St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2025-01-26
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (772) 464-7194
  • Fax:
  • (772) 464-5595
  • Street Address:

  • 2525 South 25th Street

  • Fort Pierce, FL 34981


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Services Schedule

Orthros 9:00 a.m.

Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m.


Past Bulletins


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

Welcome!

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

 Our services are streamed live on the internet
at our Saint Nicholas website
https://stnicholasfp.com/
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This Week and Upcoming Events

This Week: 

Sunday, January 26             15th Sunday of Luke
                                            Matins 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am                                           

Monday, January 27            Festival Baking
                                            Addiction Support Group, 6:00 pm
                                            Discover Orthodoxy, 7:00 pm

Thursday, January 30          The Three Hierarchs
                                            Matins 9:00 am, Divine Liturgy 10:00 am

Friday, January 31              Festival Baking

Saturday, February 1          Philoptochos, 11:00 am

  

Upcoming Events:

Bakers needed for festival koulourakia and paximadia:
         Monday, January 27 and Friday, January 31

Friday-Sunday, February 21-23    Our annual Greek Festival

 

There are forms available at the pangari in the Narthex for requesting home blessings.

 

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Our mission is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian faith, to energize, cultivate and guide the life of the Church according to the Orthodox Christian faith and Sacred Tradition.  The Church serves as a beacon, carrier and witness of the message of Christ to all persons in the community, through Divine Worship, preaching, teaching and living the Orthodox faith.

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Tone

When the angelic powers appeared at your tomb, and those who guarded You became as though dead, and standing by Your sepulchre was Mary seeking Your pure and sacred body. For You did vanquish Hades and uncorrupted by its touch You came unto the virgin woman, bestowing the gift of life. O You who rose from the dead — Lord we give glory to You.
Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾍδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ' αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ των νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

Kontakion for those fallen asleep in the Lord in the Plagal Fourth Tone

Remember, O Lord, as You are good, Your servants, and forgive every sin they have committed in this life. For no one is sinless except You, Who has power to grant rest to those who have fallen asleep. Μνήσθητι Κύριε, ὡς ἀγαθὸς τῶν δούλων σου, καὶ ὅσα ἐν βίῳ ἥμαρτον συγχώρησον· οὐδεὶς γὰρ ἀναμάρτητος, εἰ μὴ Σὺ ὁ δυνάμενος, καὶ τοῖς μεταστᾶσι δοῦναι τήν ἀνάπαυσιν.

Apolytikion for St Nicholas in the First Tone

A model of faith and the image of gentleness; Your life has shown forth to your flock as a teacher of temperance; You obtained through humility, gifts from on high and riches through poverty. O Father and Hierarch Nicholas, intercede with Christ our God that He may save our souls.

Κανόνα πίστεως καὶ εἰκόνα πραότητος, ἐγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ἀνέδειξέ σε τῇ ποίμνῃ σου, ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀλήθεια· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκτήσω τῇ ταπεινώσει τὰ ὑψηλά, τῇ πτωχείᾳ τὰ πλούσια, Πάτερ ἱεράρχα Νικόλαε· πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Seasonal Kontakion in the First Tone

You sanctified the womb of the Virgin by Your birth, and by Your presentation You blessed the hands of Symeon, when You came, and You saved us, O Christ our God. Now we pray You give peace to Your world at war, and let love for Your people prevail in all, O only benevolent Lord.
Ὁ μήτραν παρθενικὴν ἁγιάσας τῶ τόκω σου, καὶ χείρας τοῦ Συμεὼν εὐλογήσας ὡς ἔπρεπε, προφθάσας καὶ νὺν ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός. Ἀλλ' εἰρήνευσον ἐν πολέμοις τὸ πολίτευμα, καὶ κραταίωσον Βασιλεῖς οὓς ἠγάπησας, ὁ μόνος φιλάνθρωπος.
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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Ninth Orthros Gospel
Κατὰ Ἰωάννην 20:19-31

Οὔσης ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ· ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον. Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν, καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κᾀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Λάβετε Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον. Ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἀφιένται αὐτοῖς, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται. Θωμᾶς δέ, εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, οὐκ ἦν μετʼ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλθεν Ἰησοῦς· ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί· Ἑωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω. Καὶ μεθʼ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ Θωμᾶς μετʼ αὐτῶν. Ἔρχεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν· Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. Εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾶ· φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ᾧδε, καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου. καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος ἀλλὰ πιστός. Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Θωμᾶς, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου. Λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Ὅτι ἑώρακάς με πεπίστευκας, μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες, καὶ πιστεύσαντες. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔστιν γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ· ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες, ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ.

