Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2024-10-06
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Gospel and Epistle Readings
Hymns of the Day
Wisdom of the Fathers
Saints and Feasts
Ecumenical Patriarchate News
Archdiocese News
Assembly of Bishops 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.

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WEEKLY 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!

 

Regular Worship Schedule: Our Fall/Winter/Spring regular schedule of worship services began today with Orthros starting at 9:00am and Divine Liturgy at 10:00am. 

 

PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF CHURCH ETIQUETTE:   Our Orthodox worship services consist of reverent moments where your movement in the Nave will be suspended or minimized.  At certain moments in the worship service, you may be asked by an Usher to wait to be seated.  Patience is a valued virtue.

 

The call for Holy Communion (Eucharist) is the highest point of the Divine Liturgy.  Please comply with the ushers’ instructions. Wait until ushers direct you out of the pews.  “All things are done in proper order.” – St. Paul

 

Memorials & Trisagia: A 1 year memorial for John Zannikos, beloved husband of June, father of Stephanie and son-in-law Jim, Stephen and his wife Elle and his late son John. Adored pappou to Emma, Michael, Paige and Jessica, Ashley and Jake. Beloved brother, uncle and friend to many dear family members.

A 2 year memorial for Zaharoula Morfogen and a 13 year memorial for George Morfogen, parents of Nicholas and his wife Angeliki, Zachary and his wife Angela and Helen and her husband Nicholas.  Adored grandparents of Jackie, Cassandra, Jaclyn, George, Yanna and Antonia.

A 5 year memorial for Kiriaki Poulis and an 18 year memorial for George Poulis, parents of Nicholas and his wife Helen, Michael and his wife Joanne and Sam and his wife Debbie. Adored grandparents of Cassandra, Jaclyn, Samantha, Caroline, Evan, Gianna, Jack and Ava.

A 6 year memorial for Stella Bayiokos, beloved wife of the late Panagiotis Bayiokos, mother of Demetrios and his wife Frances and George and his wife Angie. Adored grandmother of Panagiotis, Panagiotis. Vasiliki and Stella.

A 5 year Trisagion for Anastasia Kalliotzis, beloved wife of the late Nicholas, mother of Mike and his wife Caroline and Diane and her husband Reon. Adored grandmother to Michael and Alex.

A Trisagion service will be offered to all our departed (fallen asleep in the Lord) choir members.

May their memory be eternal.

Fellowship hour is sponsored by the Zannikos family.

  

National Church Musicians Sunday: Today, we honor our choir members and cantors with an Artoclasia

 (Blessing of the Loaves) and we will remember choir members/musicians who have fallen asleep in the Lord with a Trisagion service.

 

Religious Education: Religious Education classes will begin today afterHoly Communion is distributed. Scavenger ID hunt & Ice Cream social after classes conclude! To register, contact Demi Thomas at [email protected]

 

SCRIPTURE TALK BIBLE STUDY MINISTRY: Scripture Talk is a virtual/remote Bible study with a different Orthodox priest participating in the weekly discussion. Held 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.

 

MODERN CONVERSATIONAL GREEK CLASSES for ADULTS Have Begun!
To inquire contact Dr. Eliana or Evva at [email protected]  to pay for classes, go to ahepa453.org membership-AHEPA Ramapo Chapter #453 Next class is this Thursday Oct. 10 at 6:30pm!

 

Women’s Reading Fellowship (WRF): This Wednesday, October 9th at 7:30pm in our conference room. Contact Renia Tsigaras for more information at [email protected] .

 

Young Moms Coffee Klatch (YMCK): Friday, October 18 at 10:30am in our fellowship hall. YMCK is an informal fellowship /support group for our YOUNG MOMS with little children! Contact Fr. Bill at [email protected]

 

Sharing & Caring (S&C): Thursday, November 6th 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.

 

Missing Any Eyewear? A few pairs of prescription sunglasses have been found and returned to the parish office. Call 201 652 4774 or email [email protected]

 

Pastor’s Wish List: Fr. Bill seeks talented, Christ centered and child friendly instructors for our Religious Education Program!   Teaching is learning.   No experience necessary! A Background Check and Youth Worker on Line Training are required.   Children are the present of our Church!Contact Demi Thomas at [email protected] (Demi is very nice!) Or Fr Bill Gikas (HE remains young at heart) at [email protected]   we seek instructors for the younger grades: Genesis and we need assistance with kindergarten and 2nd grade.

