His Grace Bishop Sergije of Bihac-Petrovac blessed foundations of a tower which will be dedicated to Catherine Cantacuzino, the founder of the monastery, and that will include a chapel with a baptistery dedicated to the Holy Serbian Despotess Angelina Brankovic. The event took place on October 20, 2020, on the feast of the Holy Martyrs…

The Center for Family Care is excited to announce the launching of a twice monthly, online ministry designed to lift up the unique gifts of individuals and families with special needs. Fully Human can be found by following us on FB, https://www.facebook.com/centerforfamilycare as well as on the CFC website, www.family.goarch.org. Our graphic features four well-known…

For the Life of the World: Toward a Social Ethos of the Orthodox Church, a recent publication endorsed by Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, offers a framework to discuss and respond to difficult social challenges of our modern world. My OCN will be hosting a series of seven thematic conversations on the…

  NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will celebrate on Monday, November 2, the 29thAnniversary of the enthronement of our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the memory of Saint Elpidophoros, patron saint of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. The faithful of the Archdiocese are invited to the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at 10:00…

  October 26, 2020 Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Cathedral Astoria, New York Beloved Deacon Demetrios, On this Feastday of your Heavenly Patron, when we sing of him as “Τρισμάκαρ – Thrice-Blesséd,”[*] we can say the same of you. For today you ascend unto the Altar of God to join the ranks of the Presbyters of…

  The conditions in the world are not ordinary. That calls for us to become extraordinary. Last week, Your Eminence completed visits to all the Parishes, Monasteries and Chapels in the Direct Archdiocesan District. Despite the delays caused by the pandemic and all pertinent restrictions, Your Eminence travelled from the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople, all…

Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Merrick, New York Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου θαύματος! O most glorious wonder! With this poetic exclamation, we began our hymns of praise to your Patron Saint, the Great-Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer Demetrios. His Feast and his name are praised and praiseworthy around the world for all…

On Sunday, October 25, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided over Great Vespers at the Church of Saint Demetrios in Edmonton, N. London, and on Monday, October 26, His Eminence presided over Matins and served the Divine Liturgy at the same Church. thyateira.org.uk

Marking the beginning of a three-day celebration in honour of Bucharest’s Patron Saint, four priests led by a bishop carried the relics of Saint Demetrios the New outside the patriarchal cathedral during a small procession on Sunday morning. The reliquary was placed in a baldachin next to the cathedral where pilgrims from Bucharest are expected…