Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2024-10-13
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Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (561) 833-6387
  • Fax:
  • (561) 833-6391
  • Street Address:

  • 110 Southern Blvd.

  • West Palm Beach, FL 33405


Contact Information




Services Schedule

Sunday Services:

  8:45 am     Orthros

10:00 am     Divine Liturgy

 

Sunday School Classes: 

11:15 am     After Holy Communion


Past Bulletins


This Week and Upcoming Events

 Christ is in our midst!  He is and ever shall be!

 Our services are streamed live on the internet.
at our Saint Catherine website - www.stcatherine-wpb.org
 

Join us for Orthodox Divine Liturgy every Sunday at 10:00 a.m.

Light a candle and offer a prayer at Saint Catherine (click above).
The online form sends the names of your family and friends
direct to Father Chrysostom at the altar;prayers are offered
during the Proskomidi in preparation for the Divine Liturgy! 

 

October 13, 2024

Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus, & Agathonica, the Martyrs of Pergamus
Chryssi the New Martyr of Greece 
Hieromartyr Jacob of Hamatoura 

Links to the service text:  Links to the service texts are through the Digital Chant Stand of our Archdiocese.  For optimal viewing select the "GR-EN Text/Music" link for Matins (Orthros) and Divine Liturgy. Apps may be downloaded for your phone or tablet. Link to the Digital Chant Stand 

Holy Communion:  Holy Communion is reserved for baptized and chrismated Orthodox Christians only.  If you are interested in becoming an Orthodox Christian, please contact Father Chrysostom Mitchell at (561) 320-1224 or [email protected].

Coffee and Fellowship:  Please join us for coffee and fellowship in the Hellenic Cultural Center immediately following the Divine Liturgy.

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This Week

Sunday, October 13  Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
   
8:45 am  Orthros / 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
   Mommy & Me Dance (2-6 Years)
   GOYA Meeting

Tuesday, October 15
  Philoptochos
  10:00 am  Board Meeting / 12:00 pm  Lunch Meeting

Wednesday, October 16
    7:00 pm Bible Study (Amos)

Thursday, October 17
    6:00 pm Parish Council Meeting

Friday, October 18  St. Luke the Apostle
    9:00 am  Orthros / 10:00 am  Liturgy
    7:00 pm OCF Meeting

Next Week and Highlights of Upcoming Services and Events

Sunday, October 20  6th Sunday of Luke
    8:45 am  Orthros / 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
   Stewardship Sunday Presentation & Luncheon

Tuesday, October 22
   10:00 am  Mommy & Me (40 Days-3 Years)

October 22-24  Fall Clergy Retreat @ Diakonia Retreat Center

Friday, October 25
    7:00 pm  St. Demetrios Great Vespers in Ft. Lauderdale

Saturday, October 26  St. Demetrios The Great Martyr
    9:00 am  Orthros / 10:00 am  Liturgy

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Stewardship: As of October 9th, Stewardship gifts for 2024 have been received from 235 individuals/families totaling $158,410.  With $51,590 left to go, help us achieve our 2024 Stewardship goal of $210,000 together!

The 2024 Stewardship materials were mailed to our parishioners and are also available on the website. Click here for the 2024 Stewardship Program and Commitment Form. New feature for 2024 - You may complete the commitment form online and email it back to the office. 

The Donate buttons here and on our website lead to our online giving site.  Again, thank you for your support!

 

Youth Safety Resources:  We’re committed to connecting young people with Jesus Christ. To do that, we need to create ministry environments that are safe and health. For more on how you can help, please visit our Youth Safety website: goarch.org/safety.

 

Church Services Streamed:  Many of our Divine Liturgies have been recorded and can be viewed at www.youtube.com.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel; you will be notified when we begin a live stream.

Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church (Services from 2020 until now)

Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church (Selected services from 2015-2019)

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Fifth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:12-35

At that time, [Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what had happened. That very day] two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him. And He said to them, "What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk?" and they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered Him, "Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?" And He said to them, "What things?" And they said to him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we had hoped that He was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find His body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see." And He said to them, "O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was not it necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into this glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, He interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further, but they constrained Him, saying, "Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent." So He went in to stay with them. When He was at table with them, He took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished out of their sight. They said to each other, "Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road, while He opened to us the scriptures?" And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, who said, "The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!" Then they told what had happened on the road and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread.


Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Fourth Tone. Daniel 3.26,27.
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
Verse: For you are just in all you have done.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15.

Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned.

When I send Artemas or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful.

All who are with me send greeting to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.


Gospel Reading

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
The Reading is from Luke 8:5-15

The Lord said this parable: "A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold." And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience." As he said these things, he cried out "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."


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Memorials and Trisagions

 Trisagion

6 Months ~ Kathleen Ann (Katerina) Christopoulos
Wife of Grigorios for 43 years
Mother of Christopher (Tabatha) and Elea (Abby)
Grandmother of three grandchildren

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Saints and Feasts

October 13

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council

On the Sunday that falls on or immediately after the eleventh of this month, we chant the Service to the 350 holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, which gathered in Nicaea in 787 under the holy Patriarch Tarasius and during the reign of the Empress Irene and her son, Constantine Porphyrogenitus, to refute the Iconoclast heresy, which had received imperial support beginning with the Edict issued in 726 by Emperor Leo the Isaurian. Many of the holy Fathers who condemned Iconoclasm at this holy Council later died as Confessors and Martyrs for the holy Icons during the second assult of Iconoclasm in the ninth century, especially during the reigns of Leo the Armenian and Theophilus.


October 13

Carpus, Papylus, Agathodorus, & Agathonica, the Martyrs of Pergamus

Saint Carpus was Bishop of the Church of Thyatira in Asia Minor and Papylus was his deacon, whom he had ordained. Seized as Christians and tormented in Thyatira, they were taken to Sardis, whither Agathodorus, their servant, followed them, and also confessed Christ, and was tormented with them. Together with Agathonica, the sister of Saint Papylus. they were all beheaded during the reign of Decius, in the year 250.


October 13

Chryssi the New Martyr of Greece


October 13

Hieromartyr Jacob of Hamatoura


October 14

Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius, & Celsus

The holy Martyrs all contested for piety's sake in Milan; after the passage of much time their holy relics were discovered and given honourable burial by Saint Ambrose.


October 14

Righteous Paraskeve of Serbia

Saint Paraskeve was born in Thrace in the eleventh century. In her youth she went to Constaninople, and thence journeyed to the Holy Land in pursuit of the ascetical life. After struggling for many years in the wilderness of the Jordan, she was moved by God to return to her homeland. She continued her monastic labours there for a few more years, and then reposed in peace.


October 14

Cosmas the Hagiopolite

Saint Cosmas was from the Holy City, Jerusalem, and was a contemporary and peer of Saint John of Damascus (Dec. 4), with whom also he was reared when, because of his orphanhood he was adopted by Sergius, Saint John's father, and with whom he had the same instructor. About the year 743, he was elected Bishop of Maiuma, a coastal city of Palestine, aforetime under the jurisdiction of Gaza, with the name Port Gaza. During the reign of Saint Constantine the Great, it became a separate township and at that time was renamed Constantia, after Constantine, the son of the Emperor (see Sozomen, Eccl. Hist., V:3). Cosmas became an excellent hymnographer, from whence he is called "the Composer and Melodist," Among his many compositions are the Canon of the Cross (Sept. 14) and the Canon for the Nativity of Christ, "Christ is born, give ye glory."


October 15

Loukianos the Martyr of Antioch

This Saint was from Samosata, the son of pious parents. He established a catechetical school in Antioch, and taught the correct doctrines of the Faith and made clear the parts of the divine Scriptures that were difficult to understand. He edited the Old Testament translation from the Hebrew tongue, and published it in an excellent edition, free from every heretical corruption and interpolation. He travelled to Nicomedia to strengthen the faithful there in their contests for Christ, and was accused before Maximinus, with whom he conversed openly. When he had made a defence of the Christian Faith, he was condemned to imprisonment where, in 311, he died of hunger and thirst.


