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 Antiochian Orthodox Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Antiochian Orthodox Church is one of the five churches that composed the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church before the Great Schism, and today is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches.
The claim is disputed by the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, part of Oriental Orthodoxy; the schism between the two occurred over the Christology of the Council of Chalcedon.
The patriarchate is represented in North America by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antiochian_Orthodox_Church   (279 words)

  
 Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America - OrthodoxWiki
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America is the sole jurisdiction of the Church of Antioch in the USA and Canada with exclusive jurisdiction over the Antiochian Orthodox faithful in those countries.
Due to internal conflicts, however, the Antiochian Orthodox faithful in North America were divided between two archdioceses, those of New York and Toledo, generally representing those who were loyal to the Church of Antioch and the Church of Russia, respectively.
The Antiochian Archdiocese is also a member of SCOBA and was formerly a member of the National Council of Churches (NCC), but on July 28, 2005, its Archdiocesan Convention voted unanimously to withdraw fully from that organization, thus making it the first of the major Orthodox jurisdictions in the US to do so.
www.orthodoxwiki.org /Antiochian_Orthodox_Christian_Archdiocese_of_North_America   (1021 words)

  
 First Visit To An Orthodox Church - Frederica Mathewes-Green   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Orthodox worshippers arrive at any point from the beginning of Matins through the early part of the Liturgy, a span of well over an hour.
Orthodox believe that receiving communion is broader than me-and-Jesus; it acknowledgesfaith in historic Orthodox doctrine, obedience to a particular Orthodox bishop, and a commitment to a particular Orthodox worshipping community.
Orthodox throughout the world hold unanimously to the fundamental Christian doctrines taught by the Apostles and handed down by their successors, the bishops, throughout the centuries.
www.frederica.com /orthodox/o12th-mrb.html   (3079 words)

  
 St. John Chrysostom | Antiochian Orthodox Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church is a Pan-Orthodox English-Speaking parish of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America.
John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church is a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East.
John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church was established in York in 1992 under the spiritual guidance of Patriarch Ignatios IV of Antioch in Syria, and his North American representative, Metropolitan Phillip.
yourpage.blazenet.net /chrysostom   (482 words)

  
 Antiochian Orthodox Leave National Council of Churches -- Beliefnet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Antiochian Orthodox Church has decided to pull its membership from the National Council of Churches, a move that some conservatives hope will prompt other churches to leave the liberal-leaning ecumenical body.
The 339,000-member Orthodox church voted to leave the NCC on July 28 during its General Convention in Troy, Mich. The decision to leave the New York-based NCC was supported by its leader, Metropolitan Philip.
The Antiochian Orthodox Church traces its roots to Arab-speaking immigrants who previously belonged to the Russian Orthodox Church.
www.beliefnet.com /story/172/story_17217_1.html   (355 words)

  
 Antiochian Orthodox Church Legislation - 09/11/1993 - PRIV
A few months ago the Parliament unanimously passed the Antiochian Orthodox Church Property Trust Bill, the purpose of which supposedly was to assist the church in the administration of its affairs in New South Wales.
In accordance with section 4 of the memorandum of association, St Elias Antiochian Orthodox Parish Association Wollongong Limited holds and administers all property of the parish as a sole body.
The Antiochian Orthodox Church Property Trust Act, schedule 1, lists St Elias Antiochian Orthodox Parish Association Wollongong Limited as one of the companies which hold properties in trust for the church.
www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA19931109027   (934 words)

  
 Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand - OrthodoxWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand, headquartered in Sydney, is an eparchy of the Church of Antioch.
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese is treated as one single archdiocese spanning two countries, with the Archbishop in Australia and a Deanery for New Zealand.
The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand is also a founding member of SCCOCA.
orthodoxwiki.org /Antiochian_Orthodox_Christian_Archdiocese_of_Australia_and_New_Zealand   (186 words)

