Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Publish Date: 2024-12-15
Bulletin Contents
WEEKLY SUNDAY BULLETIN
Gospel and Epistle Readings
Wisdom of the Fathers
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 direct you out of the pews.  “All things are done in proper order.” – St. Paul

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.

 

Trisagion: A 2 year Trisagion (memorial) for Gail Asanovich, beloved wife of Leon; mother of Christine and her husband Gerald, Athena and her husband Giovanni and Alexandra and her husband Keith. Adored grandmother of Adriana, Harrison, Holden, Luca, Mila,Isabella and Juliana. Beloved daughter to her late parents Thomas and Bertie Armour.         May her memory be eternal.
Fellowship hour is sponsored by the Asanovich family.

Parish Council General Elections: Last Sunday, elections for five members of the Parish Council were held John Psomas, Charlie Pflager, Ann (Issackedes) Arluna, Diana Manoussakis and Dean Mellas have been elected as members of the parish council for 2025-2027. Congratulations to all! Thank you also to the Board of Elections committee members: Paul Goulet, Philip Vogis and Ted Vittas. The oath of office for all Parish Council members will be administered after the elections have been ratified by the Metropolis of New Jersey.

 

Scripture Talk Bible Study Ministry: 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.


Religious ed. Christmas Party: Today immediately following Divine Liturgy in our Fellowship Hall.  RSVP to Demi Thomas at [email protected]. Please join us. Don’t forget to bring a small gift for Santa to give your child.
Religious Ed. Christmas Pageant is on Sunday, December 22nd.

 Parish Council: Monthly meeting is this Thursday, December 19th at 7:30pm.

 

 Daughters of Penelope: The AGAPE Chapter is holding its annual Vasilopita Sale!  Pre-paid orders will be accepted until Monday, December 23rd (look for the flyer/order form set out during Fellowship Hour). The Vasilopites will be ready for pick-up in the Saint Nicholas Rotunda on Saturday, December 28th (3:00pm – 5:00pm).  Contact Brigid [email protected] with any questions.

HOLIDAY SERVICES AND EVENTS

Friday, December 20 6pm: Metropolis of NJ Christmas Tree Lighting 215 E. Grove Street, Westfield, NJ

 Tuesday, December 24

Christmas Eve (morning): 9:00am Orthros & Great Royal Hours (NO Holy Communion)

 

Christmas Eve (evening): Vesperal Liturgy of Saint Basil at 7p.m.  (Holy Communion);

followed by Caroling in church & Egg Nog reception in hall hosted by Young Emerging Adults

 

Wednesday, December 25

Christmas Day: 9:00am Orthros & 10:00am  Divine Liturgy

 

Friday, December 27th: Saint Stephen the Protomartyr: 9:00am Orthros & 10:00am Divine Liturgy 

Updated Bookstore: This holiday season, come and enrich your faith at our recently updated bookstore, which includes new and refreshed content categorized by Children, Teen, and Adult sections! We have a full basket of children's Christmas books! In addition to books and many brand new icons (of different sizes) from the monastery, we now have a gift shop area within the bookstore. We are also selling the St. Nicholas Commemorative ornament (comes boxed) for only $15! Treat yourself, a friend, or loved one with a special faith-based gift this holiday season! Also, check out our discount bin for great deals. Come and See!

Bookstore / Stocking Stuffer Gifts

Music CD: Romeiko Ensemble “Christ Comes from Heaven” Nativity Orthros (Matins) in English              Traditional Orthodox Christmas Hymns ($15).

Christmas Ornament: Saint Nicholas Church Christmas Ornament $15 (from our 50th Anniversary Gala).

 

House/ Business Blessings in 2025: To have your home and/or business blessed for 2025, please complete a blue request form and insert in the drop box in the narthex or mail it to the parish office or send your request to Fr. Bill [email protected] or call 201 652 4774 ext. 12

 

Saint Nicholas Community Food Drive: The simple act of giving not only helps others but also helps us in Love and Spirit as a Community. Christmas can be hard times for people who are in need of help. From today to Monday, December 16th, 2024 we will be collecting non-perishable food items as well all the fixings for the Christmas dinner. We welcome supermarket gift certificates. Please keep the gift certificates separate- do not include them in bags or boxes. Thank you for your generous support.

