Orthodox Deaf

09/05/2026

We have SO much joy to share today!

The Orthodox Christian Deaf Association is beyond excited to announce our new partnership with Ancient Faith Kids!

If you're not familiar with Ancient Faith Kids, they're the children's media ministry of Ancient Faith Ministries, creating beloved video series like "The Night Star" and "Orthodox Pebbles," along with activity books and daily scripture content, all designed to teach Orthodox Christian children about the Saints, the feasts, prayer, fasting, and the Gospels in ways kids can really connect with.

Now we get to help make that content accessible to even more children!

Picture-in-picture ASL interpretation is coming to "Orthodox Pebbles"! You'll see an interpreter signing right in the corner of the screen, so Deaf and hard-of-hearing kids can follow every word of the story.

Ancient Faith Kids has also been hard at work correcting the captions on their YouTube videos, so important Orthodox vocabulary shows up correctly on screen for Deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.

And we're celebrating the recent premiere of "Come and Sign with Deacon Tigran" — a new ASL series teaching Orthodox Christian sayings and terms in sign language, so kids can learn the vocabulary of our faith in their own language!

This collaboration doesn’t end with Deaf Awareness Month—it’s just the beginning! We’re excited to continue working together to make Orthodox Christian content more accessible.

We are so grateful for our friends at Ancient Faith Kids, and for the grant from the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania that's helping make all of this possible.

We are so thankful for this opportunity to serve our community together.

Click here to see their YouTube page: https://m.youtube.com/?ra=m

09/04/2026

We are so excited to announce our partnership with Ancient Faith Kids!

Together, we’re working to make Orthodox Christian resources more accessible to Deaf children and families through accurate captions and ASL interpretation.

We’re incredibly grateful to the Ancient Faith Kids team for sharing our vision and helping us create more opportunities for Deaf children to learn, grow, and connect with the Orthodox faith.

We can’t wait to see what this partnership brings!

The premiere episode of "Come and Sign with Deacon Tigran" is out now! Head over to the Ancient Faith Kids YouTube channel to watch.

“Lord, have mercy.” There are many reasons for us to ask God for His mercy! When we ask God for His mercy, we are asking for healing, forgiveness, and peace. Learn to sign this important phrase with Deacon Tigran!

All content for Ancient Faith Kids is carefully created and reviewed to align with Eastern Orthodox teachings. We are excited to create this resource for the very small orthodox deaf community, and hope to inspire our followers to get involved in the incredible work being done by the OCDA! https://www.orthodoxchristiandeafassociation.org/

09/01/2026

September is Deaf Awareness Month! 💙

We’re so grateful for the Deaf community and for all the ways God continues to bring us together as one Church. This month is a chance to listen, learn, spread awareness, and help continue to make sure Deaf Orthodox Christians feel seen, supported, and fully included.

If you feel called to support the work of the Orthodox Christian Deaf Association, your prayers and donations are always deeply appreciated! 💙
We’re working toward our $15,000 goal, and every gift—no matter the amount—helps bring us one step closer. Thank you for your prayers, generosity, and support of this important work!

Stay tuned — we have some things coming your way this month! 💙

If you’d like to help us or become a monthly contributor please visit our website or visit https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/deaf-awareness-month-fundraiser

08/30/2026

Watch the Divine Liturgy in ASL at St Michael Orthodox Church Old Forge, PA here:

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08/29/2026

Happening tomorrow!!

Join us this coming Sunday, August 30th, for Divine Liturgy with our very own American Sign Language interpreter. All are welcome to attend! Church service with ASL interpretation starts at 9:30am at St. Michael's Orthodox Church in Old Forge, PA.

The service and interpretation will also be live streamed!

08/27/2026

Join us this coming Sunday, August 30th, for Divine Liturgy with our very own American Sign Language interpreter. All are welcome to attend! Church service with ASL interpretation starts at 9:30am at St. Michael's Orthodox Church in Old Forge, PA.

The service and interpretation will also be live streamed!

08/22/2026

We are so incredibly excited about this! Thank you, Ancient Faith Kids and Dn Tigran Khachikyan, for making this happen!

08/16/2026

Thanks to everyone who attended our Catechism class last Thursday night! We’re excited to see you all again soon. To watch the lesson, please visit: https://youtu.be/gQ6VFMgXhP0?si=w_cJBmmQrZLxB_mS

08/15/2026

Happening tomorrow!! You can watch the ASL live streamed Divine Liturgy here: https://www.youtube.com/live/zG0YOZbKnF0?si=Fdfkb_gUbdkWTZGK

We are pleased to invite you to our ASL interpreted Divine Liturgy this Sunday at 10 am, at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in State College, PA. Come in person or join online! https://youtube.com/live/Zoou6VACdoo?feature=share

08/13/2026

Join us tonight!!

We hope to see you there! All are invited to join. You must be a member of the OCDA to receive the Zoom link and password. Membership is free! Join now here: https://www.orthodoxchristiandeafassociation.org/join