http://www.midwestdiocese.org/ 60 http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120516_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 EAST TROY, WI [MW Diocese Communications] -- Registration for the Chicago Deanery's annual summer camp, to be held at Edwards YMCA Camp here July 4-7, 2012, is now open. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120516_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120516_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 DARIEN, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- Over 80 priests and deacons from throughout the Diocese of the Midwest gathered at Aylesford Carmelite Retreat Center here Monday through Wednesday, May 7 - 9, 2012, for their annual Clergy Convocation. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120516_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120507_1.html Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 <div><img border="1" hspace="5" vspace="0" align="left" src="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/display_image.php?ext=JPG&relativeimage=images/headlines/2012/consecration-338.JPG&archive=0&final_h=67&final_w=90&percent=100"> ROSSFORD, OH [OCA.org]: Archimandrite Alexander [Golitzin] was consecrated Bishop of Toledo and the Bulgarian Diocese during a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy here at Saint George Orthodox Cathedral on Saturday, May 5, 2012.<br /><br />*Addition* - The faithful of SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Milwaukee, hosted a &quot;farewell&quot; social for Bishop Alexander [Golitzin] on 29 April, the Sunday before his consecration. Photo gallery <a href="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/photos/index.php?album=04-29-12-golitzin-farewell">here</a>.<br /> </div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120507_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120501_1.html Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 <div><img border="1" hspace="5" vspace="0" align="left" src="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/display_image.php?ext=jpg&relativeimage=images/headlines/2012/Group.jpg&archive=0&final_h=59&final_w=90&percent=100"> WHEATON, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- Over 35 alumni, friends, and prospective seminarians gathered at Saint Joseph Church here April 20, 2012, for a Bright Friday dinner sponsored by the the Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary Alumni Association. </div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120501_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120425_3.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 BURR RIDGE, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- A concert of liturgical music, &quot;The Music of Pascha of the Orthodox Church,&quot; will be presented at Saints Peter and Paul Church, 6980 County Line Rd., Burr Ridge, IL on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.   Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120425_3.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120425_2.html Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 DETROIT, MI [COCC] -- The Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit [COCC] will sponsor its annual &quot;Spring Fling&quot; dinner-dance to benefit retired Orthodox priests and priests' widows on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at the banquet center of the Antiochian Orthodox Basilica of Saint Mary, 18100 Merriman Rd., Livonia, MI.  Printable flyer <a title="files/PDF FLYERS/2012/SpringFling-62-1.pdf (564kb)" target="_blank" href="/files/PDF FLYERS/2012/SpringFling-62-1.pdf">here</a>.<br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120425_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120406_1.html Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- In recent months, the web site of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America has made available a series of video interviews with various US hierarchs.<br /><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120406_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120402_1.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 <div><img border="1" hspace="5" vspace="0" align="left" src="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/display_image.php?ext=JPG&relativeimage=images/headlines/2012/IMG_3459-copy.JPG&archive=0&final_h=59&final_w=90&percent=100"> CRESTWOOD, NY [MW Diocese Communications] -- His Grace, Bishop Matthias made his second visit to Saint Vladimir's Seminary here as Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest during the fifth weekend of Great Lent 2012. </div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120402_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120329_1.html Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- For the fifth consecutive year, the Diocese of the Midwest is accepting applications for Parish Development Grants. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120329_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120313_1.html Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 <div><img border="0" hspace="5" vspace="0" align="left" src="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/display_image.php?ext=jpg&relativeimage=images/headlines/2012/Urban-Mission-2012.jpg&archive=0&final_h=20&final_w=90&percent=100"> DETROIT, MI [MW Diocese Communications] -- Saint Raphael of Brooklyn Church here, a parish of the Orthodox Church in America's Romanian Episcopate, will host a hands-on urban missionary retreat June 20-24, 2012. </div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120313_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101215_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <p>It has been one year since we were shocked to learn of the untimely passing of our beloved former archpastor, His Eminence, Archbishop Job. How unprepared we were, as a diocese, to face this tragedy, which was quite unthinkable and incomprehensible at the time. So many of us had just spoken with him, prayed with him, laughed and cried with him <i>--</i> especially the clergy of the Cleveland Deanery who, as things turned out, were to be the last group of individuals to host a gathering with him on the eve of his repose. The darkness of the days and skies on which he was eulogized and laid to rest were only matched by the darkness we felt as, recognizing that death indeed comes like &quot;a thief in the middle of the night,&quot; we bid farewell to an archpastor who, in so many ways, personified the deeper meaning of Christian witness, service, and life.</p> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101215_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101207_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <p>CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] <i>--</i> On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, <i>Locum Tenens</i> of the Diocese of the Midwest, presided at the celebration of the Akathistos Hymn in the presence of the wonderworking Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God at Christ the Savior Church here.