 

2025 Stewardship Campaign: Your fulfilled stewardship pledge provides the majority of funding for our parish ministries and enables us to gather followers of Christ and aid them on their path to grow in the grace & knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.  And to make a difference through good works.
Please make your 2025 pledge and join your fellow Saint Nicholas stewards by completing & submitting your pledge card.  Come visit us in the Narthex for your card, or make 2025 your pledge online by visiting our church website https://www.stnicholasnj.org

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Gospel and Epistle Readings

Matins Gospel Reading

Third Orthros Gospel
The Reading is from Mark 16:9-20

When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven demons. She went and told those who had been with Him, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. After this He appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table and He upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw Him after He had risen. And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover."

So then the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen.

Epistle Reading

Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 115.5,3 (116.15,12).
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Verse: What shall I render to the Lord for all that he has given me?

The reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 1:8-18.

TIMOTHY, my son, do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not in virtue of our works but in virtue of his own purpose and the grace which he gave us in Christ Jesus ages ago, and now has manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, and therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus; guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.

You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, and among them Phygelos and Hermogenes. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphoros, for he often refreshed me; he was not ashamed of my chains, but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me eagerly and found me - may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesos.

Gospel Reading

11th Sunday of Luke
The Reading is from Luke 14:16-24

The Lord said this parable: "A man once gave a great banquet, and invited many; and at the time of the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for all is now ready.' But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, 'I have bought a field, and I go out and see it; I pray you, have me excused.' And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go to examine them; I pray you, have me excused.' And another said, 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.' So the servant came and reported this to his master. Then the householder in anger said to his servant, 'Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and maimed and blind and lame.' And the servant said, 'Sir, what you commanded has been done, and there is still room.' And the master said to the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedges, and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet. For many are called, but few are chosen.'"

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Wisdom of the Fathers

What was the nature of the invitation? God the Father has prepared in Christ for the inhabitants of earth those gifts which are bestowed upon the world through Him, even the forgiveness of sins, the cleansing away of all defilement, the communion of the Holy Spirit, the glorious adoption of sons, and the kingdom of the heavens.
St. Cyril of Alexandria
Translation courtesy of "The Orthodox New Testament" Volume 1, 4th Century

Come, O faithful, Let us enjoy the Master's hospitality, The banquet of immortality. In the upper chamber with uplifted minds Let us receive the exalted words of the Word Whom we magnify.
Last Ode of the Compline Canon

This parable ... proclaims beforehand both the casting out of the Jews, and the calling of the Gentiles; and it indicates together with this also the strictness of the life required, and how great the punishment appointed for the careless ....
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 69 on Matthew 22, 4th Century

But not by words only, but also by actions did He bid them, after His ascension by Peter, and those with him. "For He that wrought effectually in Peter," it is said, "to the apostleship of the circumcision, was mighty also in me towards the Gentiles." ...
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 69 on Matthew 22, 4th Century

And when were they bidden? By all the prophets; by John again; for unto Christ he would pass all on, saying, "He must increase, I must decrease;" by the Son Himself again, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you;" and again, "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink."
St. John Chrysostom
Homily 69 on Matthew 22, 4th Century

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Hymns of the Day

Apolytikion for 11th Sun. of Luke in the Second Mode

By faith didst Thou justify the Forefathers, when through them Thou didst betroth Thyself aforetime to the Church from among the nations. The Saints boast in glory that from their seed there is a glorious fruit, even she that bare Thee seedlessly. By their prayers, O Christ God, save our souls.

Apolytikion for Hieromartyr Eleutherios and Anthia in the Fourth Mode

Being comely adorned in thy sacred priestly robes and newly drenched with the streams of thy pure and sanctified blood, thou didst soar aloft to stand before thy Master, Christ; hence never cease to intercede for those honouring with faith thy mighty and blessed contest, thou overthrower of Satan, O wise and blessed Eleutherius.

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 Third Mode

On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to give birth to * God the Word ineffably, * Who was before all the ages. * Dance for joy, O earth, on hearing * the gladsome tidings; * with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify Him * Who is willing to be gazed on * as a young Child Who * before the ages is God.

The translations of hymns are under copyright and used by permission. All rights reserved. These works may not be further reproduced, in print or on other websites or in any other form, without the prior written authorization of the copyright holder:

  • Apolytikion for 11th Sun. of Luke in the Second Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Apolytikion for Hieromartyr Eleutherios and Anthia in the Fourth Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
  • Seasonal Kontakion in the Third Tone © Holy Transfiguration Monastery
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    Saints and Feasts

    December 15

    11th Sunday of Luke

    On the Sunday that occurs on or immediately after the eleventh of this month, we commemorate Christ's forefathers according to the flesh, both those that came before the Law, and those that lived after the giving of the Law.

