Four different Orthodox bishops, as well as other special guests, joined Fr. Chris and the staff of OCN for a special, one-hour Web TV program yesterday on the growth of Orthodox media in North America. The show is currently available at www.MyOCN.net to watch on demand.

His Grace Bishop Joseph, Hierarch of the Diocese of Los Angeles & the West of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, spoke with particular eloquence about the spiritual need for media-based Orthodox evangelism.

"We are not immigrants to this country, but we are missionaries," His Grace Bishop Joseph said. "We must bring the ancient Faith to the new world. To do this, we must use any media resources at our disposal, and OCN is a vital tool for this Christian-commanded work of the Church. We must use media to our advantage, just as the heretics have been doing for a long time. Our spiritual work begins with prayer, and blossoms forth into preaching. We must preach where the people are, where they can find our Gospel message. This is the good work of OCN, which we should all support. I encourage all the Orthodox parishes throughout the nation, every home, every thirsty individual for the Truth of the Gospel, to support and listen to the OCN."

Other special guests on the program included Archbishop Demetrios, Metropolitan Herman, Metropolitan Methodios, Fr. Demetrios Tonias and Dr. George Mekras.

DON'T MISS OUT on this unique opportunity to hear from these guests and others about the growth of Orthodox media outreach in this country, and to find out how your parish can be a part of this missionary effort during "Share the Light" Sunday on or near to January 20, 2008.

Visit www.MyOCN.net to watch the show - and be sure to invite others!

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Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) is a pan-Orthodox media ministry and one of the official agencies of SCOBA, the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas. OCN uses modern media to raise awareness of the Orthodox Christian faith in the minds of the general population and produces media tools for local parishes designed to increase the effectiveness of their own media outreach. OCN also produces Come Receive The Light, a nationally syndicated Orthodox radio program, as well as two Internet-based, 24-hour Orthodox radio stations, The Ark and The Rudder.

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