Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2025-03-23
Bulletin Contents
WEEKLY SUNDAY BULLETIN
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
Lenten Lecture this Wednesday evening
Hymns of the Day
Saints and Feasts
Ecumenical Patriarchate News
Assembly of Bishops News
Archdiocese News

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Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church

General Information

  • Phone:
  • (201) 652-4774 for emergencies: 201 870 2676
  • Fax:
  • (201) 652-0789
  • Street Address:

  • 467 Grandview Avenue

  • Wyckoff, NJ 07481

Contact Information

Reverend Basil C. Gikas
Pastor

[email protected] | 201 652 4774 ext. 12

Ms. Rula Thasites
Administrator

[email protected] | 201 652 4774 ext. 10

Services Schedule

 

Sundays in the fall, winter & spring:

Matins: 9 a.m. &  Divine Liturgy 10a.m. except during the summer

 

Summer hours for Sundays in July and August:

Matins: 8:30a.m.  & Divine Liturgy 9:30a.m.

Past Bulletins


WEEKLY SUNDAY BULLETIN

WELCOME!  If you are a visitor or a guest, please let us know by completing a welcome card.  Also, please join us next door for the fellowship hour. We are happy to have you with us!   The call for Holy Communion (Eucharist) is the highest point of the Divine Liturgy.  Please comply with the ushers’ instructions. Patience until ushers directs you out of the pews.  “All things are done in proper order.” – Saint Paul

Religious Education: Today is the Veneration of the Holy Cross. All of us will receive a flower to remind us that we are midway through Lent. Our Educators will discuss the importance of this special service which prepares us for the commemoration of the Crucifixion. We are reminded that throughout the period of Great Lent, we, the faithful, are also crucified with Christ by thinking and acting on behalf of others. The Cross is a symbol of God’s love for us and our love for Him.

Holy Week Schedule: Available in the Narthex, parish website and parish office reception area.

FOR EVERYONE: The Healing Sacrament of Holy Confession: Holy Confession is a necessary and highly beneficial sacrament that improves our spiritual lives, soothes the soul, and intensifies our relationship with the Lord and renews us.  Make your appointment by contacting Fr. Bill directly and in strict confidence at 201 652 4774 ext. 12 or [email protected].  To learn more about the holy sacrament of confession a booklet is available in the Narthex area pamphlet case.

 

FOR CHILDREN ages 5-11:   ST.  NICHOLAS VACATION CHURCH SCHOOL (vcs) JUNE 23-27 on site here! extended hours!  contact fr. bill at 201 652 4774 ext. 12 or [email protected]

 

FOR YOUNG ADULTS & EVERYONE ELSE:  Scripture Talk is a virtual/remote Bible study with a different Orthodox priest participating in the weekly discussion. Join us every Tuesday, 7-8pm EST, on Zoom. Currently discussing the Gospel of Matthew. Visit www.ScriptureUnveiled.com for the Zoom meeting information. All who seek are welcome, no commitment needed and participants are free to simply listen or to participate.

 

Feast of the Annunciation - March 25th: Hierarchal Great Vesper Services with His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of NJ will be celebrated on Monday night March 24th at the Evangelismos (Annunciation) Church in Jersey City at 6:00pm.   Orthros & Divine Liturgy here at Saint Nicholas on Tuesday, March 25th beginning at 9:00am. Chronia Polla (Many Years) to all who celebrate.

 

Lenten Services: 4th Presanctified Liturgy, Wednesday, March 26th at 5:30pm; 4th Salutation Service, Friday, March 28th at 7:00pm.  Salutations to the Theotokos service books are available in the Narthex. Books contain the Friday evening Salutation Service (Akathist Hymn) and are $18 per copy.

  

For Everyone:  The Saint Nicholas 2025 Lenten Lecture Series continues this Wednesday, March 26th at 7:30p.m.     (See flyer insert)   Please join us early for the Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts at 5:30pm, a Lenten meal at 6:45pm and the presentation (lecture) by Presvytera Kerry Pappas at 7:30p.m. This event is sponsored by our Saint Nicholas Parish Council!

