His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross September 15, 2024 Saint George Tropeoforos Greek Orthodox Church New York, New York My Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Risen Christ, I am so very happy to be here again at the wonderful and beautiful parish of Saint George…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Address for Hellenic College – Holy Cross Convocation September 14, 2023 Maliotis Cultural Center Brookline, Massachusetts President Katos, Your Eminences and Graces, Honorable Symeon Tegos, Consul General of Greece in Boston, Reverend Clergy, Dear Students, Faculty, and Administration, Our convocation today is an opportunity for me to invite all of you…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Remarks at the Legacy Luncheon September 14, 2023 Maliotis Cultural Center Brookline, Massachusetts Dear Friends, I want to welcome all of you, and thank you for making the effort and being part of our Legacy Luncheon today. Your membership in the Hellenic College Holy Cross Founders Legacy Society is as visionary…

September 14, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, Massachusetts. Concelebrating alongside His Eminence were Their Eminences Metropolitans Nicholas of Detroit, Savas of Pittsburgh, Gerasimos of San Francisco, and Apostolos of New Jersey;…

Moving and emotional moments unfolded on Wednesday morning, 11 September 2024, in rural Argyri, a small village in the “triethnes” of the Agrafa region, tucked into the mountains, on the borders of the prefectures of Karditsa, Arta and Evrytania. As trikalavoice.gr recorded, the school opened after many years, even with… only one student, who attended…

On 10 September 2024, the Diocese of Warsaw-Bielsko celebrated the feast of its patron saint, St. Job, Abbot of the Pochaev Lavra. This year’s festivities occurred at the parish of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Grodzisk, in the Siemiatycze Deanery. The feast day began with a welcoming ceremony for His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw…

Last week, the Romanian delegation that brought the relics of Saint Cyprian to a parish in Cyprus witnessed the devotion that contemporary Romanian saints and venerable monastics enjoy on the island. Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol personally spoke highly of Romanian holy monks he met at Mount Athos. The Romanian delegation also noted that several monasteries…

A relic of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, which is currently housed at the New Saint George Church in Bucharest, will be transported to the Romanian Parish in Vejle, Denmark, from September 27 to 28. The event is part of the “Days of Saint Constantine Brâncoveanu” in Denmark, organized by “Saint Stephen the Great” Youth Centre…

The Standing Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Southern Bessarabia met on September 5 at the diocesan headquarters in Cahul. The agenda included evaluating the activities of the past four years and setting pastoral, missionary, and catechetical priorities for the future. The meeting was chaired by His Grace Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia. In retrospect,…