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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 the Stewardship Sunday Coffee Hour in the Hellenic Cultural Center immediately following the Divine Liturgy.
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This Week

Sunday, April 6 Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
8:45 am Orthros / 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Stewardship Sunday Coffee Hour / Philoptochos Bake Sale / GOYA

Monday, April 7
7:00 pm Choir Practice

Tuesday, April 8
AHEPA & DOP Meetings

Wednesday, April 9
9:00 am Presanctified Liturgy
6:30 pm Great Compline

Thursday, April 10
6:30 pm Parish Council Meeting

Friday, April 11
5:00 pm Sunday School Lenten Retreat

Saturday, April 12 Saturday of Lazarus
9:00 am Orthros / 10:00 am Liturgy
Folding Palm Crosses in the HCC following Liturgy

Next Week and Highlights of Upcoming Services and Events

Sunday, April 13 Palm Sunday
8:45 am Orthros / 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Palm Sunday Luncheon / Philoptochos Bake Sale / Mommy & Me Dance
6:30 pm Bridegroom Service

Monday, April 14 Holy Monday
6:30 pm Bridegroom Service

Tuesday, April 15 Holy Tuesday
6:30 pm Bridegroom Service

Wednesday, April 16 Holy Wednesday
2:00 pm Holy Unction
6:30 pm Bridegroom Service

Thursday, April 17 Holy Thursday
9:00 am Vesperal Liturgy
6:30 pm The Twelve Passion Gospels

Friday, April 18 Holy Friday
9:00 am Great & Royal Hours
3:00 pm Unnailing of Christ from the Cross
7:00 pm Lamentations

Saturday, April 19 Holy Saturday
9:00 am Vesperal Liturgy
11:00 pm Pre-Resurrection Service
12:00 am Resurrection, Orthros and Divine Liturgy
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Eighth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:11-18

At that time, Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus has lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him." Saying this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?" Supposing Him to be the gardener, she said to Him, "Sir, if you have carried Him away, tell me where you have laid Him, and I will take Him away." Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, "Rabboni," which means Teacher. Jesus said to her, "Do not touch Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God." Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and she told them that He had said these things to her.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Fourth Tone. Psalm 75.11,1.
Make your vows to the Lord our God and perform them.
Verse: God is known in Judah; his name is great in Israel.

The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:11-14.

BRETHREN, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.

Gospel Reading

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
The Reading is from Mark 10:32-45

At that time, Jesus took his twelve disciples, and he began to tell them what was to happen to him, saying, "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise." And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you." And he said to them, "What do you want me to do for you?" And they said to him, "Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory." But Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?" And they said to him, "We are able." And Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared." And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant of James and John. And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Memorials and Trisagions

Memorials
1 Year ~ Kathleen Ann (Aikaterini) Christopoulos
Wife of Grigorios
Mother of Christopher (Tabatha) and Elea (Abby)
Grandmother of three grandchildren

3 Years ~ Victoria Dima
Mother of Kostandina, Agape and Georgios
Grandmother of Olga, Victoria, Eugenia, Teri, Michael and Tori
Great Grandmother of several great grandchildren

Trisagions
6 Months ~ Chresoula Livanios
Wife of the late John Livanios
Mother of Stella (Sam) Catechis and Helen Livanios (Glen Krankowski)
Grandmother of Agathe Catechis and John Livanios

6 Months ~ Euphrosyne Paspaliaris
Daughter of Pantelemonon and Maria Paspaliaris
Sister of Thanasis Paspaliaris and Angeliki Papadouneon
Wife of Spyrogerasimos Moshonas
Mother of Pantelis and Sotirios Moshonas

6 Months ~ Miltiadis Tsirigotakis
Beloved friend of Christopher and Tabatha Christopoulos

Saints and Feasts

April 06

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

The memory of this Saint is celebrated on April 1, where her life is recorded. Since the end of the holy Forty Days is drawing nigh, it has been appointed for this day also, so that if we think it hard to practice a little abstinence forty days, we might be roused by the heroism of her who fasted in the wilderness forty-seven years; and also that the great loving-kindness of God, and His readiness to receive the repentant, might be demonstrated in very deed.

April 06

Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople

Born in Theia Kome of Phrygia, Eutychius was the son of illustrious parents, from whom he received a pious upbringing. He studied in Constantinople, and became a monk in a certain monastery of Amasia. In 552 he was chosen Patriarch of New Rome, but was exiled in 565 as a result of the machinations of the Origenists. In 577 he was restored to his throne and reposed on April 6, 582.

