Sisters and Brothers in Christ, and especially Families and Friends of those lost on 9/11, We are gathered on this solemn and painful day in order to remember our loved ones who, twenty-one years ago, were so unjustly and cruelly taken from us. September Eleventh is a day that shall never be forgotten. We stand…

Beloved Archdeacon Philotheos, Your years of service as a deacon and archdeacon of this God-protected Metropolis of New Jersey have now come to their consummation. And like any true commencement, you are only at the beginning of your ministry. Here, in the presence of family and the many, many friends you have in the Metropolis…

Composer Andreas Katsigiannis, in collaboration with the State Orchestra of Athens, will present excerpts from his trilogy “Great Hours”, during a much-anticipated performance on Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Herod Atticus Odeon, at the foot of the Acropolis in central Athens. The excerpts are reminiscent of a reverent prayer, the rustling of wind from the…

The consecration of the newly constructed Church of St. Nicholas, located on the small isle of Ammouliani, will take place on Saturday, in the presence of Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos. The cathedral is under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Holy Metropolis of Ierissos and Mount Athos. Following the consecration and…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Thursday performed an official Doxology, along with the resident Metropolitan, at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Theotokos, in northeast city of Komotini, where the holy icon of Panagia Axion Esti has been placed for veneration by the faithful. The wonder-working Holy Icon was…

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Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, passed away on Thursday at Balmoral Castle, at the age of 96. She reigned for 70 years. According to a Buckingham Palace announcement, Queen Elizabeth died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent much of the summer. Her first-born son and heir, King…

  The Church today venerates the memory of the Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna. Today is also the feast day of Theophanes the Confessor.  

His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas and the clergy and faithful of the Holy Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain offer their collective condolences to the Royal Family and the entire Nation for the passing of the beloved and revered Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II. May the Lord grant eternal rest and number Her among God’s Righteous….