Yesterday, on Monday May 25th, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and the Greek Consulate in Perth, commemorated the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. The ceremony was held at the State War Memorial at Kings Park in Perth. In accordance with Health Ministry regulations, the ceremony was attended by a limited number of…

The members of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) deeply mourn the passing of Past Supreme President James S. Scofield, announced Supreme President George G. Horiates. Brother Scofield passed away May 22, 2020. He was 91. We mourn the great loss of Past Supreme President James Scofield,” Supreme President Horiates said. “Words…

  Blemmana, May 26, 2020 His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East met the metropolitans and bishops of the dioceses in Syria in the convent of Our Lady in Blemmana. The meeting included their Eminences the metropolitans: Saba Esber (Houran), George Abou Zakham (Homs), Basilios Mansour (Akkar), Nicolas Baalbaky (Hama), Athanasios…

  A Webinar from May 20, 2020 covering Tips & Strategies for honoring graduates and holding virtual summer faith-building programs, presented by Angeliki Constantine, Educational Ministry Specialist, Dept. of Religious Education; and Natalia Tzobanaki and Despina Lachanaris, Creators of OrthodoxPebbles.com. This webinar was offered by the Department of Religious Education in cooperation with the Department…

Based completely online, the new Orthodox Observer intentionally provides significant multimedia content about the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in order to inform and inspire our faithful. In 1934, Archbishop Athenagoras established the Orthodox Observer as the main news source for information pertaining to the Archdiocese. Its first iteration was a magazine, sent to the homes…

  A message from Nicole VanKuilenburg, registered nurse in Boston, MA: “I feel very fortunate to be working and have a job at this time. But, as many of you are aware, there are families that aren’t as fortunate, and they are out of work and struggling.” GOARCH-COVID Relief Fund: https://www.goarch.org/covid19/donate  goarch.org

We are pleased to announce our next myOCN Community Online Gathering this coming Thursday, May 28th, at 7:00 pm EST with special guests Fr. Costa and Presbytera Pauline Pavlakos both diagnosed with, and hospitalized for COVID-19, within a few days of each other. We will talk about their recent struggle with this deadly virus and how faith…

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The fourth Archontariki from Mount Athos, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will be held on Saturday, May 30. The participation by online viewers from around the world for the previous three such sessions has been impressive. Those interested in viewing the upcoming Archontariki should register on…