Military Edition of New Testament and Psalms and Web Site Now Available for Orthodox Service Men and Women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2009
Military Edition of New Testament and Psalms and Web Site Now Available for Orthodox Service Men and Women
The Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) in partnership with the American Bible Society is pleased to announce the publication of: The New Testament & Psalms for Orthodox Christians: Military Edition. This new publication is a pocket-sized New Testament and Psalms specifically designed to minister to Orthodox Christian men and women serving in the United States Armed Forces.
This edition features a camouflage cover and conforms to military
specifications so that it can easily be carried in a uniform or
backpack. Unique to this edition are Orthodox Christian morning and
evening prayers; mealtime prayers; an article on living an Orthodox
Christian life while serving in the military; full color icons of
military-specific saints; a daily Bible reading guide; a prayer list to
remember the names of those living and deceased; maps and many other
useful aids.
The Orthodox Christian Military Edition of the New Testament and
Psalms is also complimented by the simultaneous launch of a new SCOBA
web site portal at http://www.scoba.us/military.
Aimed at being a resource to military service men and women, their
families, and Orthodox Christian Chaplains, visitors will be able to
order copies of the Orthodox Military New Testament and Psalms; access
daily Bible readings and the lives of the Saints; download iPod and
iPhone-friendly audio versions of the New Testament. Moreover, visitors
will have access to prayers for various occasions, the texts of
liturgical services, and a directory of Orthodox Chaplains listed by
branch of service.
SCOBA is an association of the Primates of the different Orthodox
Churches headquartered within the United States. It is comprised of the
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, the Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Archdiocese of North America, the Serbian Orthodox Church in
North and South America, the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese
in the USA, the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas, the
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Church in America, the
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA, the Representation of the Moscow
Patriarchate in the USA, and the Albanian Orthodox Diocese of America.
Founded in 1816 and headquartered in the City of New York, the
mission of the American Bible Society is to make the Bible available to
every person in a language and format each can understand and afford, so
that all people may experience its life-changing message.
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