Press Releases - 2013

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE - On Thursday, August 15, 2013, His All-Holiness celebrated the great feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the historic monastery of Panaghia Soumela in Trabzon. This is the fourth consecutive year that His All-Holiness has led an annual pilgrimage to the historical monastery since its closure nine decades ago. The monastery was founded in 386 and functioned without interruption until 1923. Among those in attendance were Bishops Seraphim of Apollonias (from Australia) and Theodosios of Brovary (from Ukraine) Read more...

CHICAGO, IL - [National ACRY] Reminder! Don't forget to send in your registration forms and and booklet donations for the 2013 ACRY Convention in Chicago, IL. Deadline is August 1, 2013. Registrations forms and other information regarding the weekend are available online Read more...

BROOKLINE, MA [Orthodox Christian Fellowship Campus Ministry] --- OCF is excited to announce its first-ever Chapter Sponsorship Program. OCF wants to make sure every OCF chapter is prepared to bring Orthodoxy to their campus this year. Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, OCF has the means to send out 40 Chapter Sponsorship Kits. We want every one of our almost 200 chapters to bring a strong Orthodox presence to their welcome week activities Read more...

MERCER, PA -- With the receipt of a new mobile broadcast/multi-media unit specially designed by the Diocesan Apostolate for Information Technology and Communication, media coverage of the Diocesan Camping Program and other special events at Camp Nazareth has been taken to a whole new level! Now it is possible to offer live news updates from Camp and high definition video messages in real time! Read more...

MERCER, PA -- Camp Nazareth is pleased to announce that it will now offer periodic live broadcasts and video messages during the Diocesan Camping weeks. The inaugural broadcast will take place this evening (Wed July 24, 2013) at 6:00 pm EST. The live broadcasts have been made possible by the Church Without Walls program of the Diocesan Apostolate For Information Technology and Communications Read more...