It Takes a Parish The oft-quoted African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” means that an entire community of people must interact with children in order for those children to grow in a safe and healthy environment. Together with the clergy, youth director and parents, the youth of Resurrection Greek Orthodox…

Today, in a historic vote, the Archdiocese Benefits Committee voted to secure the future of the “Pension Plan for Clergymen and Lay Employees of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.” After many months of diligent work, and with the loving support and leadership of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, the Committee voted to accept the amendments…

We stand on the threshold of Holy Week. The Lord Jesus Christ triumphally enters Jerusalem to raise us and save us through His Holy Crucifixion and Glorious Resurrection. The “hour” has come, and the Lord prays in the Garden of Gethsemane: “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from…

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A finance committee of the Archdiocese of America this week held its regularly scheduled meeting, with the Metropolitan of Detroit, His Eminence Nicholas, presiding and with Archon Lazaros Kircos chairing. The session also included members of the individual Metropolis finance committees, as a significant portion of the meeting was devoted to activities that directly impact…

During the Service of the Small Compline, the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete was read at the Patriarchal Monastery of St. Savvas the Sanctified, in Alexandria on Wednesday. The Archbishop of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, officiated at the service along with several hierarchs of the Alexandria Patriarchate….

The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece has reportedly conveyed letters to relevant ministries reminding of the Church’s standing demand that cathedrals and chapels around the country remain open to worshippers during the coming Holy Easter Week. Easter Sunday will be celebrated this year on Sunday, May 2. The permanent Holy Synod of the Church of…

The primary message from Wednesday’s meeting in Constantinople between Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and visiting Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was Athens’ standing support towards the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Rather than the customary venue for such a meeting, at the Phanar-district Ecumenical Patriarchate, the talks were hosted at the Sismanoglio Mansion, where Greece’s general consulate in…

Today is the 5th Thursday of Lent, where the Great Canon of St. Andrew, Archbishop of Crete, also known as the Canon of Repentance, is sung at the Matins service. The penitential Great Canon broaches the entire history of the Holy Scriptures, both Old and New, artistically fitted together into one sacred song. This divine…