On April 12, the representative of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Hegumen Arseny (Sokolov), accompanied by the second secretary of the Russian Embassy in Syria, Mr. I. A. Bokov, visited the Al-Amal (“Hope”) School in Damascus for children with disabilities. At present, there are…

Dear Friends, We would like to announce that the Web Magazine Pemptousia organizes the “1st Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi Mount Athos and Priests Wives“ which will take place on Tuesday, April 13 at 19:30 (Greek Time). The total duration of the meeting will be 2 hours. Romanian…

On April 5, just two days before the feast of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, the Annunciation Monastery in Astrakhan was finally returned to the Russian Orthodox Church after several decades. “I am pleased to announce that on the eve of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, we managed to transfer the…

Message issued on the occasion of the commemorative event held by the Cretan Association of Sydney & NSW Spirits were high and the turnout was strong at the commemorative dinner held on Saturday by the Cretan Association of Sydney & NSW for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete. Community and church representatives, families…

The blue-and-white-festooned Greek Club ballroom in Brisbane played host to a host of dignitaries who had come to celebrate the 200th Year of Greek Independence recently. The special guests included Queensland Governor Paul de Jersey, Premier Annstacia Palascsuk, Chief Justice Catherine Holmes AC and Martha Mavrommati, the High Commissioner of Cyprus. The Lord Mayor of…

  The Department of Greek Education will be offering a webinar Saturday, April 17, 2021 1:00 pm EST. The webinar is presented by, The Museum of School Life and Education (Μουσείο Σχολικής Ζωής και Εκπαίδευσης) The webinar will discuss: • How we make old textbooks attractive to our students. • How we can use them…

Andrei was 21-years-old when he left the Ukraine to start a new life in America. Instead, he got involved in drugs, committed murder, and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. It took Andrei some time to adjust to life in a maximum-security prison with its violence and restrictive conditions. He felt shame and…

At the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America on Monday, April 5, 2021, Anthony J. Limberakis, MD, National Commander of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Chair of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Board of Trustees offered an enlightening and informative presentation, including the attached PowerPoint slide…

Apr 15, 2021 8:00 PM Eastern Time / 5:00 PM Pacific Time Please click HERE to join the webinar PLEASE NOTE: LINK WILL NOT BE ACTIVE UNTIL APRIL 15 Passcode: 606638 Overseas missions is an experience that fulfills our calling as Christians, transforms individuals who participate and infects the local parish with a zeal for…