Posts tagged with "Elpidophoros"
115th Annual Epiphany Celebration in Tarpon Springs, Florida
January 10th, 20210344 Tarpon Springs, Fla. (GreekNewsOnline) 16-year-old Colten Sakadales, a junior at Tarpon Springs High, was this cross dive winner of the 115th Annual Epiphany Celebration that took place in the Spring Bayou, of the little picturesque village founded more than a century ago by Greek sponge divers. His brother was last year’s...
Speaking the Same Language: Jews and Greeks on Hanukkah
December 19th, 20200817 Archbishop Elpidophoros and Rabbi Marans of AJC discuss the “Festival of Lights” and the victory of the Maccabee Martyrs over King Antiochus IV Epiphanes New York.- By Vicki James Yiannias Hannukah, the Jewish festival of lights, celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple after the Maccabean Revolt (167-160 BCE), which...
Archdiocesan Council Begins the 2020-2022 Term with a Digital Meeting – Who are the Senators of Hellenism and Orthodoxy
December 16th, 20200704 New York, NY – Archbishop Elpidophoros convened the new Archdiocesan Council that will last until the 2022 Clergy Laity Congress. Just prior to the meeting, the Archbishop addressed the newly established “Senators for Orthodoxy and Hellenism,” a special new organization that brings together clergy and laity from around the...
An exclusive interview with Chairman and Vice Chairman of “The Friends of St. Nicholas” Dennis Mehiel and Michael Psaros
November 21st, 202011325 New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis On December 6 our Church is celebrating St. Nicholas Feast Day and for the parishioners of St. Nicholas in Manhattan it will mark 19 years without their beloved little church, built in the southern nose of Manhattan to welcome the Greek sailors arriving to the New World. The destruction of...
Our Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is full of surprises
October 18th, 20200989 New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis The Archdiocese of America approaches its first centennial anniversary full of surprises; things that may not be canonical but there are unique and extraordinary. Metropolitan Evangelos didn't come to Astoria to officiate holy liturgy as it was announced by the Archdiocese. On October 8 the...
45th Clergy Laity Congress concluded with calls for unity
September 12th, 20201784 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese looks financially sound despite difficulties created by the Covid-19 pandemic New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis Overcoming the problems created by the Covid-19 pandemic that have shut down most major events across the United States, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America held its first ever virtual...
Hellenic College Terminated the Services of Six Senior Tenured Professors
September 6th, 202041086 Boston.- (GreekNewsOnline) Professor Rev. Emmanuel Clapsis, one of the 6 senior professors of the Holy Cross School of Theology, whose services were terminated, despite their tenure, posted the following article on his Facebook page, explaining the sad situation. We also include the post of the School’s Administration. On August...
August 6th Archbishop Visit to Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church During Covid-19 Pandemic
August 6th, 202001493 By Catherine Tsounis Photos: Dimitrios Panagos “We celebrate the first fruits of the harvest on August 6th, the Transfiguration (Metamorphosis) of Christ Feast Day,” said His Eminence, Archbishop Elpidophoros. “I am happy to be here in this summer...