April 07

Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and Enlightener of North America

Born in 1865 in the region of Pskov, our Father among the Saints Tikhon was tonsured a monk in 1891 and ordained to the priesthood in the same year. In 1897 he was consecrated Bishop of Lublin, and a year later appointed Bishop of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, with his see extending to all of North America from 1900 onwards. He did much to unite the Orthodox Christians of a great many ethnic backgrounds in North America, so that there was indeed one flock under one shepherd. In 1907 he was made Archbishop of Yaroslavl and Rostov, and in 1913, Archbishop of Lithuania.

In 1917, when he was Metropolitan of Moscow, he was elected to be the first Patriarch of Russia in over 200 years, in times that could not have been more difficult. After the Revolution of 1917, the persecution of the Russian Church by the atheist government grew more bold and more fierce with every year. By nature a meek and peace-loving man, Tikhon sought to determine, while giving only to God that which is God's, what could be given to Caesar to preserve peace and avoid the shedding of blood. At his departure on the feast of the Annunciation in 1925, Saint Tikhon made the sign of the Cross thrice, pronouncing the words, "Glory to Thee, O God!" Because of the many unspeakable sufferings he endures as Patriarch, he is honoured as a Confessor.

Note: St. Tikhon's repose was on the Feast of the Annunciation according to the Old Calendar (March 25), but on the New Calendar his repose falls on April 7.

April 07

Calliopus and Akylina the Martyrs

The holy Martyr Calliopius was from Perga in Pamphylia, brought up in piety by his godly mother Theocleia. When the persecution of Maximian broke out, Saint Calliopius presented himself of his own accord before the Governor Maximus in Pompeiopolis of Galatia. After he had suffered many torments, his mother visited him in prison and encouraged him in his martyrdom. After this, his thrice-blessed mother, upon learning that he was to be crucified on Holy and Great Thursday, bribed the tyrants to defer it one day, that he might imitate the Lord's Crucifixion on the same day that He suffered it. The holy Martyr Calliopius received the crown of martyrdom on Holy and Great Friday in the year 304, being crucified upside down.

April 07

George, Bishop of Mytilene

The righteous George struggled in behalf of the holy icons, and reposed in peace about the year 821.

April 08

Agavos, Rouphos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion, and Hermes of the 70 Apostles

The Apostle Herodion, whom Saint Paul mentions in his Epistle to the Romans (16:11) and calls his "kinsman," was ordained presbyter and then Bishop of New Patras, where he was slain by Jews and pagans. Saint Agabus is mentioned in Acts 21:10-11, where he prophesied Saint Paul's arrest in Jerusalem at the hands of the Jewish leaders. In Acts 11:27-28 it is mentioned also that this Saint foretold the great famine that would come to pass in the time of Claudius Caesar. Having preached the Gospel throughout various regions, he departed to the Lord. The Apostle Rufus became Bishop of Thebes in Greece. The Apostles Asyncritus and Phlegon preached Christ in many places, suffered many afflictions at the hands of the pagans and Jews, and departed unto the Lord. The Apostle Hermes is mentioned with them in the Epistle to the Romans (16:13-14).

April 09

Eupsychios the Martyr

This holy Martyr was from the parts of Cappadocia, and lived a blameless life with his wife. During the reign of Julian the Apostate, this blessed one was filled with divine zeal and, with other Christians, destroyed the pagan temple dedicated to Fortune. Because of this he received the crown of martyrdom by beheading in the year 362.

April 09

Rafael, Nicholas, Irene, & Olympias of Mytilene

For more on these saints, see Renewal (Bright) Tuesday.

April 10

Terence and his Companions beheaded at Carthage

These Saints were from Africa, and they all contested during the reign of Decius, in 251. After many torments, they were beheaded at the command of Fortunatus the Governor.

April 10

Miltiades, Pope of Rome

St. Miltiades was the 3nd Pope of Rome, beginning his papacy in 311 AD. His papacy coincided with the end of the persecution in the Roman Empire of Christians following Emperor Galerius' ending of the Diocletian Persecution of Christians through the Edict of Toleration. He was an advocate for peace and unity in the Church. The Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD during Miltiades' papacy. He died in 314 and is commemorated on April 10th in the Orthodox Church for his service to the Church and his defense of the faith. In the Roman Catholic church, he is commemorated on January 10.

