On Saturday afternoon, 13 January 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew attended the festive event of the Greek Diaspora Associations, at the Cultural Centre of the Greek Diaspora, based at the Galata Urban School, during which he blessed the traditional Vasilopita. In his homily, he congratulated the President of the Association for the Support of…

On Sunday 14 January 2024, with due ecclesiastical splendour and brightness, the Great Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord in the Flesh and the memory of Saint Basil the Great were celebrated according to the Julian Calendar at the Russian-speaking Parish of Saint Andrew (Metochion of Vatopedi Monastery) in Constantinople. With the blessing of…

President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Culture Minister Lina Mendoni on Sunday, 14 January 2024, attended events organised by the Epidaurus Municipality to celebrate the 202nd anniversary of the first Greek National Assembly of 1821-1822. President Sakellaropoulou attended a service at the Church of Panagia Evangelistria and then laid a wreath at a…

On Sunday, 14 January, the Leave-taking of the Feast of the Holy Epiphany and memory of Saint Platon the Hieromartyr, the First Bishop of Estonia, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia liturgised at All Saints Church, in the suburb of Belmore, Sydney. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, His Eminence elevated Father Dimitrios Papaoikonomou…

Reverend Clergy, Beloved Children in the Lord, What a joy it is for me to join all of you for the Hellenic Dance Festival of the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta. These cultural celebrations that take place across the Archdiocese are especially rewarding to see, because they bring so many of you – or young people…

Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, Dear Presvyteres and Beloved Children, It is a delight to be with you at the Clergy Family Luncheon of the Hellenic Dance Festival of the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta. I am always impressed at the number of clergy and their families who attend the Dance Festivals throughout our Sacred Archdiocese….

Thursday, January 11, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with the newly appointed Director of Parish Planned Giving, Melpomeni “Melpo” Murdakes. The goal of the Parish Planned Giving Ministry is to support our parishes in their planned giving efforts through education and practical resources for soliciting, receiving and stewarding of planned gifts. The…

e-Meeting with Elder Ephraim Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Mount Athos and Romanian Psychologists, Psychopedagogists, Psychiatrists and Neurologists THURSDAY 1st FEB 2024 at 19:30 (Greek Time) Interpretation available in Romanian, English, Russian, Georgian, French and Arabic. The e-Meeting is organized by the web magazine PEMPTOUSIA . You may register in advance for this…

Russia’s ambassador to Israel, Mr Anatoli Victor, and his collaborates with the representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in Jerusalem Archimandrite Vassianos and Archimandrite Nikon, visited the Patriarchate and exchanged greetings and wishes with His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, for the Christmas Feast and the New Year. From Secretariat-General en.jerusalem-patriarchate.info