... and Readers from Bright Friday through the afternoon of Bright Saturday. This annual Clergy gathering was postponed from February of this year, due to inclement weather. Meeting in the joy of Pascha, during Renewal or Bright Week will afford the clergy of the Diocese the opportunity to gather in joyful prayer and fellowship with His Grace, Bishop Gregory, and prayerfully reflect on keeping th...

... Homily of His Grace, Bishop Gregory of Nyssa for the Seventh Sunday of Pascha   Family Day Liturgy - Camp Nazareth  (Sunday June 1, 2014)     4918 ...

...instructed in the ways of Orthodoxy. Those candidates met (usually with the Bishop himself) and were given proper preparation for their Baptism and Chrismation that would happen on the eve of Holy Pascha. One such Bishop’s instructions we have preserved for us. St. Cyril of Jerusalem was Bishop from about the year 350 until his death in 386. What has been preserved for us is St. Cyril’s Catechet...

...ery Rev. Protopresbyter Robert Buczak has announced that all  Divine Services for Holy Week at Christ the Saviour Cathedral will be live streamed.  Holy Friday Vespers, Resurrection Matins and the Paschal Divine Liturgy will also be archived for on-demand viewing.  Please Note: The Resurrection Matins broadcast will be temporarily halted during the Procession and will resume as the faithful re-e...

...s the last even as the first. He gives rest to him who comes at the eleventh hour in the same was as him who has labored from the first. He accepts the deed, and commends the intention.” (from The Paschal Homily of St. John Chrysostom) God does not compel anyone to love Him. God does not force anyone to obey Him. God has revealed an inexhaustible love toward humanity in His plan for our salvatio...

...uet of multitudes of flowers in full bloom. They knew that she had been raised by the power of her Son and God, our Lord Jesus Christ. They were filled with great rejoicing at the dawn of a Second Pascha. Indeed, Holy Mary has made that great passover from death to life. The Mother of Life has been raised to life, body and soul reunited, and translated into Paradise. Listen again to the words of o...

...t. John’s Church in Bridgeport and Silver Lane, Stratford. She was known for her specialty cookies and cakes. She was especially proud to bake Artos Breads for the New England Deanery churches for Pascha. Survivors include her beloved son Very Reverend Edward Michael Macura, 3 cherished grandchildren, Nicholas Macura, Michael Macura and Timothy Macura and his wife Katie, several nieces and nephe...

...gy of the Diocese, will offer insightful and inspiring presentations designed to encourage and challenge the faithful to stay focused on the spiritual life as they continue their Lenten Journey to Pascha.  Download Informational Flier- Letter Size (PDF Format) Download Informational Flier - Legal Size (PDF Format) Central Region:  Saturday April 9, 2016 at  St. Nicholas Church, Homestead, PA ...

...egory, the entire Chancery and Information Technology Apostolate  staff members extend their heartfelt greetings and prayerful best wishes for a spiritually uplifting and blessed Lenten Journey to Pascha!   JOHNSTOWN, PA -- With the setting of the sun and the celebration of Forgiveness Vespers this evening, the season of The Great Fast has been ushered in throughout our God-Saved Diocese...