    Special commemoration is made of the Patriarch Abraham, to whom the promise was first given, when God said to him, "In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed" (Gen. 22:18). This promise was given some two thousand years before Christ, when Abraham was seventy-five years of age. God called him and commanded him to forsake his country, parents, and kinsmen, and to depart to the land of the Canaanites. When he arrived there, God told him, "I will give this land to thy seed" (Gen. 12:7); for this cause, that land was called the "Promised Land," which later became the country of the Hebrew people, and which is also called Palestine by the historians. There, after the passage of twenty-four years, Abraham received God's law concerning circumcision. In the one hundredth year of his life, when Sarah was in her ninetieth year, they became the parents of Isaac. Having lived 175 years altogether, he reposed in peace, a venerable elder full of days.

    December 15

    Eleutherios the Hieromartyr, Bishop of Illyricum, and his mother Anthia

    This Saint had Rome as his homeland. Having been orphaned of his father from childhood, he was taken by his mother Anthia to Anicetus, the Bishop of Rome (some call him Anencletus, or Anacletus), by whom he was instructed in the sacred letters (that is, the divine Scriptures). Though still very young in years, he was made Bishop of Illyricum by reason of his surpassing virtue, and by his teachings he converted many unbelievers to Christ. However, during a most harsh persecution that was raised against the Christians under Hadrian (reigned 117-138), the Saint was arrested by the tyrants. Enduring many torments for Christ, he was finally put to death by two soldiers about the year 126. As for his Christ-loving mother Anthia, while embracing the remains of her son and kissing them with maternal affection, she was also beheaded.

    December 15

    The Martyr Susannah the Deaconess

    December 16

    Monday of the 14th Week

    December 16

    The Holy Prophet Aggaeus (Haggai)

    The Prophet Aggaeus, whose name means "festive," was born in Babylon at the time of the captivity Of the Jews. He began to prophesy in Jerusalem after their return thereto, and to admonish the people to rebuild the Temple, in the days of Zorobabel, the second year of the reign of Darius Hystaspes, King of Persia, about the year 520 before Christ. His prophecy, divided into two chapters, is ranked tenth among the minor Prophets.

    December 16

    Modestos, Archbishop of Jerusalem

    December 16

    Our Righteous Mother Blessed Empress Theophania

    Saint Theophania, who was born in Constantinople, was of royal lineage. Instructed in letters, and adorned with many virtues, she was united in marriage to Emperor Leo the Wise (reigned 886-912). But counting the glory of the earthly kingdom as nought, she spent her nights and days in serving God with psalms and hymns and prayers, working various good deeds until she surrendered her spirit to God in peace, while still in her youth, being, according to some, about twenty years of age, according to others, twenty-seven. Her holy relics are still preserved in the patriarchal church in Constantinople as a source of healing for those that draw nigh with faith and longing. She was also the builder of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropigeal Monastery of St. Anastasia the Protector from Potions in Chalke (883).

    December 16

    Nicholas Chrysoberges, Patriarch of Constantinople

    December 16

    Memnonus, Archbishop of Ephesus

    December 17

    Tuesday of the 14th Week

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    Assembly of Bishops News

    The Assembly of Bishops Sends Observers to the USCCB General Assembly for the Fourth Time

    11/13/2024

    https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/news/2024/the-assembly-of-bishops-sends-observers-to-the-usccb-general-assembly-for-the-fourth-time
    Metropolitan Methodios remarked: “We are deeply thankful to the Roman Catholic Bishops for their gracious hospitality and genuine openness in welcoming our Orthodox presence in their deliberations. Our shared journey toward unity and communion has been marked by earnest dialogue and collaboration. By coming to Baltimore once again, we are establishing new ecumenical traditions that draw us closer together. I am particularly grateful to His Eminence Archbishop Maxime and His Grace Bishop John for their steadfast dedication to representing the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA in this vital mission.”
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    Archdiocese News

    Kykladitisses: An Archaeological Exhibition Collaboration between the Ministry of Culture - Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades and the Museum of Cycladic Art

    12/11/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/kykladitisses?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

    Isis, Neiko, Parthenika, Aline, Magia Pulchra, Ermione, Alexivola, Artemis, Athena, Theoktiste, Maximilla, Euporia...these are just some of the Cycladic women who will be telling their stories in the archaeological exhibition with the title Cycladic Women: Unknown Stories of Women of the Cyclades, organized by the Ministry of Culture, with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades and the Museum of Cycladic Art from December 12, 2024 to May 4, 2025.


    Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Welcomes Faithful for 2024 Christmas Open House

    12/11/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/christmas-open-house-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

    Festive Christmas music filled the rooms of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for the annual Christmas Open House, held this year on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Archdiocese staff members and Greek Orthodox faithful from the community celebrated the Nativity together, greeting one another and taking the opportunity to offer their personal well-wishes for a blessed Nativity to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America.


    OCMC Parish Ambassadors Participate in First Ambassador Pilot Program to Deepen Understanding and Support of Mission Center

    12/10/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/first-ocmc-pilot-ambassador-program?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

    Just before Thanksgiving, five dedicated Parish Ambassadors journeyed to Albania for the First Ambassador Pilot Program, designed to deepen understanding and support for the Mission Center. The team was led by Anastasia Barksdale, former missionary to Albania and current Mission Center Parish Engagement Coordinator, joined by Grants Manager Santhe Loizos. During their week-long stay, the group witnessed the ongoing transformation of the Orthodox Church of Albania from destruction to its inspiring restoration.


    Parochial Schoolchildren Light Archdiocese Christmas Tree alongside Archbishop Elpidophoros

    12/10/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/caroling-24?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 morning, Greek Orthodox parochial school students gathered to help welcome the Christmas season to the Archdiocese Headquarters in New York, New York. 


    Department of Religious Education (DRE)'s Sunday Sermon Series: Eleventh Sunday of Luke

    12/10/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/sss-12-15-24?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 week, find insights from the Department of Religious Education (DRE) about the upcoming Gospel reading, where we learn about God’s invitation to a banquet.


    Department of Religious Education (DRE)’s Did You Know?: The Real Santa Claus

    12/10/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/dyk-12-10-24?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

    Did you know that Santa Claus is based on an Orthodox Saint?


    Deputy Minister for Citizen Protection Andreas Nikolakopoulos Meets with Archbishop Elpidophoros

    12/10/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/deputy-minister-for-citizen-protection-andreas-nikolakopoulos-meets-with-archbishop-elpidophoros?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

    His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America recently welcomed Deputy Minister for Citizen Protection Andreas Nikolakopoulos to his office.


    Archons' Women in Orthodoxy Engagement Committee Present “The History of the Archons in America & Women Archons — Past, Present & Future”

    12/10/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archon-womens-webinar-12-08-2024?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

    The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Women in Orthodoxy Engagement Committee presented the webinar “The History of the Archons in America & Women Archons — Past, Present & Future” on Sunday, December 8, 2024. 


    Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Joshua Huck Visits Archdiocese Headquarters

    12/10/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/deputy-assistant-secretary-of-state-joshua-huck-visits-archdiocese-headquarters?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

    His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received Deputy Assistant Secretary of State overseeing policy for Southern Europe and the Caucasus Josh Huck at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America today, December 10, 2024.


    St. Nicholas Church in Newburgh Welcomes Archbishop Elpidophoros of America

    12/09/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/st.-nicholas-church-in-newburgh-welcomes-archbishop-elpidophoros-of-america?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

    His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided at the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at St. Nicholas Church in Newburgh, NY where he was welcomed by the presiding priest Very Reverend Archimandrite Ioannikios Gregoriades and community members.


    Applications Open for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s Girl Delegates to the United Nations

    12/09/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/girl-delegates-app-24?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 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s Program for Girl Delegates to the United Nations is seeking passionate, motivated, and committed high school seniors who are eager to engage in global diplomacy, advocate for gender equality, and represent the voices of Orthodox young women at the United Nations.


    Hellenic College Holy Cross Announces National Search for Dean of Students

    12/08/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/hellenic-college-holy-cross-announces-national-search-for-dean-of-students?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

    Brookline, MA – Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) has launched a national search for an experienced Orthodox clergyman to serve as its next Dean of Students. This vital role will lead HCHC’s Office of Student Life, supporting the holistic growth and spiritual formation of students in alignment with the College’s Orthodox Christian mission. The Dean of Students will serve as a model of Christian servant leadership, fostering a Christ-centered, supportive environment on campus that is integral to the educational and spiritual lives of both seminarians and students.


    Archbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates Feastday of St. Nicholas of Myra at Flushing, NY Parish

    12/08/2024

    https://www.goarch.org/-/archbishop-elpidophoros-celebrates-feastday-of-st.-nicholas-of-myra-at-flushing-ny-parish?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, December 6, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Flushing, New York, where he presided over the parish's Feastday Divine Liturgy in commemoration of St. Nicholas of Myra.


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