 

FOR WOMEN: Philoptochos Ministry: All ladies are invited to become stewards of Philoptochos- “lovers of the poor”. Stewardship is $45/yr. and can be mailed to Tammy Spyropoulos 90 Bellgrove Drive Mahwah, NJ 07430 ([email protected]) Venmo payments are also accepted- (@STNPHILO). Your stewardship supports philanthropic work.  Join us!

 

AHEPA Scholarship Applications: Our local AHEPA Chapter is inviting all eligible high school seniors and/or college students to apply for a scholarship.  Applications are available online at: https://ahepa453.org  (click on education/scholarship). The deadline is April 30th. Other scholarships are available with different deadlines.

 

Sharing & Caring (S&C): Monday, April 7th at 3:00pm in our conference room. Sharing and Caring is for anyone who has suffered a loss of a loved one. All discussions are discreet. Everyone is welcome!

 

FOR MOMS: Moms Helping Moms next gathering is Friday, April 4 at 10:30A.M.  In our hall.  Contact Fr. Bill [email protected]   or Dr. Eva Krias [email protected]

for those in need:  Center for Food Action (CFA) REQUESTS Supermarket Gift Cards, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Mac & Cheese, Canned Meat, Tuna & Beans, White & Brown Rice, Pasta & Spaghetti Sauce, Hearty Soups/Low Sodium Soups, Canned Fruit & Vegetables, Low Sugar Cereal, 100% Juice, Coffee, Diapers-sizes 2, 3, & 4, Infant Formula & Baby Food, Ensure or Similar Nutritional Drink, Dental Hygiene Products and Toilet paper. A collection basket is placed under the community bulletin board. Thank you for your support!

 

for everyone:  GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE: We will be marching in the Greek Independence Day Parade on Sunday, March 30th in NYC. Greek School, GOYA, Religious Education, Philoptochos, AHEPA, DOP and all of our church ministries are expected & encouraged to march and represent our wonderful St. Nicholas Community. There will be a free bus leaving from church after Divine Liturgy, and the bus will bring us back to the church after we march. Everyone is welcome to attend in unity to celebrate and honor our  Greek Orthodox faith, heritage, and culture. Please email Tammy Spyropoulos.

 

for Spiritual growth :  Your fulfilled 2025 stewardship offering pledge provides the majority of financial resources for our parish ministries and enables us to gather followers of Christ and to aid them on their path to grow in the grace & knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. We invite you to be a steward, and join the 235 households that have already made their 2025 pledge. Pledge Cards are available in the Narthex. You can also make your 2025 pledge online by visiting our parish website https://www.stnicholasnj.org/

 

Great Lent: The Renewal of Baptism: In the early Church, the main purpose of Lent was to prepare the “catechumen”, that is to say, the newly converted Christian, for baptism which at that time was performed during the Paschal (Easter) liturgy. But even when the Church no longer baptized adults and the institution of the catechumenate disappeared, the basic meaning of Lent remained the same. For even though we are baptized, what we constantly lose and betray is precisely that which we received at baptism. Therefore, Pascha(Easter) is our return every year to our own baptism, whereas Lent is our preparation for that return- the slow and sustained effort to perform, at the end, our own ‘passage’ or ‘pascha’ into the new life in Christ. Each year Lent and Pascha (Easter) are, once again, the rediscovery and the recovery by us of what we were made through our own baptismal death and resurrection.  Father Alexander Schmemann

 

 

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Sixth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:36-53

At that time, having risen from the dead, Jesus went up and stood among His disciples and said to them, "Peace be with you." But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; handle Me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have." And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave Him a piece of broiled fish [and some honeycomb], and He took it and ate before them. Then He said to them, "These are My words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled." Then He opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in His name in all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of My Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high." Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up His hands, He blessed them. While He blessed them, He parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the Temple blessing God.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Plagal Second Mode. 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 Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6.

BRETHREN, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"; as he says also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."

