Thirty-five whole years have lapsed since the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate established September 1st, the Feast of the Indiction and opening of the ecclesiastical year, as a Day of Prayers for the Protection of the Natural Environment. This blessed initiative had a great resonance and borne bountiful fruit. The multidimensional ecological activities of the Holy Great Church of Christ today center around the phenomenon of climate change—or rather, the climate crisis—which has caused a “planetary state of emergency.”

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Holy Eparchial Synod which convened today in its regular meeting at the Theological School of the Holy Cross in Boston.

On September 9, 2024, His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey announced that the new Patron Saint of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey is St. Iakovos (Tsalikis) of Evia. Blessed St. Iakovos of Evia is a modern-day saint who reposed in the Lord in 1991, was canonized by our Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2017, and whose Feastday is celebrated on November 22nd.

On October 4-5, 2024, the Metropolis of Detroit and Metropolis of Detroit Ladies' Philoptochos will host "A Weekend with the Louhs" at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Troy, MI.

The Metropolis of Pittsburgh is thrilled to officially open registration for the 2024 Folk Dance Festival hosted by St. Nicholas Cathedral in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on November 8-10, 2024.

This week, gain insights from the Department of Religious Education (DRE) about the upcoming Gospel reading and what it means to follow Christ. What does it mean to take up our own cross? How do we identify with the Cross of Christ? And what awaits us on the other side of the Cross?

On Wednesday, September 11, the award-winning film The Murderess was screened at the Maliotis Cultural Center in Boston. Inspired by the renowned novella by Alexandros Papadiamantis, the film was directed by the acclaimed Eva Nathena and starred Karyofyllia Karabeti, one of Greece’s most esteemed actresses. The Murderess, which broke box office records in Greece, was officially selected by the Greek Ministry of Culture on the same day to represent the country at the upcoming Academy Awards (Oscars).

The St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine proudly held its Second Annual Indiction Lecture Series on September 1, 2024, a day that featured profound spiritual reflection, intellectual discourse, and fellowship.

This unique exhibition of rare photographic and film material from 1929 is presented for the first time in America from September 27, 2024- January 31, 2025 in collaboration with the Department of Art and Archaeology of Princeton University, the Mount Athos Foundation of America and Mount Athos Center (Thessaloniki, Greece) with the support of Maliotis Cultural Center.

Did you know there is a Saint whose hair turned into trees, body into a church, and blood into a spring?

As we begin this new Ecclesiastical Year, the Archdiocese Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries (Y2AM) is excited to share the latest news, resources, and opportunities with you.

The re-established Archbishop’s Nameday Gala, honoring His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, will take place on November 10 at Terrace on the Park in Queens, New York. Now in its second year, the gala will once again raise critical funds for the "Archdiocesan Youth Summer Camp Scholarship Fund", which provides financial assistance to children from across the Archdiocese, enabling them to attend Greek Orthodox summer camps regardless of their financial circumstances.

Today, September 11, 2024, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine hosted a Memorial Service commemorating the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America offered the service alongside St. Nicholas Archiepiscopal Vicar, Rev. Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Andreas Vithoulkas as well as New York Police Department, Fire Department of the City of New York, and Port Authority Chaplains who represented other faith traditions among the first responders.

We have gathered today to remember – to re-connect to those we loved and lost on September Eleventh. The Saint Nicholas National Shrine is grateful to welcome and embrace all of you, and the roles and traditions that you proudly display and observe. For this Shrine, the resurrected and rebuilt House of God that once humbly graced Cedar Street and was destroyed on 9/11, is a place and indeed, a palace, of memory for all.

On Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 7:00 pm, at the Rubin Museum of Art (150 West 17th Street, New York City), the Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation invites you to join them for a curated evening of Epirote music with Christopher C. King. Mr. King was bestowed an honorary Greek citizenship, and is a writer, curator, and Grammy-winning producer.

Harold Lerow Weatherby, Jr. fell asleep in the Lord on May 1, 2023, aged 89. He took the name “Andrew” when he converted to Orthodox Christianity in 1978,  at the (then) small Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Nashville, TN. He was an unlikely addition to a community of Greek immigrants and their descendants, and a seemingly more unlikely major donor. As he passed from this world to life everlasting, he left a legacy gift to each of his beloved parishes.

Another successful summer has come to a close at Ionian Village, the Summer Camping ministry of our Archdiocese. Welcoming over 300 campers this summer, Ionian Village began its programming in June with IV Next, which serves young adults, followed by Session One and Two which serves 9th-12th graders.

On Sunday, October 20, 2024, following the Divine Liturgy at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will preside at the Investiture of twenty-eight new Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate from throughout the United States. The Investiture will be the capstone event of the annual Archon Weekend in New York City. The new Archons, like their brethren, make a solemn commitment to dedicate themselves to the protection and defense of the Holy Mother Church of Constantinople.

The Hellenic Orthodox Community of Astoria, St Demetrios at a general assembly meeting held on Sunday, September 8, 2024 cast a two-thirds majority vote in favor of transferring a percentage of the newly-constructed building across St. Demetrios Church to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in exchange for cash consideration that will primarily benefit the St. Demetrios School.

Over his recent visit to Istanbul, Türkiye, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited three recently-restored sites, all of which were renovated with the generous funding of Greek American Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.