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• Sep 16-18: Inaugural Metropolis Family Camp, Camp Nazareth, PA
• Sep 24: Clergy-Laity & Philoptochos Assembly
• Sep 25: New Metropolis Center kickoff event
• Oct. 7-9: Metropolis YAL Conference
• Nov 4-6: The Folk Dance Festival (FDF) at Annunciation GOC in Columbus, OH
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Be the Bee # 173 | Redemption & Repentance (Sunday of Saint Mary of Egypt)
Jesus tells us that He came to shed His blood and "give His life as a ransom for many.” But what exactly does that mean? What does the Orthodox Church teach about atonement?
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