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32nd Annual Spirit of Lent Concert Upcoming at Trenton, NJ

St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Trenton, New Jersey will host the 32nd Annual Spirit of Lent Concert on Friday, April 11, 2025.

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April 8, 2025

Metropolitan Sevastianos Visits Naples, Florida Parish

Metropolitan Sevastianos Visits Naples, Florida Parish

On Sunday, March 16, 2025, His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta visited St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Naples, Florida.

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April 3, 2025

Archbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates Feast of the Annunciation at Manhattan Parish

Archbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates Feast of the Annunciation at Manhattan Parish

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided at the Annunciation Service at Annunciation Church in New York City on March 25, 2025.

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March 26, 2025

Youth at Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, in Tenafly, New Jersey Assemble IOCC Hygiene Kits

Youth at Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, in Tenafly, New Jersey Assemble IOCC Hygiene Kits

Sponsored by the PTO of the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Theologian, Tenafly, NJ, the youth of the Cathedral – Sunday School, Greek School, and GOYA – came together on March 16th to assemble 150 Hygiene Kits for the IOCC – International Orthodox Christian Charities.

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March 20, 2025

Southern History and Hospitality at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana

Southern History and Hospitality at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana

This weekend, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received a taste of true Southern hospitality down in New Orleans, Louisiana. While the city calls to mind images of jambalaya, beignets, jazz, and the storied French Quarter, another story continues in the heart of the Big Easy: that of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the first Greek Orthodox church in the Americas.

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March 17, 2025

Archbishop Elpidophoros Continues Visit to New Orleans, Louisiana

Archbishop Elpidophoros Continues Visit to New Orleans, Louisiana

Yesterday, March 15, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America continued his Archpastoral visit to New Orleans, Louisiana. Beginning the day with a working breakfast, he met with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise as well as Louisiana businessman and philanthropist John Georges.

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March 16, 2025

New Orleans Greets Archbishop Elpidophoros with Jazz and Philoxenia

New Orleans Greets Archbishop Elpidophoros with Jazz and Philoxenia

This weekend, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana is hosting His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for an Archpastoral visit. The parish community, now led by Cathedral Dean Rev. Fr. George Wilson, was the first Greek Orthodox Church established in North and South America.

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March 15, 2025

St. George Greek Orthodox Church GOYA Performs at Sights & Sounds

St. George Greek Orthodox Church GOYA Performs at Sights & Sounds

On Saturday, March 1, 2025, the Saint George Clifton, NJ Goya presented a performance celebrating our Orthodox Christian faith at the Sights and Sounds Festival hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Westfield, NJ.

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March 5, 2025

Sts. Constantine & Helen Church in Cambridge, MA Welcomes Archbishop Elpidophoros for Forgiveness Sunday

Sts. Constantine & Helen Church in Cambridge, MA Welcomes Archbishop Elpidophoros for Forgiveness Sunday

The parish of Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts warmly welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for Forgiveness (Cheesefare) Sunday on March 2, 2025.

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March 3, 2025

Metropolis of San Francisco Dance Groups Give Back

Metropolis of San Francisco Dance Groups Give Back

At the Metropolis of San Francisco’s Greek Orthodox Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF) each year, attendees participated in a Diakonia Project service activity jointly organized by FDF and the Metropolis’s Philoptochos. Ahead of the annual competition, dance groups are also encouraged to complete their own service project. Keep reading to find stories of how some of this year’s competitors gave back, originally shared in FDF’s 2025 Oli Mazi publication.

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February 18, 2025

The West You Want: Wyoming Winds and Welcomes for Archbishop Elpidophoros

The West You Want: Wyoming Winds and Welcomes for Archbishop Elpidophoros

This weekend, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America rambled out of New York town for the western skies of Cheyenne, Wyoming, marking the city’s first Archiepiscopal visit in nearly five decades.

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February 3, 2025

Wyoming Celebrates Historic Visit of First Archbishop in Five Decades

Wyoming Celebrates Historic Visit of First Archbishop in Five Decades

Reflecting on his journey to Wyoming, Archbishop Elpidophoros remarked that Cheyenne’s beauty cannot be truly understood from afar: “You have to come here to witness the greatness of the people, of the state, and of our mission, our presence as an Orthodox Church.” He stressed that though it had been “fifty years since the last Archbishop came to this city…it will not be another fifty years,” promising to return to the Great State of Wyoming.

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February 2, 2025

Greek Orthodox Church of Our Saviour (GOCOOS) to Host Candlelight Gala on February 8

Greek Orthodox Church of Our Saviour (GOCOOS) to Host Candlelight Gala on February 8

The Greek Orthodox Church of our Saviour (GOCOOS) is hosting its Candlelight Gala, which will take place on Saturday, February 8th, 2025 at the Surf Club on the Sound in New Rochelle, NY. The Candlelight Gala is in celebration of 25 Years of faithful service of Archdiocesan District Chancellor & Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne Father Elias Villis and Presvytera Melanie.

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January 16, 2025

The Greek Orthodox Christian Cathedral of Saint Sophia Serves as Relief Center for Fire Victims and First Responders

The Greek Orthodox Christian Cathedral of Saint Sophia Serves as Relief Center for Fire Victims and First Responders

In response to the devastating fires impacting our communities, The Greek Orthodox Christian Cathedral of Saint Sophia is opening its doors as a designated Relief Center to provide much-needed support to those affected, as well as to the brave firefighters, law enforcement, and first responders working tirelessly to protect us.

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January 14, 2025

St. Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles, California Offers Shelter, Relief Amid Fires

St. Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles, California Offers Shelter, Relief Amid Fires

Yesterday, January 9, 2025, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles, California announced that its doors are open and the parish is prepared to serve as a relief center during the ongoing fires in southern California.

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January 10, 2025

Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits Blue Point Parish, Elevates Fr. Dean Panagos to Protopresbyter

Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits Blue Point Parish, Elevates Fr. Dean Panagos to Protopresbyter

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was warmly welcomed to St. John’s Greek Orthodox Church in Blue Point, NY by Rev. Fr. Dean A. Panagos and the faithful, for the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday before the Nativity, Dec 22, 2024.

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December 23, 2024

Archbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates Vespers of St. Spyridon in Washington Heights, NY

Archbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates Vespers of St. Spyridon in Washington Heights, NY

Last night, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Great Hierarchical Vespers at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Washington Heights, New York.

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December 12, 2024

Archbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates Feastday of St. Nicholas of Myra at Flushing, NY Parish

Archbishop Elpidophoros Celebrates Feastday of St. Nicholas of Myra at Flushing, NY Parish

On Friday, December 6, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Flushing, New York, where he presided over the parish's Feastday Divine Liturgy in commemoration of St. Nicholas of Myra.

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December 8, 2024

Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits Ascension Greek Orthodox Church in Fairview, New Jersey, Elevates Fr. Christos Pappas to Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne

Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits Ascension Greek Orthodox Church in Fairview, New Jersey, Elevates Fr. Christos Pappas to Protopresbyter of the Ecumenical Throne

Yesterday, Sunday, November 24, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over the Divine Liturgy at Ascension Greek Orthodox Church in Fairview, New Jersey, serving alongside parish priest Fr. Christos L. Pappas, Protopresbyter.

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November 25, 2024

Archbishop Elpidophoros Urges Faithful to

Archbishop Elpidophoros Urges Faithful to "Prove a Loving Neighbor" at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Des Plaines, Illinois

On the final day of his visit to Chicago, November 10, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided over Orthros and the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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November 11, 2024