Parish Development Forum June 26 Early Registration Discount Approaching Soon; Speakers Announced

The Midwest Diocese announced today that the early registration discount period for the 2026 Parish Development Forum is June 26.

The 2026 Forum will be held at St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Palos Hills IL. from 1:00 PM Thursday July 9th through noon on Saturday July 11. The theme for the 2026 Forum is “St Tikhon’s Vision for the Church in America: An Experiment in Parish Life.”

Persons interested in attending the Parish Development Forum are reminded to register early. Registrations received by the end of the day June 26 can attend at the discounted rate of $100 per person. After June 26 registration is $140 per attendee. To assure an atmosphere of robust discussion, Forum attendance will be limited to 80 persons. Once limits are reached registrations will close.

Registration and hotel information can be handled directly from this link .

Forum Speakers Announced “Saint Tikhon was a transformative figure for Orthodoxy in America,” said Archpriest Stephen Frase, clergy co-chair of the Forum. “In his years in America, as Bishop and Archbishop, St Tikhon encouraged and established a variety of practices to meet the unique needs of Orthodoxy in America. Many ideas were…