2013

Primate of the Church of Greece Meets with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Visits Harvard University

May 17, 2013 Leave a Comment

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Warmly Welcomed at Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology BOSTON – His Beatitude, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos II, who is making a historic visit to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and will receive an Honorary Doctorate from Holy Cross School of Theology, completed the second day of his visit in Boston by officiating at the Vespers service in the chapel of the School of Theology in Brookline, … [Read more...]

Urgent Message to U.S. Residents re: Kidnapped Syrian Orthodox Bishops

May 16, 2013 Leave a Comment

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$5m in Federal Budget to shield Adelaide Greek Orthodox church from aircraft noise ‘fair’

May 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

Source: The Australian by JULIAN SWALLOW Is this funding fair? HINDMARSH MP Steve Georganas has defended a $5 million grant to a local Greek Orthodox church affected by aircraft noise. Mr Georganas said the grant to the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Thebarton to install soundproofing, which was announced in last night's Federal Budget, was not "pork barrelling" ahead of the upcoming federal election. "`This was a program put in place ... by the former Howard government in … [Read more...]

Metropolitan Tikhon hosted by Antiochian Metropolitan Philip

May 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

Source: Orthodox Church in America ENGLEWOOD, NJ [OCA] - For the first time since his election as Primate of the Orthodox Church in America in November 2012, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon was the guest of His Eminence, Metropolitan Philip at the offices of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America here on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Metropolitan Tikhon was accompanied by Archpriest John Jillions, OCA Chancellor; Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky, OCA Director of External … [Read more...]

Russian Patriarch Holds Landmark Service in China

May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

Source: RIA Novosti HARBIN, May 14 (RIA Novosti) – The leader of Russia’s Orthodox Church conducted a landmark service in the Chinese city of Harbin on Tuesday, the first in several decades. Patriarch Kirill, accompanied by a large Orthodox clergy delegation, sang a hymn celebrating Easter at a 1930-built cathedral in the city. Kirill’s visit to China, which began last week, is the first by a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. Harbin, in northeast China, founded by imperial … [Read more...]

Jerusalem pilgrims get ink by same family that has been tattooing the faithful for centuries

May 14, 2013 Leave a Comment

Source: The Washington Post By Associated Press JERUSALEM — Orthodox Christians visiting the Holy Land often return home with more than just spiritual memories. Many drop by a centuries-old tattoo parlor in Jerusalem’s Old City, inking themselves with a permanent reminder not only of their pilgrimage but also of devotion to their faith. The same Jerusalem family has been tattooing pilgrims with crosses and other religious symbols for hundreds of years, testament to the importance of … [Read more...]

State senators [Illinois] may take a stand on Turkey’s treatment of Orthodox

May 13, 2013 Leave a Comment

Source: Chicago Tribune By Mitch Smith, Chicago Tribune reporter May 13, 2013 Springfield is a long way from Istanbul — 5,660 miles, in fact — but Illinois state senators are considering a resolution that would criticize Turkey's treatment of the Eastern Orthodox religious hierarchy. Even though a majority of senators have co-sponsored the nonbinding measure, it may not make it to a vote. Orthodox Christians say their leader, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, … [Read more...]

Orthodox priests to use their status in rural communities to promote agriculture measures in Romania’s countryside

May 13, 2013 Leave a Comment

Source: Romania Insider As priests are among the most respected people in rural communities in Romania, Romania’s Agriculture Ministry plans to use their status in the communities to promote measures from the ministry. An agreement will be signed on Monday ( May 13 ) evening between the Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin and the head of the Orthodox Church, the Patriarch Daniel. Priests will thus promote financing measures for agriculture among their parishioners, but never during the … [Read more...]

Ieronymos Praises Diaspora In Greek History

May 13, 2013 1 Comment

Source: Greek Reporter - USA The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos described the Diaspora as a “great chapter of our history” and as “Greece outside the borders of Greece” in an interview with the New York newspaper The National Herald. He is the first Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church to officially visit the Greek-American community in the last 50 years. Ieronymos was the guest of Archbishop Demetrios of America and his visit will start on May 15 in Brookline, … [Read more...]

Youth Department Completes “Journey to Pascha” Video Series

May 13, 2013 Leave a Comment

Source: Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA] The Department of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministry of the Orthodox Church in America has completed its “Journey to Pascha” Video Series. These short videos were produced, written, and directed by a team of young adults from Holy Theophany/Saints Constantine and Helen Church, Colorado Springs, CO. Intended to document the parish’s journey through Great Lent, these videos share that communal journey with the greater on-line … [Read more...]

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