The Greek Orthodox faithful of Western Australia had the joy and blessing to celebrate together with their Shepherd the feast day of Saint Paisios the Athonite in the Holy Church dedicated to his memory, which is located at the Holy Monastery of Saint John of the Mountain in Perth. During the festive two days, Tuesday…
The Evgenios Boulgaris Digital Academy, Pemptousia and the Elevation of the Cross Parish in Tbilisi, Georgia would like to invite you to join us for a Digital Fellowship on Saturday 15th July 2023 at 07:30 PM Athens time (08:30 PM Georgian Time) The talk will be in Greek with simultaneous translation into Georgian, English, Romanian,…
A dinner was held at the Greek Cypriot Centre of Birmingham in honor of the Philoptochos Sisterhoods of the Cathedral Church of Apostle Andrew in Birmingham and the Church of Apostle Luke in Erdington. The dinner was jointly hosted by the two communities of Birmingham. In attendance were His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene, the…
In the summer of 1975, I was blessed with going for the first time to the Garden of the Mother of God, Mount Athos (Agion Oros). I visited various age-long monasteries; I paid my respects to many of the priceless treasures of the Holy place, that is, holy remnants of martyrs and saints of our…
The miracle of the glorious Great Martyr and all-praised Saint Euphemia, whose holy relic is kept in the Venerable Patriarchal Church, was celebrated at the Venerable Centre of Orthodoxy. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew joined in prayer during the Divine Liturgy on Tuesday, 11 July 2023 on the feast day of Saint Euphemia. His Eminence…
On the occasion of the feast day of Saint Euphemia the Great Martyr, on Tuesday, 11 July 2023, His Eminence Metropolitan Symeon of Fthiotida presided over the Matins and Divine Liturgy with the blessing of the five loaves at the celebrating Metropolitan Church of Saint Euphemia, Chalcedon, and was also joined in prayer by the…
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has released its audited 2022 and its first quarter of 2023 financial results https://www.goarch.org/-/financial%20statements . These financial results demonstrate the continued healthy financial status of the Archdiocese due to the strong support of its parishes and donors and the stringent cost controls implemented beginning in 2018 and continuing through…
On Friday, June 24th/July 8th, 2023, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist in the Holy Monastery dedicated to him, in his birthplace of Oreini / Ein-Karem, near the hospital Hadassah. On this feast, the Church remembers what was narrated by the Evangelist Luke (ch. 1, 5-80) about the…
His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III received today, Friday July 8, a number of the Orthodox Community leaders and Church distinguished members from the city of Acre and its’ surrounding areas (Metropolitanate of Acre, Ba’neh, Jedaideh, Makr, Ebillein, Kufr Smai’, Kufr Yasif, Sakhnin, Rameh, Shafa’amer, Abu Snan). During the meeting which was attended by their Eminences…