Two New Bishops Join American Eparchial Synod

The Holy Metropolis would like to announce that His Eminence Moses, Metropolitan of Portland, and His Grace Sergios, Bishop of Loch Lomond, have joined the Eparchial Synod of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of America, under the Presidency of His Eminence Pavlos, Metropolitan of America, by decision of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, under the Presidency of His Beatitude Archbishop Kallinikos of Athens and All Greece, in its meeting held on Tuesday, April 20, 2011 (o.s.). The two bishops will soon travel to Greece to seal this union in a sacramental manner, and will stay for approximately two weeks to become familiar to and familiarize themselves with the clergy and faithful of our Church in Greece.

Link: The Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Portland

Orthodox Awareness

(Ψευδο) Προφητείας Παϊσίου το ανάγνωσμα...

Εις την εφημερίδα «Ελεύθερην Ώραν» της 6-8-2009 (ν.η.) ανγράφεται το ακόλουθον δημοσίευμα υπό τίτλον «Ο Γράψας, ο Παϊσιος και η Προφητεία!»:

«Για τον στρατηγό Δ. Γράψα υπήρχε άλλη Προφητεία. Την φοβήθηκαν.

Από καιρό κυκλοφορεί η προφητεία του γέροντα Παΐσιου… Βέβαια, άλλο προφητεία, άλλο πραγματικότητα… Αλλά, κάπου υπάρχει μία άκρη! Read more...

Missions

Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Mission, Tucson, Arizona

Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church is a beautiful mission parish near downtown Tucson, a city in southern Arizona. It was started in 1997 by Father John Bockman, who was a missionary Priest formerly serving missions in Tennessee and Massachusetts since 1990. Father John served the faithful in Tucson and the surrounding area in his home Chapel until his repose in November of 2000. His wife, Presbytera Valerie, continued to make her home Chapel available for the mission, with clergy from Saint Nectarios Orthodox Church in Seattle and His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto (then of Portland), visiting to provide the Divine Services.

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Youth

2025 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2025 youth conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! To learn more, visit the conference website.

Ask A Priest

Forty Day Memorial Service

Q. Can you please explain the significance of the forty day memorial service? An Evangelical family asked one of our relatives that question. We said that it’s best to ask a clergy member. Thank you in advance for your response. (We will forward it to them as soon as possible).
-P. & M. G. Read more...