Department=20 of Internet Ministries and the Orthodox Marketplace Launch Free On-line=20 Bookstore Program for Parishes

NEW=20 YORK - The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Internet Ministries = and the=20 Orthodox Marketplace are pleased to announce the launch of the Free = On-line=20 Bookstore program, which provides parishes with an on-line bookstore at = no=20 cost.=20

The free program is available to all parishes in = the Greek=20 Orthodox Archdiocese and is intended to enhance each parish's ministry = by=20 providing their parishioners with an on-line resource for books, icons, = music,=20 DVDs and gifts related to the Orthodox Christian faith and life. = Because a=20 parish's online store is available anytime, it will also serve as an = extension=20 and compliment to local parish bookstores. Purchases made through = this=20 program will directly support both the local parish and the national = ministries=20 of the Archdiocese.

Parishes can launch their on-line bookstore by = following the=20 instructions at: http://www.goarch.org/freebo= okstore=20

The Department of Internet Ministries is dedicated = to=20 assisting Greek Orthodox parishes in the United States use technology = for the=20 proclamation of the Good News of the Gospel and for the advancement of = Orthodox=20 Christian ministry. More information about the programs and = services=20 offered by the Department is available at: http://www.internet.goarch.org/<= /A>.=20

The Orthodox Marketplace is the official on-line = store of the=20 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and offers hundreds of products such as = books, icons,=20 music, jewelry and specialty gifts for = Orthodox=20 Christians. The Orthodox Marketplace is available at: http://www.orthodoxmarketplace.com.=20