Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York
Ottawa Chancery, 10820 Rue Laverdure, Montreal, QC, H3L 2L9, Canada
Welcome to the Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York, part of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese in America. The Diocese of Ottawa is led by His Grace Bishop Alexander and includes approximately 20 churches and missions in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and New York.
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Montreal Parish's Palm Sunday Service Featured in News
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, MontrealReporter Billy Shields of Global News, the news and current affairs division of Global Television Network in Canada, posted a news story on April 28, 2013 titled "For Arab Orthodox church, Middle East turbulence hits home." The news post noted that St. George's recent Palm Sunday celebration was dampened by the concerns of the faithful for the kidnapped bishops and the ongoing turbulence in Syria.
The parish, St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, is headed by Economos Antony Gabriel of the Antiochian Heritage Foundation. “Today I asked for the people when they made their procession, to pray for peace, to pray for these bishops,” said Fr. Antony. ”We don’t want to see the church destroyed, and we don’t want Christians to leave the Middle East.” Reporter Shields noted that some of St. George's parishioners "...hail from the area Aleppo, where bishops Paul Yagizi and Yohanna Ibrahim were kidnapped."
Halifax Parish Hosts Substance Abuse Workshop
Fr. Joseph with Halifax SOYO teensThe parish of St. Antonios Antiochian Orthodox Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia was blessed to have Fr. Joseph Purpura, chairman of the Antiochian Department of Youth Ministry, join us for a weekend full of inspiration, motivation and faith.
On Friday March 8, Fr. Joseph met with the parents of the youth in the community and informed them about issues that have become a serious problem within society. This includes sex, drugs and alcohol. Sadly, these common activities observed within society also affect teens in the Orthodox Church.
Increasing parent and teen awareness to these issues was an extremely important aspect of the weekend, as many parents were not updated with the latest science about the harm that results from the use of alcohol and drug substances.
