In 1904, newly arrived Greek immigrants were settling along Second, Third and Fourth South between First and Sixth West in Salt Lake City, Utah. This section of the City became known as “Greek Town.” Greek Town became the economic, social, and residential center for thousands of Greeks who called Salt Lake their home. On January…
Roseland, NJ – February 28 2024 – The Hellenic Relief Foundation (HRF) held a heartwarming concert on Saturday, February 24th 2024. The event, hosted by the Greek Orthodox Church of Ss. Nicholas, Constantine and Helen in Roseland, New Jersey, was a resounding success, drawing a crowd of approximately 250 attendees and it marked the 12th…
Beloved Brother, Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta, Your Grace, Bishop Sevastianos of Zela, Very Reverend and Reverend Fathers, President Vlasis and Members of the Parish Council, Beloved Sisters of the Philoptochos, Esteemed Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Honored Members of Leadership 100, Dear Parishioners of Saint Katherine, What a marvelous day to break ground for this…
Yesterday, 03 March, Rev Fr Chrysostom Koolya served the Divine Liturgy at Holy Resurrection Cathedral – Jinja assisted by Hierodeacon Moses Ssekubunga to observe the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, third Sunday before the Great Lent starts. Drawing reference from the day’s Gospel (Luke 15:11-32), the Vicar General urged the Orthodox Christians to consider spiritual…
On Thursday, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church decided to establish two new dioceses for the Romanian diaspora: the Diocese of Great Britain and the Diocese of Ireland and Iceland. They are added to the already-existing 10 dioceses abroad, which include Romanians from the diaspora and the historic Romanian communities around the actual…
On Friday, 1 March 2024, in an atmosphere of joy and emotion, in Sydney, the Dedication Service of the new graduate students of Saint Andrew’s Theological College took place. His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Dean of the Theological School, was represented by His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Sevasteia, who presided over the Doxology Service…
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Father Edward Waters once again visited the parishes of the Holy Archdiocese in rural NSW on the weekend of the Prodigal Son. On Saturday, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Dubbo, and vespers in Orange, primarily in the English language. On Sunday, the Divine Liturgy…
On Saturday, 2 March 2024, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received Archimandrite Nikanoras, Abbot of the Holy Trinity Stavropegic Monastery of Sparmos in Olympus, with members of his Brotherhood and a group of pilgrims from Elassona, as well as Nun Antonini, Abbess of the Holy Patriarchal and Stavropegic Monastery of Panagia Eikosifoinissa, from the area…
On Saturday, 2 March 2024, His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Ilia and Oleni, the Deputy Minister of Citizen Protection of Greece Mr. Andreas Nikolakopoulos, the Mayors of Ancient Olympia Mr. Aristides Panagiotopoulos, Mr. Efstathios Kannis of Pyrgos, and Mr. Ioannis Lentzas of Andravidas-Kyllini, as well as the President of the Hellenic-Italian Chamber Mr. Ioannis Tsamichas,…