JOHNSTOWN, PA,  [Diocesan Chancery] -- Our Diocese is pleased to announce its seventh annual Sts. Joachim and Anna Senior Retreat which will take place at Camp Nazareth Retreat and Conference Center in Mercer, PA from May 5-7, 2026.   The Retreat will feature keynote addresses, church services, time for fellowship, and great evening events.  His Eminence, Metropolitan Gregory, is inviting all our Diocesan Seniors, ages 55 and over, to join him for 2 days of fellowship, prayer, and learning.  The Theme of the Retreat – Living and Dying Orthodox in the 21st Century. 

MERCER, PA - [Diocesan Chancery] — The National Jr. A.C.R.Y. (American Carpatho-Russian Youth) will host its annual Lenten Spring Encounter at Camp Nazareth from Friday, March 20 through Sunday, March 22, 2026, inviting all youth ages 8–18 for a weekend of faith, fellowship, spiritual growth, and all the joys of spending the first days of Spring at beautiful Camp Nazareth!

Centered on the theme “Return to the Lord: Come Home to Christ this Lent!”, the weekend encourages young people to experience Great Lent not simply as a season of “doing more,” but as a joyful return to God like that of the Prodigal Son.

JOHNSTOWN, PA (Diocesan Chancery)- The Annual Clergy Family Week will take place from Monday June 8-Thursday June 11, 2026 at Camp Nazareth in Mercer, PA.  

Clergy Family Week offers renewal, rest, and connection for Clergy families of our Diocese.  This is a time to step away from daily ministry demands and experience a dedicated 3 full days of rest, renewal, and joyful family time in the peaceful environment of our beloved Camp.

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The schedule of His Eminence, Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa for March 2026 has been released by the Diocesan Chancery.

My beloved Faithful Clergy and Laity (Young and Old) of our God-Protected Diocese:

As we begin Holy and Great Lent this year on February 23rd, I want to share with you a few thoughts so that we may journey through this reflective period and arrive at the Great Feast of Feasts, PASCHA to receive the Resurrected Christ.     

We are reminded that there can be no true fast, no genuine repentance, no reconciliation with God, unless we at the same time reconcile with one another.  In this holiest period of the ecclesiastical year, we should honestly examine our relationships with our families, our Church families, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and the society in general.