Welcome to the Orthodox Church—its history, theology, worship, spirituality, and daily life.This friendly guide provides a comprehensive introduction to Orthodoxy, but with a twist: readers learn by making a series of visits to a fictitious church,...

This essential booklet serves as an excellent introduction on the ministry of a parish council and on the responsibilities of a parish council member. It locates the parish within the national structure of the church. It is an excellent primer on Church...

This trifold offers a stewardship reflection on the offering of the Precious Gifts during the Divine Liturgy in preparation for the epiclesis. The message speaks to the transformation of the humble gifts we have to God, and how through His grace they are...

This trifold offers a stewardship reflection on The Parable of the Talents. We are all blessed with certain gifts. This parable stresses the importance of developing our gifts, multiplying them, and offering them back in service to God. This resource...

This full color tri-fold offers a reflection on our responsibility as Orthodox Christians stewards of time. There is _a time for every purpose, as the verse from Ecclesiastes instructs us: _a time to plant, a time to reap. This valuable parish resource...

"The Church is unity of all worlds, earthly and heavenly, of angels and men..." Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos.  This year's pamphlet from the Department of Stewardship, Outreach and Evangelism, focuses upon the unifying, sanctifying, healing,...

This folder outlines the various methods of planned giving, from simple to complex. (11 x 17 folded.)

For sixteen years, Fr. Charles Joanides directed an outreach ministry to intermarried couples that involved a great deal of research, for which he received the ongoing, generous support of the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Endowment Fund. This volume...

The work we do is a gift if we see it as an opportunity to serve God and others. Saint Paul instructs us, _Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. (Colossians 3:23). When we see our work in this way, we are...

This pamphlet focuses on the icon of Jesus Christ appearing to the disciples after His Resurrection and sending them out into the world. The reader is encouraged to understand the importance of being a steward of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, protecting it...

This helpful resource broadens our understanding of the word stewardship, to include the depth of our Church's tradition about our place and role in the world, especially our responsibility to protect the environment, at a time when such knowledge is...

This pamphlet focuses on the icon of the Feeding of the 5,000, taking as its theme the Psalm that is sung at the conclusion of the Artoklasia (blessing of the five loaves) service. Whatever we offer to God, however humble our offering, He will multiply...