Sacramento, California:  May 22, 2012 The Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ŒCOCW) joins the Orthodox community of faith in mourning the passing of a renown spiritual leader in the person of His Eminence, +Metropolitan Constantine, Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA. As Protohierarch of the ŒCOCW, +Metropolitan Scholarios-Gennadius III, OSB expresses the …

Office of Morals, Doctrine and Spirituality The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ŒCOCW) joins the community of faithful who view President Obama’s evolutionary process of recognizing same-sex marriage as a viable option, while politically dismantling the legislatively approved Defense of Marriage Age as an outrageous affront to strongly held religious beliefs. …

Kittery, Maine – Power Sound of New England, the leader in audio and video solutions has announced the completion of the design/installation of a custom church sound system at Sacred Heart Church in Laconia NH. The parish had struggled with poor sound intelligibility from their old PA sound system.  The new system design was part …

  A church anniversary signifies a spiritual renewal or uplifting. This was particularly evident at the Church of Scientology’s 3rd annual celebration in its Fall School Building on 8th Avenue South this April.   An anniversary celebrations calls for a look back on past years, to be able to look toward the future with clarity.  …

Office of Morals, Doctrine and Spirituality April 28, 2012 The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide joins the community of humanity in commending the State of Connecticut for its courageous decision to recognize the sanctity of human life by ending the inhumane practice of state sanctioned death. As a resident of the …

Kirkwood, MO ( your-story ) April 12, 2012 – On Sunday, May 20, 2012 the Trinity Church-Kirkwood Congregation will officially open its new facility located at 1110 South Glenwood Lane in Kirkwood with two worship services scheduled for 8:30 am and 11:00 am. In anticipation of the opening worship services the congregation would also like …

Washington, DC:  April 11, 2012 +Metropolitan Scholarios-Gennadius III, OSB; Protohierarch of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide and the Rev. Father Tesfom Abrhale representing the Eritrean Orthodox Tewhado Church met with Tiffany Lynch, Senior Policy Analyst of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom in Washington, DC. +Metropolitan Scholarios-Gennadius III, OSB and Rev. Father …

Apostle Trevor Greene and Bishop Satin L. Greene of The Holy Church of Twelve Tribes Apostolic Kingdom (TTAK) were in attendance at the 2nd Annual Clergy Congress, hosted by Bishop Paul Price and the Interanational Communion of the Holy Christian Orthodox Church (ICHCOC). Held from March 23-24, at Rhema Christian Worship Center in Charlotte, North …

The Religion Communicators Council hold monthly programs to increase PR and communications skills. This month, Nashville’s chapter heard from an PR man with over 20 years of experience.   Meeting at the United Methodist Communications building on 12th Avenue South, the Nashville chapter of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) discovered how to branch out and …

During the month of March, Scientologists around the globe celebrate the birth of their founder L. Ron Hubbard.  This year marks his 101st birthday and the release of a brand new encyclopedic biography.   This past weekend, the Nashville Church of Scientology held a celebration of its founder’s 101st birthday with a day of festivities.  …

The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide joins the family of Trayvon Martin in mourning his untimely and unnecessary early death. Metropolitan Scholarios-Gennadius III, OSB, Protohierarch of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide views the image of young Trayvon’s mother as she stands over the grave of her young son to that …

  The Nashville Religion Communicators Council is ready to learn from 20 year PR and marketing veteran Peter Woolfolk at their March meeting.   The Religion Communicators Council (RCC) was formed in the 1920s to promote “excellence in the communication of religious faith and values in the public arena and encourage understanding among religious and …

The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide joins the universal Orthodox and Christian faithful in mourning the irreplaceable loss of a great spiritual leader in the person of His Holiness, Pope Shenouda III who reposed today in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. His Holiness will be remembered as a model of …

Prajapita Bramhakumari Ishwariya Vishwavidhyalaya  wishes happy Shiva-Ratri, the birth day of Lord Shiva, taking care of whole universe Indore: Lord Shiva is known as the  God, who takes care of entire world, and his birth day,  Shiva-Ratri ,  is being celebrated by whole world, every year with zeal. This year, Prajapita Bramhakumari Ishwariya  Vishwavidhyalay, at …

The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ŒCOCW) following a series of meetings with loyal clergy of the Eritrean Orthodox Church in Diaspora has officially committed itself to join forces to advocate for the release of His Holiness Patriarch Antonios who has been unlawfully detained for approximately seven years without just cause …