Ninth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from John 20:19-31

On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent Me, even so I send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in His side, I will not believe." Eight days later, His disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see My hands; and put out your hand, and place it in My side; do not be faithless, but believing." Thomas answered Him, "My Lord and My God!" Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen Me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life in His name.


Epistle Reading

Προκείμενον. Plagal Second Tone. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 27.9,1.
Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου.
Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι ὁ Θεός μου.

τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα Πρὸς Τιμόθεον α' 4:9-15.

Τέκνον Τιμόθεε, πιστὸς ὁ λόγος καὶ πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος. Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ κοπιῶμεν καὶ ὀνειδιζόμεθα, ὅτι ἠλπίκαμεν ἐπὶ θεῷ ζῶντι, ὅς ἐστιν σωτὴρ πάντων ἀνθρώπων, μάλιστα πιστῶν. Παράγγελλε ταῦτα καὶ δίδασκε. Μηδείς σου τῆς νεότητος καταφρονείτω, ἀλλὰ τύπος γίνου τῶν πιστῶν ἐν λόγῳ, ἐν ἀναστροφῇ, ἐν ἀγάπῃ, ἐν πνεύματι, ἐν πίστει, ἐν ἁγνείᾳ. Ἕως ἔρχομαι, πρόσεχε τῇ ἀναγνώσει, τῇ παρακλήσει, τῇ διδασκαλίᾳ. Μὴ ἀμέλει τοῦ ἐν σοὶ χαρίσματος, ὃ ἐδόθη σοι διὰ προφητείας μετὰ ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τοῦ πρεσβυτερίου. Ταῦτα μελέτα, ἐν τούτοις ἴσθι, ἵνα σου ἡ προκοπὴ φανερὰ ᾖ ἐν πᾶσιν.

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Tone. Psalm 27.9,1.
O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God.

The reading is from St. Paul's First Letter to Timothy 4:9-15.

Timothy, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and suffer reproach, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress.


Gospel Reading

15th Sunday of Luke
Κατὰ Λουκᾶν 19:1-10

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, διήρχετο τὴν ῾Ιεριχώ· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἀνὴρ ὀνόματι καλούμενος Ζακχαῖος, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἀρχιτελώνης, καὶ οὗτος ἦν πλούσιος, καὶ ἐζήτει ἰδεῖν τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν τίς ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ὅτι τῇ ἡλικίᾳ μικρὸς ἦν. καὶ προδραμὼν ἔμπροσθεν ἀνέβη ἐπὶ συκομορέαν, ἵνα ἴδῃ αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐκείνης ἤμελλε διέρχεσθαι. καὶ ὡς ἦλθεν ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ἀναβλέψας ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς εἶδεν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· Ζακχαῖε, σπεύσας κατάβηθι· σήμερον γὰρ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ σου δεῖ με μεῖναι. καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων. καὶ ἰδόντες πάντες διεγόγγυζον λέγοντες ὅτι παρὰ ἁμαρτωλῷ ἀνδρὶ εἰσῆλθε καταλῦσαι. σταθεὶς δὲ Ζακχαῖος εἶπε πρὸς τὸν Κύριον· ἰδοὺ τὰ ἡμίση τῶν ὑπαρχόντων μου, Κύριε, δίδωμι τοῖς πτωχοῖς, καὶ εἴ τινός τι ἐσυκοφάντησα, ἀποδίδωμι τετραπλοῦν. εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ᾿Ιησοῦς ὅτι σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς ᾿Αβραάμ ἐστιν. ἦλθε γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.

15th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 19:1-10

At that time, Jesus was passing through Jericho. And there was a man named Zacchaios; he was a chief collector, and rich. And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaios, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today." So he made haste and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." And Zacchaios stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded any one of anything, I restore it fourfold." And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost."