October 16

Longinos the Centurion

This Martyr was in the service of Pontius Pilate at the time of Christ our Saviour's Passion. While standing guard at the Cross and beholding the earthquake and all that came to pass, he cried out with fear, "Truly this was the Son of God" (Matt. 27:54). After the Resurrection, he forsook the military and departed for Cappadocia, his homeland, where he preached Christ. By the agency of Pontius Pilate, Tiberius Caesar had him arrested and beheaded.


October 17

Hosea the Prophet

According to some, Hosea, whose name means "God is help," was from the tribe of Issachar, or more likely, from that of Reuben; he was the son of Beeri. He is the first in order of the twelve minor Prophets and the most ancient of all. He prophesied in the days of the divided Kingdom; the Lord told him to take a harlot to wife (Hosea 1:2), and then an adulteress (ibid., 3:1). The harlot, a known sinner, was a figure of the Kingdom of Israel in Samaria, which openly worshipped idols; the adulteress, lawfully married yet sinning secretly with her lovers, was a figure of the Kingdom of Judah in Jerusalem, which, while having the Temple, and the priesthood, and the divine worship according to the Law, stealthily served the idols also. The Prophet Hosea prophesied for sixty years, and lived for some ninety years, from 810 to 720 B.C. His book is divided into fourteen chapters.


October 17

Andrew the Righteous Monk-martyr of Crete

Saint Andrew was from the island of Crete, where he lived the monastic life. During the reign of Constantine Copronymus, he came to Constantinople and suffered many things in defence of the veneration of the holy icons. Finally, he was dragged through the market, bound by the feet, one of which was severed by a fishmonger wielding a cleaver, and thus the Saint surrendered his spirit unto God in the year 761. His sacred relics were buried at a certain place called "The Judgment."


October 18

Luke the Evangelist

This Apostle was an Antiochean, a physician by trade, and a disciple and companion of Paul. He wrote his Gospel in Greek after Matthew and Mark, after which he wrote the Acts of the Apostles, and dedicated both works to Theophilus, who, according to some, was Governor of Achaia. He lived some eighty-six years and died in Achaia, perhaps in Patras, the capital of this district. His emblem is the calf, the third symbolical beast mentioned by Ezekiel (1:10), which is a symbol of Christ's sacrificial and priestly office, as Saint Irenaeus says.


October 19

Joel the Prophet

The Prophet Joel, whose name means "Yah is God," was of the tribe of Reuben, the son of Bathuel, and lived from 810 to 750 B.C. (but some say in the 7th century B.C.). His book is divided into three chapters, and is the second in order of the minor Prophets. He foretold the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Joel 2:28, and quoted by the Apostle Peter in Acts 2:17), and the saving power of the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ (Joel 2:32).


October 19

Varys the Martyr

Saint Varys contested for the sake of Christ during the reign of Maximian, in the year 304. He was a soldier in the service of the Emperor Maximian, and held in honour for his courage. While in Egypt, he visited the Christians held in prison and comforted them. Among them, he visited seven monks imprisoned together; when one of them died from his torments, Saint Varys took his place. When this became known to the governor, Saint Varys was arrested and tortured to death.


October 19

John of Rilas

Saint John of Rilas founded the renowned monastery of that name in Bulgaria in the tenth century. Over the centuries, great and wondrous healings have flowed from his holy relics.


