by Deb Colitas | Aug 21, 2026 | News & Announcements, Retreats & Events
SPRINGFIELD, VA [OCA] Eighty-five clergy have now registered for the 2026 Office of Pastoral Life Pastoral Retreat, as priests and bishops from across the Orthodox Church in America prepare to gather September 29–October 2 at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake...
by Deb Colitas | Aug 17, 2026 | News & Announcements, Thriving in Ministry
For more than a decade, I have watched priests and clergy wives in the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania discover something essential through Thriving in Ministry: those who serve the Church need trusted companions along the way. Ministry brings profound joy, but it...
by Deb Colitas | Aug 4, 2026 | News & Announcements, Retreats & Events
Registration closes Tuesday, Sept. 1 for four-day gathering centered on prayer, fraternity and long-term flourishing in pastoral ministry. Photo on the right: The interior of New Gracanica Monastery, where participants in the 2026 Office of Pastoral Life Pastoral...
