The Development Director of OCPM ideally requires a person who embraces the mission of the organization and who believes and practices the basics of the Orthodox Christian life. Click to learn more.
Read MoreIt was as a simple, do-at-home idea: bake pound cakes for women in prison and deliver them at Easter. The cakes would be a symbol of love at a time of rebirth. That was four years ago, and what began as the modest effort of a few has grown to encompass a community. Pound of Love, as the ministry is called, was the idea of Presvytera Despina Nicoloudakis of Reading, PA. She and her husband, Fr. Demetrius, have long been active in prison ministry through OCPM. For several years Presvytera met with women one-on-one in a local prison (where OCPM Executive Director Patrick Tutella served as lead...
Read MoreTo bring the love of Christ to those who are in prison by providing encouragement, material support, transition and reintegration services, Christian education spiritual guidance and the sacramental life of the Church.