On Thursday evening, 5 December 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia officiated at the Great Vespers on the occasion of the Feast Day of Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the wonderworking, at the celebrating Church of Saint Nicholas in the in the “Greek” suburb of Marrickville, Sydney. At the end of the…

His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa presided over the Great Vespers for the Feast of St. Savvas the Sanctified in the Katholikon of the Patriarchal Monastery dedicated to the Saint. Concelebrating with him were the Metropolitans Panteleimon of Ptolemais, Narcissus of Pelusium, and Germanos of Tamiathus. With words of…

The Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple of the Lord on Wednesday, November 21/December 4, 2024. On this feast, the whole Church, especially that of Jerusalem, remembers that by the grace of God the Theotokos, daughter of the Holy Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, was delivered to…

On Monday, November 19 / December 2, 2024, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos planted in the outer precinct of the Holy Cross Monastery the first olive tree out of the hundred planted in this Holy Monastery in the presence of the Elder Chief-Secretary His Eminence Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina, the Hegoumen…

In the words of the Apostle Philip: “Come and see,” His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, welcomed the participants of the Open Day of Saint Andrew’s Theological College in Sydney, which took place online, via the Zoom platform, on Wednesday, 4 December 2024. The Archbishop, and Dean of the Theological College, extended a warm greeting…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Ordination Address to Deacon Anastasios Halas December 4, 2024 Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church Orange, Connecticut Beloved Deacon Anastasios: Today, on this feast of the Great Martyr Saint Barbara, you appear before the Holy Altar of the Church named for this powerful Heavenly Patroness, in order to rise in…

On Monday, 2 December 2024, at the Parish of Saint Gerasimos in Sydney, and on the feast-day of Saint Porphyrios, the 2024 Annual Greek Orthodox Conference of the Scripture Teachers took place. These teachers are dedicated to nurturing our Orthodox faith to almost 5000 students in public schools across New South Wales. It brought together…

On Saturday, 23rd November 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain represented His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Divine Liturgy held in the Patriarchal Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Sofia, Bulgaria for the 10th Anniversary of the consecration of the Cathedral. The day began with the formal reception of hierarchs in…

On 2 December 2024, His Beatitude Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv and All Ukraine held a meeting at his residence with the Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to Ukraine, His Excellency Mr. Pantelis Alexandros Dimitrakopoulos. At the start of the meeting, the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) shared insights into the significant role…