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Hellenic Relief Foundation and Partner Organization in Athens ΕΛΕΣΘΥ Complete Successful Food Distribution
In attendance for the Easter distribution notably was Ms. Saki Kypraiou, the longtime secretary of the former Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Ms. Elli Thanogianni, president of the ...
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Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM): St. Dismas the Good Thief
In the Orthodox Church, we know well the words of St. Dismas, the thief crucified beside Christ: “Jesus, remember me when you come into Your Kingdom.” When we say these words in the Divine Liturgy, it ...
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Paschal Message of National Commander Dr. Limberakis
Dear Brother Archons and friends of the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate: Christ is risen from the dead, by death, trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life.
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FOCUS North America: Small Mercies in Minnesota
During their visit, FOCUS Minnesota provided new clothes and hygiene products for all of the kids in addition to some household items for their new place. Each visit to FOCUS Minnesota was full of ...
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DID YOU KNOW? EPITAPHIOS May 3
The Epitaphios is a large, beautiful cloth with an embroidered icon of Christ’s dead body lying on the tomb. While Christ appears to sleep, He has descended into Hades to release the captive souls of ...
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Senior Fellowship of St. Nektarios in Charlotte, NC Clean Sacred Church Vessels
Members of the senior fellowship (“Young At Heart”) of St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, North Carolina offered their time to help clean the sacred church vessels on Holy Monday. Just ...
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Homily for the Vespers of Agape - The Holy and Great Pascha
This truly is the Day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice together and be glad in it! [1] What a blessing to have arrived at the Holy Pascha of the Lord, and especially to celebrate it here at Holy ...
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DID YOU KNOW? MYSTICAL SUPPER May 2
The Passover meal (also called the “Festival of Unleavened Bread”) was instituted by God through Moses. It was to commemorate, through a perpetual day of remembrance, the Angel of Death “passing over” ...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Presides Over Holy Unction at Saints Catherine and George Greek Orthodox Church Astoria, New York
This Great and Holy Wednesday, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America joined Fr. Anargyros Stavropoulos and the community of Saints Catherine and George Greek Orthodox Church in Astoria, New ...
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DID YOU KNOW? Christ the Bridegroom April 29
In Sacred Scripture, Christ is described as “Bridegroom” though He is not married to a woman. Christ is “betrothed” to the Church, who is described as “bride, the wife of the Lamb” (Revelation 21:10).
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Archbishop Elpidophoros Homily for the Service of the Lamentations
In this, our holy Epitaphios Service, we read this prophecy and the vision of the Valley of the Dry Bones, after our chants of eager expectation in the resurrection of the Life in the Tomb – Ἡ Ζωὴ ἐν ...
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Archbishop Elpidophoros of America joins St. Paraskevi Community in Greenlawn, NY Holy Saturday Morning
Fr. John Vlahos and the faithful of St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn, NY welcomed His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to their community on Holy Saturday morning, ...