Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — The Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) is pleased to announce its newest weekly show, “Journeys to Orthodoxy,” produced by Icon New Media Network and now available at www.myocn.net.

Journeys to Orthodoxy tells the personal stories of individuals who have searched for spiritual truth — often in remarkable ways — and ultimately found what they are looking for in the Orthodox Christian Church.

Baltimore, Maryland — International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), the Baltimore-based humanitarian aid organization, announces a new grant that will provide food and emergency supplies to vulnerable families living in Sadr City, one of the poorest and most densely populated districts of Baghdad.

The life of a princess isn’t all glamour, handsome princes, and beautiful clothes. It’s also devotion to duty, sacrifice for your people, and a lot of just plain hard work. And if your country happens to suffer two world wars and a communist takeover in your lifetime, it means danger and suffering, exile and heartache as well.

CorFun, a leader provider of Web design and eServices, is pleased to announce the go-live of its latest eCommerce site for New Hope Oils (www.newhopeoils.net). New Hope is a Brunswick, Ga. based manufacturer and seller of Christian anointing oils using unique blends of traditional ingredients Frankincense and Myrrh.

CorFun.com is pleased to announce the launch of The National Intelligence, by noted writer and former CIA agent Mignon Evans. The National Intelligence charts an independent course and brings fresh ideas into the public square from the perspective of one of the most broadly experienced political commentators on the Web today!

New book announcement! The Person of the Christ: The Earthly Context of the Savior Written by Daniel Fanous with a Forward by Fr. Tadros Y. Malaty

Orthodox Biz is pleased to announce a new set of tutorials on the Acajoom Pro mailing system. This is the same eNewsletter system that is used by such noted Orthodox organizations as the OCN, Orthodoxy Today, and the American Orthodox Institute.

The Acajoom system is also available for use by Platinum members of Orthodox Biz. Click here for more details.

Interested in doing professional, high-quality eNewsletters? View the tutorials to see how easy it can be, and then consider joining Orthodox Biz at a Platinum level or higher!

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On this week's episode of Come Receive the Light, the national Orthodox Christian radio program, Fr. James Bernstein, author of a new book called "Surprised by Christ: My Journey from Judaism to Orthodox Christianity," talks about his spiritual journey and how it led him to become an Orthodox Christian priest. Fr. James explains why the Orthodox Church is the true home not only for Christian Jews, but for all who seek to know God as fully as He may be known.

Click here to listen and to download the accompanying study guide by Fr. John Parker.

On June 1, 2008, Paradise Harp Music kicked off its subscription membership drive. Paradise Harp Music is a website for people who play the harp. It was developed by Maryjean Zarick, a professional harpist well known for her music arrangements. Through Paradise Harp Music, Maryjean has been publishing and selling books and sheet music for the harp since 1987. Now, thanks to software and technical support provided by CorFun, Paradise Harp Music is able to offer sheet music downloads. Customers can download and print harp arrangements instantly, eliminating the cost and time of shipping.

Contemporary Orthodox Christian Singer/Songwriter, Jim Giatas, Has A Change Of Heart. Jim Giatas has been inspired to make his original music available for free. He is no longer in the business of selling music and will, instead, be giving his music away to anyone who wants it.

The Orthodox Research Institute is pleased to announce the availability of five new titles!

BEN LOMOND, CA – Conciliar Press Ministries is pleased to announce the release of a new spiritual memoir of a man's conversion from Judaism to Eastern Orthodox Christianity.

Raised in Queens, New York by formerly Orthodox Jewish parents whose faith had been undermined by the Holocaust, Arnold Bernstein went on a quest for the God he instinctively felt was there. He was ready to accept God in whatever form He chose to reveal Himself—and that form turned out to be Christ.

Imagine sitting at your computer and suddenly hearing the heavenly sound of a harp. This is possible if you are listening to the Orthodox Christian Network's internet radio station, "The Ark." The station has recently added to it's playlist a pre-release track from Maryjean Zarick's upcoming album, Songs Of Angels, a collection of liturgical cherubic hymns. As a harpist, Maryjean has arranged the music primarily for harp, although she is joined by other Orthodox musicians playing various other string and woodwind instruments.

The new list of Environmental Friendly, Recycled, Hand Powered and Organic items includes a number of products including Coffee Mugs, T Shirts, Flash Drives, Journal Books, Pens, Pencils, Tote Bags, Grocery Bags and Neck Lanyards just to mention a few.

