Job Opening for Fall 2010! - Agia Sophia Academy, an Orthodox Christian School in Beaverton, Oregon, is accepting applications for a licensed and experienced K/1 teacher for the next school year.

The Orthodox Christian Network has launched The Anchor, a 24/7 streaming Internet Talk Radio Station, just in time to help the faithful through Lent 2010!

The Orthodox Bookstore is pleased to announce the pre-sales of some new titles!

Fr Paul Schroeder, the proistamenos of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Portland Oregon and the Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of San Francisco has the translated early patristic texts of St Basil the Great on social justice.

In honor of the Feast of Nativity, St John the Baptist Icon Studio is pleased to announce that all orders of hand painted Icons commisioned before January 6th will receive 15%! Commision an Icon Additionally, prices on all Icons in our "Icons for sale" now section have been reduced 20-40%.

To accommodate the explosive growth of The Rudder, OCN's 24/7 streaming radio station featuring traditional Orthodox chant, we have moved the rudder to a new home. The Rudder is now located at http://www.myocn.com/rudder

The new Rudder site features an all-music format of traditional, sacred Orthodox music in a variety of languages and styles. The goal of the Rudder is to provide a harmonious listening experience that feeds the soul and enriches the mind. Programmed by Vlad and Helen Morosan, the Rudder also features several muisc-themed programs throughout the day, including the popular Icons in Sound podcast which Vlad has done for OCN for several years.

The Rudder is the premier listening experience for Orthodox faithful looking for liturgical music to listen to throughout the day.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL- The Orthodox Christian Network is pleased to announce the appointment of Vladimir Morosan, Doctor of Musical Arts, as the programming director of one of its on line radio networks. He has worked in the field of Orthodox Church music for over thirty-five years. After completing his undergraduate degree in music at Occidental College, in California, he received his Masters and Doctoral degrees in Choral Music from the University of Illinois. He has directed choirs in parishes of Russian, Serbian, and Antiochian backgrounds and has taught and lectured widely at church music workshops and conferences. He is Founder and Artistic Director of Archangel Voices, a professional-level choral ensemble dedicated to producing CD's of Orthodox liturgical music in English. His book "Choral Performance in Pre-Revolutionary Russia" (1986) is considered the definitive study of this topic. He is President of Musica Russica, a publishing house specializing in Orthodox and Russian music and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the “Monuments of Russian Sacred Music” series. He is also the composer and editor of numerous choral arrangements, chiefly for Orthodox liturgical use, and the host of “Icons in Sound,” an internet-radio podcast that airs on the Orthodox Christian Network.

CorFun, Inc. and St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Ft. Lauderdale are please to announce the launch of the newly re-designed stdemetrios.org

Okay - Orthodox Biz has a free membership. You can get listed for nothing, so why consider an upgraded membership that includes blogging, videos, file sharing, audio files, a personal homepage, unlimited articles, and even more?

Well, this month we decided to post a letter from an Orthodox Biz reader who shares some really good reasons. Read on to find out why you need to upgrade and take advantage of all that Orthodox Biz truly has to offer!

The preseason rankings are in with Florida on top followed by Oklahoma and Texas. The students are heading back to campus, and the alumni are getting restless waiting for the first kickoff. It's almost time for college football! But even though the start of the season is still some weeks away, the major ticket brokers are already loaded with tickets for most games.

College football games for good teams are always sold out, so the bumper crop of tickets on Stub Hub and other ticket brokers bodes well for more fans to get in to the games. But how do you get the best seats and the best deals for college games? You go to seemyseat.com and check all the ticket brokers at one time and see all the seating options on an interactive seat map.

Watch for special reporting over the next several months from people in the know concerning the historic meeting in Chambesy and its ramifications for the Orthodox Christian Churches in America. The issue of unity of the Orthodox in the Diaspora has been on the lips of many people. Come and listen as OCN reporting brings you up to date in a responsible and knowledgeable way.

More information coming soon.

Check the OCN Website for more information as it is made available!

The Preachers Institute is an online Orthodox Christian homiletics resource for preachers, evangelists, and apologists interested in the art of preparing and preaching sermons in the classical Orthodox oratorical tradition.

The Preachers Institute is a collaborative effort of Orthodox Christian clergy and laymen, of various juridictions, who have a powerful personal commitment to preaching the Gospel, and improving the skill and craft of homiletics and apologetics.

Orthodox Biz, a leading Orthodox Website, has now announced free basic listing options for businesses, ministries, and Orthodox Ministry Professionals! Effective in May 2009, it is now possible to get a listing in the premier Orthodox Business directory on the Internet for free. Read the rest of the article for full details.

Peter and Helen Evans are now available to give a seminar/workshop based on their book, "Get Serious: The Church's Stand on Contemporary Culture." The seminar will focus on the six topics covered in the book: Euthanasia, abortion, stem cell research and cloning, war, welfare and animal rights. Some of the questions we'll discuss are: What happens to us after we die? Haven't we progressed beyond the need for war? What will make me happy? If there is so much suffering around, how can we say God is compassionate? What does it mean to help the poor? Aren't all rich people barred from heaven? Are we just animals? These are just a few of the issues we'll address. Depending on the audience the workshop will be about 2 to 3 hours long.

