On the 5th Sunday of Lent, at the Holy Church of the Apostle Andrew, in the Sunshine suburb of Melbourne, an honourable memorial event took place for the heroes of EOKA, on the occasion of the Anniversary of April 1, 1955, which marks the beginning of the liberation struggle in Cyprus. The anniversary events were…

On Friday, 31 March 2023, His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Northcote, officiated at the service of the Akathist Hymn at the Holy Church of Panagia Soumela, in the East Keilor suburb of Melbourne. After the service of the Akathist Hymn, at the parish of the Transfiguration of our Lord, in the…

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew officiated on Friday, 31 March 2023, during the Service of the Akathist Hymn at the Venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George in the Phanar. His All-Holiness was joined in concelebration by His Eminence Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, His Eminence Metropolitan Irenaios of Myriophytos and Peristasis, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of…

With the Blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Canberra, visited Tasmania and conducted an all-night Vigil at the Church of the Holy Trinity, in the Capital, Hobart, and was joined from the Chanters stand by the Parish Priest Father Irinaios Koikas, and also by…

Grand Marshall, the Honorable George Tsunis, Ambassador of the United States to the Hellenic Republic, Eleftheria Medal Honoree and Ambassador of the Hellenic Republic to the United States, Your Excellency, Alexandra Papadopoulou Distinguished Guests, Reverend Clergy, Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Once again we have gathered as a united community – the κοινωνία of…

Almighty Lord, You have created all things in wisdom. In Your inexpressible providence and great goodness, You have brought us to these saving days of the Holy Fast, for the purification of our souls and bodies, for control of our passions, and in the hope of the Resurrection. After forty days, You delivered into the…

SAN JOSE, CA – On Wednesday, March 22, 2022, at 5:00 pm, the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), the Daughters of Penelope (DOP), and the Maids of Athena (MOA) commemorated the 202nd Anniversary of Greek Independence with a special Greek Flag Raising Ceremony at San Jose City Hall Plaza. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan…

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, Today is a wondrous coming-together of our Community, to celebrate the glories of March 25th – both spiritual and secular. In fact, since March 25th is the Feast of the Incarnation of God into our world, the spiritual and the secular are joined together in ways marvelous to behold!…

The twin commemorations on Saturday of the great feast day of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, the All-Holy Virgin Mary, and the 202nd anniversary of the beginning of the monumental Greek War of Independence, were duly celebrated in Greece and in Hellenic communities around the world. On the occasion, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His…