The Orthodox Christian Ministry at URI supports Orthodox Christian students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds as well as anyone interested in learning more about this ancient path to theosis through Christ.  Regular activities include:

1. Pan-Orthodox Liturgy:  every Sunday at 2PM (URI Catholic Center chapel - see bottom of page for directions).  Because Orthodox priests are only allowed to serve one full Divine Liturgy in a day and our priest serves Sunday mornings in Woonsocket, this Liturgy uses a Presanctified Host for Communion.  The service itself (what the Slavs call the “Pro-Liturgy”) follows the same basic pattern as the Divine Liturgy, but without the Anaphora.  The music is beautiful, incorporating elements from different ethnic traditions (e.g.  Greek, Antiochian, Russian, Ukrainian).  Learn more from our most recent bulletin.  Homilies are posted here.
   

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3. Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF): for now, we are meeting with the OCF group at Brown University.  Lord willing, we will have our own meetings at URI starting in the Fall.  You can learn more about the OCF here.
   

Fr. Anthony Perkins is the chaplain of this ministry.  A retired intelligence officer and former academic, he is a priest of the UOC-USA (Ecumenical Patriarchate), a member of the Rhode Island Orthodox Clergy Brotherhood, an adjunct professor at St. Sophia Orthodox Seminary, the Orthodox representative to the Faith and Order Commission of the Rhode Island Council of Churches, and the rector of St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. 

Fr. Anthony is a compassionate pastor with an easy ear.  If you have any questions or prayer requests (or just want to talk), don’t hesitate to contact him:

father.anthony@yahoo.com | 401.762.3939 | Facebook: franthony perkins

You also might enjoy Fr. Anthony’s weekly podcast, Orthoanalytika, where he talks about and conducts interviews on subjects ranging from Orthodoxy and the supernatural to science and religion.