Press Releases

CRANBURY, PA -- The ACRY Convention held here Labor Day Weekend, 2010 (Sept 3-6, 2010) bore much fruit. Meeting in joint and separate sessions, the National Junior and SR ACRY membership set in motion exciting plans for the coming year. In addition to deliberation in convention sessions, Read more...

CRANBERRY, PA -- The 66th Annual National Junior and Senior American Carpatho-Russian Youth Convention commenced today at the Four Points Sheraton. Hosted by St John's Church and Sr. A.C.R.Y. Chapter 42 of North Side, Pittsburgh, PA, the weekend convention Read more...

Once again, we prepare to open the doors of study to the students of our Christ the Saviour Seminary to begin its 71st academic year. While the words of wisdom expressed by the authors of the Book of Proverbs apply to each and every man and woman, they are, and ought to be, especially appropriate to those who are leaders of communities, Read more...

There is an old time song which included this lyric: "Everything old is new again." This is a concept that is witnessed to in our Holy Orthodox Church each and every year. On August 31/September 13, the old year ends, and on September 1/14, a new liturgical year begins! In many ways, the new year is just like the one that has passed, with perhaps a few new additions. Read more...

MERCER, PA -- The video bursts produced at the recent Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage are now posted at the Arena Youth Website. The videos were written and produced by the youth in attendance to express their love for Christ and the Orthodox Faith and how they use their gifts and talents for the glory of God. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Audio Feed of His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas' inspiring homily for the Sunday After Dormition, delivered this morning at Christ the Saviour Cathedral is now posted on-line. It is the third in a series of three homilies on the life and vocation of the Most-Holy Theotokos that are available for the edification of our diocesan faithful.. Read more...

NEW YORK, NY -- This weekend, CNN will feature His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in a story entitled, "The Last Patriarch? Greeks in Turkey" on the next episode of "World's Untold Stories". Broadcast Schedule: Saturday, August 28: (EDT, New York) 9:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 29: 8:00 a.m., 4:30 p.m., 11:00 p.m. Monday, August 30: (GMT) 03:00 Tuesday, August 31: (EDT, New York) 8:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. Read more...

The years of life seem to pass so quickly, the pace of time quickening as the years advance, and no person can escape the relentless currents that carry each of us to life’s twilight and to the inevitable encounter with the specter of our own mortality. Read more...

MERCER, PA -- Photo Gallery for Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage 2010, held August 20-22, 2010 at Camp Nazareth is now available for viewing. Read more...

MERCER, PA -- Photos of the 2010 Diocesan Pilgrimage in Honor of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and the Dormition of the Mother of God which took place on August 21-22, 2010 at Camp Nazareth are now posted on-line. Read more...