“Whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant.” Mark 10:43 The Clergy Continuing Education Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is hosting a Deacons Retreat from November 5 – 7, 2021. The Deacons retreat is open to all Deacons and Diaconal candidates, and will be held at Saint…

Brothers and sisters in the Lord, On September 1, when the Church begins the new ecclesiastical year, we commemorate the day as the Day of the Protection of the Environment. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has championed this issue of ecological awareness and environmental healing for the entirety of his thirty-year ministry as our Ecumenical…

On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, upon receiving permission from His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monestery of the Holy Trinity on the Island of Halki, where he ordained Paul Gómez González to the Holy Diaconate. His Eminence bestowed upon the newly…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew today, August 31, 2021 at the Phanar in order to offer his greetings and receive the blessing of His All-Holiness. In addition, His Eminence presented to the Patriarch Deacon Petros Gonzalez, whom the Archbishop ordained at The Monastery of the Holy Trinity…

2021 National Philoptochos Children’s Medical Fund Luncheon Grand Raffle- Get your tickets now! This year, we will be honoring Pam Argyris, Chair of the 2019 Children’s Medical Fund Luncheon in Chicago. As part of its fundraising, each CMF Luncheon features a “Grand Raffle” which offers amazing prizes, all donated by Philoptochos members! While you might…

Join His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago for a Townhall Meeting at St Nicholas Family Life Center in St. Louis, MO on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 1:00-3:00pm. His Eminence will describe the changes in the Metropolis since his enthronement in March 2018, offer his long-term vision for the future, and answer questions. To RSVP…

Loss and Hope As we enter into a new ecclesiastical year, the observance of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Aug. 15) – the summer Pascha – is still fresh in our minds and in our hearts as the last major feast of the year that has passed. And the Nativity of the Theotokos (Sep. 8)…

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The feast day of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, as based on the Julian calendar, was solemnly celebrated this week by the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prizren, in the province of Kosovo and Metohija. In the courtyard of the historic Gracanica Monastery, hundreds of believers gathered for the feast…