 

AHEPA News: Save the Date-October 26th: Come join us for a fun time AHEPA Ramapo Chapter #453 50th Anniversary Glendi Celebration. The Saturday night celebration will include catered food, music and dancing provided by Pelagos Entertainment. Excellent Live Band with 2 singers plus DJ. Greek and American music playlist. Where? Our own St. Nicholas Fellowship Hall!  Bring family and friends and reserve your table. Let’s fill our hall for a great party. RSVP to: Contact: Charles Pflager, [email protected]  551-486-5807 or John Tsadilas, [email protected], 201-707-2657 and or Paul Goulet, [email protected] 201-704-2018.

 

Annual Women’s Conference ~ Save the Date ~ Saturday, November 2, 2024  
this year’s theme is “HOPE”, which is so desperately needed in our present times!  Women of all ages are welcome to this FREE EVENT, from 10 am - 12:30 pm. Join us and be Inspired, Encouraged and Uplifted by heartfelt testimony, songs and amazing fellowship!  A complimentary lunch is served, so please invite your family, friends, and community members to join us.  All are welcome!  To register, RSVP by text, phone or email to Irene Ayvas at 201-803-2307 or [email protected]

 

Young Scholars Academy (YSA) is offering Greek Culture for preschoolers this fall! YSA has instructors fluent in Modern Greek! Contact Teri Limperopulos at (201) 652-4972 or [email protected]  

 

Center for Food Action Always Needs: 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!

 

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Fourth Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Luke 24:1-12

On the first day of the week at early dawn, the women went to the tomb, taking spices, which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise." And they remembered His words and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James and the other women with them who told this to the Apostles; but these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what had happened.

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 Second Letter to the Corinthians 4:6-15.

Brethren, it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.

Since we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, "I believed, and so I spoke," we too believe, and so we speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

Gospel Reading

3rd Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 7:11-16

At that time, Jesus went to a city called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." And he came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, "A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!"

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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 Apostle Thomas in the Third Mode

O Holy Apostle Thomas, intercede with the merciful God that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.

Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Mode

O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.

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  • Resurrectional Apolytikion in Plagal of the Second Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Second Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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    Wisdom of the Fathers

    He who truly wishes to believe in God must be lifted above himself, his mind, and even the whole world. For this reason, the value of faith is considered higher than the value of man. It is even higher than the value of the whole world. Therefore, the reward of faith should be higher than all of man's possessions along with the glories of this world. The reward of faith is God.
    Fr. Matthew the Poor
    Orthodox Prayer Life: The Interior Way, p. 74, 20th century

    That dead man was being buried, and many friends were conducting him to his tomb. But there meets him Christ, the Life and Resurrection, for He is the destroyer of death and of corruption; He it is "in Whom we live and move and have our being" (Acts 17:28); He it is Who has restored the nature of man to that which it originally was; and has set free our death-fraught flesh from the bonds of death.
    St. Cyril of Alexandria
    Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke, Homily 36.42, p. 153., 5th Century

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    Saints and Feasts

    October 06

    3rd Sunday of Luke

    October 06

    The Holy and Glorious Apostle Thomas

    The name Thomas means, "twin." He was one of the Twelve, a Galilean by birth. Sophroneus (not the famous Patriarch of Jerusalem [7th Century, celebrated March 11], but a friend of Jerome's), quoted also by Jerome, says that Saint Thomas preached to the Parthians, Pesians, Medes, Hyrcanians, Bactrians, and neighbouring nations. According to Heracleon, the Apostle died a natural death; according to other accounts, he was martyred at Meliapur His tomb was known by Saint John Chrysostom to be at Edessa in Syria, to which city his holy relics may have been translated from India in the fourth century.

    October 06

    Eroteis the Martyr of Cappadocia

    October 06

    Makarios the Righteous of Chios

    October 07

    Monday of the 4th Week

    October 07

    Sergius & Bacchus the Great Martyrs of Syria

    These holy Martyrs were Romans of high rank in the service of the Emperor Maximian, to whom it was reported that they did not take part in the festivals of the idols. When he called them into his presence, they confessed their Faith in the one God. He had them arrayed in women's clothes and paraded through the streets in mockery. They were afterwards scourged, from which Saint Bacchus died. This was about the year 296. Saint Sergius was then taken to Resapha in Syria, where he was tortured and beheaded. His tomb in Resapha became a very famous shrine, to which pilgrims came from as far away as Western Europe; Resapha was later renamed Sergiopolis in his honour.