ŒCUMENICAL CANONICAL ORTHODOX CHURCH©/ OLD CATHOLIC ORTHODOX CHURCH© Worldwide Headquarters Sacramento, California United States of America Notice of Ecclesiastical Release By the unanimous consent of the Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide I, †SCHOLARIOS-GENNADIUS III, OSB Protohierarch-Metropolitan of the Holy Church of Jesus Christ By the power invested in my Apostolic Office …

Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide Official Declaration of the ŒCOCW Office of Morals, Doctrine and Spirituality January 30, 2012 The Concerned Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Bishops Coalition Dear Brothers in Christ: It is with mixed anguish and heartfelt affection that we, The Concerned Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican Bishops Coalition, have convened an ad hoc coalition …

January 30, 2012 It has come to the attention of the Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ŒCOCW) that the canonically chosen, consecrated and enthroned patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewhado Church, His Holiness Abune Antonios has been shamefully subjected to religious persecution by the Eritrean government. The Holy Synod of the …

The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ŒCOCW) joins the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in opposing the Obama administration’s decision to force all health care providers irrespective of religious beliefs to provide mandatory abortions. Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, President of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference described the Obama administration’s position on this …

The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ŒCOCW) joins the faithful of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church in demanding religious freedom for its exiled Patriarch. According to a report by George Alexander, Secretary of the Orthodoxy Cognate Media Network, a significant portion of the Christian population in Eritrea are being severely persecuted …

His Beatitude & Eminence Trevor Greene, Senior Apostle & Patriarch of The Holy Church of Twelve Tribes Apostolic Kingdom (TTAK) extends his congratulations to Roman Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan upon hearing of his designation to the office of Cardinal. Apostle Greene, himself a native New Yorker, stated “It is always a joy to hear of …

Millions of “Old Calendarist Orthodox Christians” around the world celebrated Christmas on January 7th, based upon the an ancient rejection of the Gregorian Calendar. The Holy Church of Twelve Tribes Apostolic Kingdom (TTAK), though they themselves celebrate Christmas on December 25th, is reaching out to the various Christian communities celebrating the holiday in January. His …

Staff and parishioners of the Nashville Church of Scientology kicked off the New Year by launching a campaign for happy living.   The Church’s campaign is centered around The Way to Happiness, a book by L. Ron Hubbard which is comprised of 21 precepts, each one predicated on the fact that one’s survival depends on …

December 26, 2011 The Holy Synod of the Œcumenical Canonical Orthodox Church Worldwide (ŒCOCW) with deepest sympathy and outrage condemns the criminal bombing of churches in Nigeria on a most holy day. The entire church communities of the ŒCOCW are outraged at the senseless and inhuman attack on Nigerian Christian communities on the day of …

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos received Thursday a warm welcome from the Holy Synod and clergy of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus as well as people, who had gathered at the Archbishopric here today. Ieronymos arrived on Wednesday in Cyprus on an official visit, at the invitation of Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos. Present …

Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II and Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yona Metzger, have affirmed their commitment to advancing the excellent relations between Cyprus and Israel and pledged to work together to promote peace and reconciliation among all peoples. They also called on all religious leaders as well as all men and women of goodwill to …

CLEARWATER: On Friday the 2nd of December at 6:30pm, Clearwater’s 19th Annual Winter Wonderland will open in downtown Clearwater, Florida on the corner of Drew Street and Fort Harrison Avenue. Produced annually by the Clearwater Community Volunteers of the Church of Scientology, this event is run by volunteers and funded through donations raised throughout the …

28th Nov 2011 800 principals gather to listen to the Spiritual Guru Delhi, November 28, 2011: Grooming the young minds is not an easy task – but it was made simple for 800 principals by The Art of Living Founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in the capital on Monday. The seminar titled ‘Educators Meet’ saw …

Scott Rajavuori has always had a heart for the youth at his church. After years of doing junior high ministry he has felt led to a new program that works with kids who are going through “stuff”. Savage, MN, November 28, 2011 – Scott Rajavuori has always had a heart for the youth at his church. After …

The Holy Synod of the ŒCOCW strongly admonishes the leadership of Penn State University regarding the highly publicized child sex abuse scandal.  Of particular concern is the length of time a consciously constructed cloud of silence was maintained by university personnel in the misplaced interest of protecting the image of the university as opposed to …