The Feast Day of St. Phanourios was celebrated last week in the namesake chapel of the Patriarchal Monastery of St. George, in Cairo’s old quarter. Services were officiated by the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, in the presence of representatives of the Greek consulate in the…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, this week officiated at the Orthros and the Divine Liturgy of the Feast of the Indiction, commemorating the beginning of the new ecclesiastical year, and co-officiated by several of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s hierarchs. Meanwhile, working sessions of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Assembly of hierarchs are taking…

The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) recently partnered with the Victorian Government’s Department of Health and Human Services, DPV Health and the Hellenic Medical Society of Australia (HMSA) to deliver a Vaccination Pop Up at its St George Greek Orthodox Church Hall in Thornbury this past weekend. For 4 days from 27 August, DPV Health…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has acquired certain assets of the respected AGES Initiatives organization, which has provided digital music for Byzantine Chant utilizing both Byzantine and Western notations and translations of liturgical texts for Orthodox churches around the world since 2012. In that time, AGES Initiatives has developed a full suite of digital…

  “Whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant.” Mark 10:43 The Clergy Continuing Education Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is hosting a Deacons Retreat from November 5 – 7, 2021. The Deacons retreat is open to all Deacons and Diaconal candidates, and will be held at Saint…

Brothers and sisters in the Lord, On September 1, when the Church begins the new ecclesiastical year, we commemorate the day as the Day of the Protection of the Environment. His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has championed this issue of ecological awareness and environmental healing for the entirety of his thirty-year ministry as our Ecumenical…

On Tuesday, August 31, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, upon receiving permission from His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monestery of the Holy Trinity on the Island of Halki, where he ordained Paul Gómez González to the Holy Diaconate. His Eminence bestowed upon the newly…

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew today, August 31, 2021 at the Phanar in order to offer his greetings and receive the blessing of His All-Holiness. In addition, His Eminence presented to the Patriarch Deacon Petros Gonzalez, whom the Archbishop ordained at The Monastery of the Holy Trinity…

2021 National Philoptochos Children’s Medical Fund Luncheon Grand Raffle- Get your tickets now! This year, we will be honoring Pam Argyris, Chair of the 2019 Children’s Medical Fund Luncheon in Chicago. As part of its fundraising, each CMF Luncheon features a “Grand Raffle” which offers amazing prizes, all donated by Philoptochos members! While you might…