With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Seventeenth Annual National Archon Lenten Retreat of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, was held on Saturday, April 3, 2021. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros served as the retreat master, speaking on the theme of “Retreat: the Spiritual Sabbath.”…

After a long year of virtual worship, ministry, and distanced stewardship, the doors of our churches are opening. Are people ready to come back? Do people want to come back? How can we inspire people to come back into the church for worship, and provide a safe and supportive environment? How do we re-energize engagement…

Holy Week and Pascha 2021 Palm Sunday, April 25 Orthros and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy – 10:45 a.m. Cathedral of Saint Paul– Hempstead, NY Orthros of Holy Monday – 7:00 p.m. Holy Trinity – Hicksville, NY Holy Monday, April 26 Orthros of Holy Tuesday – 7:00 p.m. Holy Trinity/Saint Nicholas – Staten Island, NY Holy Tuesday,…

Thursday, April 22, 2020, 07:30-09:30 PM Athens Time Dear brothers and sisters, You are invited to participate in the “5th e-Synaxis from Holy Mount Athos with Elder Ephraim and the faithful of Saint Nicholas and Saint John the Apostle Students Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania”, which will take place Thursday April 22, 2020, 07:30-09:30 PM Athens…

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The online platform Pemptousia is hosting the inaugural Archontariki from Mount Athos with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, with spouses of clergymen. The online session was set for Tuesday afternoon, Athens time. The Elder Ephraim will address participants for 30 to 40 minutes, and a question…

The Holy Relics of St. John Vladimir were returned on Monday to a monastery dedicated to the saint in central Albania. The Holy Relics had been kept at the national history museum in Tirana. The Archbishop of Elbasan, His Eminence Antonios, welcomed the translation of the Holy Relics of the saint to the monastery, a…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, this week received the Serbian ambassador to Bulgaria, Željko Jović, who briefed him on the situation in Bulgaria and bilateral relations between Belgrade and Sofia. Afterwards, His Holiness received Israel’s ambassador to Serbia, Yahel Vilan, who congratulated him on his election to the throne of the Serbian Orthodox…

The head of the Greek delegation at the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, New Democracy party MP Maximos Harakopoulos, and the founder & chairman of the Orthodox Public Affairs Committee (OPAC), George Gigikos, this week discussed, by video-conference, joint actions by the two organizations, with the intent of protecting persecuted Christians and monuments around the world….