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Uganda: Investing in Education
IOCC, in partnership with the St. Nektarios Education Fund, has helped build and update three schools run by the Uganda Orthodox Church. In rural Lwemiyaga ...
Fifth Sunday of Lent | St. Mary of Egypt
Nearing the end of the Lenten journey, we see Pascha approaching, but we have not arrived yet.
Fourth Sunday of Lent | St. John Climacus
This Sunday, the fourth in our pilgrimage toward Christ’s Resurrection, the Church in its wisdom holds up as an example of asceticism a great saint whose life and writings can inspire ...
Thank You for Your Compassion
Thank you for your generous gift, which made it possible for IOCC to provide a swift and effective response to help families in Texas and Florida after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
Serving Others this Great Lent
“A mother told me that she had to leave her children and walk more than 3 miles one way just to fetch water that her family needed for the day,” Biniam, an IOCC staff member in Ethiopia, reflects.
Water Is the Source of Life
More than 2.1 billion people lack access to safe and readily available water at home.
Third Sunday of Lent | Veneration of the Cross
At the mid-point of our Lenten journey, the Church strengthens and fortifies us by calling to mind Christ’s precious and life-giving Cross.
Determined Teens Complete their Education
When families flee conflict, children miss out on schooling — teens may even need to work to help support parents and siblings.
Second Sunday of Lent | St. Gregory Palamas
The pilgrimage of Great Lent is the Church's invitation for the faithful to recognize and receive the gift of God's grace.