A Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Transfiguration of our Savior Church in Coventry on the second Sunday of Lent. His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain presided, and His Grace Bishop Maximos of Melitene co-celebrated. Also in attendance were Archimandrite Christodoulos Kokliotis, the priest in charge of the church, Protopresbyter Theodore Polyvios,…

Dear Family of Hellenic College and Holy Cross, What better place, in all of our Archdiocese, to observe the Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross – than in this Sacred Space, this glorious Chapel of the Holy Cross? Today, the Precious and Life-giving Cross of the Lord is offered to us as a…

Beloved faithful, Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, This evening, gathered in this beautiful Sanctuary, we intone the Third Stanza of the Salutations to the Theotokos – the Akathist Hymn. Throughout this magnificent poem, there are more than the praises of the Virgin Mother of God. There are also calls to action for us –…

On Saturday, March 18, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America continued his visit in Boca Raton, FL, meeting with the Executive Board of the Saint Mark Philoptochos for a breakfast. The Philoptochos President, Barbara Tasiounis, along with the First Vice President of the National Philoptochos, Anita Kartalopoulos, spoke about the wonderful ministries and organizations…

In the afternoon of Friday, March 17, 2023 His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America gathered with South Florida Archons at Saint Mark Church in Boca Raton, FL for a roundtable discussion on the life and role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Along with 10 Archons from Saint Mark, other faithful from South Florida gathered with the…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America arrived in Boca Raton on Thursday, March 16, 2023, for a pastoral visit to Saint Mark Greek Orthodox Church. Upon arrival at the airport, he was greeted by Clergy and Archons of Saint Mark. During his first evening he attended a dinner with Saint March Church Parish Priest, Rev….

With the blessing of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and His Grace Bishop Apostolos of Medeia, more than 100 people attended “Women In Orthodoxy,” the New Jersey Lenten Retreat of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The talented panel of speakers was led by Archon George E. Demacopoulos, PhD, the…

(Edited by John Chryssavgis with a foreword by John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.) In celebration of the 2021 visit to the University of Notre Dame by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, as well as the thirtieth anniversary of his election, this groundbreaking volume gathers together and introduces eleven important joint statements from the patriarch, addressing diverse topics from…

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem, represented by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, along the Holy Synod and the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre, the clergy and the faithful, condemn the heinous terrorist attack that took place this morning during the Sunday service, at the hands of two Israeli radicals, which targeted the…