The 95th National Convention of the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA) convened in Baltimore, MD from July 15-18, 2022, at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel.

On the Feast of Feasts, Great and Holy Pascha, Sunday, April 24, 2022, His Eminence, the Most Reverend Paul (Gassios), Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest, fell asleep in the Lord at the age of 69 after a grave illness. He was the ruling hierarch of the Diocese of the Midwest of the Orthodox Church in America from 2014 until his repose.

Come join us in celebrating the Paschal Season by registering your ParishChoir to submit a video of hymns from Holy Week or the Paschal Season and a Parish greeting for a Virtual Paschal Concert to be aired via YouTube on St. Thomas Sunday, May 1st 2022.

The FOCA 2022 Scholarship applications are now available by visiting https://www.orthodoxfellowship.org/scholarships.org . The deadline to submit an application is June 1, 2022. In addition, the forms also include the References documents. If you have any questions, please contact focasecretary@gmail.com.

The Executive Board of the FOCA (Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America) has unanimously agreed to support His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon’s urgent financial appeal for Ukrainian refugee relief.

Join our Retreat Leaders, Fr. Gabriel Bilas and Fr. Andrew P. Nelko as they guide us on a journey though the preparatory Sundays of Great Lent.

Join us on Friday, March 4, 2022 at 8PM (EST) for The Akathist Hymn of Repentance in Christ, Hosted by St. Nicholas Church, Mogadore, Ohio. Served by Past & Present National, District & Local Spiritual Advisors from across the USA, with an Address by His Eminence the Most Reverend Michael Archbishop of New York & New Jersey.

Join us on Saturday, March 19 for a Virtual Lenten Retreat! Our retreat leader is Archpriest Paul Jannakos. Fr. Paul is the Rector of St. Luke Parish in Palos Hills IL, and is the Chancellor of the Diocese of the Midwest.

Chart your course for Baltimore, Maryland from July 15-18, 2022 and plan to attend the 95th National FOCA Convention, held in conjunction with the Orthodox Church in America’s 20th All-American Council.

The FOCA (Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America) has launched a YouTube Channel! This channel will be used for future live-streamed events, as well as a host-site for other videos produced by the fellowship.