The Vicar of the Region Rev.Fr. Emmanuel Oruku addressed priests on behalf of Bishop Silvester who is in Hospital under treatment for some good days. Fr. Oruk communicated His Message to Priests for Christmas, for the coming Election period in which the Bishop is asking Priests to advocate for Peace and justice in fairness. The…

  CHRISTMAS 2020 THE DECISIVE PRESENCE “…and… His name shall be called… God with us” (Mat. 1:23). This year we will celebrate Christmas without out-of-home festivities, without large gatherings of families and friends, and even more, without the general participation of the believers in the worship services. Simultaneously, however, these restrictions caused by the pandemic…

Metropolitan Nathanael, expressing his gratitude and love to the faithful for supporting their local communities through the Ministries of the Metropolis of Chicago, reminds us: “as the magi offered gifts to the infant Jesus, and as He offered Himself to us, we must continuously offer our own gifts – our time, talent, and treasure –…

Christmas is a season known for giving. This tradition started with the Magi who brought their gifts to the Newborn Christ Child. Every year during the Christmas Open House for the Greek Metropolis of San Francisco, people place gift cards on the tree, which the Metropolis Philoptochos has distributed to those in need – the…

Remember your school days? Sure you hated tests and were bored in class, but what about your best memories from your school days? Aren’t most of them from special days of celebrations or projects you had to work on with your classmates? Of course they are. Because nothing bonds a school community more than a…

Ahead of Christmas, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios has issued a Christmas message for Australia’s Greek Community. In his message, Archbishop Makarios calls for people to focus on the real meaning of Christmas instead of accumulating material goods and wealth and he goes on to explain that “the most beautiful things in life we can’t see,…

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The grace and infinite mercy of God has blessed us to celebrate God’s descent to earth this year as well, during which “the Word became flesh and dwelt in us.” (John 1:14) Human pride, which had brought humanity to despair, forced the Messiah to come into the world…

In these dark nights of Winter, the brightest Star that ever shone arises. It glimmers in our hearts to illumine the way the Nativity of God in the Flesh. May you know His presence shining in you like the Star, and may it guide you to a blessed and prosperous New Year.   goarch.org

Authorities in Greece remained on high alert this week in order to maintain restrictions imposed by the government to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, especially during the upcoming Christmas holidays. A partial nationwide lockdown remains in effect in the east Mediterranean nation until Jan. 6, a status that also affects Church-going and the opening of places…