Center for Family Care's "From Our Homes to Yours": Episode 7, "How We and Our Spouses Handle Stress"
07/26/2024
In this episode, the Center for Family Care team discusses the impact of stress in our families. The central questions include: "Do you tend to withdraw, take it out on loved ones, overeat? Do you and your spouse respond to stress similarly or differently, and how do you navigate times of stress together?"
Department of Religious Education (DRE)’s Did You Know: Athenagoras the Patriarch
07/26/2024
Did you know that both the founder and the current director of the DRE share the same Saint’s name?
Hellenic College Holy Cross to Visit Holy Land during 2025 St. Helen's Pilgrimage
07/26/2024
Hellenic College Holy Cross is excited to share that during his summer stay as invited "Scholar-in-Residence" at École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem, Dean Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc had a fruitful meeting with Fr. Oliver Poquillon, OP, the new Director of École Biblique. The focus of this meeting was how Holy Cross could collaborate with École Biblique.
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides Presented with 2024 AHEPA Socrates Award
07/26/2024
Yesterday, July 25, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended the Order of AHEPA Grand Banquet of the 102nd Supreme Convention in Cyprus.
Department of Religious Education (DRE)’s Sunday Sermon Series: Fifth Sunday of Matthew, July 28
07/25/2024
This week, find insights from the Department of Religious Education about the upcoming Gospel reading, where we learn about Jesus encountering two possessed men who lived in a cemetery. Why did they live in a cemetery? What was the cause of their condition? How did the Lord free them?
Dean of Holy Cross Fr. Pentiuc’s Brief Summer Report
07/24/2024
Below are a few spotlights of summer activity of Fr. Eugen J. Pentiuc, Dean of Holy Cross...
The 102nd AHEPA Supreme Convention Opens in Limassol, Cyprus on July 22, 2024
07/23/2024
The 102nd AHEPA Supreme Convention opened for the first time in Cyprus in a show of solidarity to mark the 50th dark anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus. On July 22, 2024, the official opening took place in Limassol, Cyprus with a concert showcasing traditional Cypriot and Greek music welcomed attendees in celebrating Cypriot culture in the spirit of uplifting Cyprus and looking forward for a free future for this beautiful island nation.
Department of Religious Education (DRE) Launches #EmbraceHisGrace Initiative
07/23/2024
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, at the 47th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress the Department of Religious Education (DRE) of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America launched its newest online initiative, #EmbraceHisGrace.
Lost Film on Cypriot Plight Resurfaces: Professor's Efforts Unveil Powerful Narrative
07/23/2024
NEW YORK--Thought to have been lost, a powerful film that brought awareness to the American public of the plight of the Cypriot refugees following the 1974 invasion of their home has resurfaced. The film's reemergence is credited to the relentless determination of Professor Fevronia Soumakis and Bishop Spyridon of Amastris (née Fr. Spencer Kezios).
Archbishop Elpidophoros Remarks at the Memorial on the 50th Black Anniversary of the Illegal Turkish Invasion of Cyprus July 20, 2024
07/21/2024
We came to our National Shrine today, to pray and to worship, and to ordain a young monastic; but we also came here – in this place where injustice and tragedy have forever marked the land – to remember the dark day when our precious Cyprus was invaded by the forces of division and destruction. On this Fiftieth Black Anniversary, when we desire – more than ever – a just, equitable, and peaceful reunification of this Island Nation, we also stand in prayer and supplication for the souls of all those who were lost, and we offer this Memorial.
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on the Feast day of Prophet Elias Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the Ordination of Chris Katerinakis
07/21/2024
NEW YORK, NY - Saturday, July 20, 2024, Orthodox faithful gathered in Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center for Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on the Feast day of Prophet Elias, presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion of Cyprus.