Hierarchical Liturgy at St. Joseph of Arimathea Orthodox Church

On the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, February 3/16, 2014, His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto, liturgized in the parish of St. Joseph of Arimathea in Whitevale Ontario. During his visit to the parish, Vasili Pres was tonsured a Reader, and Nicholas Proskos and Evangelos Stavroullakis were blessed to wear the Rasso.

Many years to Vasili, Nicholas, and Evangelos!

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Missions

Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is a town located near the Eastern border of Arkansas, with a population of approximately 60,000. From a human standpoint, it’s not the most likely candidate for a traditional Orthodox mission, but for an Orthodox Christian who orders his priorities around Christ and His Church, it makes perfect sense. Read more...

Youth

2025 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2025 youth conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! To learn more, visit the conference website.

Ask A Priest

Fasting

Q. There seems to be a lot of variation in how people observe fasting, but my confessor told me to fast from oil on Wednesday and Friday. Oil is a pretty vague category, though, and I was wondering if I could get a more explicit description of what kinds of food and drink are excluded on strict fast days. Read more...