The nameday of His Eminence Metropolitan Ezekiel of Dervis and completion of 60 years of Church ministry was celebrated in an emotionally-laden ceremony in the reception hall of the Cretan village on Sunday, 24 July. The event was the inspiration and planning of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and the organisation and implementation was…

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 beloved Christians, Tonight, we sang with unspeakable joy to the Great Virgin-Martyr: Παρασκευή, νύμφη τοῦ Παντάνακτος, σκεῦος τοῦ Πνεύματος. Paraskevi, bride of the King of All, and vessel of the Spirit.* As I look around and behold you – the faithful of this wonderful parish in Greenlawn, together with your sisters and brothers from…

New York, NY – The National Philoptochos Convention brought together 317 delegates from chapters nationwide to celebrate 90 years of service and love. The Convention, conducted under the direction of National President Arlene Siavelis Kehl, Convention Chair Anita Kartalopoulos, and Co-Chairs Jeannie Ranglas, Jennifer Constantin, and Eleni Constantinides, highlighted not only the accomplishments of the…

Your Graces, Dear Father Paul, beloved nephews, great nephews, great nieces, and all members of the esteemed and bereaved Bebis Family, Beloved Community of Hellenic College and Holy Cross, Reverend clergy, faculty and staff, friends and loved ones, Devout members of this Church of Saint George, How worthy and right it is to pray today…

The Holy and Sacred Synod, during its July sessions, among other matters, discussed current topics of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and after its recent 46th Clergy-Laity Congress, unanimously approved the lifting of the suspension of the Charter of the Archdiocese requested by the Holy Eparchial Synod and reinstated it in force, continuing the…

The Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations is one of the most public-facing ministries of the Archdiocese. As its name suggests, it coordinates inter-Orthodox, ecumenical and interfaith dialogues between the Archdiocese-at-large, the Archbishop, and individual Archdiocesan departments and other faith-based organizations and faith groups, academic institutions, and NGOs. Working creatively within the Orthodox tradition,…

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The Metropolitan of Argolida, His Eminence Nektarios, on Sunday officiated at the Great Vespers on the eve of today’s commemoration of the Dormition of St. Anna, at a dedicated cathedral in the mountainous village of Platani. His Eminence also conveyed a relic of the True Cross, which was displayed for veneration by the faithful and…