Whippany, NJ – Orthodox youth from all up and down the East Coast – from New England to Washington, DC – gathered at St. Ephrem Cathedral – the seat of the Malankara-Syriac Archdiocese – for the fifth annual SCOOYA Youth Conference. This year’s theme – Faith, Culture, & Identity – was tackled […]
Medford, NJ – On Saturday, October 29, 2016 H.G. Bishop Karas of the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of North America hosted the fourth annual Philadelphia Regional Concelebration of the Divine Liturgy at St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church in Medford, NJ. Participating clergy included Fr. Rafail Guirguis and Fr. John Bishara of […]
STATEN ISLAND, NY – On Saturday, October 22, 2016, the fathers of the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches gathered at Archangel Michael & St. Mena Coptic Orthodox Church to celebrate the Divine Liturgy as one Orthodox family. Hosting hierarch H.G. Bishop David of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of NY […]
ARMONK, NY – On Thursday, October 6, the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches convened its fall 2016 meeting on the new grounds of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary. Hosting hierarch and SCOOCH Chairman, H.E. Archbishop Khajag Barsamian (Armenian) welcomed H.G. Bishop David (Coptic), H.E. Mor Titus Yelhdo (Malankara-Syriac), H.G. Bishop Karas […]
For Immediate Release – For many of the Churches in the Oriental Orthodox Communion – specifically for the Coptic, Ethiopian, and Eritrean – September 11 marks the start of the ecclesiastical new year, and this year, the Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCH) and its subsidiary organizations the Standing […]
