View Larger Image Statement of the Chairman of the Assembly of Bishops On the Tragic Explosions in Beirut, Lebanon This post was originally published on this siteWe express our deep sorrow at the devastation created by the explosions in Beirut. We mourn for the people of Lebanon, who now face an additional challenge in this time of great crisis. oia2020-08-06T17:29:49+00:00August 6th, 2020|Jurisdictions| Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! FacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditTumblrPinterestVkEmail Related Posts When Mercy Becomes a Light Amid War: The Church Stands Beside Those Who Have Lost Their Homes but Not Their Hope Gallery When Mercy Becomes a Light Amid War: The Church Stands Beside Those Who Have Lost Their Homes but Not Their Hope Childhood Under the Sirens: When Love Becomes the Answer to Pain Gallery Childhood Under the Sirens: When Love Becomes the Answer to Pain In Prayer and Stewardship: The Metropolitan Council Gathers at the Spiritual Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Gallery In Prayer and Stewardship: The Metropolitan Council Gathers at the Spiritual Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian hosts “Icons in Bloom” exhibit in Tenafly, New Jersey Gallery Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian hosts “Icons in Bloom” exhibit in Tenafly, New Jersey Pres. Cally Kordaris finds the sacred through dance Gallery Pres. Cally Kordaris finds the sacred through dance