October 19

John the Wonderworker of Kronstadt

Saint John of Kronstadt was a married priest, who lived with his wife in virginity. Through his untiring labours in his priestly duties and love for the poor and sinners, he was granted by our Lord great gifts of clairvoyance and miracle-working, to such a degree that in the last years of his life miracles of healing--both of body and soul--were performed countless times each day through his prayers, often for people who had only written to him asking his help. During his lifetime he was known throughout Russia, as well as in the Western world. He has left us his diary My Life in Christ as a spiritual treasure for Christians of every age; simple in language, it expounds the deepest mysteries of our Faith with that wisdom which is given only to a heart purified by the grace of the Holy Spirit. Foreseeing as a true prophet the Revolution of 1917, he unsparingly rebuked the growing apostasy among the people; he foretold that the very name of Russia would be changed. As the darkness of unbelief grew thicker, he shone forth as a beacon of unquenchable piety, comforting the faithful through the many miracles that he worked and the fatherly love and simplicity with which he received all. Saint John reposed in peace in 1908.


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Wisdom of the Fathers

When you see life's pleasures, beware that they might not distract you, for they conceal death's snares. Likewise a fisherman casts not his hook to no purpose. As bait for his hook, the enemy uses the delusion of sensuality to arouse desire, that he might thereby catch men's souls and subject them to himself. A soul which has been caught to serve the enemy's will then serves as a snare for other souls, for it conceals the grief of sin with its apparent delight.
St. Ephraim the Syrian
A Spiritual Psalter no 43, pg. 74, 4th century

Since there are certain people who find great fault with us for adoring and honoring both the image of the Savior and that of our Lady, as well as those of the rest of the saints and servants of Christ, let them hear how from the beginning God made man to His own image. For what reason, then, do we adore one another, except because we have been made to the image of God? As the inspired Basil, who is deeply learned in theology, says: "the honor paid to the image conveys to the original.," and the original is the thing imaged from which the copy is made.
St. John of Damascus
The Orthodox Faith, 4.16. Catholic University of America Press in Washington D.C. Translated by Frederic H. Chase, Jr. volume 37, page 370., 8th Century

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Saint Catherine News and Events

    Mommy & Me

    Mommy & Me

    All caregivers welcome! Groups are not limited to mothers only.


    Bible Study-Minor Prophets

    Bible Study-Minor Prophets

    Join us either in the Small Hall of our Hellenic Cultural Center or online via Zoom for Bible Study with Fr. Chrysostom.


    Orthodox Christian Fellowship

    Orthodox Christian Fellowship

    All students attending college in our area are invited to join our St. Catherine OCF group. RSVP to Fr. Chrysostom by October 17th.


    Stewardship Sunday

    Stewardship Sunday

    Join us for the Stewardship Sunday presentation and luncheon on October 20th.


    Greek School OXI Day Celebration

    Greek School OXI Day Celebration

    Come support our children as they present a short program for you to enjoy during coffee hour.


    Philoptochos Autism Tea

    Philoptochos Autism Tea

    Philoptochos is hosting it's 17th annual Afternoon Tea to benefit Autism and other Charities on Saturday, November 2, 2024.


    Daughters of Penelope Founders Day

    Daughters of Penelope Founders Day

    Please join us for a special coffee hour as we celebrate 95 wonderful years together.


    GOYA Car Wash

    GOYA Car Wash

    A premium GOYA car wash is like a spa day for your car!


    Scheduling Priest Visits

    Scheduling Priest Visits

    Please contact Fr. Chrysostom directly at 561-320-1224 or [email protected] to schedule a visitation. Thank you.


    What's New on Engage Orthodoxy

    What's New on Engage Orthodoxy

    Engage Orthodoxy is a beautiful website created by FLM to provide resources and inspiration for our Orthodox family. EO hosts several blogs written by Orthodox authors on timely topics. In addition to blogs, EO has launched a podcast aimed at Orthodox homeschool families of teens. Check out our newest posts and listen to our podcast at www.engageorthodoxy.net


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Metropolis of Atlanta News

My Beloved Ones,

This Sunday the Orthodox Church is blessed to commemorate the 350 Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, held in Nicaea in the year 787. The purpose of this council was to refute the Iconoclastic Persecution issued by an edict issued in 726. For nearly 60 years, beginning under the command of Emperor Leo the Isaurian, icons were banned from churches, and those who advocated the Orthodox position were persecuted, and martyred.

