BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - In the first installment of "Voices of Our Clergy," Archpriest Raymond Browne, Chancellor of the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania and Rector of St. Mark’s Church in Wrightstown, PA, offers a reflection for the faithful on the spiritual meaning of the story of Noah and the Flood as it is heard during the Third Week of Great Lent.

HARRISBURG, PA [DOEPA] - On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, the faithful of Holy Apostles Church in Mechanicsburg, PA, gathered with the faithful of Christ the Saviour Church in Harrisburg, PA, which hosted the celebration of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts during the Third Week of Great Lent.

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - On behalf of the Youth Ministries Department of the Diocese of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, the Diocesan Media Office announces that counselor applications for the upcoming St. Tikhon’s Summer Camp season are still open.

GREENVILLE, SC [OCA] - St. John of the Ladder Orthodox Church, Greenville, SC, sustained significant damage after a lightning strike caused a fire on the evening of Saturday, March 7, 2026. The church caught fire at approximately 10:00 PM.

SHILLINGTON, PA [DOEPA] - From March 7-8, 2026, the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania made an archpastoral visit to St. Herman of Alaska Church in Shillington, PA.

MECHANICSBURG, PA/HARRISBURG, PA [DOEPA] - From March 7-8, 2026, the Second Sunday of Great Lent, the Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas, the faithful of Holy Apostles Church in Mechanicsburg, PA, and Christ the Saviour Church in Harrisburg, PA, were blessed by the visit of the St. Tikhon’s Theological Seminary Mission Choir.

SPRINGFIELD, VA [OCA] - His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, and Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, has released an Archpastoral Reflection regarding the Church’s Financial Health Initiative, encouraging support for programs that strengthen the financial stability and well-being of clergy families.

FRACKVILLE, PA [DOEPA] - Throughout the Sundays of Great Lent, Orthodox faithful from across the Coal Region of Pennsylvania will gather for a series of Pan-Orthodox Lenten Mission Vespers, offering an opportunity for prayer, fellowship, and spiritual reflection during this sacred season of the Church.

LONGWOOD, FL [OCA] - On March 5, 2026 Archpriest John Ealy, who served in his retirement at Saint Stephen’s Orthodox Church in Longwood (Orlando), FL, fell asleep in the Lord. He was 90 years old. May his memory be eternal!

BATH, PA [DOEPA COMMUNICATIONS] - The Diocesan Media Office is pleased to announce a lecture by His Eminence Archbishop Mark on the formation of the New Testament Canon and its relationship to the Church’s understanding of the New Covenant, to be held at Holy Apostles Church in Mechanicsburg, PA.