April 11

Hieromartyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum

Saint Antipas was a contemporary of the holy Apostles, by whom he was made Bishop of Pergamum. He contested during the reign of Domitian, when he was cast, as it is said, into a bronze bull that had been heated exceedingly. The Evangelist John writes of him in the Book of Revelation, and says (as it were from the mouth of Christ, Who says to the Angel [that is, the Bishop] of the Church of Pergamum): "I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is; and thou holdest fast My Name, and hast not denied My Faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful Martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth" (Rev. 2:13). The faithful pray to this Saint for ailments of the teeth.

April 12

Lazarus Saturday

Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, the friends of the Lord Jesus, had given Him hospitality and served Him many times (Luke 10:38-4z; John 12:2-3). They were from Bethany, a village of Judea. This village is situated in the eastern parts by the foothills of the Mount of Olives, about two Roman miles from Jerusalem. When Lazarus - whose name is a Hellenized form of "Eleazar," which means "God has helped," became ill some days before the saving Passion, his sisters had this report taken to our Saviour, Who was then in Galilee. Nonetheless, He tarried yet two more days until Lazarus died; then He said to His disciples, "Let us go into Judea that I might awake My friend who sleepeth." By this, of course, He meant the deep sleep of death. On arriving at Bethany, He consoled the sisters of Lazarus, who was already four days dead. Jesus groaned in spirit and was troubled at the death of His beloved friend. He asked, "Where have ye laid his body?" and He wept over him. When He drew nigh to the tomb, He commanded that they remove the stone, and He lifted up His eyes, and giving thanks to God the Father, He cried out with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." And he that had been dead four days came forth immediately, bound hand and foot with the grave clothes, and Jesus said to those standing there, "Loose him, and let him go." This is the supernatural wonder wrought by the Saviour that we celebrate on this day.

According to an ancient tradition, it is said that Lazarus was thirty years old when the Lord raised him; then he lived another thirty years on Cyprus and there reposed in the Lord. It is furthermore related that after he was raised from the dead, he never laughed till the end of his life, but that once only, when he saw someone stealing a clay vessel, he smiled and said, "Clay stealing clay." His grave is situated in the city of Kition, having the inscription: "Lazarus the four days dead and friend of Christ." In 890 his sacred relics were transferred to Constantinople by Emperor Leo the Wise, at which time undoubtedly the Emperor composed his stichera for Vespers, "Wishing to behold the tomb of Lazarus . . ."

April 12

Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parios

This Saint lived during the time of the Iconoclasts, and because of his exceptional and virtuous life became Bishop of Parium. He suffered many hardships, afflictions, and persecutions from the heretics his whole life long, and finally reposed in peace.

Wisdom of the Fathers

Before He humbled Himself, only the angels knew him. After He humbled Himself, all human nature knew Him. You see how His humbling of Himself did not make Him have less but produced countless benefits, countless deeds of virtue, and made His glory shine forth with greater brightness? God wants for nothing and has need of nothing. Yet, when He humbled Himself, He produced such great good, increased His household, and extended His kingdom. Why, then, are you afraid that you will become less if you humble yourself?

St. John Chrysostom

On the Incomprehensible Nature of God. 8.46-47. Taken from: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Vol: Mark. Intervarsity Press, 2005, p. 143.

But let no man be troubled at the apostles being in such an imperfect state. For not yet was the cross accomplished, not yet the grace of the Spirit given. But if thou wouldest learn their virtue, notice them after these things, and thou wilt see them superior to every passion.

St. John Chrysostom

Homily 65 on Matthew 20, 2,3,4,6. B#54, pp.399-401,403., 4th Century

Saint Catherine News and Events

Home/Business Blessings

Fr. Chrysostom would like to come and bless your home and/or business as we begin the new calendar year and celebrate Epiphany. Please let him know if you would like him to visit your home or business.

Philoptochos Bake Sale

Purchase some home made sweets for Pascha at our Philoptochos Bake Sale on April 6th and April 13th.

