The Order of St. Ignatius Governing Council will be meeting on Friday, May 21, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, New York.
Order of St. Ignatius
The Order of St. Ignatius is a movement of individuals who, motivated by faith and love, openly pledge a specific financial commitment to support the Antiochian Archdiocese. This financial commitment goes above and beyond the normal level of parish membership, and is not meant to replace, but to supercede parish level giving. The funds from the Order are channeled directly into archdiocesan educational, charitable, and outreach programs. Since its start in 1976, the Order of St. Ignatius has distributed over $20 million and now distributes $1.4 million annually: 38% of the archdiocesan annual budget.
Our members have had the joy of witnessing many lives touched through programs such as Project Mexico and the Antiochian Village Camp, to name just two of the many ministries the Order supports each year. See more featured current projects to the right, and click here for a complete list of projects the Order has supported since its inception.
Membership in the order is open to all people over the age of eighteen who identify themselves with the Orthodox Church and its faith. Our members are men and women, young people and old, working in every type of profession. There are different levels of membership which vary according to the financial commitment. Visitors to this web page will find information on how to become a member, the different levels of membership available, and frank discussion of what the Order of St. Ignatius is all about. As of January 2010 we have 4068 members since inception, 3027 active members, and 330 Life Members.
Latest from the Order of St. Ignatius:
OCF Forms Regional Chaplaincy Network
L. to r.: Fr. Mark Leondis, Fr. George Gartelos, Fr. Nicholas Hadzellis, Fr. Martin Kraus, Fr. Alex Micich, Fr. Kevin Scherer, Fr. James Coles, Fr. Michael Ellis, Fr. Peter Paproski, Fr. Anthony Salzman, Dn. Paul Zaharas and Sbdn. John MahfouzTEMPE, AZ --- On February 4-5th, 2010, Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF), in partnership with a very generous grant from The Order of St. Ignatius, gathered a group of Board members and priests, from across five different SCOBA jurisdictions, to form the first-ever OCF Regional Chaplaincy Network. In order to meet the pastoral needs of the 270 local OCF chapters throughout the United States and Canada, OCF has broken the country into nine different regions. A Regional Chaplain and a Student Regional Representative will represent each of these regions. Together these roles will assist with the development of new and existing OCF chapters.
“Identifying a group of talented and committed spiritual leaders to help build this network is a critical step in helping OCF create a spiritual safety net for our students as they leave home for college,” remarked Fr. James Coles, the OCF North American Chaplain.
Besides the organizational administration of this new network, the group discussed ideas and plans for Chaplain training and resources. Fr. Kevin Scherer, the OCF Executive Director said, “It’s our hope that this new network will not only help grow new OCF chapters, but resource those that are struggling to develop and stay connected to other Orthodox students across the country.”
Order Induction in Eagle River, AK
His Grace Bishop JOSEPH visited St. John Cathedral in Eagle River, Alaska in December 2009:
 Diocese of Los Angeles Chair Bill Tsoukalas addressing the Faithful of St. John Cathedral – Eagle River |
 Induction of Tim Terrell into the Order of St. Ignatius |
Seminarian Thank You Letter to the Order
Antiochian seminarian Matthew Howell writes:
To His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP,
All the Right Reverend Bishops of our Archdiocese,
Mr. Daniel Abraham, the members of the governing council North American Officers, all the Diocesan officers, and all the members of the Order of St. Ignatius:
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
As we continue preparing ourselves for the incarnation of our Savior, and as we celebrate the joyous feast of St. Nicholas of Myra, we are reminded over and over again that Advent is not only a time of Christmas shopping, house decorating, or cookie baking. It is a time of giving and a time of thanksgiving. We give of our time, treasure, and talent in order to enliven our church and family lives, and we thoughtfully thank God for his many wonderful blessings in our lives.
Los Angeles Order Chapter Annual Dinner
The Los Angeles Area Fellowship chapter of the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch will hold its annual dinner on Sunday evening, January 31, click here for more information.
Order of St. Ignatius Mid-Winter Meeting
The Order of St. Ignatius Mid-Winter meeting: Saturday, January, 30, 2010 Sherman Oak, CA. For Hotel reservations Click Here or Call the hotel: 866.490.2065 – group code: Order of St. Ignatius.