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Memorials and Trisagions

Memorials

40 days - Dolores "Ruth" Sfarnas
Mother of Cynthia Angelos 

13 years - Panagiota Starr
22 years - George Starr
Parents of Dennis, Rick, Arthur, Peter, and George Starr

 

 

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Wisdom of the Fathers

In this reading we note Zacchaeus' sense of eager expectation, the intensity of his desire to see our Lord, and we apply this to ourselves. If, as we prepare for Lent, there is real eagerness in our hearts, if we have an intense desire for a clearer vision of Christ, then our hopes will be fulfilled during the fast; indeed, we shall, like Zacchaeus, receive far more than we expect.
Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia
The Meaning of the Great Fast from the Lenten Triodion

For Christ's presence is like that of some life-giving, scented balsam which restores health, enriches life and gives savor to the soul, the thoughts, the words of a man. In brief, distance from Christ means corruption and death, and closeness to Him means salvation and life.
Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic
Prolog, 4 February

He had sought to see Him, but the multitude prevented him, not so much that of the people, as of his sins. He was little of stature, not merely in a bodily point of view, but also spiritually. In no other way could he see Him, unless he were raised up. . .
St. Cyril of Alexandria
The Orthodox New Testament, The Holy Gospels, Volume 1

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Saints and Feasts

January 26

Xenophone & his Companions

This Saint, a wealthy nobleman of Constantinople, was filled with piety toward God. He had two sons, Arcadius and John, whom he sent to Beirut to study law. But they were shipwrecked during their voyage; barely saved, they forsook all things and departed for Palestine. Saint Xenophon and his wife Mary, ignorant of what had happened, went in search of their sons. On finding them in Jerusalem, dressed in the habit of monks, they also took up the monastic life. And thus, having completed their lives in holiness, they departed for the Lord about the beginning of the sixth century. Saint Xenophon and his sons reposed at Saint Sabbas Monastery, and Mary at the Monastery of Saint Theodosius.


January 28

Ephraim the Syrian

Saint Ephraim was born in Nisibis of Mesopotamia some time about the year 306, and in his youth was the disciple of Saint James, Bishop of Nisibis, one of the 318 Fathers at the First Ecumenical Council. Ephraim lived in Nisibis, practicing a severe ascetical life and increasing in holiness, until 363, the year in which Julian the Apostate was slain in his war against the Persians, and his successor Jovian surrendered Nisibis to them. Ephraim then made his dwelling in Edessa, where he found many heresies to do battle with. He waged an especial war against Bardaisan; this gnostic had written many hymns propagating his errors, which by their sweet melodies became popular and enticed souls away from the truth. Saint Ephraim, having received from God a singular gift of eloquence, turned Bardaisan's own weapon against him, and wrote a multitude of hymns to be chanted by choirs of women, which set forth the true doctrines, refuted heretical error, and praised the contests of the Martyrs.

Of the multitude of sermons, commentaries, and hymns that Saint Ephraim wrote, many were translated into Greek in his own lifetime. Sozomen says that Ephraim "Surpassed the most approved writers of Greece," observing that the Greek writings, when translated into other tongues, lose most of their original beauty, but Ephraim's works "are no less admired when read in Greek than when read in Syriac" (Eccl. Hist., Book 111, 16). Saint Ephraim was ordained deacon, some say by Saint Basil the Great, whom Sozomen said "was a great admirer of Ephraim, and was astonished at his erudition." Saint Ephraim was the first to make the poetic expression of hymnody and song a vehicle of Orthodox theological teachings, constituting it an integral part of the Church's worship; he may rightly be called the first and greatest hymnographer of the Church, who set the pattern for these who followed him, especially Saint Romanos the Melodist. Because of this he is called the "Harp of the Holy Spirit." Jerome says that his writings were read in some churches after the reading of the Scriptures, and adds that once he read a Greek translation of one of Ephraim's works, "and recognized, even in translation, the incisive power of his lofty genius" (De vir. ill., ch. CXV).