Easter Plants

In remembrance of a loved one, parishioners are invited to purchase a flowering plant to be placed on the Solea during the Easter season. Sponsored by the Ladies Philoptochos Society

Palm Sunday Luncheon

Join your Saint Catherine Family for the Palm Sunday Luncheon immediately after church services in the Large Hall. Sponsored by the Parish Council

Easter Glendi

Join us for a Paschalino Glendi with music, dancing and delicious traditional foods immediately following the Agape Service in the Small Hall & Underneath the Tent Outdoors. Sponsored by the Saint Catherine HDF Competition Team-Athanato Fos

St. Stephens Camp-Summer 2025

St. Stephen's Summer Camp is grounded on the principals of living a true Orthodox lifestyle with twice daily liturgical services, opportunities for reflection, community living and meals, athletics, arts & crafts, and nightly social activities. It offers teens of the Metropolis of Atlanta entering 6th through 12th grades when school begins in the fall, an opportunity to spend a week at our Diakonia Retreat Center.

Ioanian Village Camp-Summer 2025

This once-in-a-lifetime experience offers all the excitement of summer camp while exploring the timeless beauty of Greece. Campers will visit breathtaking religious and historical sites—not as tourists, but as pilgrims. Along the way, they will forge meaningful relationships with fellow Orthodox Christians from around the world, and in the process discover more about their faith, culture, and their own identities as children of God. Best Summer Ever! For more information visit ioanianvillage.org.

Heritage Greece Program

The National Hellenic Society's Heritage Greece Program is a transformative, two-week cultural immersion experience designed for accomplished Greek American college students. For more information and application deadlines, visit: www.nationalhellenicsociety.org/heritage-greece

Leadership 100

NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Executive Committee of the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund, Inc, a major nonprofit public charitable organization, seeks an Executive Director with overall strategic and operational responsibility for the staff, programs, expansion, and execution of its mission to advance Orthodoxy and Hellenism in America. The ideal candidate should have a track record of fundraising, communication and organizational skills and the ability to interface effectively with the Greek American Community.

Leadership and Management

The Executive Director shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and shall be a member in good standing of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, believe in the Church’s mission and should be an active participant in the Church who enjoys working with people, and must be a confident, articulate public speaker.

• Oversee the strategic development of Leadership 100, with special emphasis on oversight of all fundraising and solicitations, and cultivation, including membership recruitment, and creating opportunities for the fellowship, spiritual and cultural growth of members.

• Exercise governance and full transparency over all fundraising and solicitations for the Endowment Fund and the Leadership 100 + Fund, and over the operations and personnel of the Corporation, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee.

• Lead with influence and clear accountability. Report regularly to the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, of which he/she is a non-voting member, and prepare agendas and full reports.

• Build new innovative ways to engage and build Leadership 100 in the next phase of growth.

Membership, Programs & Planning

• Expand fundraising through membership recruitment and regional outreach.
• Coordinate planning for the Leadership 100 annual conference
• Optimize all aspects of communications—from web presence and social media to external relations, with the goal of creating a stronger brand.
• Represent Leadership 100 at all significant and related conferences and meetings. both private and public. Use external presence and relationships to garner new opportunities.
• Build partnerships in new markets, establish relationships with the funders, and Church and community leaders.
• Manage the Leadership 100 Office, oversee all personnel and coordinate the work of all consultants and oversee the preparation of all financial reports and budgets.
• Oversee relations with the Archbishop and Archdiocese and act as the liaison of Leadership 100 to all Orthodox Christian and Hellenic organizations while organizing any/all meetings or visitations to the Metropolises

The position involves nationwide travel. The candidate must have excellent social skills in relating to all members and committees of Leadership 100 on an individual basis, the general membership, and the staff, as well as to Church Hierarchy and Clergy.

Applicants are to submit a letter of application and a resume or curriculum vitae. Nominators are to submit a letter of recommendation and the nominee’s resume or CV.

The search process strictly adheres to a policy of candidate confidentiality. Applications for nominations are to be submitted to: [email protected] by April 30th.

Metropolis of Atlanta News

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

We are nearly at the end of our Lenten journey. To prepare ourselves for our Lord's Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem, the events of His Passion, and His glorious Resurrection, the Church gives us the last portion of strength needed to complete our travels, in the person of Saint Mary of Egypt.

On the Feast of the Holy Cross, Mary went to Jerusalem to find men who could support her sinful lifestyle. She was curious to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchere, with the other pilgrims, but an invisible force would not allow her inside. After promising to repent, she entered, and heard a voice say, “If you cross the Jordan, you will find glorious rest.” She went to the Monastery of St. John the Baptist, where she confessed her sins and received the Holy Eucharist, before she left to live in the wilderness for 47 years. After many years alone, she encountered St. Zosimas of Palestine and requested that he bring her Communion on Holy Thursday of the next year. When he returned, he saw her walking on the water of the Jordan. She asked that he repeat the sacrament for her, and after his twenty-day journey, he arrived on Holy Thursday, April 1st, and found St. Mary’s incorrupt body.

