Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Христос Рождается! Славите Его!
Blessed and joyful Feastday of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God & Savior Jesus Christ! Merry Christmas!
Please read the Nativity Latters of His Eminance, MARK, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, and of His Beatitude, TIKHON, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada:
Please check out our Christmas Bulletin and read the List of Flower Donors:
Welcome to St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Shillington, PA 19607.
Our parish is part of the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania, under the omophorion of His Eminence, MARK, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. It was established in June 1973 under the jurisdiction of The Orthodox Church in America, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Kiprian, of blessed memory.
Purpose of our parish is to serve Orthodox Christians of greater Reading area, as well as to evangelize and witness the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our community. If you are already Orthodox and wish to find out more about our parish, or perhaps if you are not an Orthodox Christian and desire to learn more about the “One, Holy, Catholic & Apostolic Church” of Christ, please feel free to contact Father Vjekoslav. You are welcome to find his contact information on our web-page.
Our parish follows Revised Julian Calendar. Services are conducted mostly in English. St. Herman’s parish family is very welcoming and loving. Come, visit us, and “you will see the Glory of God!” (Jn 11, 40)
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18 Jan 2025 at 10:35am
All parishes, missions, monasteries, and institutions of the Orthodox Church in America are reminded that the deadline to submit reflections for the 21st All-American Council is Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
This Call to Reflection was issued by Hi...
18 Jan 2025 at 12:44am
On Monday, January 13, 2025, the COMISS Network held its Annual Forum: “Celebrating 100 years in Clinical Pastoral Education and Training: Pastoral, Present, and the Future”, in Silver Spring, MD. The Seventh-Day Adventist community hosted this ga...
17 Jan 2025 at 11:31am
More than 100 clergy from across the Orthodox Church in America participated in the OCA’s Office of Pastoral Life (OPL) December 2024 Synaxis Clergy Online Event on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon delivered the keynot...
16 Jan 2025 at 10:27am
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon has designated Sunday, January 26, 2025, as Sanctity of Life Sunday to be observed in the parishes of the Orthodox Church in America. His Beatitude has also released the following statement below. Resources for li...
14 Jan 2025 at 11:30pm
On January 10, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon traveled to Mexico City for a primatial visit to the Diocese of Mexico. Over many years, it has become customary for His Beatitude to travel to Mexico on the weekend following the feast of the...
13 Jan 2025 at 6:26pm
The Orthodox Church in America has announced the opening of registration for the 21st All-American Council (AAC), which will take place from July 14-18, 2025, at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix, AZ. All clergy and faithful are invited to parti...
10 Jan 2025 at 6:27pm
His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon issued the following statement:
My beloved Children in the Lord,I am calling upon the clergy and faithful of the Orthodox Church in America to pray for two urgent situations.
First, remember in your prayers His ...
9 Jan 2025 at 9:23pm
On January 9, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon joined civic and religious leaders at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC to honor the late President James Earl Carter, Jr.
The 39th President of the United States of America passed away...
3 Jan 2025 at 11:04am
The OCA Music Department again offers its popular introductory online courses for the benefit of church singers and conductors. This semester we are also pleased to offer the opportunity for intermediate- and advanced-level conductors to take priv...
3 Jan 2025 at 1:38am
The June through October 2024 “Pastoral Changes” — the official announcements of ordinations, assignments, releases, and related matters affecting the clergy of the Orthodox Church in America, as issued by the Office of the Chancellor, Archpriest ...