Gospel Reading

Sunday of the Holy Cross
The Reading is from Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

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Wisdom of the Fathers

The key to knowledge is the humility of Christ. The door of the Kingdom of Heaven is open, not to those who only know in their learned minds the mysteries of faith and the commandments of their Creator, but to those who have progressed far enough to live by them.
St. Bede the Venerable
Unknown, 8th century

To deny oneself means to give up one's bad habits; to root out of the heart all that ties us to the world; not to cherish bad thoughts and desires; to suppress every evil thought; to avoid occasions of sin; not to desire or to do anything out of self-love, but to do everything out of love for God. To deny oneself, according to St. Paul means "to be dead to sin. . . but alive to God."
St. Innocent of Alaska
The Lenten Spring, SVS Press, p. 147, 19th Century

A Christian's . . . duty is to "take up his cross." The word cross means sufferings, sorrows and adversities. To take up one's cross means to bear without grumblings everything unpleasant, painful, sad, difficult and oppressive that ay happen to us in life. . .without expecting any earthly reward in return, but bear it all with love, with joy and with courageous strength.
St. Innocent of Alaska
The Lenten Spring, SVS Press, p. 147, 19th Century

Nothing comes without effort. The help of God is always ready and always near, but is given only to those who seek and work, and only to those seekers who, after putting all their powers to the test, then cry out with their whole heart: "Lord, help us."
St. Theophan the Recluse
19th Century

And see how He also makes His discourse unexceptionable: not saying at all, "whether you will, or no, you must suffer this," but how? "If any man will come after me."
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 55 on Matthew 16, 1. B#54, p.339., 4th Century

"I force not, I compel not, but each one I make lord of his own choice; wherefore also I say, 'If any man will.' For to good things do I call you, not to things evil, or burdensome; not to punishment and vengeance, that I should have to compel.
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 55 on Matthew 16, 1. B#54, p.339., 4th Century

If you would be victorious, taste the suffering of Christ in your person, that you may be chosen to taste His glory. For if we suffer with Him, we shall also be glorified with Him. Blessed are you if you suffer for righteousness' sake. Behold, for years and generations the way of God has been made smooth through the Cross and by death. The way of God is a daily Cross. The Cross is the gate of mysteries.
St. Isaac the Syrian
The Orthodox Way: Revised Edition, SVS Press, p. 129

Interior crosses can found at all times, and more easily than exterior ones. You have only to direct your attention to yourself and examine yourself with a sense of repentance, and a thousand interior crosses will at once present themselves to you. . . Interior crosses are sometimes so burdensome that the sufferer can find no consolation whatever in anything. All this can happen to you too! But in whatever position you may be, and whatever sufferings of the soul you may feel, do not despair and do not think that the Lord has abandoned you. NO! God will always be with you and will invisibly strengthen you even when it seems to you that you are on the very brink of perdition.
St. Innocent of Alaska
The Lenten Spring, SVS Press, p. 148, 19th Century

When, on this day, we look at the precious Cross of Christ, in faith let us adore it, let us rejoice, and embrace it ardently, beseeching our Lord, who of His own choice gave Himself to be crucified on it, to make us worthy of adoring His most precious Cross so that, free from all defilement, we may attain the day of Resurrection.
Orthros for the Adoration of the Holy Cross

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Lenten Lecture this Wednesday evening

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Hymns of the Day

Resurrectional Apolytikion in the Plagal Second Mode

Angelic powers were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou hast despoiled Hades and wast not tried thereby. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst arise from the dead, Lord, glory be to Thee.

Apolytikion for Sun. of the Holy Cross in the First Mode

Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance; grant Thou unto the faithful victory over adversaries. And by the power of Thy Cross do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth.

SAINT NICHOLAS ARCHBISHOP OF MYRA IN LYCIA in the First Mode

 

The truth of things has revealed you to your flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, you have achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty.  O Father and Hierarch Nicholas, intercede with Christ our God that our souls be saved.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Plagal Fourth Mode

To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"

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    Saints and Feasts

    March 23

    Sunday of the Holy Cross

    With the help of God, we have almost reached the middle of the course of the Fast, where our strength has been worn down through abstinence, and the full difficulty of the labour set before us becomes apparent. Therefore our holy Mother, the Church of Christ, now brings to our help the all-holy Cross, the joy of the world, the strength of the faithful, the staff of the just, and the hope of sinners, so that by venerating it reverently, we might receive strength and grace to complete the divine struggle of the Fast.

