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Vocations: Are You Being Called to Serve?
Most Holy Theotokos, Mother of the Clergy
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Men & Women to the
Holy Diaconate! + Men Only to the Venerable Priesthood! |
"Come Follow Me...Join the Good Fight."
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Vocations to the Ordained or Religious Life
Please...if you believe you're being called to ministry, or, if you're already ordained and looking for a Church...WELCOME HOME!
WARNING: ~ ONLY SERIOUS APPLICANTS MAY APPLY ~
UPON YOUR CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACCEPTANCE BY OUR JURISDICTION, YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY FACE CONTROVERSY AND QUESTION FROM FAMILY, FRIENDS AND OTHERS. WHY? BECAUSE WE FOLLOW THE STRICT APOSTOLIC DOCTRINE OF THE EARLY UNDIVIDED CHURCH OF THE SEVEN ECUMENICAL COUNCILS. WE PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH. WE BELIEVE IN CHRIST'S FORGIVENESS, COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING AND HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
UPON YOUR CONSIDERATION AND/OR ACCEPTANCE BY OUR JURISDICTION, YOU WILL UNDOUBTEDLY FACE CONTROVERSY AND QUESTION FROM FAMILY, FRIENDS AND OTHERS. WHY? BECAUSE WE FOLLOW THE STRICT APOSTOLIC DOCTRINE OF THE EARLY UNDIVIDED CHURCH OF THE SEVEN ECUMENICAL COUNCILS. WE PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH. WE BELIEVE IN CHRIST'S FORGIVENESS, COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING AND HIS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Any applicant must be sincere and wanting to be a part of our Blessed Jurisdiction/SEC strictly wanting to SERVE THE LORD....our support is spiritual and we include their Ministry & Clergy in our prayers and commemorations....but, we ARE PART OF "THE REMNANT CHURCH" in the Last Days....our wealth is within our common Valid Apostolic Succession and witnessing to the AUTHENTIC and GENUINE Sacred Traditions & Divine Liturgies of the EARLY CHURCH which are. "ORTHODOX in Faith" and "CATHOLIC in Communion"....our wealth is NOT found in large bank accounts, massive buildings or harsh demeaning Hierarchs who yearn to yield their "power" sitting in judgment and know nothing of the unconditional love of Christ, forgiveness or compassion!
***THE AFOREMENTIONED IS EXACTLY WHAT MUST BE FULLY UNDERSTOOD BY ANY BISHOP OR PRIEST OR RELIGIOUS OR CLERGY APPLICANT LOOKING TO ASSOCIATE WITH US***
Any applicant must be sincere and wanting to be a part of our Blessed Jurisdiction/SEC strictly wanting to SERVE THE LORD....our support is spiritual and we include their Ministry & Clergy in our prayers and commemorations....but, we ARE PART OF "THE REMNANT CHURCH" in the Last Days....our wealth is within our common Valid Apostolic Succession and witnessing to the AUTHENTIC and GENUINE Sacred Traditions & Divine Liturgies of the EARLY CHURCH which are. "ORTHODOX in Faith" and "CATHOLIC in Communion"....our wealth is NOT found in large bank accounts, massive buildings or harsh demeaning Hierarchs who yearn to yield their "power" sitting in judgment and know nothing of the unconditional love of Christ, forgiveness or compassion!
***THE AFOREMENTIONED IS EXACTLY WHAT MUST BE FULLY UNDERSTOOD BY ANY BISHOP OR PRIEST OR RELIGIOUS OR CLERGY APPLICANT LOOKING TO ASSOCIATE WITH US***
TO GO FORWARD...
YOU MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR LORD'S PROMISE:
"IF THEY PERSECUTED ME, THEY WILL PERSECUTE YOU."
YOU MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER OUR LORD'S PROMISE:
"IF THEY PERSECUTED ME, THEY WILL PERSECUTE YOU."
The first and the foremost demand to all people who want to be admitted to the Saving Church and Incardinated into the Orthodox Church of America, under the Spiritual Protection of the Apostolic Orthodox Church, is the complete loyalty to the teaching of Our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ in the tradition of the early Christians and readiness to be persecuted in the name of God and His Saving Church and also the implicit fidelity to the Holy Scriptures and the Apostolic Canons.
For those Individuals who are already ordained ~and~ for those Individuals who have not been ordained but have a sincere vocation...please download & complete our application:
For those Individuals who are already ordained ~and~ for those Individuals who have not been ordained but have a sincere vocation...please download & complete our application:
Slavic and Baltic Holy Cross Ecumenical Seminary
Quality theological education remotely and free of charge
(Click here to find out more)
Quality theological education remotely and free of charge
(Click here to find out more)
MAY ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU...If you have true desire to serve fairly to our Savior Jesus Christ in the fold of His Holy Orthodox Church, we will encourage it, but only after some period of time of comprehension and studying. The candidate is first ordained to the Sub-Diaconate and than ordained to the Diaconate. After a reasonable amount of time & service to the Church, he is ordained to the Venerable Priesthood. If there is a need, he may be called to be a Bishop.
We Follow the Apostolic Doctrine of the Early Undivided Church of the Seven Ecumenical Councils:
The Holy Diaconate is open to both men and women.
The Venerable Priesthood is open to men only.
Marriage is NOT an impediment to ordination of Subdeacons, Deacons/Deaconesses, Priests or Bishops.
The Monastic Life or "celibate vocation" is open to both men and women.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR VOCATION, PLEASE CONTACT: vocations@oca-uaoc.org
We Follow the Apostolic Doctrine of the Early Undivided Church of the Seven Ecumenical Councils:
The Holy Diaconate is open to both men and women.
The Venerable Priesthood is open to men only.
Marriage is NOT an impediment to ordination of Subdeacons, Deacons/Deaconesses, Priests or Bishops.
The Monastic Life or "celibate vocation" is open to both men and women.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR VOCATION, PLEASE CONTACT: vocations@oca-uaoc.org
