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Eulogy by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros for Professor George Bebis

By Webmaster on July 25, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Eulogy By His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America For Professor George Bebis Saint George Greek Orthodox Church July 25, 2022 Your Graces, Dear Father Paul, beloved nephews, great nephews, great nieces, and all members of the esteemed and bereaved Bebis Family, Beloved Community of Hellenic College and Holy Cross, Reverend clergy, faculty and staff, friends and loved ones, Devout members of this Church of Saint George, How worthy and right it is to pray today in this Church – pastored by the late Father Constantine Bebis, the twin brother of this legendary professor and…

Members of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations at the Consecration of the St. Nicholas Church and National Shrine. Included here: Niki Devaris-Morgulis (Programs Coordinator & Special Assistant to the Director); the Rev. Protopresbyter Nicolas Kazarian (Department Director); Nicholas Anton (Director of Programs); Harry Parks (Undergraduate Summer Intern) © Photo Credits: GOARCH / Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations

An Orthodox “Ethos of Dialogue and Solidarity” Guides the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations

By Webmaster on July 25, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America A. Antzoulatos The Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations is one of the most public-facing ministries of the Archdiocese. As its name suggests, it coordinates inter-Orthodox, ecumenical and interfaith dialogues between the Archdiocese-at-large, the Archbishop, and individual Archdiocesan departments and other faith-based organizations and faith groups, academic institutions, and NGOs. Working creatively within the Orthodox tradition, it cultivates these relationships for the progress of shared goals and values. The Department works closely with the Office of the Archbishop to organize critical meetings between His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and interfaith leaders. In May 2022, for…

Youth Presentation at the 20th All-American Council

By Webmaster on July 22, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Church in America On July 22, 2022 during the fifth Plenary Session of the 20th All-American Council, in Baltimore, MD the youth of the AAC made a special presentation to the Holy Synod of Bishops and council delegates. The presentation began with the youth processing to the front of the council area while singing the Troparion of the Cross, “O Lord, save Thy people”. Father Benjamin Tucci, the youth program director for the AAC, thanked the Holy Synod and wider Orthodox Church in America for its support of the youth and being attentive to their needs. He further thanked all the many staff…

Orthodox Volunteer Corps (OVC) New Episcopal Liaison

By Webmaster on July 21, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Volunteer Corps We’re on the road again–this time in Baltimore at the All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America! We never know who will come by our table in the exhibition hall. Yesterday, we were blessed to have a visit from His Grace Bishop Andrei. In April, Bishop Andrei was appointed as OVC’s liaison to the Assembly of Bishops, and he has been a blessing to us! Bishop Andrei has a special status within the Assembly that we at OVC think is fitting for our ministry focused on young adults–he is the youngest bishop. We are grateful for…

Orthodox Church in America: a Decade of Changes in Parishes, Membership and Worship Attendance

By Webmaster on July 18, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Orthodox Reality The report, “Orthodox Church in America: a Decade of Changes in Parishes, Membership and Worship Attendance” is now available. The data were obtained by the US Religion Census directly from the OCA parishes. The report can be downloaded here: https://orthodoxreality.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Report-OCA-From2010To2020rev1.pdf The Census has revealed that from 2010-2020 Orthodox Church in America experienced a decline in membership by 12%. But these changes were different in different dioceses. Three OCA dioceses have grown in members, while nine have declined. Census data show that OCA dioceses vary greatly in the percentage of parishioners who attend church regularly. The Archdiocese of…

OCA Holy Synod elects His Grace Bishop Daniel as Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest

By Webmaster on July 18, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Church in America On Monday, July 18, a few hours before the opening of the 20th All-American Council, the Diocese of the Midwest convened a special assembly, under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, to consider an episcopal nomination following the falling asleep of Archbishop Paul of blessed memory. The Diocesan assembly nominated His Grace Bishop Daniel of Santa Rosa who has been serving as Locum Tenens of the Diocese over the last few months. Later that day, the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America, meeting in a Special Summer 2022 Session under the presidency of Metropolitan Tikhon, canonically elected Bishop Daniel, formerly Bishop…

