On Wednesday, 28 February 2024, their Eminences, Metropolitan Bartholomew of Poliana and Kilkis and Metropolitan Damaskinos of Aetolia and Acarnania visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate and were received by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, with whom they also had a meeting. His Eminence Metropolitan Damaskinos of Aetolia and Acarnania is currently leading a large group of…

On Wednesday, 28 February 2024, in an atmosphere of deep sorrow, a Trisagion Memorial Service took place for the repose of the souls of the 57 victims of the railway accident that shocked Greece on the same day one year ago. The Trisagion was held at the site of the collision, in the presence of…

On Monday, 26 February 2024, the Feast Day of Saint Theoklitos the Martyr was celebrated at the Church of Saint Nektarios in Dianella, Perth. Father Theoklitos Tsahouridis, a retired priest of the Archdiocesan District of Perth, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the presence of His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea. Saint Theoklitos the martyr, known…

BOSTON, Mass. (Feb. 23, 2024) — During the weekend of February 17-19, the Metropolis of Boston Camp hosted over 120 campers and 40 staff members at its second winter camp program at the St. Methodios Faith and Heritage Center in Contoocook, NH. The program ran from Saturday morning to Monday afternoon. Engaging in both fun-filled…

On January 15, 2024, the “Romanos O Melodos Greek Orthodox Chanters Society of Greater New York” held its inaugural elections for its first ever Executive Board following the Society’s official recognition by the State of New York as a Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation. The individuals listed below were elected to serve a two-year term on the…

The Sisterhood of Presvyteres of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco gathered at Saint Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center in Dunlap, CA for their annual retreat the weekend of January 19 – 21, 2024. A total of 32 presvyteres and diakonisses attended, along with 22 children. The presenter for this year’s Sisterhood retreat was…

On Sunday, 25 February 2024, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyanea officiated at the Matins and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee and the beginning of the Triodion at the Church of Sts Constantine and Helene in Perth, WA….

On Monday, 26 February 2024, a 50-member group of devout pilgrims, under the leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Damaskinos of Aetolia and Acarnania, Mr. Damaskinos, visited the historic city of Selymbria. The pilgrims were welcomed by His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria, who accompanied them to the historical monuments of the city and to the…

On Tuesday, 27 February 2024, the Holy Theological School of Halki was visited by Their Eminences, Metropolitan Ignatios of Demetrias and Damaskinos of Aetolia and Acarnania, who is leading a fifty-member group of clergy and lay pilgrims from his Eparchy. The Hierarchs and the pilgrims were received in the Great Synod of the Theological School…