We may find the Saints difficult to understand, as we ask ourselves, could we renounce the world for almost 50 years? However, in Saint Mary of Egypt, we can understand her desire for sincere repentance. If we, with our obligations to our livelihoods and families, can see her as someone who changed her life for God, then we, who must only fast for 40 days, can find comfort in her example. Indeed it is for this very reason that our Lord begins today's Gospel, saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise” (Mark 10:33-34).

In the epistle, St. Paul asks the Hebrews to consider how Christ’s sacrifice was superior to the temple sacrifices “For if the blood of goats and bulls…sanctifies those who have been defiled so that their flesh is purified, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to worship the living God!” (Hebrews 9:11-14) Let us use the penitential spirit of St. Mary of Egypt to find the strength to complete the Fast, and to prepare ourselves for the great events of Holy Week, and our Lord’s Resurrection!

+SEVASTIANOS
Metropolitan of Atlanta

Archdiocese News

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Celebrates the Service of the Akathist in Southampton

04/05/2025

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On April 4, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Service of the Akathist Hymn at the Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church in Southampton, New York.

Graduating HCHC Seminarians Visit Archdiocese Headquarters

04/04/2025

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Over the last several days, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology’s graduating seminarians participated in their annual Archdiocesan Seminar and visit to New York, New York.

Family Matters Podcast Hosts FREEDOM Director Fr. Peter Spiro

04/04/2025

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Fr. Peter Spiro, Director of the GOARCH FREEDOM National Human Trafficking Awareness Ministry, was featured on Family Matters, an Ancient Faith Radio podcast hosted by Director of the Center for Family Care Fr. Alexander Goussetis.

Metropolitan Sevastianos Visits Naples, Florida Parish

04/03/2025

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On Sunday, March 16, 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta visited St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Naples, Florida.

And Now Seminary: How Prison Ministry Certification Has Been Preparing Sdn. Herman Almasy for the Priesthood

04/02/2025

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From the outside, there isn’t much a prison facility shares in common with an Orthodox Church. But for Subdeacon Herman (Almasy), these two places have always been closely connected.

Fr. Nicolas Kazarian Publishes New Book "A Window into Orthodox Christianity"

04/02/2025

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The Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations's Fr. Nicolas Kazarian has recently published a new book, entitled A Window into Orthodox Christianity.

San Jose Commemorates Greek Independence with Flag Raising Ceremony

04/02/2025

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On Friday, March 21, 2025, at 5:00 pm, the City of San Jose held a Greek Flag Raising Ceremony at City Hall Plaza to commemorate the 204th anniversary of Greece’s independence.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine Helps Neighbors in Need with Food and Supply Distribution through Midnight Run

04/01/2025

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On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at six o’clock in the evening the sun began to set in lower Manhattan and the bright light of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine began to glow. City workers bustle around the area, heading home after a long day, but among the bustling pedestrians are volunteers heading to St. Nicholas for its monthly food distribution run for the homeless.

Inaugural West Coast Archon Lenten Retreat Receives Enthusiastic Acclaim

04/01/2025

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With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the blessings and presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco, the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (AEP) hosted the John Halecky Jr. 21st Annual National Archon Lenten Retreat on the West Coast for the first time on Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, 2025 at St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church in Pasadena, California.

Fr. Peter Spiro Engages Youth and Community on Faith and Human Trafficking Awareness

04/01/2025

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Fr. Peter Spiro, Director of the FREEDOM Ministry, was honored to return to St. Demetrios Church in Warren, Ohio, to lead multiple impactful sessions for youth, young adults, and the wider parish community.

Save the Date: Anastasios – Missionary, Theologian, Archbishop

03/31/2025

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Join the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC for an international conference exploring the life and legacy of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, a visionary leader who dedicated his life to evangelical outreach, ecumenical reconciliation, and interfaith coexistence.

New York City Celebrates Greek Independence with Annual Parade

03/31/2025

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Sunday, March 30, 2025, the annual Greek Independence Day Parade took place in New York City, with the theme of “GREECE: The Birthplace of Democracy & Strategic Partner of America.” The parade brought the Greek-American community together to celebrate Greece’s struggle for freedom and honor its rich history and contributions to American society and beyond.

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