Volume 1, Issue 14
October 1, 2020
15th anniversary of the wondrous appearance of the miraculous and Myrrh-streaming
Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
Akathist Hymn of the Wonderworking Iveron Icon
In honor of the 15th anniversary of the wondrous appearance of the miraculous and Myrrh-streaming Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, the Orthodox Hawaiian Iveron Icon Association (OHIIA) has published the Akathist Hymn book for the Wonderworking Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, known as the Keeper of the Gate.
 
The publication includes a foreword by His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, an introduction regarding the Holy Iveron Icon and it’s rich history, and various hymns never before published in English.
Due to the California COVID regulations and wildfires,
the Saint Kosmas Conference has moved to a
NEW DATE & NEW STATE!
Join us in Arizona!
Entry deadline extended until March 1, 2021.
Make the Saint Kosmas Art & Photography Contest
part of your child's school year!
Winners will be announced March 15, 2021 and will receive cash prize + credit toward the 2021 Arizona Conference.
Accepting entries now, up to 3 entries per child.
2020-21 Essay Contest
Topics to be announced October 15, 2020.
Essay entries accepted from Jan. 1 - March 1, 2021.
Winners will be announced March 15, 2021 and will receive cash prize + credit toward the 2021 Arizona Conference.
(Greek Language Category),
Athanasios Souldatos
age 9, from Troy, Michigan
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Text: The Truth of our Faith: Discourses from Holy Scripture on the Tenets of Christian Orthodoxy

Lesson 1: October 6th: Introduction, On the Church
Lesson 2: October 13th: On Holy Scripture
Lesson 3: October 20th: On Holy Tradition
Lesson 4: October 27th: On the Veneration of the Theotokos, Saints and Angels
Lesson 5: November 3rd: On the Veneration of the Holy Relics and Holy Icons
Lesson 6: November 10th: On the Veneration of the Precious Cross and the Sign of the Cross