The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened in Los Angeles, California from January 28-31st for its 12th Meeting. Thirty Hierarchs participated in the meeting chaired by Archbishop Elpidophoros. On January 28th the Executive Committee met to confirm the meeting agenda and to conduct their regular business, including approving new…

The Center for Family Care has prepared a comprehensive Lenten series intended for parish small group discussions, entitled Pilgrimage to Pascha. The package includes weekly guides centered around 8 brief videos highlighting the key signposts, or tools for growing our faith, used along the Church’s Lenten journey. The weekly Small Group Guides suggest opening and…

Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, the Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, the Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and the entirety of the Christ-named Plenitude of the Holy Archdiocese…

My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Invocation Let us commence with prayer. Let us pray to the Lord. Kyrie Eleison. We give thanks to You, O Christ our God, for all Your tender mercies and your compassionate love. We ask your blessings upon our days together in the fellowship of Leadership 100, and upon…

His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia will make his first visit of the new year to the St. Cleopas the Apostle Parish in Kalmar, Sweden on February 3-4, 2023, accompanied by the V. Rev. Archimandrite Bartholomew Iatridis, parish priest of the St. George Cathedral in Stockholm. On the afternoon of Friday, February…

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The All-Reverend Archimandrite Dionysios Koptidis has been appointed as the new First Secretary of the Church of Cyprus’ Holy Metropolis of Tamassos & Orinis, following a decision by the resident Metropolitan, His Grace Isaiah. NE Greece town’s residents attend Church services in traditional garb on feast day of St. Tryphon The Metropolitan of Didymoticho, Orestiada…

The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, continued a pastoral visit to the United States this week. On Wednesday, His Holiness officiated at the Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Nova Gračanica, in Libertyville, Illinois, where an urn containing the Holy Relics of St. Mardarius, the Recluse of Kiev, are preserved and venerated. A prayer before the…

Today, Feb. 2, is devoted to young people by the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece, with the Church and its Fathers paying particular attention to problems and concerns faced by today’s younger generations, as well as on ominous instances of violence plaguing society. The Church of Greece’s concern over all issues affecting Greek society and…