Worshippers Go Online, Those at Services Keep a Distance
ATLANTA — Pastors across the United States delivered sermons to empty pews Sunday as houses of worship adjusted to the reality of the coronavirus pandemic, with the Vatican indicating that the holiest...
View ArticleAnnunciation Greek Orthodox Parish in Woburn Closed Due to COVID-19
BOSTON. The Annunciation Greek Orthodox parish of Woburn Massachusetts closed and has suspended all the Liturgies and Sacred Services until further notice. The closing of the parish was announced of...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros Prays for the Healing of Sickness (Vid)
Join Archbishop Elpidophoros of America as he prays in the Archdiocesan Chapel of Saint Paul for the healing and remission of sickness during the ongoing escalation of #COVID-19. The post Archbishop...
View ArticleMetropolitan Kyrillos of Imbros and Tenedos Elected
CONSTANTINOPLE – The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, upon the recommendation of its President His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, unanimously elected auxiliary Bishop Kyrillos...
View ArticleArchbishop Holds Special Coronavirus Teleconference of the Eparchial Synod
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America initiated a special teleconference of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America which evaluated the new...
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List of Parishes Offering Live Broadcasts of Divine Services in the Greek...
NEW YORK – With the assistance of the Department of Internet MInistries, Parishes across the Archdiocese have been broadcasting their divine services live online since 1998. In the last few years, even...
View ArticleGreek Orthodox Church Hosts Event Making 25,000 Meals for Students in Need...
MARIETTA, GA – In response to the shutdown of schools, Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Marietta hosted dozens of volunteers who prepared 25,000 meals for the charitable organization MUST...
View ArticleMetropolitan Methodios of Boston Closed all New England Parishes
BOSTON – Metropolitan Methodios of Boston has issued with an encyclical ordering the closing of all the churches of New England. He wrote among other things that “this decision is in concert with those...
View ArticleThe Ordination of Three Bishops Are Postponed in Canada Due to COVID-19
TORONTO – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada postponed the ordination of the three recently elected auxiliary bishops, Nektarios Mostratos of Keramos, Alexandros Salmas of Patara, and Dimitrios...
View ArticleOrthodox Church Proclaims Three New Saints
CONSTANTINOPLE – The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate officially proclaimed and included in the calendar of the Church the new saints Joseph the Hesychast and elders Ephraim of Katounakia and...
View ArticleMetropolitan Nathanel of Chicago Closes Churches as Coronavirus Measure
CHICAGO – In the context of the coronavirus crisis, Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago issued an encyclical closing all the churches and suspending all Liturgies and services. The Metropolitan, who...
View ArticleEcumenical Patriarchate to Close All Churches and Monasteries amid COVID-19...
CONSTANTINOPLE –The Ecumenical Patriarchate decided on Wednesday morning March 17, 2020 to close all churches and monasteries of its ecclesiastical jurisdiction around the world and instructed Church...
View ArticleServices Will Be Broadcasting from the Church of Our Saviour
RΥΕ, NY – Services will be broadcasting from the Church of Our Saviour – Rye, NY. Sacred Services are broadcast on the parish’s YouTube channel of Greek Orthodox Church of Our Saviour – Rye, NY , which...
View ArticleMessage from Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco Regarding Coronavirus
SAN FRANCISCO – His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco sent a special encyclical to the faithful of all the parishes providing guidance, courage, and hope in these difficult times of the...
View ArticleNew York Post: Greek Orthodox Priest Accused of Sexual Harassment
NEW YORK – The New York Post on Friday, March 20, at 6:22 pm published a blistering article whereby it is alleged that former Bay Ridge-based priest, Father Gerasimos Makris, sexually harassed two...
View ArticleMessage of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the Coronavirus
CONSTANTINOPLE – His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew issued a powerful message from the Phanar to the pleroma of the Orthodox Church regarding the coronavirus crisis giving hope and...
View ArticleClarification Letter from Archbishop Elpidophoros of the Guidelines of the...
NEW YORK – His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America sent letter of clarification to the Metropolitans of the Archdiocese of America regarding the announcement of the Ecumenical Patriarchate...
View ArticleArchbishop’s Encyclical for the Feast of the Annunciation and the Day of...
Greek Independence Day, 2020 To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities,...
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Two Former Nuns of All Saints Monastery of Calverton, NY Sue Archdiocese
NEW YORK – The New York Post on Friday, March 20 published a blistering article whereby it is alleged that former Bay Ridge-based priest, Father Gerasimos Makris, sexually harassed two nuns of the...
View ArticleArchbishop Elpidophoros Addresses the Faithful Regarding Coronavirus (Vid)
NEW YORK – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America released a video showing Archbishop Elpidophoros addressing the faithful regarding #COVID19. “From the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, in New York City,...
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