TURNAROUND: THE ORTHODOX PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE has recently been published by Regina Orthodox Press and is selling well. Forrest Long, a convert to the Eastern Orthodox Church served as a Baptist pastor for twenty-eight years before making his journey to Orthodoxy. He has written a practical, hands-on guide to the personal spiritual life which is soundly Orthodox and is a great tool for seekers as well as new converts to the faith.

This week's episode of Come Receive the Light is dedicated to Holy Pascha. Fr. Chris Metropulos shares a special message about the Resurrection entitled "The Tomb Is Empty And So Is My Heart! Would Someone Please Tell Me What I Am Missing?", and Fr. Thomas Hopko explains why Christ died on the Cross. Click here to listen.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – The Orthodox Christian Network will be featuring several special programs for Holy Week and Pascha on its Web site (www.MyOCN.net), including the first episode of a new Web TV series, beautiful liturgical music for Holy Week and live Web TV broadcasts of every Holy Week service.

"IN AS MUCH," a 12 song digital album written, arranged, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered entirely by Jim Giatas is now available.

Пасха – главный христианский праздник. Во все времена в этот день православные христиане приветствовали друг друга словами «Христос воскресе!», дарили крашеные яйца и писали поздравительные письма и открытки. К нынешней пасхе Культурный центр «Русская неделя» выпустил авторскую серию пасхальных открыток тюменского художника Евгения Юрьевича Андреева. Открытки просты, красивы и задушевны. Ознакомится с образцами вы можете по адресу: http://www.russned.ru/stats/2174 По вопросам приобретения и распространения открыток обращайтесь по телефону (3452) 64-64-08 E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Цены оптовые. При заказе более 500 открыток предоставляется скидка. Возможна любая форма сотрудничества. Доставка открыток по России осуществляется в течение трех дней. Приглашаем к сотрудничеству православные приходы, издательства, частных предпринимателей.

Corfun, a leading provider of eServices for businesses and non-profits, has announced a new program of monthly payments for custom Web design solutions.

Free Beer Buddy, the premier Website for all things beer-related, has announced the addition of Peter LaFrance as a featured blogger.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – Come Receive the Light, the national Orthodox Christian radio program produced by Orthodox Christian Network, is now being broadcast on the radio throughout Central Massachusetts.

On March 7th, Norma Penaranda participated in the High School Fine Arts Competition sponsored by the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools where she won a rating of “Excellent” for her judged performance on the harp. Norma is the daughter of Maryjean Zarick (Penaranda), professional harpist and owner of Paradise Harp Music.

"CHRIST IS RISEN", "IF YOU LOVE ME" and "THE GIFT OF GOD" are each 12 song digital albums of original contemporary Orthodox Christian songs made available over the Internet by Orthodox Christian singer/songwriter, Jim Giatas at www.nimbitmusic.com/jimgiatas. All downloads are * i-Pod Compatible * DRM Free * 256 kbps MP3 * 99 Cents each or $9.99 for each 12 song album. Nimbit.com is an A.S.C.A.P. approved and recommended site. You can hear six of Jim's songs for free at www.myspace.com/jimgiatas You can also see Jim’s contemporary Orthodox Christian music videos at www.youtube.com/jimgiatas (and Google Video), www.orthodoxbiz.com, and www.godtube.com.

Jim’s purpose is best expressed by Philippians 4:17:

Not because I desire a gift but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

This Sunday, March 9, is "Mission Sunday" across North America. Find out more about our common call to missions, and the ministry of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, in this interview from OCN with Fr. Martin Ritsi. Click here or listen below.

Ben Lomond, CA – Conciliar Press Ministries is pleased to announce the release of five new books, just in time for Great Lent 2008. The five titles -- three picture books for children and two adult titles -- include:

Conciliar Press has announced that sales of the new Orthodox Study Bible have been extremely strong. First available in February 2008, the Orthodox Study Bible is the first ever full-length presention of the Bible of the early church. The Orthodox Study Bible uses the New King James Version of the Bible as the basis for a fresh translation of the Septuagint text. The Septuagint is the Greek version of the Bible used by Christ, the Apostles, and the early church.

Orthodox Biz now accepts Credit Cards for membership in the online business promotion, social networking, and business directory site.

The move was announced on March 3rd by Glen Chancy, CIO of Corfun.com and publisher of Orthodox Biz.

The Orthodox Biz newsletter has been scheduled for March 16th, 2008. Please get all submissions in prior to that date for inclusion in the March newsletter.

