On Saturday, 11 March 2023, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea hosted, at the Archdiocesan offices, a planning meeting with the Sunday School teachers from the various parishes in the Archdiocesan District of Perth. His Grace received an update on the current level and activities of the Sunday School programs, especially the learning resources, class…

By Kristen Bruskas, Director of Development and Communications Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate from the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco welcomed with great joy His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to Phoenix, Arizona during the 46th Annual Folk Dance and Choral Festival. On Saturday, February 18, 2023,…

A regular meeting of the Holy Eparchial Synod was convened today by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for the purpose of deliberating on current matters concerning the life of the Church. The Archbishop updated the synodal hierarchs on the second meeting of the Mixed Commission on the new Charter for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese…

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology has received approval by the New England Commission of Higher Education to offer the Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree online as well as on campus beginning this September. This is the School of Theology’s second online degree offering, following approval in March 2022 of an online Master…

On March 13, 2023, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophboros of America welcomed to the Archdiocese headquarters Her Excellency Mrs. Julie Lymberopoulos, Ambassador and General Consul of Panama in Greece. Photo: GOARCH/Dimitrios Panagos goarch.org

Digital fellowship with Elder Ephraim of Vatopedi Mount Athos and the French MEDSCIF (Medicine, Science and Faith) Association Monday Mar 20, 2023 07:30 PM Athens Time   Dear brothers and sisters You are invited to participate in the Digital fellowship with Elder Ephraim of Vatopedi Mount Athos and the MEDSCIF (Medicine, Science and Faith) Association…

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The latest digital fellowship with the Elder Ephraim is scheduled for today, at 19:30 Athens time, or 17.30 GMT. The Abbot of the venerable Mount Athos monastery will be joined by students of the Sts. Nicholas and John parish, in Cluj, Romania. The synaxis, or assembly, will be held in Greek, with simultaneous translation into…

An 11-member group of choristers of the psaltic academy Eirmos paid a three-day pilgrimage to the Holy & Great Monastery of Vatopedi last week. Eirmos is the only youth Byzantine choir in Greece, under the direction of Spyridonas Aspiotis. The choir performed the hymns of the Divine Liturgy of the Pre-sanctified Gifts on Friday, which…