Archdiocese News
Camp St. Raphael Celebrates 25th Year with Three Successful Sessions
Known affectionately as Camp YABOY!, Camp St. Raphael celebrated its 25th successful camping season with three weeklong sessions, hosting nearly 500 campers.
For Families: The Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
The final feast of the Church year is the Dormition, or "falling asleep," of the Theotokos. Here are a variety of ideas for families observing this sacred time.
Give Them A Spiritual Home: College Student Sunday is August 24
This season is filled with anticipation and opportunity, but it can also be marked by loneliness and spiritual disconnection.
Registration opens Aug. 18. The School will continue to offer Byzantine and Choral Music Education for new and experienced Orthodox church musicians.
Camp Three Holy Youths Serves Nearly 100 SF Bay Area Campers
The week in the Santa Cruz mountains included a full day carnival and an excursion to the Beach Boardwalk.
The Great Feast of the Transfiguration + August 6
"O thou holy One who hast sanctified the whole universe by thy light, thou hast been transfigured on a high mountain, and hast shown thy Disciples thy might and that thou shalt deliver the world from transgression. Wherefore, do we cry out to thee, O compassionate Lord, save our souls."
Prophet Elias Church in Dweilaa, Damascus to Begin Restoration Work
It is a sign of steadfastness and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ following the deadly terrorist attack in June. The Antiochian Archdiocese continues to collect donations to help our Patriarchate of Antioch to rebuild.
Meditations on the Feast of the Transfiguration
"The promised glory—the glory of man’s transfiguration in God’s light—is the perfection of the image with the divine likeness, the lasting and original glory, the reason for the creation of man," Metropolitan Saba writes.
Beginning-of-the-Year Support for Church School Educators
This year's Exodus Sunday church school curriculum includes new "Lesson Launch" resources for directors as they welcome and train teachers.
The Month of the Theotokos! August Liturgical Texts Now Available
Two great feasts, feasts of the Holy Cross and the last of the prophets, and perhaps the most beloved and most memorized divine service of devotion to the Most-holy Theotokos, fill the celebrations of the Orthodox Church in the month of August.
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