Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, On June 29 the Church will celebrate the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, and on June 30 we will celebrate the Synaxis of the Holy Apostles. A hymn from the Orthros for June 30 says about the Apostles: “You preached throughout the entire world that the eternal…

June 28, 2020 Saint Peter Greek Orthodox Church Bronx, New York My Beloved Christians, This evening we have gathered to celebrate your Heavenly Patron, and his fellow Κορυφαῖος Ἀπόστολος, Saint Paul, on the day we commemorate their sacrifice and martyrdom for their love of our Lord Jesus Christ. We know no other Disciple of the Lord more…

Saturday, June 27, 2020 – 1:00 PM New York, New York My dear friends and Brothers of AHEPA, I am very pleased to be with you today – in this virtual setting, as we must continue to do for the time being –to bless and congratulate your 84th Annual Convention. May I say that I admire…

June 28, 2020 Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church – Newburgh, New York My Beloved Christians, I am so very pleased to be here in Newburgh at our community of Saint Nicholas. I have been determined to visit every community in the Direct Archdiocese District, and being with you today brings me one step closer to…

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited on Thursday the distraught family of George Zapantis, the Greek American who suffered a fatal heart attack after being tasered at least twice by officers in New York last Sunday. Elpidophoros had a long meeting with his mother Aspasia Zapanti and expressed his sorrow for the event which is currently investigated…

Greek-American policy-makers are raising with the US Administration the possibility that Turkey could turn the emblematic Hagia Sophia church in Constantinople, a universal symbol of religious tolerance of all faiths, to a mosque. Speaking to Greek Reporter, Congressman Gus Bilirakis and Christos Marafatsos, Vice-Chair of National Diversity Coalition for Trump, say that there is a real threat that Turkish President…

With the blessings of Archbishop of Zambia Ioannis , on 28th of June 2020 Fr Arsenios performed the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of St Andrew in Kitwe Copperbelt on a Pastoral visit. This is the first liturgy performed after the closing of the churches due to Covid 19 disease. In his remarks Fr Arsenios…

29 June 2020 MEDIA RELEASE In an atmosphere of spiritual joy and with deep emotion the memory of Saints Peter and Paul, the Chief of the Apostles, and the first anniversary of the enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia were commemorated in Sydney. This double celebration was combined with the promotion of a…

George Zapantis, a 29-year-old Greek-American, was killed by police in New York’s borough of Queens, after a neighbour misreported that he was carrying a gun inside his own home. Ricky Noble, a neighbour of Zapantis, blamed another neighbour entirely for the incident and described the deceased as a good person who often brought them Greek…