The Executive Board has decided to dedicate this year’s Gifts of Love collection to the Mexico and Alaska relief initiative as established at the All American Council in Baltimore last July. I ask that your chapters and parishes be generous in your giving to the Gifts of Love campaign. Monies collected should be sent to the Treasurer Mickey Bowan by July 1, 2023.

Serge P. Daniels, 90, fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, March 17, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA. He was the beloved husband of the late Carolyn (Wasilko) Daniels.

The Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America will sponsor a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in October. Led by National Spiritual Advisor, Fr. Nicholas Wyslutsky the trip will include visits to Holy Sites in the Cities of Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem, Bethany beyond the Jordan and, more. We invite you to join us as we walk in the footsteps of our Lord and the Apostles and Saints.

Spend the weekend in Philadelphia with Orthodox families from around the country! See old friends and make new ones!

Join us from January 13-15 in the City of Brotherly Love for a fun-filled weekend of orthodox fellowship. See the attached flyer and registration form for more details!

The Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America is coordinating a “virtual” Christmas concert to be streamed live via YouTube on Sunday, December 25th, 2022. All Pastors and Parish Choirs are invited to participate by sending in a pre-recorded video including a greeting by your parish priest.

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.

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.