Top left to right: Fr. Christos Pittos, Metropolitan Demetrius, Fr Steven Allen
Bottom left to right: Fr. Dcn. Leonidas Pittos and Fr. Dcn. Nectarios Pittos
Άξιος!
Στις 2/15 Νοεμβρίου, χειροτονήθηκε ο ευλαβέστατος αναγνώστης, Λεωνίδας Πίττος, υιός του Πατέρα Χρήστου και Πρεσβυτέρα Πίττου, εις τον πρώτο βαθμό της Ιεροσύνης εις Διάκονον.
Ευχόμεθα κάθε ευλογία εις το έργων της διακονίας του και σε ανώτερα! ΠΑΝΤΑ ΑΞΙΟΣ!!
HE IS WORTHY!
On 2/15 November, Leonidas Pittos, son of Fr. Christos and Presvytera Pittos, was ordained to the Diaconate—the first degree of the Priesthood. PANTA AXIOS!
We wish every blessing to him in his ministry!
Why do we follow the Old Orthodox Calendar?
a Because based on it, the First Ecumenical Council established the Paschal Canon and appointed that the feast of Holy Pascha may fall anywhere from March 22nd until April 25th, while with the New (Papal) Calendar it can fall as late at May 8th.
b The Gregorian (Papal) Calendar has been condemned by three Pan-Orthodox Councils under Patriarch Jeremiah Tranos (1583, 1587, 1589) Read more...
St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church began as a mission parish in the year 2000, in a home chapel in Palm Coast, FL – a small town on Florida’s northeast coast located between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. After two years, it became necessary to have services in area community centers, rented for Sundays and other Holy Days. Read more...
2025 Youth Conference
Please join us for the 2025 youth conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! To learn more, visit the conference website.
Q. In considering becoming part of the GOC in America, I am getting warnings from various circles that the attitude of GOC people is that of being “walled off,” “arrogant,” “judgmental,” and “in your face” toward those not in the Genuine Orthodox Church, with accusations such as “World Orthodox” priests are “not even Christians” and the like. Could you give me your personal, realistic assessment of this dynamic and possibly refer me to an official statement on how GOC members should and do relate to and communicate with those in “World Orthodoxy”? Read more...