February 21
Worship in Green Phase
We are still able to have in-person Church.
We are happy to continue to have our doors open to all of our beloved parishioners and we invite you to join us, safely, in-person to worship! Details below.
Coming to Church is as easy as 1-2-3:
1) Wear a mask
2) Sanitize your hands
3) Check-in & Sit in between the blue w/ your family
Our Sunday attendance has ranged from 41-130 without the need for overflow seating in the hall. In the situation that we can't maintain the crowd with proper distancing in the main church, the hall will continue to be available for overflow, following the same safety precautions downstairs, to worship via the live stream, and have an opportunity to receive Holy Communion. Please join us in person! We will be continuing to live-stream our regularly scheduled services via our public facebook page at www.facebook.com/HTAmbridge at the times listed below.
Our high touch surfaces--seating pews, pangari, check-in table, bathrooms, and entrance door handles are sanitized between each service.
Upcoming Services:
Every Sunday - 9am Orthros, 10am Divine Liturgy
March 6th - Saturday of the Souls - 9am Orthros & Liturgy w/ Memorial Koliva
The Liturgical Guide Book published by the National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians identifies the hymns that are sung, especially noting changes, in the Divine Liturgy on Sunday and other select feasts for the ecclesiastical year. It also includes a bibliography of liturgical music, recordings, and other music resources. This resource is very useful for chanters, choirs, and parish offices.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate will present a series of three webinars in its fourth Halki Summit, entitled, "COVID-19 and Climate Change: Living with and Learning from a Pandemic". Halki Summit IV sessions will be held as three Zoom webinars on January 26–28, 2021 from 8:00–9:30pm EST each day.
At the Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service: Almighty God, shower Your blessings upon our President, Joe Biden & our Vice President, Kamala Harris. Grant unto them wisdom, grace, and fortitude to lead our Nation to a brighter, safer, and more healthful future for all Americans.
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has been invited by the Presidential Inaugural Committee to offer prayer at the Virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service. The Service will be held on Thursday, January 21, at 10:00 AM ET. Then-President Joe Biden will join the virtual event hosted by the Washington National Cathedral, and the service will be live-streamed
On this week's episode of "Live with the Louhs," a radio ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, Fr. Nicholas and his wife, Dr. Roxanne Louh, a Clinical Psychologist, will be speaking to two African American Orthodox Christian Priests, Fr. Paul Abernathy, a relative of the late Civil Rights icon, Ralph Abernathy and Fr. Martin Johnson, on their ministry, "The Neighborhood Resilience Project."
The Cathedral School is a Nursery (3 year old program), Pre K 4, and Kindergarten - 5th grade co- educational day school that offers a nurturing environment while preparing young minds for a rigorous academic education rooted in the principles of Hellenism. The curriculum integrates the most up to date educational methods while adhering to the ancient Greek tradition of paideia which views education as character formation, responsibility and the pursuit of excellence in all forms.
The High Council for Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is hosting a contest which aims to encourage students to explore the portrayal of the Greek Revolution in America during 1821. Students will be researching the theme using literature, music and art
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and the Greek Education Department of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America cordially invite you to a virtual celebration and cultural event, specially dedicated to the Ecumenical Teachers and Holy Fathers of Christianity and their Greek spirit.
When the reality of the pandemic became apparent last year, many parishes were thankful to have online giving and video streaming in place to keep people connected and to keep giving somewhat consistent. Many more parishes rushed to put systems in place, learning on the run, encouraging members to tune in and to keep their stewardship current through online giving. Many are still fine-tuning and evaluating systems hurriedly installed.
Archimandrite Athenagoras (Christos) Ziliaskopoulos was born in 1970 in Reutlingen, Germany, and grew up in Greece and Germany. He spent his young adulthood on Mount Athos as a monastic and learned to live a life devoted to Christ and the Church. He was ordained to the Holy Diaconate in 1997 and the Holy Priesthood in 1998 by His Eminence Metropolitan Augoustinos of Germany. In 1999, he was elevated to the rank of Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Patriarchate by His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
Today, February 3, 2021, the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Sacred Archdiocese of America convened at the invitation of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for a regularly scheduled videoconference in order to review pending issues concerning the life of the Church.
In an interview with the Orthodox Observer, Fr. George Livanos sat down to talk about his project "Soul Food For Life," and terminal cancer during the pandemic.
On February 8th, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America convened the second virtual meeting of the Senators for Hellenism and Orthodoxy. In his opening remarks, the Archbishop reinforced the responsibility and importance of the Senators: "As ex-officio members of the Archdiocesan Council, your counsel and guidance are invaluable.
“Do you think that I have anything else on my mind except freedom and language?” These were the words of the national poet Dionysios Solomos, who passed away on February 9, over a century and a half ago. To honor his memory on this day the entire world commemorates the Greek language, which is the richest and most impeccable language of all time!
The Director of the Office of Greek Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Dr. Anastasios Koularmanis is pleased to announce the winners of the “Hagia Sophia” contest which was presented by The High Council for Greek Education. We thank all the children that participated as well as Papaloizos Publishing “Greek123” for sponsoring the contest. We look forward to seeing your submission for the “1821 Bicentennial Contest.”
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation for the Sacred See of Saint Andrew is a new initiative of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. As part of the program to achieve financial independence, the Chair of the Communications Committee, Aphrodite Skeadas, assisted by Archon John Mindala and volunteer George Orfanakos, in coordination with the Development Committee led by Father Alex Karloutsos, is establishing very ambitious and innovative initiatives in support of the various giving programs.