What is special about this Sunday is that, despite the support of the Patriarch and the Emperor, this period renewing the Church’s belief in icons did not last. The first Iconoclastic Persecution lasted 59 years, while the second and final one in the 800s, lasted almost thirty years. We celebrate the end of this second and final Iconoclastic Persecution, as you know, every year on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. This means that many of the 350 Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council, for whom we shall pray this Sunday, were martyred.

What can we learn from this troubling period in Church history? Let us also reflect on this Sunday’s Gospel reading, the Parable of the Sower and the Seed: “A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell on the path and was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. Some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered for lack of moisture. Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it. Some fell into good soil, and when it grew, it produced a hundredfold… The ones on the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts... The ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word…have no root… and in a time of testing fall away… among the thorns, these are the ones who hear; but as they go on their way, they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. But as for that in the good soil, these are the ones who, when they hear the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patient endurance.” (Luke 8:5-8; 12-15)

This Sunday, we take strength and comfort in the fact that unlike those seeds which fall on rocks and into thorns, God and Orthodoxy will always triumph thanks to the testimony of these Holy Fathers. Despite the spirit of disunity and anguish that pervaded the Church during Iconoclasm, those who clung to their faith and Holy Tradition, were—like those seeds is good, true soil—witnesses who refreshed the tree which is forever sustained by the blood of martyrs.

+ALEXIOS
Metropolitan of Atlanta

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Archdiocese News

The Fellowship of St. Moses the Black holds its 31st Annual Conference this Weekend

10/12/2024

he Fellowship of St. Moses the Black, whose mission it is “to equip Orthodox Christians for the ministry of Racial Reconciliation, and to share the Orthodox Christian faith with African Americans and people of color,” holds its 31st annual conference this weekend in Indianapolis, IN.


Fr. Kallinikos Chasapis appointed as new assistant priest for the Saints Constantine and Helen of Washington DC

10/11/2024

On Tuesday October 10, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, along with Chancellor of the Archdiocesan District Fr. Elias Villis, welcomed Fr. Dimitri Lee and Fr. Kallinikos Chasapis to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Headquarters.


Establishment of the National Young Adult League (YAL) Board

10/11/2024

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the National Youth and Young Adult Ministries (Y2AM) Department of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) is pleased to announce the establishment of a National Young Adult League (YAL) Board.


Presentation on "Elder Fraud and Scam Awareness" at Saints Constantine and Helen Parish in Jackson Heights, NY

10/11/2024

The Queens District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with Mr. Daren Wilkes, Elder Fraud Coordinator, delivered an insightful and highly informative presentation on "Elder Fraud and Scam Awareness" at Saints Constantine and Helen Parish in Jackson Heights, NY.


Hellenic College Holy Cross, Huffington Ecumenical Institute Host International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue

10/11/2024

Over the past week, from October 4-11, the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology hosted the plenary meeting of the International Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue (ICAOTD), the first time in its history that the Dialogue has taken place at HCHC.


Archbishop Elpidophoros Offers Prayer of Safety from Hurricanes and Severe Weather

10/10/2024

On the afternoon of October 9th, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, together with clergymen of the Archdiocese, gathered in the Chapel of Saint Paul to offered prayers of supplication for the safety of those who continue to be impacted by severe weather in the Gulf Coast especially hurricane, Milton, which is expected to make landfall the same evening.


As Part of 75th Anniversary, Newport News, Virginia Greek Orthodox Church Provides Meals to Local Community

10/09/2024

On the morning of October 5th, 2024, 85 members of the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Newport News, Virginia came together for a community service project to assemble and package 10,000 servings of food as part of the church’s 75th Anniversary.


