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Wishing you a reflective Advent Season, Joyous Christmas-Epiphany Celebration and a Happy New Year!

 

Year End Tax Deductible Contributions Welcomed

 

Your gift will enable OCL to continue to fulfill its mission of inviting Orthodox Christians to actively participate in Church Governance, Moving Toward Unity, Knowing and Exercising their duty to be part of the conciliar process that offers balance within the Church, and facing issues of Church and Culture, so that Orthodoxy is seen as an indigenous, universal and welcoming Church. This work is mainly conducted through our web sites: www.orthodoxnews.org and  www.ocl.org.  This year, we are in the process of distributing a DVD, Great Events of American Orthodoxy, and after January you can purchase the publication, “The Need for a Great and Holy Council in the Orthodox Christian Church.” 

 

Your year end gift will help us reach out to more people who share your prayers for Orthodoxy Christian Unity in the Americas. 

 


Special Year End Opportunities for those over 70 and one half years old:

Charitable donations made from your IRA accounts until December 31, 2009.

 

IRA owners of least 70 ½ years can make a charitable donation of up to $100,000 as part of their minimum distribution requirement, each year for 2008 and 2009 and donate it directly to a charity of their choice, tax free.  For example, you can donate any amount up to $100,000 to OCL or its Endowment Fund for each year without paying any tax for your gift.  Normally, you would pay both ordinary state and federal income taxes on such a gift based on your personal income tax rate.  Depending on your tax bracket, this means you could save between $2,000 and $3,500 in taxes which would otherwise be deducted from your IRA account for every gift of $10,000.  Such gifts are an important consideration when meeting the minimum distribution requirement for your IRA account.

 

For additional details on this new provision in the tax law please speak with your tax advisor.

 


 

Payment options:

·         Send Check to OCL, PO Box 6954, West Palm Beach, FL  33405

·         Pay by credit card (Discover Card not accepted)  card #; expiration date; address with zip code.


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Orthodox Unity

  Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addresses Synaxis of the Heads of Orthodox Churches - Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle - Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America
November 13, 2008
  Orthodox Christian leaders meet at the Ecumenical Patriarchate - Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle - Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in America
November 13, 2008
  Orthodox Unity: A Local Example - Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America - The Word magazine
October 1, 2008
  A Possible Scenario: The Celebration of the First Anniversary of the Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of the United States of America & the Establishment of the Patriarchate - Orthodox Christian Laity
September 30, 2008
  RAISING QUESTIONS ON "UNITY" - Orthodox Christians for Accountability
September 23, 2008
Church Governance

  Tentative schedule for Enthronement of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah - Orthodox Church in America
November 26, 2008
  Metropolitan Jonah: "The Orthodox Church in America - Vision, Vocation, Mission, Identity" - Orthodox Church in America
November 20, 2008
  15th All-American Council a watershed event for Orthodox Church in America - Orthodox Church in America
November 20, 2008
  Metropolitan Jonah: "Episcopacy, Primacy, and the Mother Churches: A Monastic Perspective" - Orthodox Church in America
November 17, 2008
  Diocese of Western Pennsylvania elects Archimandrite Melchisedek (Pleska) as candidate for diocesan hierarch - Orthodox Church in America
November 16, 2008
Op Ed

  Orthodox leader seizes own 'Obama moment' - The Washington Times
December 1, 2008
  Reflections on the Election of Metropolitan Jonah - OrthodoxyToday.org
November 21, 2008
  The “New Vicariate”: Unnecessary Provocation or Regrettable Inevitability? - George C. Michalopulos
November 17, 2008
  Harry Moskos’ Role in the Founding of the Church in Hawaii - The National Herald
November 14, 2008
  Met. Jonah's final address - Belliefnet - CrunchyCon
November 13, 2008
Press Releases

  Orthodox Christian Laity Endorsement of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s Call for a Great and Holy Council - Orthodox Christian Laity
November 17, 2008
  A Special Oportunity to Help Impact Campus Ministry - Orthodox Christian Fellowship
November 15, 2008
  OCL President Responds to Metropolis of New Jersey GOA and OCF Board Chairman/National Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries (GOA) - Orthodox Christian Laity
November 15, 2008
Featured Item Orthodox Church Today:” New Research Reveals Some “Not-So-Obvious” Facts about American Orthodox Christianity - Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute
October 24, 2008
Featured Item OCL BOARD MEETING AND ANNUAL MEETING TO TAKE PLACE AT DREXEL UNIVERSITY on October 31, 2008 - Orthodox Christian Laity
October 21, 2008
Book Reviews

  Domestic Violence Handbook Helps Clergy Face Unwelcome Truth - Religion News Service (RNS)
October 7, 2008
  SVS PRESS TITLE “FATHER ARSENY” REACHES THOUSANDS OF U.S. PRISONERS - St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
September 24, 2008
  Review of A Church in Captivity: The Greek Orthodox Church in America - Rev. Steven J. Vlahos
August 27, 2008
  "Patristic Theology - The University Lectures of Fr. John Romanides" - John G. Mavroides
August 14, 2008
  Reflections on "A Church in Captivity: The Greek Orthodox Church of America", by George Matsoukas - Peter J. Petkas
August 12, 2008
Other News

  His Grace Bishop Irinej Rallies Orthodox Faithful on Behalf of Kosovo - International Orthodox Christian Charities
November 26, 2008
  Before Shopping Friday - Give a Gift of LOVE - Orthodox Christian Fellowship
November 25, 2008
  Bishop Jonah of Fort Worth elected Metropolitan of All America and Canada - Interfax
November 14, 2008
  Monks brawl at Christian holy site in Jerusalem
November 9, 2008
  Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte experiencing growth - The National Herald
October 29, 2008
Orthodox Christian Laity 1987-Present

  Orthodox Christian Laity Newsletter - November 2008 - Orthodox Christian Laity
November 17, 2008
  OCL BOARD UPDATE 2009: Consider joining the OCL Board. Send your Resume. - Orthodox Christian Laity
November 10, 2008
  OCL 21st Annual Board Meeting and Program Most Exciting Yet! - Orthodox Christian Laity
November 9, 2008
Featured Item OCL 2008 SUMMER NEWSLETTER - Orthodox Christian Laity
August 1, 2008
  Orthodox Christian Laity Board and Advisory Board Meeting, Chicago, IL - 2 November 2007: President's Report - Orthodox Christian Laity
November 30, 2007