    March 23

    The Holy Righteous Martyr Nicon and His 199 Disciples

    Saint Nicon was from Neapolis (Naples) in Italy. His father was an idolater and his mother a Christian. At first he was a soldier, but later he went to the East, where he was baptized and in time became a bishop. After some years, he returned to the West and came to Sicily, where he and many of his disciples were put to death by beheading because they would not worship the idols.

    March 23

    Anatolios & Protoleon the Martyrs converted by the martyrdom of St. George

    March 23

    Luke the New Martyr of Mytilene

    March 24

    Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos

    March 24

    Righteous Artemon, Bishop of Seleucia

    March 24

    Our Holy Father Theonas, Archbishop of Thessolonica

    March 24

    Zachariah the Recluse

    March 25

    Annunciation of the Theotokos

    Six months after John the Forerunner's conception, the Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to Nazareth, a town of Galilee, unto Mary the Virgin, who had come forth from the Temple a mature maiden (see Nov. 21). According to the tradition handed down by the Fathers, she had been betrothed to Joseph four months. On coming to Joseph's house, the Archangel declared: "Rejoice, thou Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." After some consideration, and turmoil of soul, and fear because of this greeting, the Virgin, when she had finally obtained full assurance concerning God's unsearchable condescension and the ineffable dispensation that was to take place through her, and believing that all things are possible to the Most High, answered in humility: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word." And at this, the Holy Spirit came upon her, and the power of the Most High overshadowed her all-blameless womb, and the Son and Word of God, Who existed before the ages, was conceived past speech and understanding, and became flesh in her immaculate body (Luke 1:26-38).

    Bearing in her womb the Uncontainable One, the blessed Virgin went with haste from Nazareth to the hill country of Judea, where Zacharias had his dwelling; for she desired to find Elizabeth her kinswoman and rejoice together with her, because, as she had learned from the Archangel, Elizabeth had conceived in her old age. Furthermore, she wished to tell her of the great things that the Mighty One had been well-pleased to bring to pass in her, and she greeted Elizabeth and drew nigh to her. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, she felt her six-month-old babe, Saint John the Baptist, prophesied of the dawning of the spiritual Sun. Immediately, the aged Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and recognized her as the Mother of her Lord, and with a great voice blessed her and the Fruit that she held within herself. The Virgin also, moved by a supernatural rejoicing in the spirit, glorified her God and Savior, saying: "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour," and the rest, as the divine Luke hath recorded (1:39-55)

    March 26

    Synaxis in honor of the Archangel Gabriel

    This festive Synaxis is celebrated to the glory of the Archangel Gabriel, since he ministered to the marvelous mystery of God's incarnate dispensation.

    March 26

    26 Martyrs in Crimea

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    Ecumenical Patriarchate News

    Encyclical of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for Holy and Great Lent 2025

    03/01/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/encyclical-of-his-all-holiness-ecumenical-patriarch-bartholomew-for-holy-and-great-lent-2025?redirect=%2Fnews%2Fpatriarchate%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2FonfmMyWps1Ww%2Frss%3F_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Fpatriarchate%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Fpatriarchate%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Fpatriarchate%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_portletAjaxable%3D1%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_portletAjaxable%3D1%26_101_INSTANCE_onfmMyWps1Ww_portletAjaxable%3D1

    Once again, with the will and grace of God the giver of all good things, we are entering Holy and Great Lent, the blessed period of fasting and repentance, of spiritual vigilance and journey with the Lord, as He comes to His voluntary passion, in order to reach the veneration of His splendid Resurrection and become worthy of our own passage from earthly things to "that which no eyes have seen and no ears have heard and no human heart has ascended" (1 Cor. 2.9).


