JOHNSTOWN, PA -- The first day of the Reconvened 21st Diocesan Council-Sobor has concluded. A full day was spent with presentations and deliberations on Missions and Evangelism, Christian Stewardship and the Updated DDD Program.

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Diocesan faithful are invited to follow on-line the events of the Reconvened XXI Diocesan Council-Sobor which will take place from Sunday to Tuesday (June 13-15, 2010) at Christ the Saviour Cathedral and Educational Center. as they transpire.

MERCER, PA -- The Annual Family Day celebration took place this past weekend at Camp Nazareth. An enjoyable day of worship and fellowship was enjoyed by all.

COLUMBUS, OH -- His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas made his first Archpastoral visit on June 4 to the newly established Orthodox Mission Community of the Holy Cross, located at 2548 Billingsley Road in northwest Columbus.

JOHNSTOWN, PA - Diocesan Clergy, parents and faithful are reminded that the deadline for registering for the 2010 Diocesan Altarboy Retreat is Sunday June 12, 2010.

BOSTON, MA -- Members of the North American Orthodox/Catholic Theological Consultation met at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA from June 1-3.

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- A special web page has been created for the reconvened XXI Diocesan Council- Sobor which will take place from June 13-15, 2010 at Christ the Saviour Educational Center in Johnstown, PA. The website contains the most up to date information regarding the Sobor.

BALTIMORE, MD -- Diocesan Faithful and ACRY members are arriving today at the Baltimore Airport Marriott Hotel for the annual Metropolitan Orestes Memorial Bowling Tournament sponsored by Holy Resurrection Church

NEW YORK – The first Episcopal Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs in North and Central America, concluded today with the celebration of Divine Liturgy at the Greek Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity.

NEW YORK [Greek Orthodox Archdiocese] The first Episcopal Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs in North and Central America was convened today by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America

On the Christian Feast of Pentecost, the fiftieth day after the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit descended upon the Mother of God and the Apostles who were gathered together in the Upper Room. John the Baptist once predicted that Christ would baptize with the Holy Spirit and with fire (Luke 3.16): at Pentecost, at nine o'clock in the morning, the prophecy of the Forerunner came true in the fullness of divine power and joy.

ELIZABETH NEW JERSEY -- On Sunday May 16, 2010, the 40th Jubilee celebration of the wedding of Very Rev. John and Pani Eleanor Pribish and Fr. John's 40 years of service as a priest took place at St. Nicholas Church

JOHNSTOWN, PA -- Metropolitan Nicholas will participate next week in the first assembly of Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs in North and Central America to be chaired by Archbishop Demetrios.

NATIONAL ACRY -- Each Year the National ACRY offers several scholarship to graduating High School Seniors and College Students. Applications are now available on line. Deadline is July 15, 2010.

FARMVILLE, VA -- The members of the Diocesan Mission Commission are meeting today in Farmville, Virginia, at the location of a proposed new mission parish. In recent months, interest has been expressed in establishing a mission parish

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY VA -- Through the efforts of Christine Ross, Director of Institutional Research and Assessment for Hampden-Sydney College and Adjunct Faculty at Longwood University and Dean Mladen Cvijanovic of Hampden-Sydney College a local OCF (Orthodox Christian Fellowship) Group

FISHERS, IN --- The Orthodox Christian Fellowship -- a pan-Orthodox agency under the auspices of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas -- is seeking college and university students interested in serving on its Student Advisory Board [SAB].

CHEEKTOWAGA, NY --- On Sunday May 9, 2010, His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas made an Archpastoral visitation to St. Mary's Church in Cheektowaga, NY. His Eminence joined the faithful of the parish in

Propers for the Vespers of the Feast of Ascension are now posted on line.

Once again, in a matter only of a few years, the eyes of the world are turned with suspense toward the Gulf Coast. Sadly, the oil spill is following a path similar to Hurricane Katrina and threatening the coast of Louisiana as well as neighboring states. As citizens of God's creation, we perceive this monumental spill of crude oil in the oceans