Orthodox Church in America’s Office of Pastoral Life Invites Clergy to 2026 Pastoral Retreat

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...

OCA Clergy Wives Blessed by Renewal and Fellowship at Antiochian Village

by Deb Colitas | Aug 1, 2026 | News & Announcements

In Final Days of Retreat Registration Metropolitan Tikhon Appeals to Whole Church: 
“Support Clergy Wives’ Renewal”

by Deb Colitas | Jun 24, 2026 | Clergy Wives Support, News & Announcements, Retreats & Events

SPRINGFIELD, VA [OCA] — His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon is encouraging dioceses, parishes, clergy, and faithful throughout the Orthodox Church in America to support clergy wives who wish to participate in the inaugural Office of Pastoral Life’s Clergy Wives Retreat,...

OCA Clergy Invited to 2026 Office of Pastoral Life Pastoral Retreat

by Deb Colitas | Jun 16, 2026 | News & Announcements, Retreats & Events

SYOSSET, NY [OCA] — Clergy of the Orthodox Church in America are invited to register for the 2026 Office of Pastoral Life Pastoral Retreat, which will take place September 29–October 2, 2026, at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake Retreat Center in Mundelein,...

Strong Parish Support Fuels Early Registration for First Clergy Wives Retreat

by Deb Colitas | Jun 10, 2026 | Clergy Wives Support, News & Announcements, Retreats & Events

SPRINGFIELD, Va. [OCA] — Clergy wives from across the Orthodox Church in America are registering for the 2026 Office of Pastoral Life Clergy Wives Retreat, “Come Away and Rest,” which will be held July 27–30, 2026, at Antiochian Village Conference and Retreat Center...

Financial Health Initiative Begins Second Cohort with Expanded Participation

by Deb Colitas | Jun 5, 2026 | Financial Health Initiative, News & Announcements

The Office of Pastoral Life of the Orthodox Church in America has launched the second cohort of the Financial Health Initiative, a program designed to support the financial well-being and stability of its clergy households. Cohort 2 began June 1, 2026, with 36 clergy...