  
 St. Nicholas
The Antiochian Orthodox Church, of which St. Nicholas is a part, traces its origins to the church in Antioch, the capital of ancient Syria, that was established by the apostles Peter and Paul.
Though the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America was founded in the late 19th century to serve immigrants from Syria and Lebanon, today it embraces Americans of all races and cultures.
Such interest has made the 500,000 member Antiochian Orthodox Church the third largest branch of the Orthodox faith in America, behind the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and the Orthodox Church in America with its Russian roots.
www.stnicholasaoc.com   (209 words)

  
 St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The haze of cigar smoke was replaced by the sweet pungency of incense, rising from an acolyte's censor, and the happy sportsman voices, deferred on Sundays to the intonations of the cantor as the Liturgy of the Eastern rite Antiochian church was sung for the faithful.
With no church or priest of their own, the faithful Orthodox were thus able to retain their identity and preserve the rite of the mother church in Syria.
This Orthodox congregation and its foresighted new pastor from the beginning seemed to be early advocates of an ecumenism not experienced until years later by other congregations.
web.ulib.csuohio.edu /arabs/pg207.html   (2383 words)

  
 Orthodox Net.com - Conservative Orthodox Christian articles and resources
The nearly 400,000 member Antiochian Orthodox Church of America has voted overwhelmingly to leave the National Council of Churches (NCC) because of its liberalism.
The fact that Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christians are able to come together as we do tonight, in a spirit of fellowship and good will, is a tribute to our nation and to its great tradition of religious pluralism.
A society in which vulnerable human life is not protected and in which marriage is made irrelevant is a society that will not long continue to care for the freedom, peace, and health of others.
www.orthodoxnet.com   (3190 words)

  
 Center Profile: St. Mary's Antiochian Orthodox Church
Mary's Orthodox Church is a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
With the help of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Toledo, Ohio, property was purchased in Livonia.
Construction on the church began in 1975 and was completed and consecrated by the Most Reverend Metropolitan PHILIP, Primate of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America on May 1, 1977.
www.pluralism.org /research/profiles/display.php?profile=71795&version=print   (549 words)

  
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 Antiochian Orthodox bishop will be enthroned   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Joseph is one of three new Antiochian priests ready for installation as bishops this season, part of a newly independent North American synod of the church founded in St. Paul's home town 2,000 years ago.
The former city employee from Paterson, N.J., is a lifelong Antiochian Orthodox, a familiar face at Antiochian Village summer camp in Ligonier for many years.
Joseph moved to the chancery at Antiochian Village in Westmoreland County in January to prepare himself in relative seclusion for church leadership.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05105/488629.stm   (558 words)

  
 St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Christian Church of Wichita Kansas
The Western church became known as the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern church continued on as the Orthodox Catholic Church.
Therefore, we believe that we must guard and uphold the integrity of the Holy Orthodox Faith as it was handed down to us by Jesus Christ and His Apostles, defined by the Holy Ecumenical Councils, written and approved by the Holy Fathers and lived by the Saints.
Michael’s seeks to be a community of Orthodox Christians that proclaim the truth as it is revealed by God in Christ, to faithfully hand on the Holy Tradition, and to manifest the truth of the Gospel in the way we live our lives as individual Christians and as a community.
www.stmichaeloc.org   (427 words)

  
 Articles - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
After the Bolshevik Revolution threw the Russian Orthodox Church and its faithful abroad into chaos the Orthodox Arab faithful in North America, simultaneously shaken by the death of their beloved bishop St. Raphael, chose to come under the direct care of the Patriarchate of Antioch.
Due to internal conflicts, however, the Antiochian Orthodox faithful in North America were divided between two archdioceses, those of New York and Toledo.
In 1975 the two Antiochian Orthodox archdioceses were united as one Archdiocese of North America (now with its headquarters in Englewood, New Jersey).
www.beadscenter.com /articles/Antiochian_Orthodox_Archdiocese_of_North_America   (389 words)

  
 About Us - The Antiochian Orthodox Church
We are the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Christian Church whose roots trace directly back to first century Antioch, the city in which the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called “Christians” (Acts 11:26).
The Orthodox Church is the oldest and second largest Christian group in the world.
The Antiochian Archdiocese, under the leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Philip Saliba, sees itself on a mission to bring America to the ancient Orthodox Christian Faith.
www.antiochian.org /about   (410 words)

