November 10, 2022, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announced the appointments of Eva Konstantakos to National Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries (Y2AM) and Marina Floratos to Director of Ionian Village. Prior to joining the Archdiocese, Eva Konstantakos served as the Y2AM Director for the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit since 2003, during…

Your Eminence, It is with much gratitude and appreciation, praise and thanksgiving, to the Almighty and Triune God, that I stand here before You, ready to receive the grace of ordination through Your venerable hands once again. The emotions that presently fill my heart are many — ranging from fear of the unknown and certainty…

Prot. No. 252/2022 November 13, 2022 Commemoration of the Parable of the Good Samaritan (8th Sunday of Luke) 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,…

With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta, over 30 participants gathered this weekend for a Regional Music Conference & Workshop hosted by Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile, AL. The program was presented by the Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music as part of its outreach efforts to inspire participants to be engaged…

Clergy and friends from near and far gathered at Kimisis tis Theotokou Church in Brooklyn on Tuesday, the Feast Day of the Archangel Michael, to witness the ordination of Deacon Michael Giavris to the priesthood. Fr. Michael has served the Church for many years, both in the United States and at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The…

The Feast Day of Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis was celebrated at Saint Demetrios Cathedral of Astoria by Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Papazafiropoulos, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, who was joined by Rev. Archimandrite Christoforos Oikonomidis, Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Evagoras Constantinides, Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Panagiotis Papazafiropoulos, Rev. Protopresbyter…

Thousands of faithful continued to arrive at the St. Nicholas Cathedral of Piraeus to venerate the Holy Cincture of the Theotokos, the All-Holy Virgin Mary. The Holy Cincture was conveyed to the cathedral last Saturday from the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and will remain at the specific parish until Sunday. The Holy Cincture…

Wednesday’s feast day of Nektarios the Wonderworker, Bishop of Pentapolis, was solemnly celebrated at the St. Nektarios Palliative Care Center of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, where patients and healthcare staff had the opportunity to venerate a Holy Relic of the saint, conveyed by Fr. Daniel Alexandru, of the parish of the Evangelistria Belu. The Holy…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this week officiated at the Divine Liturgy at the ancient and celebrating parish of Megalo Revma of Constantinople, and on the occasion of the Synaxis of the Archangels, whose feast day was on Tuesday. Speaking afterwards at the parish’s community hall, His All Holiness referred…