Registration Now Open for First OCA-Wide Clergy Wives Retreat

by Deb Colitas | May 4, 2026 | Clergy Wives Support, News & Announcements, Retreats & Events

SPRINGFIELD, VA — Registration is now open for the 2026 OCA-Wide Clergy Wives Retreat, hosted by the Office of Pastoral Life of the Orthodox Church in America. The retreat will take place July 27–30, 2026, at the Antiochian Village Conference and Retreat Center in...

Office of Pastoral Life and Clergy Wives Ministry Host Lenten Retreat for Widows of Clergy

by Deb Colitas | Apr 15, 2026 | Clergy Wives Support, News & Announcements, Retreats & Events

By Matushka Deborah Belonick On Saturday, March 28, 2026, the Orthodox Church in America’s Office of Pastoral Life, through its Clergy Wives Ministry, hosted an online Lenten retreat for widows of reposed clergy. The Very Rev. Dr. Steven Voytovich presented on the...

Creating Intentional In-Person Space for Clergy Wives and Widow

by Deb Colitas | Apr 3, 2026 | Clergy Wives Support, News & Announcements, Retreats & Events

by Archpriest Nicholas Solak Clergy wives across the Orthodox Church of America are deeply woven into the fabric of parish life. They participate in the liturgical rhythm of the Church, remain closely connected to the daily realities of their communities, and quietly...

Financial Health Initiative: Archpastoral Reflection

by Deb Colitas | Mar 6, 2026 | Financial Health Initiative, News & Announcements

To the clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America, beloved children in the Lord: Glory to Jesus Christ! During the sacred season of Great Lent, the Church calls us to sobriety and renewed stewardship. Through fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, we...