Glasgow: Orthodox pilgrimage to holy spring of 6th-century Apostle to Scotland

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Glasgow: Orthodox pilgrimage to holy spring of 6th-century Apostle to Scotland

The ancient cathedral is now Presbyterian but is still dedicated to St. Kentigern. His relics were enshrined in the church until the Reformation, and it’s believed they now lie in the lower crypt.

Archpriest Nikolai Fedko: “Love the Church and People Will Love You”

Archpriest Nikolai Fedko

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Archpriest Nikolai Fedko: “Love the Church and People Will Love You”

Archpriest Nikolai Fedko

Now that churches are open and services are celebrated, it is sometimes very sad to see that people who call themselves Orthodox do not value this priceless gift—such intimate and living communion with God.

Scared of Icons but Love Russian Names: The Life of a Parish in South Africa that Moved to the Russian Orthodox Church

A Conversation with Fr. Nicholas Esterhuisen

Fr. Nicholas Esterhuisen

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Scared of Icons but Love Russian Names: The Life of a Parish in South Africa that Moved to the Russian Orthodox Church

A Conversation with Fr. Nicholas Esterhuisen

Fr. Nicholas Esterhuisen

We conduct services in English and Church Slavonic, but we also try to add other languages, such as Xhosa and Afrikaans. This way, everyone will hear their native language during the service and realize that Orthodoxy is their faith as well.

OCA commissioning new icon of All Saints of America—call for proposals

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OCA commissioning new icon of All Saints of America—call for proposals

Proposals should include Christ the Savior in the center, with the Theotokos and St. John the Baptist in the deesis position, and all canonized saints of North America, including those approved for local veneration in Alaska.

St. Dionysios Monastery (Long Island) elects new abbot

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St. Dionysios Monastery (Long Island) elects new abbot

As of last night, the Monastery of St. Dionysios the Areopagite (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) in the hamlet of Saint James on Long Island has a new abbot.