June Issue of Parish Pulse Available - 06/30/09

The June issue of Parish Pulse, the Diocesan newsletter for parish leaders is available and can be found here.

DIOCESAN SUMMER CAMPING SEASON OPENS JUNE 27

CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - Children and teens from parishes across the Diocese of the Midwest will experience the joys of summer camp in the coming weeks.

SAINT JOHN OF KRONSTADT CHOIR PARTICIPATS IN 'GATES OF REPENTANCE' CONCERT

LINCOLN, NE [MW Communications] - St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church of Lincoln, Nebraska recently had the opportunity to participate in an ecumenical concert with parishes from the local Roman Catholic diocese for the fourth year in a row. This event, called “Gates of Repentance,” first came together in March of 2006 when University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) student and Roman Catholic church musician Dr. Jennifer Donelson approached the local Roman Catholic and Orthodox leaders with the idea.

SUMMER OCF BEGINS AT ST JOSEPH'S WHEATON, IL

WHEATON, IL [MW Communications] - An initial gathering for college students and young adults was held at St. Joseph Church here on Thursday, June 11.

METROPLITAN JONAH PARTICIPATES IN OCMC DEDICATION

St Augustine, FL (OCN / MW Communications) - St. Augustine, FL – His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH together with several hundred Orthodox Christian faithful from throughout the country and as far away as Albania and Romania were in St. Augustine, Florida this past Sunday for dedication of the new Archbishop Anastasios and Archbishop Demetrios Missionary Training and Administrative Building of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC).