Orthodox Dispatch

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include ROCOR’s rejection of a petition to receive Bp. Emilianos of Meloa, the announcement of funeral services for a Greek Orthodox police officer killed in the line of duty, and the retirement of Abp. Alexander of the OCA’s Diocese of the South. Interview with Bp. Emilianos: https://youtu.be/WckYJ8TGAjA?si=QZ_GgQBcEs_4QEGzInterview with Logos Cinema: https://uoj.news/history-and-culture/87000-an-interview-with-logos-cinemaLogos Cinema: https://www.logoscinema.com/Links to podcast: https://linktr.ee/OrthodoxDispatchSupport UOJ-USA: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00Subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UOJ_America?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include tributes for the late Elder Joseph of St. Nektarios Monastery from Abp. Elpidophoros and Metr. Saba, the assault of an Orthodox pro-life volunteer, an upcoming conference on Orthodox spirituality and mental health, and the convening of the Georgian Synod for the next step in electing Patr. Ilia II's successor.Jordanville Essay: https://www.jordanville.org/news_260410_1Parish Book of Needs from Aorist Press: https://www.aoristpress.com/product-page/parish-book-of-needs-trebnik-orthodox-english?fbclid=IwVERFWARQZfJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeD6-m81gYC5S2rcyRsK3XDAjLGpNqgNumhEGvzNE2FX2Zq4lLRjvAItoA23A_aem_CKwbvzOuMgx8iO0QDKgtuQOINTMENT Conference Information: https://ointmentconference.org/#aboutOINTMENT Conference Registration: https://smoe.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3410515Links to Podcast: https://linktr.ee/OrthodoxDispatchSupport UOJ-USA: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/UOJ_America?vanity=user

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include the organization of a new Orthodox retreat center in California and a word from Logos Cinema.Meeting of the Lord Ranch: https://www.meetingofthelord.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExd042TTZUQUZVRkFhSkxDR3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR674AfW6FOVnIU-hFkrEIJBgcj137cecCAAtjci-xlcwD2FCAmknyp2DfiBFA_aem_nimkM-tfaM0C7kQGBAre3whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJejv9xL5hULogos Cinema: https://www.logoscinema.com/Links to Podcast: https://linktr.ee/OrthodoxDispatchSupport UOJ-USA: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/UOJ_America?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include an internal email from the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate which attacked multiple Orthodox jurisdictions and the Society of St. John, two consecrations to the episcopacy in the United States, and updates on the situation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Links to Podcast: https://linktr.ee/OrthodoxDispatchDonate to UOJ-USA: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UOJ_America?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fanSt. Tikhon’s Monastery Annual Pilgrimage schedule: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AyFXP62sZ/?mibextid=wwXIfrSVOTS Catechist Program: https://www.online.svots.edu/catechist-church-growth-director-certification-program

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include updates on the ROCOR commission to investigate the life and sanctity of Fr. Seraphim Rose, a new Orthodox school in Pennsylvania, the beginning of restoration efforts at St. Theodosius Cathedral, and a new television series on the life of St. Joseph the Hesychast. Links to Podcast: https://linktr.ee/OrthodoxDispatchDonate to UOJ-USA: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UOJ_America?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fanGoFundMe for Montreal parish: https://www.gofundme.com/f/din-cenusa-cu-nadejdeincendiu-parohia-sf-ier-nicolae-mtl?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEya0xHbUxFS2dRR0YxSzFzaHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4Mu_14-J1T_y7wnZ6MXqFEyyPWNJwtvwGkkbSdv_czCzVAAgwsBmNB2RvcoA_aem_4ODgpmoFR1HcVKol16XRvA

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include the repose of Patr. Ilia II of Georgia, a multi-day conference sponsored by Patristic Nectar and presided over by Bp. Vasily (OCA), an update on St. John of the Ladder Orthodox Church in South Carolina, and successful heart surgery for Metr. Arseniy of the UOC. Donate to UOJ-USA: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UOJ_America?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fanInterview with Bp. Vasily: https://youtu.be/MB3R6f7VmIQ?si=noR6W9wMGwvSNYkbSt. John of the Ladder fundraisers: https://www.gofundme.com/f/post-fire-support-st-john-of-the-ladder-orthodox-church?attribution_id=sl%3A34b351f6-e69a-44b4-932a-c7d299c1bf26&lang=en_US&ts=1773017841&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp17_ta-amp20_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_linkhttps://crisisresponse.sjotl.org/?fbclid=IwdGRleAQfp-1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeZxfmFIGUgx5CgnFqI090GtEAUHvA46h2TCK7QhImvD6-pbh2V5r7_LrpSB4_aem_OTazzAa_1onCxrDZKHtOhg