Shortly before the end of his life, a famine broke out in Edessa, and Saint Ephraim left his cell to rebuke the rich for not sharing their goods with the poor. The rich answered that they knew no one to whom they could entrust their goods. Ephraim asked them, "What do you think of me?" When they confessed their reverence for him, he offered to distribute their alms, to which they agreed. He himself cared with his own hands for many of the sick from the famine, and so crowned his life with mercy and love for neighbor. Saint Ephraim reposed in peace, according to some in the year 373, according to others, 379.


January 30

Synaxis of The Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom

This common feast of these three teachers was instituted a little before the year 1100, during the reign of the Emperor Alexis I Comnenus, because of a dispute and strife that arose among the notable and virtuous men of that time. Some of them preferred Basil, while others preferred Gregory, and yet others preferred John Chrysostom, quarreling among themselves over which of the three was the greatest. Furthermore, each party, in order to distinguish itself from the others, assumed the name of its preferred Saint; hence, they called themselves Basilians, Gregorians, or Johannites. Desiring to bring an end to the contention, the three Saints appeared together to the saintly John Mavropous, a monk who had been ordained Bishop of Euchaita, a city of Asia Minor, they revealed to him that the glory they have at the throne of God is equal, and told him to compose a common service for the three of them, which he did with great skill and beauty. Saint John of Euchaita (celebrated Oct. 5) is also the composer of the Canon to the Guardian Angel, the Protector of a Man's Life. In his old age, he retired from his episcopal see and again took up the monastic life in a monastery in Constantinople. He reposed during the reign of the aforementioned Emperor Alexis Comnenus (1081-1118).


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Saint Nicholas News and Events

    2025 Stewardship Program

    2025 Stewardship Program

    “Ekklesia exists when the dispersed, divided, self-preoccupied people unite and become a family, where people see one another as brothers and sisters with God as their common father, and try to share whatever they have and whatever they are, and be united in heart and soul”


    Greek Festival 2025

    Greek Festival 2025

    Friday, Saturday, and Sunday February 21st - 23rd, 2025


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Metropolis of Atlanta News

                                                   National Hurricane Relief Fund

 

Collaborating with the Archdiocese's National Hurricane Relief Fund

In support of National Hurricane Relief Fund, your Metropolis Philoptochos wants to be sure you are aware of the steps our Archdiocese is taking to collect funds for both Hurricanes Helene and Milton 

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NEW! TLAA - Winter Academy for Beginners in Chant and Iconography
February 2 - 8, 2025

1-week immersive format at the Diakonia Retreat Center in Salem, SC to learn the foundational skills and techniques of each discipline. Beginner Chant students will learn how to read Byzantine notation. 

Follow the links below to read more and to register. Note that space is limited.

BEGINNER - CHANT ACADEMY read more 

BEGINNER - ICONOGRAPHY ACADEMY read more

 

 


The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (AEP) have created a unique Sunday School program that enables educators to introduce their students to the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and to the challenges that His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Holy Mother Church of Constantinople face today. To view the lesson plans, click here.

 


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Archdiocese News

Take the Church to Them! A Conversation with the V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostom Onyekakeyah

01/21/2025

The Orthodox Observer’s Dr. Claire Koen sat down with the V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostom Onyekakeyah, Project Coordinator for Mission and Outreach Development, Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, to reflect on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and its relevance to the Orthodox Church in America.


Archbishop Elpidophoros Attends the Inauguration of 47th U.S. President Donald Trump

01/20/2025

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended the Inauguration of President Donald Trump, 47th President of the United States, today, January 20, 2025.


Archbishop Elpidophoros Presents the Medal of St. Paul in Washington, DC

01/20/2025

Following his presence at the Divine Liturgy at at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church of Silver Springs, MD this morning, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended a reception held in his honor at the St. Regis Hotel.


Remarks at the Reception & the Awarding of the Medals of Saint Paul

01/19/2025

Dear Friends,

All of you who have gathered this afternoon have shown me such gracious welcome and appreciation. I want to thank in particular our emcee for this Reception, my dear friend Michael Psaros, who continues to lead the efforts at our Saint Nicholas National Shrine for a wider and wider impact. Thank you, Michael, for all that you do for our Church and for our world.


Sts. Constantine and Helen Church of Washington, D.C. Welcomes Archbishop Elpidophoros

01/19/2025

This morning, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America continued his visit to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area by celebrating the Divine Liturgy at Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church of Washington, D.C., in Silver Spring, Maryland. 


