85 Clergy Registered for Office of Pastoral Life Pastoral Retreat; September 1 Deadline Nears

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...

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...

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...

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...