In response to the overwhelming demand for enrollment, MBC has introduced two winter camp sessions, allowing more campers to experience this transformative program.

On January 20, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile and St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Gulf Shores co-hosted a Young Adult retreat for the Western Conference.  His Grace Bishop Sevastianos was in attendance, and Robert Krantz – Greek-American director, actor, and author – was the keynote speaker.  Close to forty young adults attended, as well as area clergy and presvyteras.  Mr. Krantz was also welcomed the previous evening, January 19, at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile where he spoke about his spiritual journey.
 

San Diego, California – With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries (Y2AM) is pleased to announce that plans are underway for the 2024 National YAL Conference. The Conference will be held July 3-7, 2024 at The Westin Gaslamp Quarter in picturesque San Diego, California, graciously hosted by His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos and the Metropolis of San Francisco.

On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, National Commander of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate delivered remarks on the pivotal importance of religious freedom and the words and example of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington, D.C. Dr. Limberakis participated in a panel discussion entitled "Law and Religion: Legal Victories & Tools for IRF.” Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, Visiting Professor in the International Studies Program at Boston College and Vice Chair of the Archon Engagement Committee on Women in Orthodoxy, was the moderator for the discussion.

There is something very auspicious about the timing of the celebration of our community Agiasmos and Vasilopita today. We commence this New Year of 2024 with a new president at the helm of our precious School. I ask all of us here present, to offer a silent prayer for President Katos’ good strength and success, as he takes hold of the rudder of this most important Institution of our Sacred Archdiocese. He inherits smoother waters than his predecessor did – our beloved friend, George Cantonis – but there is still much to navigate in order to bring Hellenic College and Holy Cross into safe harbor.

LOMBARD, IL, JANUARY 29, 2024 – Members of the 2024-2025 Metropolis Council of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago gathered at a weekend retreat on January 20 to take the pledge of office and discuss goal-setting for the next two years.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed to the Archdiocese headquarters outgoing Consul of the Hellenic Republic in New York, Mr. Dimitris Papageorgiou.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America celebrated the Feastday of the Three Hierarchs and Greek Letters with a sold-out concert at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City. The Concert introduced the Hellenic Education Fund, an initiative of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to support and promote Hellenic Education in America and across our Archdiocese, including our 25 Archdiocesan Day Schools and more than 500 Afternoon schools.

Registration for all summer programs of the Ionian Village is now OPEN! Ionian Village will once again offer three programs, catering to high school students and young adults. Registration is available online at our website ionianvillage.org. Need-based scholarships may be offered by contacting our office. Spots are limited and are offered on a first-come first-served basis. Don’t miss your chance to participate in this life-changing ministry!

This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading, where we learn about what it really means to love God and neighbor. If we say we believe in God and love Him, how can we show it? What does it mean to truly love others? Also, what is Christian self-love?

What a moving and inspiring evening we have experienced! I offer my congratulations and the thanks of all for such stirring and uplifting performances.

The Feast of the Three Hierarchs and of Greek Letters has certainly been well-honored and observed tonight. And the dedication of this event to the Hellenic Education Fund adds a dimension to our enjoyment, because we have collectively dedicated the merit of these marvelous aesthetic achievements to the furtherance of our culture, our language and our shared heritage.

Allow me this moment to express my profound gratitude to each and every one of you, for supporting and sustaining the Hellenic Education Fund by your generosity this evening. The marvelous concert that we are about to experience is just one of the many initiatives upon which we are embarking. Our purpose is to strengthen and enhance this unique aspect of our Greek Orthodox Faith – our alignment with the glory of the Greek Philosophical Mind, so magnificently embodied by the Three Hierarchs: Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian and Saint John Chrysostom.

On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Feastday of the Three Hierarchs and Greek Letters Day with the children of the Cathedral School, Greek American Institute (GAI) in the Bronx, A. Fantis School in Brooklyn, DGK in Brooklyn, St. Demetrios Cathedral School in Astoria, and William Spyropoulos Day School in Flushing.

Seeing your shining faces this morning, as we celebrate together Greek Letters and the Feast of the Three Hierarchs, brings a song to my heart. I look upon all of you, and I see what the Lord Jesus meant when He said (and as we read in today’s Gospel): “You are the light of the world.”*

New York, New York — The over 1,300 people in prison served by Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry are used to receiving spiritual “blessings” in the mail, but February is a special month. February is the only time everyone receives an icon sprinkled with holy water.

On Sunday, January 28, 2024, over 400 faithful joined His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey at Homy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Wilmington, Delaware for the Annual Delaware Valley Region Three Hierarchs/Greek Letters Celebration.

Unto the Most Reverend and Right Reverend Hierarchs, Pious Priests and Deacons, Monks and Nuns, Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils, Honorable Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of Leadership 100, Day and Afternoon Schools, Philoptochos Societies, Youth, Greek Orthodox Organizations, and entirety of the Christ-loving Plenitude of the Sacred Archdiocese of America:

The Department of Religious Education (DRE) of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is overjoyed to announce its newest team member, Mrs. Hannah Williams, MTS. Since the beginning of the New Year, Hannah has taken on the newly created full-time role of Operations Coordinator for the DRE and Executive Assistant to Bishop Athenagoras of Nazianzos for the Archdiocese.