Name:The Hoppe Family Country:Albania Serving Since:3/22/1998
LATEST MISSION NEWS & OCMC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Answering the Call: A Reflection on Mission Teams by Dimitri Zgourides(Posted 11/9/2012)
It was 1988. I sat listening to the priest at a small mission parish in Austin, Texas, talk about mission work taking place in Kenya. The priest's son Dean, who was there also, would be going to Kenya himself. I did not know Dean that well, but everyone that grew up at the Annunciation parish in Houston knew who he was. A university senior, I was attending liturgy not so much as a devout Orthodox Christian, but as a cradle Orthodox whose boyhood priest had called relentlessly on Saturday...
Project for βLifeβ: When Ideas Come to Reality by Christina Semon(Posted 10/29/2012)
On the 27th-28th of October 2012, priest wife Anastasia Cislaru of The Nativity of the Theotokos parish in Ucrainca, Moldova, organized the "Seminar for Life" for fighting against abortion. The seeds for this idea were planted when Preoteasa Anastasia participated with Christina Semon, OCMC Missionary, in the first priest wives' retreat in June...
New OCMC Missionaries Deployed to Fields of Service by Emily Walker(Posted 10/4/2012)
OCMC is happy to announce the deployment of two new long-term missionaries.Having just been married, Daphne and James Hargrave will leave for their long-term missionary service in Tanzania on October 9, 2012. Upon his return to Africa, James will continue service to the Holy Archdiocese of Mwanza and Western Tanzania, helping clergy develop youth ministry as well as working on communications, translation, and other tasks at the offices of His Eminence, Metropolitan JERONYMOS. Daphne's...
Support OCMC through the Combined Federal Campaign - Enrollment Time is Now! by OCMC Announcement(Posted 9/3/2012)
Are You a Federal Employee? Give to OCMC through the Combined Federal Campaign! OCMC is registered as a charity through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Between September 1, 2012 – December 15, 2012, federal employees can register for the campaign and pledge their gifts for OCMC directly through their workplace payroll deduction program!The enrollment period is now, so if you are interested, visit www.opm.gov/cfc for more information. To...
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OCMC Mission Teams allow volunteers to share the Orthodox faith with people around the world. Which of the following would most impact your decision to participate on an OCMC Mission Team?
