Press Releases

NEW YORK, NY [The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle] --The Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle is pleased to announce that Archons James C. Fountas, National Treasurer, and John Halecky, Jr., National Secretary, have been nominated as recipients of this year’s Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship. A special tribute dinner dance will be held at the New York Hilton Hotel, Friday evening, Oct. 19, 2012, as part of the Order's annual three-day assembly, Oct. 19-21. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA [Diocesan Chancery] -- It's that time of year again and as Orthodox students arrive on college campuses, The Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF )is already in high gear, organizing resources and programs to help our students stay connected to Christ and His Church. On Sunday, September 16th, parishes across North America will be celebrating College Student Sunday and recognizing our college students. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- [Diocesan Chancery] A photo gallery of the Canonical Election of Bishop-Elect Grigorios is now posted on-line. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA – The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on August 30, 2012 elected unanimously the Very Reverend Archimandrite Grigorios Tatsis to be the Diocesan Bishop of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA with the title of Bishop of Nyssa. His name was submitted to the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate by His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios of America, Locum Tenens of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA, following the submission of his candidacy by the diocesan priests at a Special Assembly convened on July 14, 2012 Read more...

ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE -- Beloved brothers and children in the Lord,Our God, who created the universe and formed the earth as a perfect dwelling place for humanity, granted us the commandment and possibility to increase, multiply and fulfill creation, with dominion over all animals and plants. The world that surrounds us was thus offered to us as a gift by our Creator as an arena of social activity but also of spiritual sanctification in order that we might inherit the creation to be renewed in the future age Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Diocesan Faithful and ACRY members arrived today at the Holiday Inn Johnstown for the annual Junior and Senior ACRY Convention, sponsored by Christ the Saviour Cathedral of Johnstown. Over 100 delegates will spend three days in prayer, planning and fellowship. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- [The Diocesan Chancery] His Grace, Bishop Elect Grigorios has informed the Diocesan Chancery that by the Grace of God, the faithful of Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans have fared well during the recent hurricane that hit the city. No major flooding took place, however most are without electrical power. The Cathedral escaped any real damage Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- [The Diocesan Chancery] Prayers are requested for the faithful of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New Orleans as Hurricane Isaac passes through the Gulf Region. According to Diocesan Chancellor, Very Rev. Protopresbyter Frank P. Miloro, Archimandrite Grigorios, Bishop Nominate of our Diocese and the present Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, has temporarily relocated to North Carolina to wait out the storm. Read more...

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The Diocesan Chancery has been informed that The Very Rev. Protopresbyter Peter Hotrovich, a priestly vocation from our diocese, and a Priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, Fell-Asleep-In-The-Lord on August 25, 2012. Read more...

SPRING HILL, FL -- Father Michael Miklos Dean of our Florida Deanery returned August 8th from his eighth Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) Mission trip in the past seven years. This is his fourth trip to Tanzania with other visits to Cameroon, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya. He and previous teams also made visits to parishes in Chad and Uganda. Read more...