Our Synod

The Holy Orthodox Church in North America is an eparchial (geographic) synod under the jurisdiction of the Holy Synod of the True Orthodox Church of Greece. We follow the traditional Church calendar (i.e. Julian Calendar, called by some 'the Old Calendar') and maintain the traditional teachings and practice of the historic Church. Accordingly, we reject all changes and innovations, and especially those which are undertaken in the name of ecumenism or modernism. We do not participate in syncretistic worship ('we all worship the same god') and we do not share the Holy Mysteries with other jurisdictions that do participate in syncretistic worship.

The faithful of our Synod come from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. While English is the primary language of worship, some parishes also incorporate other languages.

Anointing Stone in the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem where St. Joseph laid down Jesus Christ after taking Him down from the Cross