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    Assembly of Bishops News

    Sunday of Orthodoxy: Assembly of Bishops Sunday 2025

    02/28/2025

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2025/aobsunday2025

    Assembly of Bishops Supports Amicus Brief in Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin

    02/05/2025

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2025/amicus-ccvwi
    This friend of the court brief is the most recent effort of the Assembly of Bishops to further its particular interest of safeguarding the liberty of all Americans to practice their faith.
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    Archdiocese News

    Unplugging from Nonstop Technology's Noise: Interview with Ionian Village's Fr. Steven Klund

    03/20/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/klund-interview?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    Fr. Steven Klund, Director of Ionian Village, spoke with the Orthodox Observer’s Marissa Costidis about his path to the priesthood, Ionian Village and the importance of “unplugging” today’s young people from technology to allow them to focus on their relationship with God.    


    Greek Heritage Reception Held at Gracie Mansion

    03/21/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/greek-heritage-reception-held-at-gracie-mansion?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    New York City Mayor Eric Adams welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and hundreds of Greek Orthodox New Yorkers to a reception at Gracie Mansion on Thursday, March 20, 2025.


    Women’s History Month: Dr. Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides

    03/20/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/women-s-history-month-dr.-ann-mitsakos-bezzerides?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    As part of Women’s History Month in March, the Ecumenical Department in collaboration with the Communications Department seeks to feature women affiliated with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. For the third week of the Women’s History Month, we would like to honor Dr. Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides. 


    Youth at Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, in Tenafly, New Jersey Assemble IOCC Hygiene Kits

    03/20/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/youth-at-metropolitan-cathedral-of-st.-john-the-theologian-in-tenafly-new-jersey-assemble-iocc-hygiene-kits?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    Sponsored by the PTO of the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, Tenafly, NJ, the youth of the Cathedral – Sunday School, Greek School, and GOYA – came together on March 16th to assemble 150 Hygiene Kits for the IOCC – International Orthodox Christian Charities.


    Episode 4 – Season 3, The Black American Orthodox Experience on OCN: Continued history on the life of Fr. Raphael Morgan

    03/20/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/episode-4-season-3-the-black-american-orthodox-experience-on-ocn-continued-history-on-the-life-of-fr.-raphael-morgan?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    In the third episode of “The Black American Orthodox Experience” (season 3), a collaboration of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Orthodox Christian Network, Rev. Samuel Davis continues the history on Fr. Raphael Morgan.


    NOLA.com: Greek Orthodox Archbishop visits New Orleans, brings message of unity and shared values

    03/20/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/nola.com-greek-orthodox-archbishop-visits-new-orleans-brings-message-of-unity-and-shared-values?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    When people talk about New Orleans being a “Catholic” city, they’re often referring to the Roman Catholic church, with its 500,000 local members, 230-year-old archdiocese, and deeply ingrained traditions rooted in Roman Catholic culture.


    11th International Summer University "Greek Language, Culture, and Mass Media" at the Maliotis Cultural Center

    03/20/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/11th-international-summer-university-greek-language-culture-and-mass-media-at-the-maliotis-cultural-center?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    The Social Issues, Mass Media and Education Laboratory of the Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, of the University of Ioannina, and the Maliotis Cultural Center of Hellenic College Holy Cross in Boston organize the 11th  International Summer University “Greek Language, Culture, and Mass Media.”


    Celebration for Greek Heritage at Capitol in Albany, New York

    03/20/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/celebration-for-greek-heritage-at-capitol-in-albany?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    On Tuesday, March 18, 25, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was welcomed at the Capitol of New York in Albany for a special Celebration for Greek Heritage, hosted by Greek American New York State Senate and Assembly Greek Legislators Senators Andrew Gounardes and Michael Gianaris and Assemblymembers Michael Tannousis and John Lemondes, Jr.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Invocation, Remarks & Benediction at March 25 Celebration, March 19, 2025, New York State Capitol in Albany, New York

    03/19/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-invocation-remarks-benediction-at-march-25-celebration-march-19-2025-new-york-state-capitol%C2%A0in-albany-new-york?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    I want to express my gratitude once again to the Greek-American members of the New York Legislature who have made today’s celebration possible.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Invocation for the State Assembly Chamber, March 19, 2025, New York State Capitol in Albany, New York

    03/19/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-invocation-for-the-state-assembly-chamber-march-19-2025-new-york-state-capitol%C2%A0in-albany-new-york?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    We give You thanks, O God, for the blessings poured out upon this noble Assembly of the Representatives of the People. 