Please contact Orthodox Speakers Bureau "http://www.orthodoxspeakers.com/peter-and-helen-evans/" to book the seminar.

The Orthodox Bookstore is pleased to announce that the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture is now available for distribution in North America in Arabic, Russian, and Spanish. Like its English counterpart, the series as a whole will consist of 29 volumes. The series presents a patristic approach to biblical interpretation.

Glen Chancy, the publisher of Orthodox Biz, is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Political Science and a concentration in Eastern European studies. He then taught in Poland for three years, bringing home a lovely Polish wife at the end of 1995. Back home, he reverted to the Pentecostalism of his youth, and took his Roman Catholic wife with him. His wife, Justyna, accepted this quietly for years. Eventually, she wanted out of Pentecostalism, and by then so did Glen. They visited a Roman Catholic Church for Mass, only to discover that it was unrecognizable for a traditional Catholic. During the service, Justyna kept demanding (in Polish), "Does the Pope know what these people are doing!" When female Eucharistic ministers helped dispense the Body of Christ, Justyna came very close to outright violence. Then, one Sunday morning they ended up at Borders for coffee and Glen saw a book in the bargain bin called Dancing Alone.... click below to listen:

If you have ever belonged to a Book of the Month club, you will understand the concept behind Maryjean Zarick’s newest membership website, HarpMusicNow.com.

Maryjean, a professional harpist and composer, began publishing books for the harp in 1987 under the name of Paradise Music. But with rising costs of printing and shipping, Maryjean began offering a few sheet music downloads on her former website ParadiseHarpMusic.com. As the downloads became more popular than printed books, Maryjean converted her publishing operation to a download only business.

Let’s say you are looking for good tickets to a ballgame, or to the theater, or even to see your favorite band. Most good events sell out almost immediately, so that leaves you looking for your tickets in the reseller or secondary market. There are only four major ticket resellers, and they almost always have tickets available. But to see all your options, and find the best deal, you have to go to four different Websites.

The Orthodox Christian Network is pleased to announce its new Artist page on iTunes. The page allows iTunes users to view and subscribe to all OCN podcasts in a single location. Visit the new OCN Artist page on iTunes by clicking here. (Your iTunes application should launch automatically.)

The Ark is the flagship Internet radio station for the Orthodox Christian Network. If you are an Orthodox musician, you've probably heard of it. But, did you know that your music could be featured?

Orthodox Biz Publisher and Orthodox Christian Network Webmaster Glen Chancy was recently featured on the Ancient Faith Radio Broadcast The Illumined Heart.

Over the years, professional harpist, Maryjean Zarick has shared her music with other harpists in the form of printed books, but her newest publishing medium has gained her the kind of attention that really pays off. For about the last year, Maryjean has been offering individual sheet music as PDF downloads on her paid subscription website ParadiseHarpMusic.com. Through this website, her most recent creation, “Christmas Fantasy” came to the attention of Mark Anderson of the Seattle Chapter of the American Harp Society.

This chapter is sponsoring a competition to encourage the creation of new music for the harp. Mr. Anderson approached Maryjean about entering “Christmas Fantasy” into the competition. “This is just the kind of work we have been hoping to attract,” he told her.

Peter and Helen Evans announce the publication of their book Get Serious, Whoever said Christianity was Nice, or The Church's Stand on Contemporary Culture.

The Orthodox Christian Network is proud to announce that Dynamis Daily Devotional readings will now be a daily feature on the OCN Website.

Congratulations to Peter and Helen Evans on being accepted by the Orthodox Speakers Bureau. Peter and Helen's profile on the Orthodox Speakers Bureau can be viewed here: http://www.orthodoxspeakers.com/peter-and-helen-evans/

Way to go Peter and Helen!

[YONKERS, NY] Renowned liturgist The Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Robert F. Taft, S.J. will present the keynote address at an international academic symposium titled “The Past and Future of Liturgical Theology: Celebrating the Legacy of Father Alexander Schmemann,”  to be held at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVS), from January 29–31, 2009.

Orthodox Biz was launched one year ago. In celebration of our first anniversary, we did what all good Web designers do to mark major milestones. We tore the site apart and rebuilt it from scratch. The new Orthodox Biz 2.0 is now ready for its official unveiling, and we invite you all to read more about the next generation of Orthodox site.

In the afternath of the last election, Peter and Helen Evans, the authors of the upcoming book, Get Serious: The Church's Stand on Contemporary Culture, have announced a new talk - Whatever Happened to the Land of the Free and What Can We Do About it. A video promo for the talk is available below.

Check out our New Releases section for The Orthodox Bookstore. This section features 22 newly released or forthcoming titles with up to 25% off retail prices. Most of these items will be on a pre-order basis until they are released in December. However, for those limited items/quantities that are in stock, they will ship out immediately. Most books should be available in time for Christmas.

Maryjean Zarick, harpist, composer, arranger and owner of Paradise Music announced today that 8 of her music arrangements and 1 of her original compositions have been selected for inclusion in the Soundtrack Library at Full Sail University.