On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon concelebrated the primatial Divine Liturgy with His Beatitude Archbishop Stefan of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric, marking the formal recognition of the newest local autocephalous church by the Orthodox…| OCA News
The OCA Music Department again offers its popular introductory online courses for the benefit of church singers and conductors. This semester we are also pleased to offer the opportunity for intermediate- and advanced-level conductors to take private lessons with Dr. Peter…| OCA News
The Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Evangelization is now accepting applications for the 2026 Church Planting Grants. These grants are designated exclusively to support the salary of a full-time resident priest and must be matched by the qualifying mission, deanery, or…| OCA News
The Orthodox Church in America announces the appointment of Archpriest Justin Patterson as Project Manager for the Departments of the Church. Father Justin succeeds Archpriest Thomas Soroka,…| www.oca.org
To the Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, My Beloved Children in the Lord, Joyous feast and happy New Year! As we mark the beginning of a new Church year, it is fitting to reflect on the Church’s sojourn in time, in the realm of temporality, change,…| OCA News
The OCA Department of Christian Education has released five more lessons at three grade levels in the “Blessed is the Kingdom” series, a new school-age curriculum based on themes…| www.oca.org
The Office of Pastoral Life’s Clergy Wives Ministry of the Orthodox Church in America has announced a special online gathering for clergy widows: Merry Widows Coffee, Tea, & Chat. Few things…| www.oca.org
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon has received the following statement from His Eminence Archbishop Alexei concerning recent events that took place within the Diocese of Alaska. His Beatitude adds the following clarification…| OCA News
On Saturday August 30 at 1:00 PM (EST) the Office of Pastoral Life’s Clergy Wives Ministry of the Orthodox Church in America will present a one-hour Zoom retreat entitled “Reading C.S. Lewis…| www.oca.org
The episcopal ordination of Archimandrite Vasily (Permiakov) as Bishop of San Francisco and the West took place at Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral in San Francisco, CA, on Saturday, August…| www.oca.org
Audio recordings of the six Plenary Sessions of the 21st All-American Council, held in Phoenix, AZ are now available. All files are in MP3 format and include the full audio of each session.…| www.oca.org
The 2024 Parish Development Forum recently welcomed clergy and laity attendees from multiple Orthodox jurisdictions and eight OCA Dioceses to explore the Forum theme of “Our Parish and the…| www.oca.org