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Please post and distribute:   COMING JANUARY 30 – MARCH 5, 2024 OVER ZOOM! PHILOPTOCHOS CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: FOR ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CAREGIVERS NATIONWIDE   Are you caring for a loved one who is elderly, or has a chronic or life-threatening illness   or health condition, or who is disabled? Do you wish you knew others who [...]

January 12, 2024 What's New This Week What does the phrase “eternal memory” mean really, for us mere mortals? This question begs at me much now that I am in my sixth decade of life and have witnessed so many lovely souls pass on to the next life. My sweet grandmother passed away on Theophany [...]

Newsletter >> I have accepted another invitation to facilitate the final session as an Orthodox pastor.  My experience over the years has been important for me, not just those with whom I’ve worked.  Excellent initiative of national Philoptochos that has helped many throughout the country, starting with our own Michele Shola who reposed in the [...]

Good afternoon, Welcome to this issue of Orthodox Observer News online! We wish you a blessed Epiphany! His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated Epiphany in Tarpon Springs, Florida, presiding over the annual Cross Dive. Thousands of Orthodox Christians gathered for this special event. Our Archdiocese and Metropolises have wonderful news and events to share, [...]

Fr. Cyril is an outstanding Ukrainian Orthodox Theologian who writes from within the Slavic world to reveal the truth behind Russia as a country as an an Orthodox Church have developed over the last few centuries.  —  Fr. Harry  Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geqw_VDy_ho Roman Catholic Scholar Thomas Cattoi reflect on the 2nd Mega Conference of IOTA last [...]

Blessing of Water of Long Island Sound @ Cove Island Park (Jan 6), part of our community celebration of Theophany, in which Christ sanctified water through his Baptism in the Jordan River and the Holy Trinity was manifest.