How to Start a Welcoming Committee at Your Church
Our church had a strange problem: we had a ton of visitors. Many of them would pop in during the liturgy, and then they were gone in a flash when it was time for coffee hour. “Did you see that new...
View ArticleLet’s Go Clubbing
What is the purpose of the church? Why do we have it or need it? Join Chuck Powell, who has since become Fr. Barnabas Powell, as he asks the question: what’s the primary task of a Christian Church?...
View ArticleMartyr Rugs and Angelic Voices
God loves us, and we can find this to be so in the beauty that surrounds us. Sometimes we are watching and listening for it. Sometimes we are not. Icons have a special, deep beauty that can help us to...
View ArticleSaint John of Shanghai and San Francisco
An OCN staff member discovered a wonderful article (with photographs!) about Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco on the website of a church in Kennewick, WA, of which this saint is the patron....
View ArticleYes, you only live once, but…
“Well, those who are now young, will go to Church when they get old, but now, most likely, they want to use and exploit the youth they have, as a song says, ‘Take everything out of life, today you are...
View ArticleNJ.com: Largest Coptic Church in USA to Expand
The first Coptic Orthodox parish to be founded in the United States proves that it is continuing to grow and thrive. $3.2 million community center being built by The Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mark...
View ArticleThe Monastery and the Parish
How is a monastery like a parish? How is it different? In this intriguing interview, His Eminence Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh talks with Fr. Chris about how monasticism differs from parish life....
View ArticleThe Work of a Leader Begins at Liturgy
“Let no man’s place, or dignity, or riches, puff him up; and let no man’s low condition or poverty abase him. For the chief points are faith towards God, hope towards Christ, the enjoyment of those...
View ArticleThe Children’s Word: What’s Missing?
Welcome to The Children’s Word, a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network brought to you by Presvytera Alexandra Houck! This week, Pres. Alexandra reminds us to look for the Cross and shares...
View ArticleOn Following Christ
In mid-September, the Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of the Elevation of the Cross. This feast commemorates the re-discovery of the True Cross by St. Helen in Jerusalem in AD 325. In the Gospel...
View ArticleLeaving the Church
I was recently asked to reflect on the question, “Why do people leave the church?”, a question which was inspired by an article in the Christian Post. This particular question, and this particular...
View ArticleThe Children’s Word: Go Away!
Welcome to The Children’s Word, a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network brought to you by Presvytera Alexandra Houck! This week, Pres. Alexandra tells a story about when Saint Peter told...
View ArticleHoly Nativity Antiochian Orthodox Church in Langley, British Columbia
Have you ever worshiped in a barn? What would you name a church that worships in a barn? My church began in 2002 as readers’ services conducted in a converted sheep barn in Langley, British Columbia...
View ArticleThe Children’s Word: How to Be Rich!
Welcome to The Children’s Word, a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network brought to you by Presvytera Alexandra Houck! This week, Pres. Alexandra tells you how to get rich! Find out how your...
View ArticleThe Children’s Word: Ask for Help!
Welcome to The Children’s Word, a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network brought to you by Presvytera Alexandra Houck! This week, Pres. Alexandra tell us how important it is to ask for help....
View ArticleThe Children’s Word: Before They Were Famous…
Welcome to The Children’s Word, a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network brought to you by Presvytera Alexandra Houck! This week, Pres. Alexandra asks if you have ever wondered what the...
View ArticleHoly Trinity Cathedral, Chicago, IL
Holy Trinity Cathedral in Chicago was established in 1882. At the time, it was called St. Vladimir’s. At the turn of the 20th century, the current cathedral building was designed by renowned architect...
View ArticleThe Children’s Word: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry?
Welcome to The Children’s Word, a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network brought to you by Presvytera Alexandra Houck! This week, Pres. Alexandra asks what you would do if you had all the...
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Igniting the Flame of True Christian Stewardship – Part 1: We’ve Gotten...
The Real Facts And Figures Of What Is Actually Happening With Christian Churches In America Why are you here? Why have you and your Parish been given so many gifts, talents, resources and abilities? If...
View ArticleThe Children’s Word: Do You Follow Christ Too?
Welcome to The Children’s Word, a weekly ministry of the Orthodox Christian Network brought to you by Presvytera Alexandra Houck! This week, Pres. Alexandra tells the story of how the Christian church...
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