Epiphany): January 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii0oYc0l2Fs&feature=youtu.be Each year, on January 5th & 6th, Orthodox Christians celebrate the feast of Theophany (“Manifestation of God), also called Epiphany (Manifestation).  The Feast, which celebrates the baptism of

Church  Etiquette The Holy Orthodox Church is perhaps one of the last social institutions where dignity, protocol, respect, and reverence are maintained. This is primarily because when we come to the church and its services we are entering the Kingdom of God on earth, His habitation, and we choose

For more on this topic see "Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers" - https://store.ancientfaith.com/know-the-faith/ Introductory Note: The modern controversy regarding Scripture and Tradition did not exist until the corruptions of the Roman Church prompted a reaction by

For more on this topic see "Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers" - https://store.ancientfaith.com/know-the-faith/ The Intercessions of the Saints Clarifications: We do not “pray to” the Saints as Protestants understand this phrase.  Rather we ask the Saints in heaven

Part 2, Faith and Worship:  http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/history_timothy_ware_2.htm

John Calvin: For everyone to be admitted to the Lord’s Supper, without distinction or selection, is a sign of contempt that the Lord cannot endure. The Lord himself distributed the supper to his disciples only. Therefore anyone not instructed in the doctrine of the gospel ought not to approach what

Summer Camp: (See more at: www.avcamp.org) Antiochian Village Camp was founded in 1978 and since then has been one of the premier facilities for Orthodox youth and families in our country. Situated in the Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Village Camp is an ideal setting for outdoo

The Orthodox Christian College Ministry See more at: www.ocf.net Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official collegiate campus ministry program under the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America. OCF transforms the lives of college students in the United State

See more at: www.usk.edu The Mission of the University of Saint Katherine is: To provide a balanced education in the liberal arts and sciences, founded and rooted in the life of the Orthodox Christian Tradition – Inquiry Seeking Wisdom. Saint Katherine is a nationally-recognized university of art

“I’ve heard young people are joining the Orthodox Church. Why would they do that? It’s so old.” -Anonymous My personal journey to Eastern Orthodoxy began on a 6-week trip to Ireland. While there, I heard horrific stories: Catholic monks and priests murdered by Puritan soldiers, children molested b

Note: Clergy are not personally looking to be "honored" or looking to see if you honor them properly. The honor given to the Priest is honor given to the Church and to Christ. Appropriate clergy etiquette is not primarily for the priest, but for us, so that we might maintain a proper understandin

For more on this topic see "Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers" - https://store.ancientfaith.com/know-the-faith/ Introductory Note: In our age, more than in any other, the crucial question for Christians is: “What and where is the Church?”  This is the question of “ec

For more on this topic see "Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers" - https://store.ancientfaith.com/know-the-faith/ Introductory Note: The Protestant Reformation largely hinged on the issue of salvation, and whether one is saved by “grace alone” or by works.  Protestants

A talk delivered at the Annual Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America, St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, San Diego, California, February 28, 2003. 1. The Misuse of the Incensive Power Since we are approaching Forgiveness Sunday, I’ve chosen, with the blessing of His Grace Bi

Part 2, Faith and Worship:  http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/history_timothy_ware_2.htm

Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon “For He came to save all through means of Himself–all, I say, who through Him are born again to God–infants, and children, and boys, and youths, and old men.” Irenaeus, Against Heresies, 2,22:4 (A.D. 180), in ANF, I:391 Hippolytus, Bishop of Rome “And they shall baptize th

See more at: Implementing Solutions to Poverty FOCUS Men's Homeless Shelter in Cleveland, OH FOCUS North America is a national movement of Orthodox Christians, united in faith and joined by a desire to provide action-oriented and sustainable solutions to poverty in communities across America. F

That all people may come to know the saving love of our Lord: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. See more at: www.ocmc.org As the official missions agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States it is OCMC's mission to make disciples of all nations by bringing people to Christ

Local camp for Washington, Oregon, Idaho area See more at: http://campstmary.org Located in Post Falls, ID, Camp St. Mary meets one week each year for a truly inspirational time of fun, fellowship and Christian education. Campers experience the love of God in Christ and the Holy Spirit through a

Fr. Seraphim Bell Things have been shaking at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in San Jose, California. Worship here has taken on a whole new dimension. As pastor, I still prepare for worship by focusing my heart through private prayer. But no longer do I conclude those prayers by tuning my guita

Preparing the Heart The time spent prior to attending Church Services will have an effect on your ability to experience God’s presence through the Liturgy or prayers of the Church.  Whenever possible, one should begin to quiet one’s heart in preparation for arrival at Church.  This is particularly

For more on this topic see "Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers" - https://store.ancientfaith.com/know-the-faith/ Introductory Note: In our day the word “icon” has come back into the lexicon of society due to the advent of personal computers. Those familiar with “windo

For more on this topic see "Know the Faith: A Handbook for Orthodox Christians and Inquirers" - https://store.ancientfaith.com/know-the-faith/ Introductory Note: The Church’s teaching regarding the Holy Virgin Mary is one of the greatest stumbling blocks for Protestants to overcome.  For Evangelic

Part 1, Church History:  http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/history_timothy_ware_1.htm

Although many Protestant traditions baptize babies, Baptists—and “Bible churches” in the Baptist tradition—insist that baptism is only for those who have come to faith. Nowhere in the New Testament, they point out, do we read of infants being baptized.  On the other hand, nowhere do we read of chi

Hermas [80AD][1] “[The Shepherd said:] ‘But those who are weak and slothful in prayer, hesitate to ask anything from the Lord; but the Lord is full of compassion, and gives without fail to all who ask him. But you, [Hermas,] having been strengthened by the holy angel [you saw], and having obtained