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September 18
Remarks by Archbishop Elpidophoros at the Service of Agiasmos— Saint Demetrios Preparatory School
09/16/2022
This is the time of year, when throughout Greece the Schools are blessed with the sacred Agiasmos, to commence the work of the new academic, and ecclesiastical, year.
Address By His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America At the Hellenic College & Holy Cross Convocation
09/14/2022
Today, we gather in convocation – which means that we are “called together” – or, perhaps, even better, “sharing a vocation.” This would certainly be most true of this Hall at this moment, because here at Hellenic College and Holy Cross, we do share a common vocation – that of service to the Church.
Remarks by Archbishop Elpidophoros At the Great Vespers of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Rassophoria and Stavrophoria (HCHC)
09/14/2022
It gives me great joy to be here among you once again, at the beginning of your academic year, and the beginning of our ecclesiastical year. These annual rites of passage here at our School are part of the essence of this holy place, where the continuity of our faith is expressed around the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy, Precious and Life-giving Cross.
Archepiscopal Encyclical on the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross
09/13/2022
The Sacred Feastday, which reminds every parishioner from coast to coast of our beloved Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology, speaks to the love of God for every human being. But it also speaks of our service to the Holy Cross by being Σταυροφόροι – those who bear the Cross. And how do we do carry His Cross? First, by picking up our own and carrying it with all the love and compassion we can muster for ourselves and for those around us.
Remarks by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America At the Opening of the Exhibition Mount Athos: The Ark of Orthodoxy Maliotis Cultural Center – Hellenic College & Holy Cross
09/13/2022
What a joy and an honor it is to be with all of you today, at this auspicious opening of the Exhibition: Ἅγιον Ὅρος: ἡ Κιβωτὸς τῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας – Mount Athos: The Ark of Orthodoxy.
As I consider what is happening in New York, at the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, where our dear Father Loukas, who is with us here today, is installing a complete iconographic program – the first ever such total installation of an Athonite aesthetic in America – I am filled with much emotion for this exhibition.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Remarks for the September 11th Memorial Service Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
09/11/2022
Sisters and Brothers in Christ, and especially
Families and Friends of those lost on 9/11,
We are gathered on this solemn and painful day in order to remember our loved ones who, twenty-one years ago, were so unjustly and cruelly taken from us. September Eleventh is a day that shall never be forgotten.
Address By His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America At the Ordination of Archdeacon Philotheos Tomczewski to the Holy Priesthood
09/10/2022
Beloved Archdeacon Philotheos,
Your years of service as a deacon and archdeacon of this God-protected Metropolis of New Jersey have now come to their consummation. And like any true commencement, you are only at the beginning of your ministry.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce that it has granted over $300,000 in scholarships to 38 students, for the 2022-2023 academic year.
2022 represents the 100th year of one of humanity’s darkest periods, a time point that inspired and ignited what eventually resulted in one of humankind’s bleakest moments. 1922 was the peak of the period between 1915-1923, when Christians and Jews were systematically exterminated only for their faith and culture.
Ionian Village pilgrimage
Boston— A groundbreaking new text with a foreword by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has been published by Rev. Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc, the Archbishop Demetrios Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Origins at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.
Three new valuable guides for the Orthodox faithful are now available on Orthodox Marketplace.
The 2022 Directory of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is now available online at www.goarch.org/directory. The Directory can also be downloaded from the website as a pdf and used as a digital book on tablets, smart phones and other digital reading devices.
Orthodox Marketplace of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America launched a new store on Wednesday September 7, 2021. The new platform (still at www.orthodoxmarketplace.com ) has many updated features from the previous platform, improving the user interface and enhancing the marketing capabilities of the store.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America has acquired certain assets of the respected AGES Initiatives organization, which has provided digital music for Byzantine Chant utilizing both Byzantine and Western notations and translations of liturgical texts for Orthodox churches around the world since 2012. In that time, AGES Initiatives has developed a full suite of digital texts designed to facilitate the study of Byzantine chant in a variety of languages for those at church, at home, or in the classroom.