It abruptly shifted the calendar several days forward ... Churches in the Greek and Antiochian traditions, along with the Orthodox Church in America, observed Christmas on Dec. 25.

The lakeside Blessing of the Waters ceremony, in which ice crosses are dropped into the water, is an annual event for St. Michael’s Antiochian ... calendar,” which slates it for Dec. 25 ...

This update came as many Palestinian Christians in the Chicago area get ready for Orthodox Easter. At St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero, parishioners said the Holy Week is ...