The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America’s Greek Education Department hosted the Students Award of Excellence & Greek Independence Day Celebration Program. This special event took place on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Petros Patrides Cultural Center in Astoria, NY. The program commenced with a prayer and opening remarks by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of…

On Thursday, March 8 / 21, 2024, H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos received the Ambassador of Romania to Israel Mr Radu Ioanid. During this visit, discussions took place about the dire situation of the war in the Holy Land and Gaza and about the relationship of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem with the…

On Wednesday evening, 20 March 2024, the first week of Great and Holy Lent, in the chapel of the Theological School of Halki, the Vespers Service with the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts took place, the first of such for this year’s Great and Holy Lent, and was presided over by the Abbot of…

On the great feast day of the Sunday of Orthodoxy, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will officiate at the Venerable Patriarchal Church of Saint George at the Phanar during the Great Vespers of Saturday, 23 March 2024, at 4:00pm, after which His All-Holiness will tonsure Mr. Panteleimon Boubouras as an Archon of the Great Church…

On Wednesday, 20 March, the President of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand, Mr. Emmanuel Mountakis, the Treasurer Mr. Terry Saviolakis and Secretary, Ms. Sophia Komarkowski, paid a formal visit to the headquarters of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia, in Sydney. The members of the Executive of the Cretan Federation met with His…

On Friday, March 15, we were honored with a special blessing: a Vigil at the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong in memory of St. Theodora of Arta, whose honorable relic is kept at the Holy Monastery. On Friday afternoon many faithful arrived at the monastery and at 8 p.m. the…

On the evening of Sunday, 17th March 2024, at the Holy Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Divine Wisdom in Bayswater, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas presided over the Vespers of Forgiveness, marking the commencement of Holy and Great Lent. Joining His Eminence in prayer were His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Colognia and His Grace Bishop Iakovos of…

On Forgiveness Sunday, 17th March 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St Nectarios in Battersea, London. Also serving were the Revd Protopresbyter Christodoulos Christodoulou, Priest-in-charge of the community; the Revd Presbyter Stefan Strekopytov; the Revd Presbyter Stephen Morys Ireland; and the Revd Archdeacon…

From Ash Monday, March 5th/18th, until Wednesday, March 7th/20th 2024, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos, wearing the hazran, went to the monastic Church of Saints Constantine and Helen and presided over in the service of the Great Compline. On Wednesday morning of the first week of Lent, He presided over the…