SYOSSET, NY – Archbishop Elpidophoros visited Metropolitan Tikhon, on Monday Nov. 4, 2019, at the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). The two hierarchs exchanged formal greetings in the St. Sergius Chapel. They restated the importance of developing brotherly relationship between the Archdiocese and the OCA through concrete practical projects and collaboration. A lunch followed, during which Metropolitan Tikhon and Archbishop Elpidophoros discussed possible actions to realize their desire to strengthen their relationship. Archbishop Elpidophoros insisted on the importance of Eucharistic concelebration as the cornerstone of Orthodox unity in the country.
