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Aug 12, 2000 · The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, with its headquarters located in the City of New York, is an Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, The mission of the Archdiocese is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the Church in the United States of America according to the Orthodox ...
Apr 16, 2024 · There are several Orthodox churches in America, each tracing their roots to different national traditions. Some of the largest include the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Orthodox Church in America (originally Russian Orthodox), the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, and the Serbian Orthodox Church in North ...
Apr 8, 2022 · Known as Pascha, the Greek word for “passover,” Easter in the Orthodox Church celebrates “the eternal Passover from death to life from earth heaven.”. Great Lent, the church’s strictest ...
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Introduction. In a continent that speaks of Christianity in three categories—Protestant, Catholic and “Other”—Eastern Orthodoxy is clearly “Other.” Eastern Orthodox Christians have been the great exceptions in North American history and North American religion.
Aug 29, 2011 · The Orthodox churches have been by now fully integrated into the American religious landscape and they are facing exactly the same challenges that other communities of faith in a religious and culturally pluralistic context.
Apr 8, 2020 · Consequently, it is the combination of these variables that accounts for the different dates of Pascha observed by the Orthodox Church and other Christian Churches. If anything, this review of the complexities surrounding the issue of the date of Pascha underscores the compelling need to revisit it with patience and openness.
The Orthodox Church in America. The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America (OCA), the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”
