“You shall be holy,
for I the Lord your God am holy.”
(Leviticus 19:2; I Peter 1:16)

The purpose of our spiritual lives, according to the teaching of our holy Orthodox Church, is theosis or deification. That means that we are, as the Scripture teaches, to be like God – holy, to become Christ-like, to imitate the Saints before us who have achieved that goal and give us their example to follow.

Source: Orthodox Church in America

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America has heard the petition of The Right Reverend ALEXEI, Bishop of Sitka and Alaska, expressed in his November 2, 2023 letter to His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, concerning the glorification of the Servant of God, the Righteous Matushka Olga...

2023 Diocesan Assembly

Documents and Information

Prot. No. 01-003/2023
Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2023

Beloved Members of our Diocesan Family:
Christ is in our midst! – He is and ever shall be!

“I shall give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you.
I shall take the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a
heart of flesh. I shall put My Spirit within you and cause you to
walk in My commandments, and you will keep My judgments
and do them” (Ezekiel 36:26-27).

The clergy and faithful of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey

are invited to honor

THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION
AS PRIEST OF HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL (DAHULICH)

Divine Liturgy on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at 10:00 am
at Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church,
365 Paramus Road, Paramus, New Jersey.

The Department of Youth Ministry will be hosting its Annual Lenten Teen Retreat VIRTUALLY for Teens in Grades 7-12 on Saturday, April 17th. The day will begin at 12pm EST and be split into two sessions, 12-3pm EST and 7-8:30pm EST. There is NO FEE to participate.

Our guest speaker, Fr. Joshua Makoul of the Antiochian Archdiocese, will lead a discussion on Finding Balance Through Self-Care and the Church. His Eminence, Archbishop Michael will also be with us for a portion of the day.

All Teens in Grades 7-12 are invited and encouraged to attend, including those from other OCA dioceses and Orthodox jurisdictions. Based on feedback from our Virtual Winter Retreat, there will be more opportunities for fellowship throughout the day! 

Register here before April 16th. Please note that a link to the live Zoom sessions will be sent out closer to April 17th.

We look forward to welcoming both old and new faces! If you have any questions, email our Youth Department Chairperson, Danielle Geeza.

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The registration for the upcoming 2019 Girls Retreat is now opened. Please register by November 8, 2019. We cannot guarantee spots past this deadline.

On Bright Wednesday, April 7th, Christ the Savior Orthodox Church in Paramus, NJ, hosted Bishop-Elect Archimandrite Michael Dahulich, the NJ Deanery, and faithful from local parishes for the celebration of the Paschal Vespers which was followed by a festive meal.