    October 07

    Polychronios the Martyr

    October 07

    Julian the Presbyter & Caesarius the Deacon

    October 07

    John the Hermit of Crete

    October 07

    Jonah of Manchuria

    October 08

    Pelagia the Righteous

    This Saint was a prominent actress of the city of Antioch, and a pagan, who lived a life of unrestrained prodigality and led many to perdition. Instructed and baptized by a certain bishop named Nonnus (Saint Nonnus is commemorated Nov. 10), she departed for the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem, where she lived as a recluse, feigning to be a eunuch called Pelagia. She lived in such holiness and repentance that within three or four years she was deemed worthy to repose in an odour of sanctity, in the middle of the fifth century. Her tomb on the Mount of Olives has been a place of pilgrimage ever since.

    October 08

    Pelagia the Virgin-martyr of Antioch

    October 09

    James the Apostle, son of Alphaeus

    The holy Apostle James was one of the Twelve, and preached Christ to many nations, and finally suffered death by crucifixion.

    October 11

    Philip the Apostle of the 70, one of the 7 Deacons

    Saint Philip, who had four daughters that prophesied, was from Caesarea of Palestine. He preached throughout Samaria; it was he also who met the eunuch of Candace, the Queen of the Ethiopians, as the eunuch was reading the Prophet Esaias, and he instructed and baptized him (Acts 8:26-39). He reposed in Tralles of Asia Minor while preaching the Gospel.

    October 12

    Symeon the New Theologian

    Saint Symeon became a monk of the Studite Monastery as a young man, under the guidance of the elder Symeon the Pious. Afterwards he struggled at the Monastery of Saint Mamas in Constantinople, of which he became abbot. After enduring many trials and afflictions in his life of piety, he reposed in 1022. Marvelling at the heights of prayer and holiness to which he attained, and the loftiness of the teachings of his life and writings, the church calls him "the New Theologian." Only to two others, John the Evangelist and Gregory, Patriarch of Constantinople, has the church given the name "Theologian." Saint Symeon reposed on March 12, but since this always falls in the Great Fast, his feast is kept today.

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    Ecumenical Patriarchate News

    Patriarchal Message for the Feast of Indiction and the New Ecclesiastical Year

    08/28/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/patriarchal-message-for-the-feast-of-indiction-and-the-new-ecclesiastical-year?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

    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.”


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    Archdiocese News

    Maliotis Cultural Center and Benaki Museum Present "Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday-Catastrophe-Displacement-Rebirth"

    10/04/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/mcc-benaki?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 October 13, 2024, at 7pm, the Maliotis Cultural Center will welcome Academic Director of the Benaki Museum George Manginis for a virtual tour of the Benaki's "Asia Minor Hellenism: Heyday-Catastrophe-Displacement-Rebirth" exhibition galleries as they were recorded in 360-degree panoramic photography.


    Director of FREEDOM Ministry Fr. Peter Spiro Meets with Executive Director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) William Canny

    10/04/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/freedom-dc?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. Peter Spiro, the Director of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese FREEDOM Ministry, recently met with Mr. William Canny, the Executive Director of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) at their headquarters in Washington D.C.  


    St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Tampa, FL Hosts Paraklesis Service, Disaster Aid for Hurricane Helene Victims

    10/04/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/tpa-helene?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 wake of Hurricane Helene, many across Tampa Bay and beyond are facing unexpected hardships. In response to these hardships, the parish of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Tampa, FL offered a Paraklesis service on Wednesday, October 2 to pray for the community and all those affected by the storm. Additionally, the parish is collaborating with a mission partner, Love, INC., to help meet urgent needs.


    Metropolis of Korea Marks 20th Anniversary with Conference on Artificial Intelligence

    10/04/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/ai-korea?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 Friday, September 27, 2024, at the Hall of Myeongdong Cathedral, the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea and Exarchate of Japan, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its establishment by the Ecumenical Patriarchate (2004-2024), co-organized with the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Korea (CBCK) and the National Council of Churches of Korea (NCCK) a symposium on: “Artificial Intelligence (AI) from a Christian Point of View: Servant or Overlord?”


    Hellenic College Holy Cross Celebrates Panegyri Event

    10/03/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/hchc-panegyri?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 past Saturday, September 28, 2024, Hellenic College Holy Cross was blessed with a Panegyri event that brought together students, faculty, and the entire HCHC community.


    275 Youth Receive Camping Scholarships as Archdiocese Continues Financial Aid Efforts

    10/03/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/275-scholarships?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

    Last year, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America established the Archbishop Elpidophoros Camping Scholarship Fund in the fall of 2024 to provide need-based financial assistance for the youth summer camps offered by the Archdiocese, including both Ionian Village and Metropolis camps.


