Take Action Today!

We are all called by God to be good stewards of the gifts He has given us. As good stewards, we encourage you to:

• Contact your fellow parishoners, your parish priest, your parish president, your parish treasurer, your parish council, your dean, your metropolitan council representative and your bishop about this website. Their email addresses are available at www.OCA.org Encourage them to read this website. Let them know you are concerned and want a full discussion of these issues as soon as possible.
  
• Give generously to all charities supported by the OCA - but give the money directly to a specific mission, directly to the Seminary of your choice, or to the IOCC directly. Return every Appeal envelope from Syosset back to Syosset, with a notation - "I gave directly." They'll know why! Encourage your parish, your deanery, your diocese to do the same until things change.
  
• Give generously to support the OCA - but let them know you are not mailing your FOS check today, not making your bequest today, until there is a full discussion and resolution of these issues. Encourage your parish, deanery and parish institutions (sisterhoods, auxiliaries, etc. ) to do the same.
  
• Participate in your parish council, your Diocesan Assembly and preparations for the AAC today! Encourage these bodies to directly address your concerns about the lack of financial transparency and integrity in the OC by putting it on the agenda and in the minutes. Encourage your Bishop to have a full and open discussion of these matters with his deans, clergy and laity.
  
• Contact us at OCANews.org and let us know what you are doing at: editor@ocanews.org

National Efforts:

National Town Hall Meetings

(Note: This effort has ended after 15 successful gatherings)

Learn more about these meetings here

AAC Blog

A blog designed to foster dialogue about the forthcoming 15th All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America sponsored by the OCA is now available here

"No Confidence" Petition

(Note: This effort has ended after the Metropolitan was retired.)

To read and sign the petition go here.

'Save The OCA Pledge" Drive

A national online petition to "Save the OCA"by pledging money to be given to the OCA when a series of conditions has been met has been launched. To read and pledge to this effort go here.

What Others Are Doing:

"The OCA cannot heal itself by keeping silent anymore than keeping silent can make the dumb to speak or the deaf to hear."

  --An OCA Priest

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• Have you written the Metropolitan, your Bishop, your Metropolitan Council member

today? If so, please consider sharing it with us for others to read.

• Has your parish council or parish written or adopted something regarding the scandal? We'll post it here for others to read as well.

Read what some parishes have written here

• Has your sisterhood, organization or fellowship written something or adopted a resolution? If so, we'll post it here as well...

Read what some organizations have written here

• Has your deanery written something or adopted resolutions regarding the scandal? We'll post it here for others to read as well.

Read what some deaneries have written here

• Are you going to attend your Diocesan Assembly as a delegate or guest to speak with delegates about these issues?

If your diocese adopts a statement or resolution, we'll post it here as well...

Read what some Dioceses have written here:

Now is the time for your voice be heard!