THE ORTHODOX CHURCH, JUST-WAR THEORY, AND THE INVASION OF UKRAINE

By Webmaster on July 7, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Spirit of Abilene By PHILIP LeMASTERS The centrality of peace to the worship and spiritual vision of Eastern Orthodox Christianity magnifies the tragedy of the invasion of Ukraine. Petitions for peace abound in Orthodox services, including for deliverance from “the sword, foreign invasion, and civil war.” The Church prays regularly for “the peace of the whole world,” as well as for the liberation of captives and for people “in exile, in harsh labor, and…in every kind of affliction, necessity, or distress.” Every Sunday service includes a petition for God to grant peace “to all civil authorities, to our armed…

Archimandrite Bartholomew Mercado, The Vision of the Second Centennial: The Charter of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

By Webmaster on July 6, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Clergy-Laity Congress Marriott Marquis – Broadway South, Sixth Floor New York, NY July 6, 2022 Your Eminence Elder-Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, Your Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Your Eminence Metropolitan Prodromos of Rethymnon and Avlopotamos, Very Reverend Grand Ecclesiarch Aetios, Your Eminences and Your Graces, Reverend Clergy, Representatives of our Church Institutions and Organizations, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On October 8, 2020, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate issued a communique which, in part, stated that, “It placed into abeyance the force of the Charter of the Holy Archdiocese of…

Patriarch Bartholomew addressing 2022 GOA Clergy-Laity Congress

Greeting by Ecumenical Patriarch for the Opening of the Clergy-Laity Congress

By Webmaster on July 5, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: The National Herald CONSTANTINOPLE – The Greeting by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the Opening of the Clergy-Laity Congress follows: Your Eminence, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Venerable brother Hierarchs, Blessed organizers, delegates, and guests, Beloved sons and daughters, Dear friends, Beyond sending you my formal message as a word of paternal love; and in addition to commissioning our official representation to your deliberations and celebrations in the person of the most senior Hierarch of the Throne, His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, the new Metropolitan of Rethymnon and Avlopotamos (in Crete), Prodromos, as well as my Ecclesiarch…

(L-R): Archbishop Spryridon, Archbishop Elpidophoros, Archbishop Demetrios

Archbishop Elpidophoros: As a unified Archdiocese, let us lay hold of hope for the future (VIDEO) (PHOTOS)

By Webmaster on July 5, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Times Monday, July 4 marked the Official Opening of this year’s historic Clergy-Laity Congress in New York City, which not only returns after over two years of pandemic, but also commemorates the Centennial of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The event began with a Doxology service for the Opening of the Clergy-Laity Congress and US Independence Day. It was led by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and sung by the Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music and the National Forum of Greek Church Musicians. Opening remarks were offered by Co-Chairs of the Clergy-Laity Congress Nick Karacostas and…

Archbishop Elpidophoros during the service of Consecration of St Nicholas Shrine

Consecration of the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine (VIDEO) (PHOTOS)

By Webmaster on July 4, 2022 Governance & Unity News, Governance Top Stories, Orthodox News, Orthodox News Top Stories

Source: Orthodox Times Early this morning, faithful, clergy, and supporters from across the United States gathered at the World Trade Center for the consecration of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine. Nearly 21 years after the harrowing attacks on the Twin Towers, the re-building of the Shrine, the only house of worship destroyed on 9/11, is “an act of faith—faith in God and in the American vision of religious liberty,” said the Friends of St. Nicholas. The ceremony involved the sealing of the Holy Relics of Saint Nicholas within the altar table and took place within the…

After Africa, a new source of ecclesiastical tension is appearing in the United States

By Webmaster on July 4, 2022 Governance & Unity Essays, Governance & Unity News

Source: Orthodox Times The ecclesiastical antagonism in which the Moscow Patriarchate is engaged against the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the other churches that have recognized the Autocephaly of the Church of Ukraine is shifting to a new geographical field. So, after Africa, a new source of ecclesiastical tension is appearing in the United States against the background of the decision of the Archdiocese of America to place Archimandrite Alexander Belya as the vicar of the Slavic Orthodox Vicariate. In fact, the Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, to which the Archdiocese of America belongs, recently promoted Alexander Belya to the position of…

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