50+ united to Christ in mass Baptisms in Africa last week
https://orthochristian.com/173432.html

The newly illumined—Seraphim, Christina, Catherine, Barnabas, Maria, Elizabeth, and Emilia—had undergone four months of catechism.

The Need for Theological Education
https://orthochristian.com/173411.html

Fr. Lawrence Farley

The question is a pressing one and it presents a challenge— viz. the question of how these young men, many of whom are married with families or at least have jobs that they cannot leave, can receive a theological education.

Diocese of Alaska mobilizes relief efforts for flood victims as evacuees arrive in Anchorage
https://orthochristian.com/173439.html

Parishes throughout the diocese will begin organizing clothing, food, and supply drives in the coming days. The cathedral has already delivered the first round of donations to those in need. Volunteers will also provide transportation from shelters to churches for those wishing to attend services or receive support.

Archons of Constantinople give Mike Pompeo human rights award—he helped create schismatic OCU
https://orthochristian.com/173433.html

Pompeo has spoken about how he personally participated in Constantinople’s creation of the schismatic “Orthodox Church of Ukraine” and in pressuring Orthodox Churches to recognize this organization.

Detroit: Serbian cathedral celebrates joyful mortgage burning
https://orthochristian.com/173434.html

A large number of parishioners gathered with their priest, Fr. Aleksandar Vujkovic, in a spirit of prayer and thanksgiving to God for His mercy and blessings that enabled the Church to purchase and fully pay off the new property.

An Informal Talk on Aliens
https://orthochristian.com/173272.html

Priest Tarasiy Borozenets

Nowadays many if not most people tend to believe more in the existence of aliens than in angels.

Miracles at the Kazan-St. Tryphon Hermitage
https://orthochristian.com/173319.html

Stories of Faith and Healing
Olga Rozhneva

And then Vitalka had a thought that he couldn’t shake, of getting a bus instead of a wagon. What kinds of buses he dreamt of, and there aren’t even any roads here!

Montenegro awards highest state honor to Metropolitan Amfilohije five years after his repose
https://orthochristian.com/173440.html

“Metropolitan Amfilohije left an indelible mark on the spiritual and social life of Montenegro during his almost three decades at the head of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral,” Pres. Milatović stated.

Two Russian islands named after Sts. Innocent of Alaska and Nikolai of Japan
https://orthochristian.com/173463.html

Both saints made significant contributions to the spiritual education of the peoples of the Russian Far East and to the missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church within and beyond Russia.

Life of the Venerable Elder St. Sebastian (Fomin), Confessor of Karaganda
https://orthochristian.com/173460.html

Part 1. Monastic formation and imprisonment

Father Sebastian later recalled his time in the camp: “They beat and tortured us, demanding only one thing—that we renounce God. I said, ‘Never.’”

Metropolitan Joseph of USA leads feast of St. John of Rila at Rila Monastery
https://orthochristian.com/173467.html

The feast of St. John of Rila, the Heavenly protector of the Bulgarian people and founder of the Rila Monastery, was solemnly celebrated on October 19 at the historic monastery bearing his name.

40th anniversary of episcopal consecration of Metropolitan Longin of New Gračanica
https://orthochristian.com/173466.html

His Eminence was consecrated to the episcopacy on October 20, 1985. He has served in Serbia, Australia, Croatia, and America since 1998.

Donate to Alaskan priest who lost home in flooding
https://orthochristian.com/173468.html

Fr. Noah Andrew and his wife Matushka Anastasia of Kwigillingok, Alaska, have lost their home, personal belongings, and subsistence in the devastating flooding that struck their village earlier this month.

Bulgarian Synod praises steps towards mandatory Orthodox class in high school curriculum
https://orthochristian.com/173486.html

Religious education has been offered as an elective subject for many years, but church leaders and supporters have continued to call for its integration into the core curriculum.