The Church today venerates the memory of Averkios, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Wonderworker, Bishop of Hierapolis. Today is also the feast day the Seven Holy Martyred Youths of Ephesus.

Оn Sunday, October 17, the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, the faithful of the Cathedral of St. Sava in New York City gathered around their hierarch and celebrated the Patronal Feast – Slava of the Circle of Serbian Sisters (CSS) – the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos and the beginning of the school year. Out…

On Tuesday morning, 6/19 October 2021, the day of the commemoration of the Holy Glorious Apostle Thomas, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Church of the Transfiguration of our Lord in Ramallah. Co-celebrants and participants in prayer in this Liturgy were by the invitation and preparation of the Hegoumen of Ramallah Archimandrite Galaktion…

His Very Reverence Fr. Chrysostomos Tympas, in the prayerful presence of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain, celebrated the Divine Liturgy, on October 19th, in the Archiepiscopal Chapel of Our Lady’s Annunciation in London, on the Feast of St. Frideswide the Virgin, Patron Saint of Oxford. thyateira.org.uk

The feastday of St. Luke the Evangelist was celebrated in Glasgow, Scotland. His Grace Bishop Raphael of Ilion presided during the Orthros and the Divine Liturgy, concelebrating with the Very Rev. Archimandrite Fr. Mark Mitchell.   thyateira.org.uk

The Archdiocese of Belgrade of the Serbian Orthodox Church opened a soup kitchen in the Zemun Polje neighborhood of Belgrade in 2014. Since then, it has been preparing thousands of meals a day for the capital’s needy. Every day, 2,000 cooked meals are distributed from the kitchen to 5 locations throughout the city, from where…

An eight-day period of devotional and celebratory events venerating the memory of St. Demetrius the New, the protector and patron saint of Bucharest, commenced on Thursday morning. The feast day of St. Demetrius the New is annually celebrated on Oct. 27. Holy Services commemorating the saint will be conducted at the Patriarchate of Bucharest and…

His Eminence Elder Archbishop Demetrios, formerly of America, was honored at an event on Monday highlighting the publication of a book by Holy Cross Orthodox Press in his honor. The event took place at the Maliotis Cultural Center at the Hellenic College – Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. His Eminence served as the…

In a related development half way around the world, 48 US Senators have addressed a letter to US President Joe Biden to express their full support for Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s visit to the United States, scheduled for the end of the month. The bipartisan initiative was promoted by US Sen. from New Jersey, Robert Menendez,…