</p> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101207_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101119_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <p>SYOSSET, NY [MW Diocese Communications] <i>--</i> During the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Saint Tikhon of Moscow, celebrated at Saint Sergius of Radonezh Chapel at the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America here Thursday, November 18, 2010, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah elevated Bishop-Elect Matthias [Moriak] to the rank of Archimandrite.</p> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101119_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101116_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <p>CHICAGO, IL [MW Diocese Communications] <i>--</i> Priestmonk Matthias [Moriak] was canonically elected by the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America to fill the vacant Episcopal See of Chicago and the Midwest on the first day of its three-day Fall Session at the OCA Chancery, Syosset, NY on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.</p> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101116_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101006_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <p>MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW DIOCESE COMMUNICATIONS] <i>--</i> Priestmonk Matthias [Moriak] was nominated as the candidate for Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest at a special diocesan assembly at Saint Mary Cathedral here Wednesday, October 6, 2010.</p> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_101006_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100903_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <p>Sunday, October 3, 2010<br /> 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Tour at The Museum of Russian Art<br /> 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Visit to FOCUS Minnesota<br /> Cost: $20 per person - this covers admission to the Museum and a donation to FOCUS Minnesota</p> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100903_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100823_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 BURR RIDGE, IL [MW Communications] - The annual Diocesan Clergy Convocation begins today at the Carmelite Spiritual Retreat Center in Darien, IL. The convocation is an event which usually provides both spiritual refreshment and continuing pastoral education for the clergy. <div> <!--EndFragment--> </div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100823_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100722_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div><br /></div><div>DAYTON, OH [MW Communications] - Representing more than five centuries of a unique artistic tradition, St. Paul The Apostle Orthodox Christian Church will be hosting an exhibition of more than 100 icons, both ancient and new, on display in its sanctuary, located at 4451 Wagner Road in Sugarcreek Township, August 20-22, 2010.  </div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100722_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100601_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 DAYTON, OH [MW Communications] - On May 23, the Feast of Pentecost, St. Paul the Apostle Orthodox Church celebrated 25 years as a parish community with prayer, food, music, dancing, and fellowship. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100601_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100330_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Beloved in Christ, Fathers and concelebrants, brothers and sisters,</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen!<br /> I greet you with joy in the Risen Lord!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Having passed the course of the Fast, let us feast soberly, giving thanks to God. Let our feasting never obscure the Feast of Grace, the experience of the Presence of Jesus Christ, the Risen Lord, in our midst, the Host of our Feast.</p> <!--EndFragment--> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100330_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100317_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW COMMUNICATIONS] -- The March 26, 2010 deadline for the nomination of candidates to become the next Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest is looming, according to members of the Episcopal Selection Committee, who noted the deadline in their weekly conference call held last evening.<br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100317_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100310_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - The <a target="_blank" href="http://midwestdiocese.org/parishhealth.html">Parish Health and Development Ministry</a> has announced the schedule for the next session in its webinar series on Facilitation Skills for Parish Life. <br /></span></font></p> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100310_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100226_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] -  A new collection of bible studeis titled &quot;The Living Word&quot; is under development for the Diocesan Parish Health and Development Ministry. The collection is edited by Fr John Matusiak and is being piloted at St Joseph Orthodox Church, Wheaton, Illinois. Click <a href="http://midwestdiocese.org/biblestudies.html">here</a> to view more about the collection.  <font size="3" face="Verdana" color="#000000" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 11px;">&nbsp;</span></font> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100226_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100218_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div style="text-align: justify;">DARIEN, IL [MW Communications] - The annual Clergy Convocation of the Diocese of the Midwest will be held August 23-25 at the Carmelite Retreat Center here. The change from its usual pre-Great Lent time is to accommodate for the time line of the Episcopal Selection Committee (read that here). </div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100218_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100212_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <meta charset="utf-8" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="color: black; ">OVERLAND PARK, KS [MW Communications] - On Sunday, February 7, 2010, girls and boys participating in Scouting were recognized at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy as encouraged by SCOBA.</span></p></span> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100212_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100204_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div>NEW YORK, NY [OCA] -- The hierarchs of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas [SCOBA] -- among them His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America -- have designated Sunday, February 7, 2010, as Scout Sunday.