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Invocation for the State Senate Chamber, March 19, 2025, New York State Capitol in Albany, New York 

    03/19/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-invocation-for-the-state-senate-chamber-march-19-2025-new-york-state-capitol-in-albany-new-york%C2%A0?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    O God, we offer You abundant thanks and praise for granting us to gather today in the Senate Chamber of the Great State of New York, to pray for the good estate of our government. Bless all these servants who represent the People, that they may always uphold justice and the rule of law. Grant unto them to fulfill their duties, responsibilities, and obligations to the People of New York with honor, integrity, and faithfulness to their oath of office. 


    ANNOUNCEMENT: 2025 Cyprus Summer Seminar for Greek Language Teachers, July 7-19, 2025

    03/18/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/announcement-2025-cyprus-summer-seminar-for-greek-language-teachers-july-7-19-2025?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    The Department of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce the 2025 Summer Seminar for Greek Teachers in Cyprus, an enriching professional development opportunity designed for educators dedicated to preserving and advancing Hellenic language and culture.


    Gathered as One Body: Disability, Accessibility, and Inclusion in the Orthodox Church

    03/18/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/gathered-as-one-body-disability-accessibility-and-inclusion-in-the-orthodox-church?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    The Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Hellenic College Holy Cross invites you to GATHERED AS ONE BODY, a groundbreaking conference dedicated to fostering accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities within the Orthodox Church.


    Fr. Michael Lambakis to Become New HCHC Dean of Students: A Navy Veteran, HCHC Alum Brings Nearly 20 Years of Parish Experience

    03/18/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/fr.-michael-lambakis-to-become-new-hchc-dean-of-students-a-navy-veteran-hchc-alum-brings-nearly-20-years-of-parish-experience?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    Under the spiritual direction of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, who also serves as Chairman of the HCHC Board of Directors, the school announced on March 13, 2025 that Fr. Michael Lambakis has been selected as the incoming Dean of Students. 


    FREEDOM Ministry Hosts Outreach Event for Human Trafficking Survivors

    03/18/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/freedom-ministry-hosts-outreach-event-for-human-trafficking-survivors?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    Rev. Dr. Peter Spiro, Director of the FREEDOM Ministry, hosted a prayer service and outreach event for survivors of human trafficking at the St. Barbara Chapel—"Shrine for Human Freedom" in Tennessee.


    Statement of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros following the Election of His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durres, and All Albania

    03/17/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/statement-of-his-eminence-archbishop-elpidophoros-following-the-election-of-his-beatitude-archbishop-ioannis-of-tirana-durres-and-all-albania?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    Following the announcement of the election of His Beatitude Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America offered his heartfelt congratulations.


    Southern History and Hospitality at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana

    03/17/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/nola-3?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    This weekend, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received a taste of true Southern hospitality down in New Orleans, Louisiana. While the city calls to mind images of jambalaya, beignets, jazz, and the storied French Quarter, another story continues in the heart of the Big Easy: that of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the first Greek Orthodox church in the Americas.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Continues Visit to New Orleans, Louisiana

    03/16/2025

    https://www.goarch.org/-/nola-2?redirect=%2Fnews%2Frecent-news%2F-%2Fasset_publisher%2Fgt9jYZFyZyFT%2Frss%3F_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_currentURL%3D%252Fnews%252Frecent-news%26_com_liferay_asset_publisher_web_portlet_AssetPublisherPortlet_INSTANCE_gt9jYZFyZyFT_portletAjaxable%3Dtrue

    Yesterday, March 15, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America continued his Archpastoral visit to New Orleans, Louisiana. Beginning the day with a working breakfast, he met with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise as well as Louisiana businessman and philanthropist John Georges.


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