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Good afternoon, Welcome to this issue of Orthodox Observer News online! Happy New Year! We wish you and your loved ones a blessed year ahead filled with health and happiness! His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will visit Mount Athos and Thessalonikion the occasion of the Feast of Epiphany accompanied by forty pilgrims from the [...]

Visit our Website 2023 A Year in Review Dear Friends, As we approach the joyous blessing of the Nativity feast and the end of another year, it is an important time to reflect with gratitude upon the work of the Department this year. With thankful hearts, we recognize the efforts of our partners without whom [...]

Longest Night Memorial Service Thursday, December 21 5:00 PM Bethel A.M.E. Church 150 Fairfield Avenue 203-570-6226 marklingle.pastor@gmail.com  Follow Us

OCF's Impact Extends Well Beyond the College Years Listen as Patrick, an OCF alumnus, shares his OCF experience and one particularly special relationship it brought into his life. "OCF is acting as an arm of the Church, as a ministry, and helping build the Body of Christ." A gift to OCF today has ripple effects [...]

Our Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Bingo was a Huge Success. A great time was enjoyed by young and old alike.  What a community spirit!! As a result of our efforts and positive energy, we were able to give a generous amount to the charities we had chosen. The Archangels Ladies Philoptochos Society presented a check for [...]

2023 NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER CONSTRUCTION UPDATE WHERE ARE WE NOW: As of October 2023, the project is 65% -70% complete and most of the exterior work on the structure has been completed.  Within the next few weeks, the building will be completely enclosed with the last doors/windows being installed at this time.  Interior work proceeds albeit at a [...]

When You Wish Upon a Furcula Fr. Mark Sietsema   When I was a kid, my favorite holiday wasn’t Christmas or Easter; it was Thanksgiving. I have the fondest memories of going to church in the morning and then to my grandmother’s house for the afternoon. Grandma knew the art of cooking for large groups [...]