</div><div><br /></div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100204_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100204_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CLEVELAND, OH [MW Communications] - With the blessing of His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH, Locum Tenens of the diocese, the district deans meeting here on Wednesday February 4th have asked that a special petition for the calling forth of an archpastor be added to the Augmented Litany at all Liturgical Services until the election of a new Diocesan Hierarch.<div><br /></div><div>The petition reads:</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Again we pray, O merciful Lord, that you will call forth for us an archpastor of wisdom and strength, blessing us with a bishop to care for the well-being of this diocese, to unite us in loving service to all, and to be a witness to the glory of Your Holy Name: we pray You, hear us and have mercy.   </i></div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100204_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100128_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL.  [MW Communications] – At its meeting on 1 December, 2009, the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of the Midwest, with the blessing of the late Archbishop Job, in anticipation of the Archbishop’s expected retirement in 2011, created an Episcopal Search Committee, to develop criteria and a timetable for the nomination of a new diocesan bishop. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100128_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100114_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial,sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;" class="Apple-style-span">SOUTH CANAAN, PA [OCA/STOTS] -- The Board of Trustees of Saint Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary here announces a vacancy in the office of Dean, effective June 1, 2010.  Applications and nominations for the position are now being accepted.<br /></span> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100114_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100113_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial,sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 13px;" class="Apple-style-span">CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - In a letter sent today to all clergy and parishes diocesan Chancellor, Archpriest John Zdinak announced plans for the celebration of the 40th day of the late Archbishop Job's falling asleep.<br /></span> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100113_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100111_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <font color="#800080" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications] - On Sunday, January 10, the 11th annual Minneapolis Deanery fund-raising dinner in support of diocesan seminarians took place in Northeast Minneapolis. <br /></font> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100111_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100107_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 ROCHESTER HILLS, MI [MW Communications] - As a tribute to the newly departed Archbishop Job Mrs. Ruth Yavornitzky of St. Mark Church here has taken to organising a memorial mission trip to Project Mexico during the summer of 2011.  Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100107_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091218_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - His Eminence JOB, Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest unexpectedly fell asleep in the Lord today at 11.25am in Maumee, Ohio. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091218_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100103_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW / OCA Communications] -- Resa Ellison, choir director at Saint Mary Cathedral here, fell asleep in the Lord on the afternoon of Sunday, January 3, 2010 after a two month illness. <br /><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_100103_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091215_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CLEVELAND, OH [OCA] -- &quot;Equipping the Saints&quot; will be the theme of a parish ministries conference to be hosted by three Orthodox Church in America departments and the Diocese of the Midwest's Parish Health Ministry on the campus of Baldwin-Wallace College, just minutes from the Cleveland airport, June 27-30, 2010.<br /><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091215_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091207_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - The Diocesan Council met at Archangel Michael Church in Burbank IL, a southwestern suburb of Chicago, on Tuesday, December 1st for the last of its 2009 semi-annual meetings. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091207_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091119_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications] - On Wednesday Nov. 4, Resa Ellison, choir director at St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis, sang at Vespers but was beginning to feel sick. The next day she went to the doctor and was diagnosed with probable H1N1.  Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091119_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091118_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - On Tuesday, November 18 and at the invitation and request of His Eminence, Metropolitan Christopher of the Serbian Church of North and South America, His Eminence, Archbishop Job served a Panakhida Service for the for the repose of the soul of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia at Holy Resurrection Cathedral here. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091118_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091102_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 KENOSHA, WI [MW Communications] - Several young families with children gathered at St. Nicholas in Kenosha for Great Vespers on the evening of Saturday, October 31st to have a family-friendly alternative to the increasingly ghoulish festivities of All Hallows Eve.<br /><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091102_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091002_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - Committed to helping those who are in need, the faithful of our parish held a clothing drive during the month of September for Pacific Garden Mission, a local homeless shelter. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_091002_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090916_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - At the 2008 Diocesan Assembly the importance of building a strong clear vision for the future of our Diocese was discussed. At it's January meeting the Diocesan Council picked up on that conversation and decided to proceed to begin building that vision.  Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090916_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090831_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - Archbishop JOB announced today the recipients of the Diocese’ Parish Health Grants for 2009. Seven parishes from the Deaneries will receive cash grants totaling just over $12000 for important projects that will impact the vibrancy of their parish life and in many cases the life of the entire diocese as well.<br /><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090831_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090825_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 STRETOR, IL [Illinois Times] - The trained eye rarely misses them: three-barred crosses and primitive, colorful icons, occasionally spotted in roadside cemeteries and out-of-the-way chapels from Chicago to Carbondale. <br /><br />Click <a href="http://illinoistimes.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A10692">here</a> to read more<br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090825_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090825_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CORNUCOPIA, WI [MW Communications] - St Mary Orthodox Church in Cornucopia, Wisconsin has celebrated this summer its Centennial Anniversary through a number of events. Since the exact founding date of the parish is not clear the faithful have dedicated the entire summer to celebrating this most momentous event. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090825_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090821_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div style="text-align: left;">CHICAGO, IL (MW Communications - In early summer of 2007 during the darkest days of the OCA Crisis, Archbishop Job undertook a personal project - the musical arrangement of the Paraklisis (supplicatory canon to the Most-holy Theotokos) in four-part harmony, employing the Carpatho-Rusyn Sacred Chant (Cerkovnoje Prostopinije). <br /> </div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090821_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090730_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CLEVELAND, OH [MW Communications] - The unique ministry of parishes in urban settings was the topic of a summit hosted by the Diocese of the Midwest at Saint Theodosius Cathedral here and Archangel Michael Church, Broadview Heights, OH July 16-17, 2009.<br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090730_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090728_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 WHEATON, IL [MW Communications] -- On Saturday, July 25, 2009, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, accompanied by His Eminence, Archbishop Job of Chicago, joined the clergy and faithful of Saint Joseph Church here for the celebration of Great Vespers for the seventh Sunday of Pentecost and the Feast of Saint Jacob Netsvetov. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090728_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090709_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 NEW ORLEANS, LA [MW Communications] - From June 28 - July 3, Father Joel Weir led and IOCC &quot;Volunteer in the Gulf&quot; group to New Orleans to assist in building homes for those persons affected by Hurricane Katrina. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090709_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090707_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 TIJUANA, MEXICO [MW Communications] - By God’s grace, St. Mark Church, Rochester Hills, MI sent its first Mission Team to Project Mexico on June 23-30, 2009. Ninety five adults, college students, and high school students from across the U.S. descended on St. Innocent Orphanage that week. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090707_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090706_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 PITTSBURGH, PA [MW Communications] - Archimandrite Melchizedek (Pleska), a native of the Diocese of the Midwest, was consecrated as Bishop of Pittsburgh and the Diocese of Western Pennsylvania on June 20 at St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Allison Park PA. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090706_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090625_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 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.<br /><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090625_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090625_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <br />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. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090625_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090612_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 WHEATON, IL [MW Communications] - An initial gathering for college students and young adults was held at St. Joseph Church here on Thursday, June 11.<br /><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090612_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090526_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 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). Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090526_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090520_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CHICAGO, IL [MW Communications] - Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral welcomes LYRA, a vocal ensemble from St. Petersburg, Russia, on Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 7:00 PM.  LYRA will present a concert of liturgical and folk music at the cathedral, located at 1121 N. Leavitt Street in Chicago.  <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090520_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090518_3.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 Chicago, IL (MW Communications) - On Saturday May 9, Holy Trinity Cathedral hosted Mrs Molly Sabourin, author of <a href="http://closetohome.ning.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Close to Home: One Orthodox mother's quest for patience, peace, and perseverance</span></a>, for a lecture and discussion on her recent book. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090518_3.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090518_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 Lake Geneva, WI (MW Communications) -<br />With the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Job, a chapel has been established at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin to serve a growing number of faithful in the area and to be a place for worship for Orthodox Christians vacationing in the Lake Geneva area over the summer.