His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon has designated Sunday, January 26, 2025, as Sanctity of Life Sunday to be observed in the parishes of the Orthodox Church in America. His Beatitude has also released a statement, included as an insert in this bulletin. Sanctity of Life Sunday falls two days after the annual March for Life, scheduled for Friday, January 24, 2025. This date marks the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the United States. Other participants in this year’s march will be members of the Holy Synod of Bishops, representatives from the stavropegial seminaries, and Orthodox Christians from For more information, including location addresses and a full schedule of events, please visit the Orthodox Christians for Life website: https://www.oclife.org/march Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save him, the Lord shall raise him up” – James, 5: 14-15