On Sunday the 9th of August 2020, His Eminence Metropolitan Basilios attended and presided over The Matins and Divine Liturgy Service at St. George Cathedral. In attendance were the Ambassador of Lebanon for Australia and New Zealand, his Excellency Mr. Milad Raed. The Trisagion prayer of the departed was offered for the victims of the…

In response to the appeals for humanitarian aid, medical support, and financial assistance for Beirut, Lebanon, following the devasting explosion earlier this month, the Greek Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain announces the establishment of an emergency relieffundspecifically for this purpose. Because of the immediate charitable response of our community members, the Archdiocese…

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August 10, 2020 Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church New York, New York Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am so very glad to be with you this evening, as we chant together the Service of Paraklesis, the Canon of Supplication to the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. These services are part of our preparation…

Official Statement of the Archdiocese Benefits Committee The Archdiocese Benefits Committee (ABC) expresses its deepest gratitude to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and the members of the Holy Eparchial Synod for addressing the challenges to “The Pension Plan for Clergymen and Lay Employees of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.” His Eminence affirmed that which we…

August 11, 2020 New York, NY – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros convened the Clergy of the entire Archdiocese today in order to discuss the current status of the Archdiocese Pension Plan. Over 350 members of the clergy attended the webinar regarding the Pension Plan which covers both the clergy and the lay employees of the…

August 11, 2020 Archdiocese Headquarters New York, New York Beloved Brothers in the Lord, I greet each and every one of you with love in Christ during this season of the Fast for the Panagia, in preparation for the most holy Dormition. I thank all of you – from what I understand, hundreds of clergy –…

All the faithful of all Parishes and the Holy Monastery of St John of the Mountain are invited to attend the Hierarchical Vesper Service at the Church of Evangelismos for the Feast of the Most Holy Lady Theotokos presided by His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon on Friday the 14th of August. All clergy will…

At Your right hand stood the Queen,                             arrayed in a vesture of inwoven gold, adorned in varied colors. Παρέστη ἡ Βασίλισσα ἐκ δεξιῶν σου, ἐν ἱματισμῷ διαχρύσῳ περιβεβλημένη, πεποικιλμένη. (Psalm 44:10, LXX)   To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests…