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2026 Spiritual Retreat:
A Christian Ending: Death & Afterlife

St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a weekend conference entitled A Christian Ending: Death & the Afterlife, on February 13–15, 2026, at St. Elias Church in Sylvania, OH. 

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This three-day retreat led by Archimandrite Jeremy Davis, will explore an Orthodox Christian understanding of death and eternal life, offering both theological insight and pastoral guidance for living with faith and peace in the face of mortality.

 

A Christian Ending: Death & the Afterlife

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  • The Cause and Cure of Death

  • What Happens When We Die?

  • Resurrection and Judgment

  • Living with Death in Mind

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Our Speaker

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Archimandrite Jeremy Davis

Archimandrite Jeremy (Davis) is a pastor, theologian, and Archiepiscopal Vicar for the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest. A convert to Orthodoxy whose journey was shaped by a deep encounter with the Church’s worship and theology, he brings years of pastoral experience, teaching, and ministry to his speaking.

 

Drawing on Orthodox tradition and lived pastoral care, his talk, “A Christian Ending: Death & the Afterlife,” offers a compassionate, hope-filled vision of death and eternal life—inviting listeners to face mortality with faith in the risen Christ and the promise of the life to come.

Event Schedule

Friday, February 13

  • 5pm Great Vespers

  • 6pm Dinner

  • 7pm The Cause and Cure of Death


Saturday, February 14

  • 8am Orthros

  • 9am Divine Liturgy for Soul Saturday 

  • 10:30 Coffee Hour & Fellowship

  • 11am What Happens When We Die?

  • 12:30pm Lunch & Fellowship

  • 2pm Resurrection and Judgment

  • 4pm Great Vespers


Sunday, February 15:

  • 9am Orthros

  • 10am Divine Liturgy, Homily: "Living with Death in Mind"

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