<br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090518_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090508_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div style="text-align: justify;">MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications] - On Wednesday and Thursday, May 6/7, 2009, His Eminence, Archbishop Job and His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah presided at celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the repose of Saint Alexis (Toth) of Minneapolis and Wilkes-Barre. <br /></div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090508_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090505_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 WHEATON, IL [MW Communications] - On Sunday, May 3, 2009, His Eminence, Archbishop Job of Chicago presided at the Divine Liturgy marking the 20th anniversary of St. Joseph Church, Wheaton, IL.<br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090505_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090425_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] <em>--</em> At the invitation of His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah will be the guest of the Church of Russia from April 25 through May 4, 2009. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090425_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090421_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 If Christ is not risen from the dead, then it is indeed &quot;biodegradability&quot; which has the last word about our life. Consumer products today are often sold in wrappers or containers marked &quot;recyclable&quot; or &quot;biodegradable&quot;. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090421_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090415_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 To the Esteemed Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful in the Diocese of the Midwest:<br /><br />Beloved in the Lord,<br /><br />Christ is Risen!<br /><br />It is a joy to greet all of you on this Feast of Feasts, the Great and Holy Pascha -- great, because it stands beyond time and space at the center of all things, of all that came before us and all that is yet to come; and holy, because by His ultimate victory, our most merciful Savior reveals the fullness of His holiness while making us holy, despite our sins and shortcomings, and leads us as partakers of His divine nature to His very Kingdom that, while yet to be fully revealed, is already fully present in the life of His Body, the Church!<br /><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090415_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090417_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 GREAT AND HOLY FRIDAY <br /> Friday: The Cross <br />  From the light of Holy Thursday we enter into the darkness of Friday, the day of Christ's Passion, Death and Burial. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090417_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090414_4.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <span style="font-weight: bold;"> Holy Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: The End </span><br /><br />These three days, which the Church calls Great and Holy have within the liturgical development of the Holy Week a very definite purpose. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090414_4.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090414_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CRESTWOOD, NY [SVS Communications] - Deacon Andrew Cuneo was ordained to the Holy Diaconate by His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah during the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Annunciation at Three Hierarchs Chapel at St Vladimir's Semianary here. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090414_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090414_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 CRESTWOOD, NY [SVS/OCA Communications] - Intense liturgical training is the focus of a 4-day program to be held June 14-17, 2009, on the campus of <a href="http://www.svots.edu">St. Vladimir’s Seminary</a>. <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090414_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090409_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 Music downloads for Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday now available.<br /><a href="http://midwestdiocese.org/files/MUSIC%20PDF/Dismissal_Lenten_MinorHarmony.pdf">&nbsp;</a><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090409_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090403_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div><img border="0" hspace="5" vspace="0" align="left" src="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/display_image.php?ext=jpg&relativeimage=images/headlines/St.-Alexis.jpg&archive=0&final_h=90&final_w=67&percent=200">Minneapolis, MN [OCA Communications] -<br />In May St Mary's Cathedral will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Repose of St Alexis (Toth). St Alexis is very dear to St Mary's, and of great significance to us and Orthodoxy in America as the pastor who guided this community into the Orthodox Church over one hundred years ago. <br /> </div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090403_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090324_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 Chicago, IL (MW Communications) - In an effort to communicate as best as possible with the faithful in the diocese the we have opened a Twitter page to which you can subscribe. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090324_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090320_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 Darien, IL. (MW Communications) - The annual Diocesan Clergy Convocation was held February 9 - 11, 2009 in suburban Chicago. The annual retreat provides an opprtunity for the clergy of the diocese to come together in fellowship and worship and to share their experiences while also talking about the health and future of the diocese. <br /><br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090320_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090317_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">PALATINE, IL. [MW Communications] - On Saturday, February 24, 2009, sixteen representatives from five Chicago Deanery churches met at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Palatine, IL, for a four-hour workshop on preventing and responding to domestic violence. <br /></div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090317_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090305_3.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 New York, NY [MW Communications] - Union Theological Seminary, New York City was the site for the first annual Sophia Institute One Day Academic Conference held December 5, 2008. The conference title was “Women in the Orthodox Church: Past Roles—Future Paradigms. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090305_3.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090121_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div style="text-align: justify;">GARRISION, NY [GOA Young Adult Ministries] - Join other young adults from across the country in this unique spiritual and educational journey! Stroll down timeless roads and explore ancient locales of Russia , land of striking beauty, diversity, and magnificent capitals.  <br /></div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090121_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090121_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div style="text-align: justify;">MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications] - On Sunday, December 21 at St Mary's Orthodox Cathedral in Minneapolis, seminarian Nicholas Hubbard received a $5000 award from the Father John Dzubay Memorial Scholarship Committee for the 2009 academic year.<br /><br /></div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_090121_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_081230_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div><img border="0" hspace="5" vspace="0" align="left" src="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/display_image.php?ext=JPG&relativeimage=images/headlines/closeup.JPG&archive=0&final_h=158&final_w=180&percent=200">WHEATON, IL (MW Communications) - On Sunday, December 28, 2008, the parish feastday of St. Joseph Church here, Church school students raffled a gingerbread replica of their parish church and three rectories in their efforts to raise funds to further the growth of the newly planted St. Makarius the Great Mission community on the campus of the University of Chicago in Hyde Park.<br /> <br /></div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_081230_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_081224_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div style="text-align: center;">December 25, 2008<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nativity of the Lord<br />No. 221<br /><br />ARCHPASTORAL LETTER<br /></div><br />To the Esteemed Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful in the Diocese of the Midwest:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">&quot;And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit Whom He has given us. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God&quot; </span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">[1 John 3:24b-4:3a].</span><br /> <br /> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_081224_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_081218_1.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <font size="2" face="Arial">MINNEAPOLIS, MN  -  On a snowy St Nicholas Day, the annual St Mary's Cathedral Advent Retreat brought together over 50 people for a series of talks by Fr Thomas Soroka, pastor of St Nicholas Church in McKees Rocks, PA. </font> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_081218_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_081203_2.html Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:57 -0400 <div style="text-align: center;"> December 3, 2008<br />Prophet Zephaniah<br />#200<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A JOYFUL EPISTLE<br /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">to the venerable Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Diocese of the Midwest</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-style: italic;">“Continue earnestly in prayer, being </span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">vigilant in it with thanksgiving.” (Colossians 4:2)</span><br /></div><br />My Beloved in the Lord, <br /><br />Glory to Jesus Christ!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It is the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day, and after a joyful and peaceful Divine Liturgy my thoughts, in a stress-free, joyous sense of calm, run to pondering on the drama of the last few weeks emanating from an extraordinary 15th All American Council. <br /></div> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_081203_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120111_1.html Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:11:39 -0500 <center><a href="/files/events/2012/2012-chicago-blooddrive.pdf">click to download the flyer (pdf format)<br /><img width="581" height="764" border="2" src="/images/events/2012/2012-chicago-blooddrive.jpg" alt="Blood Drive at Chicago's Christ the Savior Church, Feb. 4" /></a></center> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120111_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120112_3.html Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:13:30 -0400 On Thursday, January 6, 2012, His Grace Bishop Matthias, Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest celebrated the Blessing of the Waters at Holy Trinity Cathedral.  Photos can be viewed <a href="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/photos/index.php?album=01-06-2012-theophany-at-the-cathedral">here.</a> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120112_3.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120112_2.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:37:59 -0500 On Sunday, December 25, 2011, His Grace Bishop Matthias, Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest celebrated Nativity Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL.  Photos can be viewed <a href="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/photos/index.php?album=12-25-2011-nativity-day-at-trinity-cathedral">here.</a> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120112_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120112_1.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:37:59 -0500 On December 24, 2011, His Grace, Bishop Matthias, Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest celebrated Nativity Vigil at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL.  Photos can be viewed <a href="http://www.midwestdiocese.org/photos/index.php?album=nativity-vigil-at-holy-trinity-cathedral-">here.</a> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120112_1.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120109_2.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:37:59 -0500 <p>On Sunday, January 8, His Grace, Matthias, Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest, served the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at Archangel Michael Church in Burbank, IL. Click <a href="/photos/index.php?album=01-08-archpastoral-visit-to-archangel-michael-church-burbank-il">here</a> to view a gallery from the service.</p> Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120109_2.html http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120213_1.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:05:09 -0500 <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"></span>The Very Reverend Archpriest Vladimir Berzonsky is released from his<br />duties at Holy Trinity Church, Parma, OH and granted Retirement,<br />effective February 29, 2012. He is attached to Holy Trinity Church,<br />Parma, OH.<br /> <br />The Very Reverend Archpriest Alexander Garkalvs is transferred from<br />the omophorion of Metropolitan Jonah to the omophorion of Bishop<br />Matthias of Chicago and attached to the Diocese of the Midwest. He is<br />appointed Rector of Holy Trinity Church, Parma, OH, effective March 1,<br /> 2012. Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest http://www.midwestdiocese.org/news_120213_1.html