St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral has launched a parish ministry of Orthodox Christians for Life (“OCLife”). OCLife is a “nonprofit organization dedicated to equipping the Orthodox community to strengthen its commitment to the sacredness of human life from conception to death, illuminating the Church’s teaching on life issues through education and engagement” (https://www.oclife.org). Originally founded in 1986, the organization was revived in 2020 to continue its critical mission. The need for an organization that is dedicated to educating and engaging the Orthodox community on the topic of abortion has never been greater than it is today.

As an affiliated parish ministry of OCLife, our mission is to cultivate Orthodox pro-life involvement in our church and the Pittsburgh community. Together we will… 

PRAY for abortion vulnerable women and men, all those participating in abortion, and for an end to abortion.

EDUCATE our parish to raise awareness about bioethical issues and create a culture of life.

SERVE our local community by supporting organizations that help women in unplanned pregnancies.

The focus of our service work will continue to be our partnership with our local pregnancy center, Women’s Choice Network (“choice” means choice for life), as we have done for many years, to serve our local community and assist families in need. We are planning other events that involve prayer for an end to abortion and education of our parish to raise awareness about abortion.

Our ministry group has compiled a listing of Resources For Those in Need.