On March 5, 2017, Metropolitan Joseph, leader of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, hosted Metropolitan Tikhon and other clergy at the annual Pan-Orthodox Vespers for the Sunday of Orthodoxy at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY.
Read MoreOn December 6, 2016, members of the National executive board of the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America visited St. Tikhon’s Seminary in South Canaan, PA. Father Theodore Boback, National Spiritual Advisor, Marge Kovach, National President, and Allison Steffaro, National Vice-President, shared the FOCA’s mission, current work and future plans with seminarians.
Read MoreFather John Edward, pastor of St. Michael’s Orthodox Church, Mt. Carmel, PA, delivered an inspiring, fascinating talk on “My Journey to Orthodoxy” – how he, his wife and family came into the Orthodox Christian Faith. This was the district’s annual St. Andrew’s Day observance. He was accompanied by his wife, Matushka Suja.
Read MoreThe inaugural Anthony Schultz memorial golf tournament, sponsored by the South River “R” Club, was played on two different courses in the Youngstown, Ohio area on August 21 and 22, 2026: the Yankee Run Golf Course and the Pine Lakes Golf Club. Michael Steffaro, past national president, was chair of the event.
As our outgoing national president Basil Kochan had informed us earlier this year, St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary – with the blessing and efforts of His Eminence Archbishop Michael, seminary rector, and Father John Parker, seminary dean – has graciously provided a room for use by the Fellowship in the seminary’s administrative building.
A letter from FOCA National President Nicholas Ressetar to The Most Reverend ALEXEI, Archbishop of Sitka and Alaska
The New Jersey District will be celebrating 75 years of faith, service and fellowship this coming year. We are inviting all present and past members as well as friends of the FOCA to join us for a night of good food, fun and friends! Please see the attached flyer for more details.
What an inspiring 99th national convention of our Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America! We celebrated Faith, Family and Fellowship over the extended last weekend of July 2026 at Archangel Michael Orthodox Church and its Woodside Event Center in Broadview Heights, Ohio, suburban Cleveland.
FOCA ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
C/O Sandra Kapelan
892 Scott St., WilkesBarre, PA 18705
info@orthodoxfellowship.org
