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( OCA ) - This fall, the Department of Liturgical Music of the OCA will offer an online music course entitled “Basic Sight-Singing and Ear Training for the Church Singer.” Developed specifically with Orthodox church singers in mind, the course will be taught by Dr. Vladimir Morosan, a noted Orthodox church musician and scholar. This course is intended to teach the basics of music notation—what may be called the “ABCs of music”—to those who love to sing and are able to “carry a tune” but have had minimal musical instruction. Time requirement: 3-4 hours per week.  The course begins the week of October 5 and runs through December 18, with no classes the week of Thanksgiving. The cost of the 10-week-long course is $300, and enrollment is limited to 20 students on a first-come, first-served basis.  The registration deadline is October 1. Payment must be made online using this link. Note: Please choose “one time contribution” and in the comment section write, “Sight-Singing Course....

 

( GOARCH ) - The Future of Orthodox-Catholic Relations in the USA - Orthodoxy in America Lecture, Fordham University His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America The Future of Orthodox-Catholic Relations in the U.S.A. Orthodoxy in America Lecture, Fordham University   Dear Fr. Joseph M. McShane of the Society of Jesus, President of Fordham University Dear Fathers, Distinguished Participants, Dear Christ and Anastasia Economos, in whose honor this lecture series has been renamed, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends present here at the University Church and elsewhere online,   When I think of Orthodox-Catholic relations, I see the word: “Solidarity.” Let me tell you why. Two months ago, in the middle of this sweltering summer, I picked up my phone and called His Eminence, Cardinal Dolan. I told him: “Your Eminence, I need your help. As you know, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople has been re-converted into a Mosque by the Turkish authorities. Would you be willing to sign a jo...

Series available here . ( Antiochian ) - The Department of Missions and Evangelism recently released a documentary about abortion. The nine-part docuseries, "In The Name of Choice," directed by Dn. Adam Lowell Roberts and featuring Frederica Mathewes-Green, has but one message – that about 80% of young women who have gotten abortions report that they felt like they had no choice but to abort their unborn child. They express that they felt they were either being forced by someone else to go through with the abortion (boyfriend, husband, father, mother,) or they did so to satisfy another person. In other words, the decision to have an abortion was not really THEIR choice. In the docuseries, a number of agencies (many are Orthodox) and Christian ministries are featured. These are groups that have devoted themselves to taking a compassionate approach by presenting alternatives to young pregnant women who feel trapped and would otherwise have no support should they desire to keep ...

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NASHVILLE, TN ( WSMV ) — Aleksander Vujkovic moved to the United States in 2009 first as a student studying theology in Illinois. After studying for four years, he was finished in 2013. That’s when he went back home to Serbia, married his wife, and then returned to America to start his family. Living in Nashville since 2014, he helped build the Saint Petka Serbian Orthodox Church into what it is today and says he’s their first full-time priest. Vujkovic says throughout his time in the US, he’s always followed legal immigration protocol. “I really did everything according to the law. You know I filed the tax, I was working," he said. But he says a mistake by his lawyer is causing his return to Serbia by August 16th. “It was very hard to accept that, but that’s reality and we don’t want to be illegal here. We want everything to be legal, that’s the reason we are going back to Serbia and we will reapply for the Green Card from Serbia.” Vujkovic says his lawyer forgot to include the R...

( Pravmir ) - “How to Return to a Regular Church Life after Quarantine If It Is Difficult For You?” – Priests Reply “Soul Has Muscles Too” The main thing the quarantine reminded us of is that a person is not only a bodily being, but also a spiritual one. A person does not only need to be well-fed and healthy. Participation in church sacraments is as essential for a Christian as going to a hospital or a store. Such refreshing of our senses was useful for us. We understood the value of Holy Communion. If today, when churches reopened to everyone, you find it difficult to return to regular church life, simply ask yourself: why do I need this? What do I want from going to church? Such questions to yourself are generally important in many situations of our life. If you find the answer, your energy will be renewed, going to church will have a meaning, and you will find strength to do it. When a person really has a need to participate in the Eucharistic life, if he cannot live without commun...

( OCA-DAK ) - The campus at St. Herman of Alaska Seminary in Kodiak, AK. will be closed this fall semester because of COVID19.  Remote learning will be offered instead. His Eminence Archbishop David sees this an opportunity to offer seminary-style learning to those contemplating enrolling in seminary and has secured an endorsement from The Board of Trustees to teach two courses open to the public. The courses are, Introduction to Doctrine and Canon Law (CANON 302) and Comparative Religion (COMP 302). Non-seminary students can audit these courses or take them for credit. Those seeking credit must meet all course requirements.  Auditors attend classes but are not invited to participate in class discussions. CANON 302 will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:00 PM beginning on September 8.  COMP 302 will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM, beginning on September 9. Please email office@sthermanseminary.org with the subject line, “course interest” or ...