After the celebration of Great Vespers at St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in Palatine, Illinois the previous night, Saturday, November 9, 2024 began with Orthros and the Divine Liturgy in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the historic parish, “the first in our Sacred Archdiocese to bear the name of the Glory and Joy of…

On November 8, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived in Chicago for the 50th anniversary of St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church. His Eminence presided over Great Vespers at St. Nectarios, every pew of which was filled with parishioners. Reflecting on the joy of celebrating both the Feastday of St. Nectarios, and the Jubilee…

Nov. 8, 2024, during his visit to Chicago for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in Palatine, IL., His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited the headquarters of the Holy Metropolis of Chicago located in Lombard, IL. The Archbishop was welcomed by His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago; His Grace Bishop…

On the eve of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers, November 7, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Great Vespers at Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church in Port Washington, New York. His Eminence was greeted with flowers by the parish’s children, and served alongside many area…

Greek –Australian households in financial need will receive a Christmas Hamper in a joint effort between the Greek Orthodox Parishes and the Greek Welfare Centre. For the past twenty two years the Greek Welfare Centre has taken the leading role in organising and co-ordinating an Easter and Christmas Food Hamper and Toy Appeal with the…

His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, Secretary of the Holy Synod, welcomed His Excellency Mr Dalibor Đurović, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Montenegro in Bucharest, at the Patriarchal Palace on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Mr. Đurović was accompanied by Ms. Diandra Iluțan Podăreanu, head of the Ambassador’s office at the Montenegrin Embassy…

On Thursday, 7 November 2024, the second annual Memorial Service for the repose of the soul of the Ever-remembered Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus took place at the Holy Cathedral Church of Apostle Barnabas in Nicosia. With the blessings of His Beatitude Archbishop Georgios of New Justiniana and All Cyprus, the Divine Liturgy and the Memorial…

His Eminence Metropolitan Theoliptos of Iconium, Hierarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, officiated on Thursday evening, 7 November 2024, at the Great Vespers which took place at the celebrating Holy Pilgrimage Church of the Holy All-Great Taxiarches, in the village of Mantamados, Lesvos. During his speech, Metropolitan Theoliptos conveyed to the congregation the paternal wishes of…

On Friday, October 26/November 8, 2024, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of the Great Martyr Demetrios the myrrh-gusher. On this feast, the Church remembers in the certainty of faith that Saint Demetrios came from Thessaloniki and lived in the time of Emperor Diocletian as the chief military officer and after his conversion to Christianity and…