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Join a dynamic group of Orthodox Christians from around the Midwest for a lecture, brunch, and book signing with noted author Frederica Mathewes-Green on Bright Saturday, May 3, in Rocky River, Ohio.

Recently, we got word that some users of Orthodox Biz were experiencing Stack Overflow Errors when surfing the site. After looking into the problem, we figured out that some of our graphics were causing IE 6.0 to choke.

That's right - pictures. A few of our pictures were portable network graphics or png. Under some conditions, Internet Explorer 6.0 has trouble handling these kinds of pictures. We've fixed the issue, but this is a good a time as any to remind people - if you are still using IE 6.0 you are only hurting yourself!

Orthodox Biz has added video hosting to its list of services. Videos can be submitted by non-members, and are published subject to approval.

Videos can either be directly uploaded and published right from Orthodox Biz's own server, or linked in from a supported service like YouTube.

Orthodox Biz has now announced free publishing options. Now Press Releases, Announcements, Events, and Forum Posts do not require a membership.

The Paradise Harp Music website continues to offer free harp sheet music downloads. This month's free download is "Desperado" by the Eagles arranged for lever harp by Maryjean Zarick.

In exchange for the download, Paradise Music is requesting a donation to OCMC (Orthodox Christian Mission Center.) A direct link to the OCMC donation page is provided from the sheet music download page.

The free downloads are mostly lever harp arrangements of rock and pop music. Last month's free download, "Stairway to Heaven," is still available on the website.

TURNAROUND: the Orthodox Purpose Driven Life

“A One Month Life Strategy for Spiritual Renewal”

- by Forrest Long (Regina Orthodox Press)

Book stores that feature religious books have shelves of books on spiritual formation and spiritual renewal. It is certainly a topic of interest for many today, both inside and outside Christianity. Many promote the latest fad or technique, but Turnaround is different, in that it doesn’t promote something new, but something very old.

The Departments of Youth Ministry of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America have joined with the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) to offer a new podcast for Orthodox Christian teens and their peers.

The show, called Orthodox Teen Talk Online (OTTO), features a pan-Orthodox group of teens from around the country, who discuss real-life issues in an open and honest manner with at least one Orthodox priest.

Paradise Music, publisher of sheet music for the harp, will be on the road to Naples, Florida to participate in "FOR LOVE OF HARPS," one of the largest harp conferences in the state. Maryjean Zarick, owner of Paradise Music has been invited to host a vendor's table at this three day event where hundreds of harpists will attend workshops and concerts, and shop for harps, harp music and harp related items. The conference is hosted by the Southwest Florida Chapter of the American Harp Society and will take place in Naples, Florida on February 1, 2 and 3. Contact information is available on the Paradise Music website: www.paradiseharpmusic.com.

Orthodox Biz includes the ability of Gold level members and higher to have their own mini-sites. Mini-sites can be used for a variety of purposes, including having additional marketing presence, or even serving as your primary Web presence.

Leaders of Florida4Marriage.org declared a state of "constitutional emergency" today when they learned from Division of Elections officials that due to an "audit" ordered by the Division, the Florida Marriage Protection Amendment fell short by some 30,000 petitions. The state constitutional amendment seeks to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman and would prohibit polygamy, group marriage, and same sex marriages in Florida.

Supporters of the Amendment are scrambling to get those petitions signed to get the amendment on the ballot for 2008.

If you live in Florida, please download the petition here, fill it out, and submit it and allow the voters of the state of Florida to decide how to proceed.

MOORESVILLE, NC (January 2008)—Fr. William C. Mills is pleased to announce the publication of his fifth book, Let Us Attend: Reflections on the Gospel of Mark for the Lenten Season. This book is a collection of pastoral reflections on the gospel lessons from Mark that are read during Great Lent. Let Us Attend is a wonderful resource for personal and group Bible study, adult education classes, and sermon preparation.

A new ministry of helping families when they return from their missionary work rediscover and strengthen their family bonds through vacation fun.

"I would like to see Share the Light Sunday reach out, and, in the future, [for Come Receive the Light] to be heard throughout the United States," His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston said during Sunday's live Web TV program hosted by the Orthodox Christian Network. "I know that a tremendous effort has been made these last few years to reach the greater American public in many of the major cities of the country. I'd like to see it reach every corner of the United States — not only once a week, but why not every day? There are other denominations that have radio and television programming on a daily basis. Why not Orthodoxy?"

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.