On Saturday, April 9, at the Archdiocesan Church of Saint Eustathios, in South Melbourne, the series of talks was completed, under the general title “Journey to Pascha 2022”, which was organised with great success by the Archdiocesan District of Melbourne, with the care and guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis. The “Journey to…
On Sunday evening the 10th April at the parish of St Vasilios in Brunswick, His Grace Bishop Evmenios of Kerasounta officiated over the last Lenten Vespers for the year. His Grace found this opportunity to thank everyone, clergy and laity for attending these services during Great Lent but also expressed His Eminence’s appreciation and His…
Brookline, MA – On Sunday, April 10, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology commemorated the 17th anniversary of the falling asleep of Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. The day began at sunrise in the Holy Cross Chapel, where His Grace…
Detroit— “If we truly desire to hand over our traditions to the next generation, we must give them the fire, not the ashes,” Archbishop Elpidophoros of America advised Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit leadership in a reception with Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit this past weekend, inviting them expand the ingenuity and imagination they used to…
On Sunday, April 3, His Grace Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos represented His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at Panaghia Church in Island Park, New York. His Grace presided over Divine Liturgy and at the Greek Independence Day celebration presented by the students of the Greek School. Congratulations to Principal Mrs. Georgia Papathanasiou, the students, teachers,…
Patriarch John X of Antioch presided over the Great Akathist Service at Our Lady of Balamand Patriarchal Monastery. The prayer was attended by the Greek Ambassador to Lebanon, Her Excellency Mrs. Catherine Fountoulaki. His Beatitude thanked the Ambassador for her presence, which reflects the depth and historical relations between the Patriarchate of Antioch and the…
The Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Aghios Vlasios, His Eminence Ierotheos, the locum tenens of the Holy Metropolis of Aetolia and Akarnania, on Sunday officiated at the Holy Services of the Fifth Sunday of Lent – at the Cathedral of St. Demetrius in the town of Katohi. In his sermon, His Eminence referred to St. Mary…
An archieratical Divine Liturgy, officiated by the Metropolitan of Syros, His Eminence Dorotheos, was held on Sunday at the Catholicos, or main cathedral, of the Holy Monastery of Our Lady the Panaghia Katharon, on the Ionian Island of Ithaca. The resident Metropolitan of Lefkada and Ithaca, His Eminence Theofilos, co-officiated, on the occasion of the…
The Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Porfirije, preached the Gospel on Sunday at the Holy Cathedral of the Transformation of the Savior, in Belgrade, after officiating at the Divine Liturgy during a service attended by numerous faithful. In a sermon after a reading of the Holy Scriptures, His Holiness emphasized the importance of leading a…