    Hierarchical Divine Liturgy in Honor St. Elpidophoros to be Held on November 2, 2024

    10/02/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/hierarchal-divine-liturgy-november-2-2024?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

    Please join us for a Hierarchal Divine Liturgy in honor Saint Elpidophoros and the Ordination to the Holy Diaconate of Gregory Gounardes on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Hoy Trinity in New York City.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits Metropolitan Dionysios of Corinth at Johns Hopkins University Hospital

    10/02/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-visits-metropolitan-dionysios-of-corinth-at-johns-hopkins-university-hospital?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

    Today, October 2, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited His Eminence Metropolitan Dionysios of Corinth, who is currently receiving care at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, MD.


    Cappella Romana Performs “Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia"

    10/02/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/cappella-romana?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 past Sunday, September 29, 2024, the Park Avenue Church of St Ignatius hosted the Byzantine sacred music chorus, Cappella Romana, for a presentation of “Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia.”


    Yale University to Present Lecture "Growing Up in a Divided Cyprus: Ethnographic Explorations of Children's Perspectives on 'Self' and 'Other' Over Three Decades"

    10/02/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/yale-cyprus-lecture?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

    What is it like to grow up in a territorially and ethnically divided society like Cyprus? What role does education, both formal and informal, play in this? How do children think about and navigate their political lives and selves in such a context? This presentation will draw on ethnographic work with children over three decades to tackle these questions and to shed light on processes of identity construction and ‘othering’ in post-1974 Cyprus both before and after the opening of the checkpoints in 2003.


    Second Synaxis of Hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the USA

    10/01/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/synaxis-usa?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, October 1, 2024, following the 13th Assembly meeting of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the U.S.A., hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate met in Atlanta, Georgia, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.


    Assembly of Bishops XIII Concludes; Hierarchs Pray for Victims of Hurricane "Helene," Peace in the Middle East & Ukraine

    10/01/2024

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    The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America met for their 13th meeting from September 28 – October 1, 2024. The Atlanta Inter-Parish Association graciously hosted the 29 Hierarchs with customary southern hospitality.


    A. Fantis School of Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral Awarded Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award

    10/01/2024

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    A. Fantis School is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award, an honor reserved for the top-performing schools in the nation.


    Metropolis of Pittsburgh Hosts Annual Clergy-Laity Assembly

    10/01/2024

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    On Saturday, September 28, 2024, the Metropolis of Pittsburgh participated in its Annual Clergy-Laity Assembly at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Chairs 13th Annual Meeting of the Assembly of Bishops

    09/30/2024

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    In Atlanta, Georgia, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened for its 13th Annual Meeting today, September 30, 2024.


    His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Appoints the 2024-2026 Executive Board of the National Philoptochos Society, Inc.

    09/30/2024

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    His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, and Chairman of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Debbie George as National Philoptochos President, as well as appointing the Executive Board Members for the 2024-2026 term.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Issues Statement on Hurricane Helene

    09/30/2024

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    Today, September 30, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America issued a statement regarding Hurricane Helene and those affected by the disaster.


    Opening Address at the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA in Atlanta, GA

    09/30/2024

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    First and foremost, I want to greet you with a spirit of gratitude for your presence in this Assembly of Bishops, and note – for the record – that we all miss our First Vice-Chairman, His Eminence Metropolitan Saba and we are praying for his good health. It was a last minute decision for him to take care of himself and I know that he wishes he were here. Our supplications and best wishes  go with him.


    Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America's 13th Annual Meeting Begins in Atlanta, Georgia

    09/29/2024

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    Hierarchs belonging to the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America arrived yesterday, September 28, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia for the Assembly's 13th Annual Meeting.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Remarks at the Reception after Great Vespers

    09/29/2024

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    Your Eminences and Graces, dear brothers in Christ,

    Beloved Sisters and Brothers in the Lord,

    Allow me to express the appreciation and gratitude of all to our hosts this evening, the Faithful Orthodox Christians of the Saint Elias Parish. As ever, you do your community proud with your many manifestations of hospitality and Christian kindness.


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    Assembly of Bishops News

    Assembly of Bishops XIII Concludes; Hierarchs Pray for Victims of Hurricane “Helene,” Peace in the Middle East & Ukraine

    10/01/2024

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2024/aobxiii-press-release

    Chair's Closing Remarks at AoB XIII

    10/01/2024

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2024/chairs-closing-remarks-at-aob-xiii

    Chair's Opening Address at AoB XIII

    10/01/2024

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2024/aobxiii-opening-address
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