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include a leaked letter sent by Abp. Elpidophoros of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew acknowledging attempts to thwart the Society of St. John’s advocacy for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a lightning strike causing a fire at St. John of the Ladder in North Carolina and opportunities to help the parish, a study on cradle Orthodox retention rates, and a new podcast coming to UOJ-USA. Donate to UOJ-USA: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00Latest episode of “The Midnight Office”: https://youtu.be/r0WZVindY6I?si=KurfIUtz94ZJNYtDPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/UOJ_America?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fanSt. John of the Ladder fundraisers: https://www.gofundme.com/f/post-fire-support-st-john-of-the-ladder-orthodox-church?attribution_id=sl:34b351f6-e69a-44b4-932a-c7d299c1bf26&lang=en_US&ts=1773017841&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp17_ta-amp20_t1&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_linkhttps://crisisresponse.sjotl.org/?fbclid=IwdGRleAQfp-1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeZxfmFIGUgx5CgnFqI090GtEAUHvA46h2TCK7QhImvD6-pbh2V5r7_LrpSB4_aem_OTazzAa_1onCxrDZKHtOhgGive to the OCA’s Financial Health Initiative: https://opl.oca.org/giving/

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include a digital release date for “Moses the Black,” the election of a new bishop in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, exclusive comments from Metropolitan Nicholas, First Hierarch of ROCOR, on conflict in the Middle East, and the announcement of another podcast offering from UOJ-USA. Donate to UOJ-USA: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00First episode of “The Midnight Office”: https://youtu.be/1SbgspHGm9g?si=z6cK3iDuPwmlgwBmInterview with Yelena Popovic: https://youtu.be/yKgAo4VSklY?si=Ptyf-eRJwEmcfB09Interview with Abp. John of Albania: https://youtu.be/K9Wav9JAAho?si=zRKZYkM1ZsqdlcWXOrthodox Hawaiian Iveron Icon Association: https://www.ohiia.org/Donate to UOJ: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UOJ_America

News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. Highlights include a group of American clergy and theologians pushing for a common date of Pascha with the heterodox, the continual growth of Orthodoxy in America, and the release of Metr. Arseniy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to house arrest after nearly two years in pretrial detention.Link to Athonite monk interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/exclusive-with-152011737?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkLink to Abp. John interview: https://youtu.be/K9Wav9JAAhoFundraiser for St. Sava Monastery: https://stsavamonastery.org/donate/?fbclid=IwdGRleAQR6odleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeywnRq5hDspzlFCOYssEyHNp0M9CrJ_6l4lkGVgvxCSZu_XTuYlFfBkJli1U_aem_m3CuZQMdWJcWW9Dbf5Ic6AFundraiser for Colorado parish: https://giving.servantkeeper.com/AMGOC/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQMJqdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETI5M0pmR2p5SXBTMzA0RGxWc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoqJ-dQn8ntm6J1Y8tE1GPHx-xDLyctDDcIQ-H5SztsEZVklxbPe2mycoz4v_aem_KIaWxTU8VPLFHGMEprvfhQFundraiser for Romanian parish: https://www.gofundme.com/f/din-cenusa-cu-nadejdeincendiu-parohia-sf-ier-nicolae-mtl?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEya0xHbUxFS2dRR0YxSzFzaHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4Mu_14-J1T_y7wnZ6MXqFEyyPWNJwtvwGkkbSdv_czCzVAAgwsBmNB2RvcoA_aem_4ODgpmoFR1HcVKol16XRvAThe podcast will release Monday mornings on a weekly basis. Donate to UOJ: https://buy.stripe.com/00w3cv7xS40uaX7gmT6Ri00Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/UOJ_America

In the first-ever episode of our new Orthodox Dispatch podcast, News Editor Aaron Hickman recaps the previous week’s top stories shaping the Orthodox world. The podcast will release Monday mornings on a weekly basis. To support our work, please consider donating at uoj.news/help-uoj.