Rutgers University to Host 3rd Annual Nikos Mouyiaris Memorial Lecture: "Cyprus Since 1974 - The Struggle Continues"

10/09/2024

The Elytis Chair Fund and the Modern Greek Studies Program at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, invites you to the 3rd Annual Nikos Mouyiaris Memorial Lecture at Rutgers University on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 6:30 PM.


Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Announces National Hurricane Relief Fund

10/08/2024

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has announced the establishment of the National Hurricane Relief Fund to raise funds for the immediate needs of those affected by the recent Hurricane Helene and who are now in the path of Hurricane Milton.


Metropolis of San Francisco Concludes Orthodox Parish Leadership (OPL) Ministry Webinar Series November 18

10/08/2024

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Orthodox Parish Leadership (OPL) Ministry continues this year’s special webinar series on November 18 at 6:30pm Pacific. Our next webinar will focus on the topics of “5P” Ministry Effectiveness and Welcome Teams.


Meeting of the Clergy Syndesmos of the Archdiocesan District Held on October 8, 2024

10/08/2024

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the Clergy Syndesmos of the Archdiocesan District convened for a fruitful meeting at the parish of the Annunciation on the Upper West Side of New York City.


Greetings to the Archdiocesan District Clergy Syndesmos

10/08/2024

I am proud of the attendance and contributions of this Syndesmos and the District as a whole at the recent Clergy-Laity Congress. It goes without saying that this is a very bright reflection on the Archdiocese – both in terms of the District, and in terms of the institution across the Park.


International Orthodox Christian Charities Provides Humanitarian Aid in Lebanon

10/07/2024

As conflict in Lebanon escalates, a humanitarian crisis has emerged as communities continue to flee their homes in search of safety. International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is there on the ground, doing its part to support those who have been displaced. This week, mattresses, hot meals, and emergency first-aid kits were distributed to temporary shelters in north Lebanon, Mount Lebanon, and Beirut.


Metropolis of San Francisco's Greek Village Ministry Returns in 2025

10/07/2024

The Metropolis of San Francisco's Greek Village, the vibrant summer experience at Saint Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center, is back for 2025, offering an immersive adventure that transports participants to the heart of Greece—without leaving California.


Metropolis of San Francisco Announces Workshop "Singing with Joy"

10/07/2024

If you love to sing and want to improve your voice and your musical offerings to the church, please join the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Church Music Ministry on November 16 for a one-day workshop: Singing with Joy!


Parishes in Southeastern States Provide Hurricane Helene Relief, Food Distribution

10/07/2024

As residents in the southeastern U.S. continue to be affected by the devastation of Hurricane Helene, parishes have begun addressing urgent needs of their communities. Over the last two weekends, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Asheville, North Carolina and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Augusta, Georgia canceled their respective Greek festivals and instead prepared the food for distribution to those in need.


Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits St. Nicholas Cathedral in Pittsburgh

10/07/2024

On Sunday, October 6, 2024, faithful gathered at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Pittsburgh for the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, with His Eminence Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh and Bishop Joachim of Amissos. 


Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta Offers Guidance on Hurricane Helene Relief Funds

10/07/2024

On October 3, 2024, His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta sent the following message to Metropolis faithful, offering prayers for affected communities and guidance on relief funds.


Center for Family Care's Fully Human Podcast: The Blind Psychologist: Helping Families Live Their Best Lives

10/07/2024

October is Blind Awareness Month in the U.S., and this conversation of the Center for Family Care's Fully Human podcast highlights the lived experience of Dr. Lauren Barron -- a licensed counselor, wife, and mother -- who humbly offers wise counsel for families experiencing diagnoses of disabilities and other life challenges. Blind herself, she found new insight regarding her disability when becoming Orthodox. Dr. Barron shares encouraging messages for families experiencing visual impairments, and tips for their seeing fellow parishioners. 


National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians Celebrates Church Music Sunday

10/07/2024

Yesterday, October 6, 2024, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the National Forum of Church Musicians celebrated Church Music Sunday. Each year the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians set aside the first Sunday of October as a day to celebrate our rich history of liturgical music.


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