Homily for the Twelfth Sunday of Luke (The Ten Lepers)

01/19/2025

My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

         I have come to this magnificent Church on this most important weekend, when our Country continues what could be called its own sacred tradition, of the peaceful transfer of power. Although this wintry season is making the inauguration of President Trump tomorrow an indoor event, we should all be grateful that once again, this noble experiment in Democracy that we call the United States of America is yet undeterred.


​​​​​​​Archons Host Dinner for US Policy Leaders Preceding Inauguration

01/19/2025

The Order of St. Andrew Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate hosted a dinner for US Policy leaders at Limani Restaurant in Washington, DC preceding the inauguration of the nation’s president of the United States Donald Trump. 


Archbishop Elpidophoros Attends American Middle Eastern Inauguration Celebration

01/19/2025

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America attended the American Middle Eastern Inauguration Celebration held at Ilili Restaurant in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, January 18, 2025.


Direct Archdiocesan District’s Clergy Syndesmos Hosts Vasilopita Celebration

01/18/2025

On January 17, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was welcomed by the families of the Direct Archdiocesan District’s Clergy Syndesmos for a new year’s celebration at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Whitestone, New York.


Remarks and Toast at the Archon Dinner for US Policy Leaders

01/18/2025

Dear Friends,

As Archbishop of our National Church – the largest Orthodox Christian Church in America, I am delighted to be here with you in our Nation’s Capital in the hours preceding the inauguration of our 47th President of the United States. As the Spiritual Children of the Mother Church of Constantinople, we have a duty to keep the interests and welfare of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the awareness of our Government, regardless of party affiliation.


Tentative Schedule of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for the 60th Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC

01/18/2025

Tentative Schedule of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for the 60th Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC


National Philoptochos Celebrates Annual Vasilopita Cutting

01/17/2025

The National Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society celebrated their annual Vasilopita Open House on January 16, 2025 with His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, National President Debbie George, and Metropolis presidents present. 


Orthodox Observer Colleague Claire Koen Successfully Defends Doctoral Thesis

01/17/2025

This week, on January 15, 2025, the Department of Communications/Orthodox Observer’s Claire Koen successfully defended her doctoral dissertation and was thus awarded the title of Doctor of Philosophy in Theology.


Archdiocese Launches Fundraising Campaign to Support Fire Victims in Los Angeles

01/17/2025

In response to the devastation caused by the recent and ongoing fires in Southern California, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in collaboration with the Metropolis of San Francisco and the National Philoptochos Society, has launched a fundraising campaign to assist Orthodox Christians and others affected by this tragedy.


Metropolitan Chrysostomos of the Holy Diocese of Bukoba and West Tanzania Visits Archbishop Elpidophoros

01/17/2025

Yesterday, January 16, 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of the Holy Diocese of Bukoba and West Tanzania visited His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America at the Archdiocese Headquarters in New York, New York.


Archdiocese, Leadership 100, and Philoptochos Staff Celebrate the Holidays

01/17/2025

Yesterday, January 16, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and staff of the Archdiocese, Leadership 100, and National Philoptochos gathered for their annual holiday celebration at Kyma Restaurant in New York City. 


Archbishop Elpidophoros Offers Blessing to Archimandrite Varytimos

01/17/2025

On Thursday, January 16, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Archimandrite Gedeon Varytimos to the Archdiocese headquarters for a blessing before he departed the United States to serve as a priest in Constantinople, his home city.


Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce Hosted Annual Vasilopita for Hellenic Organizations

01/16/2025

Yesterday, January 15, 2025, the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Vasilopita for Hellenic Organizations at the Archdiocesan Cathedral’s Chiotes Hall in New York, New York.


Saint Basil Academy Announces Lenten GOYA Retreat on March 22, 2025

01/16/2025

Saint Basil Academy is excited to announce they will be hosting a day-long Lenten GOYA retreat for 7th-12th graders on Saturday, March 22 from 9am-5pm. It promises to be an enriching day of faith and fellowship, and the community is looking forward to it. 


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Volunteer Sunday 2025

01/09/2025

Just as Christ called his first disciples to service, so he calls his followers today.
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