Following the conclusion of the proceedings of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, convened on January 8 and 9, 2026 respectively, and during the first session of the first day, upon the return of His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia to his see in Stockholm, and at his request…
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Annual Blessing of the Seas took place in Margate, hosted and organised by the Greek Orthodox Community of the Archangel Michael. His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided at Matins and the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Archangel Michael, and subsequently led the traditional…
With the blessing and loving support of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, His Eminence Metropolitan Neofitos of Eldoret and Northern Kenya visited the Archdiocese District in November 2025 to share the mission of the Church in Kenya and inspire support for its work. During his visit to numerous parishes, he raised $70,000 to advance…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Community in the Bahamas on the Sunday after Theophany, on January 11th, 2026. After the completion of the annual Archiepiscopal visit in Tarpon Springs, this year marking the 120th consecutive celebration of the Great Feast of Theophany in Florida, this year, the Archbishop instituted…
On Friday, 27 December 2025 / 9 January 2026, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Holy First-martyr and Archdeacon Stephen at the place of his stoning in Gethsemane. On this feast, our Church commemorates the account concerning Saint Stephen given in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 7:54–60), which recounts that he was one…
On Thursday, 26 December 2025 / 8 January 2026, the Feast of the Synaxis of the Theotokos was celebrated in the Village of the Shepherds / Beit Sahour, at the Holy Monastery of the Shepherds, a dependency of the Holy Monastery of Saint Sabbas. This feast, held in honour of the Theotokos and of the…
On the day following the Feast of the Nativity, 26 December 2025 / 6 January 2026, the Feast of the Synaxis of the Theotokos was celebrated at the Patriarchal and Monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen, in honour of the Most Holy Theotokos, who ministered uniquely to the mystery of the Incarnation, the taking…
On the Sunday after Theophany, 11 January, an Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Church of the Twelve Apostles in Feriköy, presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Stephanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, Patriarchal Overseer of the Tatavla District, who also delivered the homily. Concelebrating together with His Eminence was Archimandrite Fr. Lazaros Theodosiou,…
The Feast of Theophany was celebrated with great ecclesiastical splendour in the Holy Diocese of Canberra, with the coastal town of Batemans Bay in New South Wales and the local Greek Orthodox Community of Saint John the Baptist at its centre. Saturday, 10 January, was a blessed and historic day for the local community, as…