Diocese Update - November 2025
Diocesan Choral Workshop - November 15 in Dedham
Diocesan Choral Workshop
with Mareena Boosamra Ball, Chairwoman of the Department of Sacred Music
Saturday, November 15, 10am - 4pm at St. John of Damascus Church
Registration: $25 (includes lunch). Please register by November 5 at http://choral25.eventbrite.com/
Promotional Flyer: PNG
Please contact Diocese Sacred Music Coordinator Charlie Marge with questions.
Christmas Market of Hope - Thursday, December 4 in Norwood
St. George Church in Norwood invites you all for a Christmas Market of Hope, Thursday, December 4 from 6:30-9:30 pm at the Church (6 Atwood Ave, Norwood). By purchasing fair trade and survivor made products you are helping to empower artisans and women in other countries. As well as the women at Living Hope Farms and their Social Enterprise, Hope Milk & Honey.
Jasmine Grace Marino, founder of Beauty from Ashes Ministry, will share her testimony and talk about her mission of helping other women find recovery and healing from addiction and human trafficking. She aims to raise awareness and draw attention to the realities of human trafficking in New England and sees each victim as a person completely worthy and loved by God and deserving of help.
Appetizers will be served. Please RSVP by December 1 to NorwoodLadies@gmail.com
Diocese Council Zoom - December 9 @ 7pm via zoom
The next Diocese Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. All clergy and laity are invited to attend to help His Grace Bishop John in the planning of events for our Diocese. For more information, please contact Bishop John. 
Diocese Antiochian Women Meeting - January 10 in Norwood
The Diocese Antiochian Women will hold their next meeting on Saturday January 10 at St. George Church in Norwood beginning at 10:00 am. Future meeting schedule:
- April 18 @ 10 am: St. Mary Church in Pawtucket
- PLC Meeting TBD
Please contact Rima Audy (Rimadaudy@gmail.com) with any questions.
Diocese Antiochian Women Book Club
The new book for the Diocese Antiochian Women Book Club is "The Art of Myrrh Bearing: Encountering Christ through Serving Others" by Elissa Bjeletich Davis. They will host a discussion with the author on zoom in February.
Please contact Rima Audy (Rimadaudy@gmail.com) with any questions.
Orthodox Volunteer Corps
OVC is a year-long immersive program for young adults ages 21-29 to serve with our neighbors on the margins. At the same time, you live in community with other young adults, explore topics of the faith and leadership, and root yourself in the Orthodox Church.
Applications for our fall 2026 program in Boston and Pittsburgh are now open! Our program dates run August 25, 2026 – June 30, 2027.
Join the Camp St. Joseph Mailing List!
Camp St. Joseph held its inaugural season August 11-16, 2025. This first year, 76 campers and 26 staff members joined together for a successful week. Read the full article here: https://www.antiochian.org/regulararticle/2546
Photo album from the week: https://campstjoseph.smugmug.com/Summer-2025
Tentative Dates for 2026: August 10-15, 2026
Save the Date! Diocese PLC June 20, 2026
St. George Church in Lowell will host the Diocese PLC on Saturday June 20, 2026. Location and more details to come soon!
2025 PLC Photo Album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCmCK1
2026 PLC Theme & Oratorical Theme:
Oratorical Theme: "You Shall be to me a royal priesthood and a holy Nation." Exodus 19:6
Bible Bowl Topic: Book of Exodus
Church School Curriculum: A People Set Apart: Book of Exodus Curriculum
Creative Festivals: Theme and Resources
Upcoming PLC Host Parish Schedule
2026: St. George Church, Lowell
2027: St. George Church, Boston
2028: St. Mary Church, Pawtucket
2029: St. George Church, Lawrence
2030: St. George Cathedral, Worcester
October 2025 E-News from the Antiochian Archdiocese
View the October E-Newsletter with announcements from around the Archdiocese!
Iconography Project at Our Cathedral
Our Cathedral in Worcester is in the midst of a historic iconography project, and you have the opportunity to be part of it in a lasting way. This is a unique chance to have an icon of your patron saint, or a large Biblical scene placed in the Cathedral of our Diocese, where it will inspire generations to come. For more information or to reserve an icon, please contact Fr. Milad at fr.milad.selim@gmail.com
Image above is a digital rendering of the icons and not the exact background color or icons.
Save the Date!
- November 7-8: Bazaar at St. John Dedham
- November 7-9: Bazaar at St. Mary Pawtucket
- November 8: Hafli Celebration at St. George Lawrence
- November 15: Diocesan Choral Workshop in Dedham
- November 16: St. Michael Cotuit Feast Day celebration
- December 9: Diocese Council Meeting (Zoom)
- January 10: Diocese Antiochian Women Meeting in Norwood
- March TBD: Diocese Lenten Retreat
- April 18: Diocese Antiochian Women Meeting in Pawtucket
- June 20, 2026: Diocese PLC hosted by St. George Church in Lowell
- August 10-15, 2026: TENTATIVE Dates for Camp St. Joseph of Damascus
- July 2027: Archdiocese Convention in Anaheim, CA
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