Chicago area Orthodox portal
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This is a partial listing of parishes and other Orthodox organizations and institutions in the greater Chicago-land area. Please feel free to update it!
A fuller list of parishes, somewhat out of date, can be found here.
Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America parishes
- St. Nicholas' Albanian Orthodox Church, Chicago [1]
Antiochian Orthodox parishes
- Antiochian Orthodox Church Directory
- All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL
- Holy Resurrection, Hobart, IN
- Holy Tranfiguration, Warrenville, IL
- Virgin Mary Mission, Alsip, IL
- St. George Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL
Carpatho-Russian Diocese
Greek Orthodox parishes
Selected parishes with websites are listed. For a more complete list, click here.
- Ascension Of Our Lord Greek Orthodox Church, Lincolnshire
- Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, Chicago
- Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church, Westchester
- Holy Taxiarhai and St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, Niles
- St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, Chicago
- St. Andrew Greek Orthodox Church, South Bend, Indiana
- SS. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Palos Hills
Parishes of the Orthodox Church in America
- OCA Directories - with links to parish profile pages
- Diocese of the Midwest Parish Directory
- Archangel Michael Church - Burbank
- SS Peter and Paul Church - Burr Ridge
- St George Cathedral - Chicago
- Holy Trinity Cathedral - Chicago
- St Nicholas Church - Joliet
- Holy Resurrection Church - Palatine
- Protection of the Virgin Mary Church - Merrillville, Indiana
- St Luke the Evangelist Church - Palos Hills
- St Panteleimon Church - Summit
- St Joseph Church - Wheaton
Bulgarian
- St John of Rila Church - Chicago
Romanian
- Holy Nativity of the Lord - Chicago
- Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary (St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church) - Chicago
Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR)
For a more complete but out of date list of Chicago area parishes, including contact information and hierarchs, visit the OCCA's site.
Serbian Orthodox parishes
Only parishes with websites are listed. Click here for a full list of Serbian parishes.
- Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Chicago
- St. Basil of Ostrog Serbian Orthodox Church, Lake Forest
Non-Chalcedonian parishes
Some non-Chalcedonian parishes have asked to be included on this list. Their addition here implies no confusion of natures!
- St. Gregorios Orthodox Church - a parish of the American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church of India in Oak Park
- Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Mission - a mission parish of the Mission Society of St. Gregorios of India, Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, located in Madison, Wisconsin. Multi-ethnic, pan-orthodox with services in English.
Campus Ministries / Orthodox Christian Fellowships
- Northwestern University (inactive?)
- Loyola University (inactive?)
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana).
- Another Chicago area group that might be of interest is the Greek Orthodox Young Adult League, which organizes many events throughout the year.
Orthodox Education
- Adamantios Koraes School (Elementary & Jr. High), Palos Hills
- St. Sava Orthodox School (Elementary), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Regional monasteries include:
- Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Harvard, Illinois
- St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Libertyville, Illinois
- St. John Chrysostomos Monasteryin Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery in Rives Junction, Michigan
- Monastery of St. John the Theologian in Hiram, Ohio
- Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery in Canton, OH
Other organizations and institutions
- Orthodox Christian Clergy Association (OCCA) - The Orthodox Christian Clergy Association of Greater Chicago exists to bring the Orthodox community together for fellowship, worship, and constructive cooperation in various ecclesiastical endeavors. (website, but not organization, defunct)
- Orthodox Christian Synergy (old site), a daughter organization of the OCCA, is comprised of clergy and lay representatives of Orthodox Christian parishes from across the Chicago metropolitan area. Synergy strives to promote awareness of Orthodox Christianity to the public at large, and to foster interaction among Orthodox Christian parishes and individual parishioners throughout the Chicago area. (website, but not organization, defunct)
- The Orthodox Young Adults (OYA) organization exists to provide ministry in greater Chicagoland and the midwestern region to Orthodox young adults of all jurisdictions, through a programming board of young adults who draw on the resouces of all clergy and parishes. (defunct)
- Orthodox Christians for Life of Chicago
- F.O.C.U.S. - The "Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United for Service," based at Protection of the Virgin Mary Church in Merrillville, Indiana
Chicago-area Orthodox news and events
orthodoxchicago at Yahoo! Groups
- Chicago Orthodox Website
- Dear friends, Go to www.chicagosynergy.org for news and upcoming Orthodox events for the Chicago area. Synergy, the lay counterpart to the Chicago Clergy
- Dear Friends, Just wanted to let you know about two upcoming lectures at the University of Chicago which you might be interested in: This Friday, Sept. 29th, Orthodox Circle
- Just wanted to invite everyone to look into Othodox Cirile. I also think that it would be a good thing for this group because their is a Chicago group! Festival of the Sacred Arts, Oct 7 2006
- ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL OF SACRED ARTS Chicago¹s 3rd Annual Orthodox Christian Festival of Sacred Arts will take place Saturday, OCTOBER 7, on the grounds St. Peter and St. Paul Church Consecration
- St. Peter and St. Paul Burr Ridge, IL will be consecrating new altar tables in preperation for their upcoming 75th anniversary. His Eminence Archbishop JOB Paschal Concert
- SS. Peter and Paul Choir, Burr Ridge, IL, plans Paschal Concert May 21 BURR RIDGE, IL [MW Diocese Communications] -- The choir of SS. Peter and Paul Church Frederica Mathewes-Green to speak in Madison, Feb. 17 & 18Metropolis Vasilopita Dinner
- The annual Vasilopita Celebration of the Metropolis of Chicago will be held Sunday, January 8th at 6:00 pm at St. Nicholas Church, 10301 S. Kolmar Avenue in Sat Dec 10 Advent Lecture in LFLecture Announcement
- Dear Friends of St. Nicholas Parish, Attached is a flyer for our upcoming parish feastday celebration. Please pass the word among your family, friends, fellow Understanding the Old Testament Readings for the Feast of the Nativ
- Chicago Deanery Educational Meeting featuring a talk sponsored by the Deanery Higher Ed/ Late Vocations Program Tuesday, November 15th, 7pm at Sts. Peter and Nov. 15 - Upcoming OCLife Meeting
- Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church 1449 N. Quentin Rd. Palatine, IL 60078 Phone: (847)358-7321 We will have a special presentation prior to this month's Gykeria Concert to Benefit Patriarch Bartholomew Health Clinic in I
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Peter Georgalan October 14, 2005 312.337.4130 Gylkeria, Greece's Platinum Voice to 9th annual Pan Orthodox Dinner to Benefit the Orthodox Christian M
- Mission Team Chicago invites you to the 9th annual Pan Orthodox Dinner to Benefit the Orthodox Christian Mission Center St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Nov 10 - Pan Orthodox Dinner to benefit the Orthodox Christian Miss
- 11/10/2005, 9th Annual Pan Orthodox Dinner to benefit the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) Keynote Speaker will be His Beatitude HERMAN, Archbishop of
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