13 December 2025: Reality of Christians in the Holy Land
Stories of faith, resilience, and humanity: Mother Agapia on Palestinian Christians living under occupation.
Location & Time
Saturday, 13 December 2025 @ 3PM
Encore Event Center
16808 Pearl Rd. Strongsville, OH
7 December 2025: The Reality of Living as a Christian in the Holy Land
A Fireside Chat with Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos
Location & Time
Sunday, 7 December 2025 @ 3pm
St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church
4 Appleton St, Arlington, MA 02476
2025 Nativity Fast: Red Candle Light for Palestine
WHAT IS RED CANDLE?
A global Christian movement launching November 29, starting with the first light in Bethlehem, Palestine. We’re uniting Christians across traditions to light red candles throughout Advent in solidarity with Palestinians—particularly Christian communities in the birthplace of Jesus.
US Christians Should Look Past the Wall of Distortion to See the Truth About Palestinians in the Holy Land
Mother Agapia’s column for Word&Way. American Christians deserve to know the truth, not the Netanyahu regime’s “spin,” about what’s happening to their their brothers and sisters in the Holy Land:
24-27 December 2025: St. Herman Youth Retreat
Please join us for the 16th Annual St. Nicholas Convent’s:
St. Herman Youth Retreat
DATES: December 24–27, 2025
LOCATION: St. Nicholas Convent, 14 Courtly Circle, Owego, NY 13827
And St. Maximus Orthodox Church, 4447 Gaskill Rd, Owego, NY 13827
Accommodations: Best Western Hotel, 20 Hickories Park Rd, Owego, NY 13827
COST: $100.00 per person* Ages 14 and up
If not staying at the hotel: $40 or a food donation + ice skating fee
Registration DEADLINE: Dec 10, 2025
Contact christa.monforte@gmail.com or (607)-759-4816 for more info
28-30 March 2025: Lenten Retreat for Women
March 29-30, 2025
Owego, New York
Theme: A Women’s Path to the Life of the Saints
Talk 1: Matushka Maria Telepneff
Talk 2: Elizabeth Priebe
29-31 March 2024: Lenten Retreat for Women
March 29-31, 2024
Owego, New York
Theme: A Sacred Purpose: Preserving Our Traditions Through Structure And Grace
Talk 1: A Conversation on the Sacred Role of Women in the Church by Matushka Irene Meschter
Talk 2: Learning to Make Prosphora: A Sacred Obedience by Maria Monforte
Talk 3: Defining the Sacred Space: The Iconostasis in Orthodox Worship by Elizabeth Priebe
10-12 March 2023: Lenten Retreat for Women
March 10-12, 2023
Cleveland, New York
Theme: Angels in the monastery, in the world, and in the church
Talk 1: Living the Angelic Life in Western Canada by Abbess Amvrosia
Talk 2: Raising Angels in an unangelic world by Presbytera Mary Psaromatis
Talk 3: Angels in Orthodox Iconography by Elizabeth Priebe