  
 St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
At this time, the Syrian Orthodox faithful in North America and Canada were under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Moscow which appointed Father Ephraim Deeds and Rt.
n June 4, 1910, an act to incorporate the "Saint Nicholas Syrian Orthodox Church of Montreal" was assented to by the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Quebec.
The sensual ambience of the Orthodox temple with the total involvement of the senses during the divine services impacted in the minds and hearts of the laity the living tradition of their ancient faith…The Antochian Church is unique among other Orthodox churches, a bridge from North American life to them.
collections.ic.gc.ca /relig/sgaoc/sgaocexe.htm   (936 words)

  
 Charitable Gifting Program - Saint Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The future of our Orthodox Church and its witness in this world for generations to come is our mission and common responsibility.
The founders of Saint Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church have handed to us a spiritual haven for worship.
Copyright © 2005 Saint Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church.
stmarypawtucket.org /ministries/charitablegifting.php   (286 words)

  
 St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The history of Canton's St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church begins with the ecumenical spirit that today is drawing together God-fearing people of all faiths and denominations.
It is set in the historical drama of the millions of people who came to these shores to become Americans, to share in the promise of the American dream, to share the rare joys of American individualism, and free enterprise.
The project was completed in 1982 and the dedication took place in May 1983 with the combined visitations of Metropolitan Archbishop PHILIP and Auxiliary Archbishop MICHAEL in their first Hierarchical Divine Liturgy since the unity of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
www.stgeorgecanton.org /history.htm   (3195 words)

  
 Antiochian Orthodox Christian, Spotlight, Newsletter
The Anglican Bishop was very supportive and the early history of the Orthodox community is included in the history of the Anglican Diocese of Dunedin.
At the suggestion of Antiochian priests who visited from Australia in the 1930s the Anglican clergy were asked to conduct services in St Michael's.
In September 1972 Fr Jack Witbrock was ordained by the previous Antiochian Bishop for Australia and New Zealand, Bp Gibran (Gabriel), and formally assigned to St Michael's.
homepages.paradise.net.nz /frjack/michaels.html   (543 words)

  
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 Orthodox Christian Information Center Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Negligence, the Unsleeping Danger for the Orthodox Christian: from "The Plow", July 2003.
The Serbian Orthodox Church Vis-á-Vis Ecumenism, by Bishop Artemije.
The Orthodox Church in America and Its Future, by Saint Nikolai Velimirovich.
www.orthodoxinfo.com   (1356 words)

  
 St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
In Churches, like St. George, where pews are the rule, the are arranged to allow for three aisles; one along the "North" wall, one along the "South" wall, and one Centre aisle for processions.
In the Orthodox Church, Icons are not "drawn" they "written." Representing more than a mere image to remind or teach, the Orthodox believe that the identification of the Icon with the subject matter depicted allows the reverence and veneration shown to the Image to 'pass on' to the Person portrayed.
This is said to be an effect of Christ's Incarnation that allows the 'common matter' of the universe to become a vehicle of Grace due to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
collections.ic.gc.ca /relig/sgaoc/sgaocine.htm   (1331 words)

  
 St. Columba Antiochian Orthodox Church
Columba is an Orthodox Parish under the Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America.
The mission uses the Liturgy of St. Tikhon, which is a form of worship reflective of the ancient Anglican tradition.
In 1958 Metropolitan Anthony (Bashir), of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America was authorized by Alexander III, Patriarch of Antioch to introduce the western Rite, as approved by the Moscow Synod, into his archdiocese.
www.stcolumbachurch.org   (192 words)

  
 The Orthodox Web Site for information about the faith, life and worship of the Orthodox Church
The Antiochian Orthodox Deanery is a member of "Churches Together in England"
Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the United Kingdom and Ireland
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East
home.clara.net /orthodox   (294 words)

  
 St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church is the first Christian Church, the Church founded by the Lord Jesus Christ and described in the pages of the New Testament.
The Orthodox Church maintains that the Church is the living Body of Jesus Christ.
When the Orthodox “latecomers” finally arrived in North America, they were often ignored as a “foreign” minority.
www.stgeorgeaz.org /history   (846 words)

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