With faith in Christ and hope in the resurrection, we share news of the repose of Seminary Alumnus Peter Melnik, 88, of Wilmington, DE. Peter passed away peacefully in his home May 12 with his wife, Elizabeth, by his side following a lengthy illness.
Read MoreSt. Tabitha’s House is a Christian orphanage under the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria started in the Kibera Slums of Kenya. They currently house 26 children, providing food, shelter academic and spiritual education and so much more. St. Tabith’s House was founded by Fr. Agapios Lipesa and his wife Papadia Dorah.
Read MoreThe 93rd Annual Convention of the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America [FOCA] will be held at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in downtown Columbus Ohio from Friday, August 30th to Monday, September 2nd, 2019.
Read Morehe St. Andrew Appeal is the main stewardship effort of the FOCA’s network of chapters and individuals throughout America. It is a unified approach to funding the many needs of the Church; allowing individuals to donate funds within the structure and security of one large organization.
Read MoreDepart October 20, 2019 From Barcelona, Spain Aboard Royal Caribbean’s “Brilliance of the Seas”
Read MorePlease submit your Nativity 2018 & Pascha 2019 AD GREETINGS today!
Cost per ad is $30.00 and the deadline is November 15, 2018.
October 1, 2018 --- The 2016-2017 FOCA Gifts of Love campaign collected $12,500 in funds to support renovation efforts at St. Nicholas Chapel in Kenai, Alaska. The renovation project has received another grant, thanks to the FOCA Gifts of Love grant which provided the matching funds portion of the requirement.
Read MoreThe Fellowship Celebrates its 92nd Annual National Convention in conjunction with the 19th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America, Union Station Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
Read MoreAs delegates were occupied with plenary sessions, forums, and other aspects of the 19thAll-American Council [AAC] of the Orthodox Church in America, well over 100 children and teens enjoyed a week of “faith and fellowship” during the AAC’s youth program.
Read MoreDue to a lack of registrations, the 2018 National Bowling Tournament that was to be held in Campbell, Ohio has been CANCELLED. We appreciate the work and planning by Linda Livosky and her committee up to this point.
The 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
