Internet Ministry

New Parish Pages Launched on Antiochian.org

The editors at Antiochian.org have launched a dedicated section of pages for parishes under the "Parishes" drop down button in the top menu. In addition to the already existing list of parishes, the three new pages feature news from parishes around the U.S. and Canada, resources for building missions and strengthening established parishes, and help for parish web editors. A centerpiece of the new section is a fascinating roundtable discussion between six mission parish priests, who share what they've learned about effective mission building.

Has your parish hosted a conference or sponsored an outreach event? Did your community just break ground for a new building? Share it with us! Readers of Antiochian.org are encouraged to submit their parish news and photos for posting, as well as suggested resources, via the editor's box: editor@antiochian.org.

Antiochian.org Adds Map of Archdiocese Parishes

Antiochian.org has upgraded our parish directory with a Google-powered map that includes each community in our Archdiocese. Click here to see it in action. As always, you can still also find a parish listings by state and by diocese. Our team also recommends the pan-Orthodox directory that SCOBA maintains here.

Your feedback is welcome. Please also remember to let us know if there are any corrections needed to the information we have for your church. You can contact us via email at editor@antiochian.org.

Antiochian.org Adds Calendar of Readings, Feasts, Events

The Dept. of Internet Ministry has added a calendar to Antiochian.org. Click here to visit. The calendar currently includes daily Scripture readings for all of 2010; major Feasts and Fasts; the feast days of selected saints; and events across the Archdiocese. We will continue to expand this resource over time. So if you would like to see an event added to the calendar, or have any other recommendations, please email us at editor@antiochian.org.

Kh. Maggie Hock Speaks with Ginny Nieuwsma on OCN

On the latest episode of Mission Possible: Orthodox Parenting Today, Antiochian.org staff member and writer Ginny Nieuwsma speaks with Kh. Maggie Hock, head of the Archdiocese Department of Marriage and Parish Family Ministry. The discussion centers around meeting the challenges of raising children in the Orthodox Faith.

Click here to listen!

OCN Announces New Podcast: "Mission Possible: Orthodox Parenting Today"

Ft. Lauderdale, Fl – The Orthodox Christian Network is excited to announce its newest addition to its already dynamic and ever evolving list of Podcast Channels – a series dedicated to Orthodox Parenting.   Rev. Dr. Christopher T. Metropulos, the Executive Director of the SCOBA Agency said, “We are truly excited to offer this new channel dedicated to assist parents raising children in the Orthodox Christian way.  OCN welcomes with pride Ginny Nieuwsma, a dedicated mother of six along with the professionals who will be asked to appear on the program”.

The podcast is titled “Mission Possible: Orthodox Parenting Today” and will be available on OCN’s newly enhanced and upgraded web site www.myocn.net.  

Department of Internet Ministry Resources and Information

About the Department of Internet Ministry

The Department of Internet Ministry was created in Spring 2008 to serve the communications needs of our Archdiocese by providing a professional-quality Internet publishing platform at our official website, www.Antiochian.org. The Archdiocese website had previously been built and maintained by the Department of Communications and Information Technology, before this department was closed and its responsibilities divided. In recognition of the need for our Archdiocese to make more fruitful use of new media, the Department of Internet Ministry was launched to focus exclusively on improving the presentation on the World Wide Web of our vibrant life and work.

As the Church has always done, our Archdiocese seeks to use well the tools of our society to communicate with each other, and with the world beyond. And the Internet is the most significant communications technology of today, despite being so new that we are still coming to grips with its place in our lives. Well over a billion people across the world are estimated to use the Internet every month, including 250 million North Americans, over 70% of our continent’s population. This revolutionary communications tool has rapidly become a necessity rather than a luxury for any organization with a message to share.

What does this mean for our Archdiocese? It means that we've had to start building with what we have: the wisdom and expertise that exists across the workers and ministries of our Archdiocese, and the information and stories they need to communicate; the different audiences with different needs that make up the more than 50,000 monthly visitors to our website; the technology platform that has been built to make this website possible. Our work at the department falls in to several different categories: administrative, technical, design, and editorial.

The department is chaired by Douglas Cramer. For more information, please contact us at editor@antiochian.org, or visit our Site FAQ page.