Miscellaneous

Holy Theophany 2017 in Greece 27 January 2017
Metropolitan Demetrius's Nameday 2016 18 November 2016
Clergy Synaxis and Feast of Saint John of San Francisco 2016 17 July 2016
Visit of the Myrrh-streaming Icon of St. Nicholas to St. John of San Francisco Monastery 08 July 2016
Glorification of Saint Chrysostomos the New Confessor 29 May 2016
St Xenia Camp 2016 19 May 2016
Icon of St Nicholas Visits the Monastery of Saint John 19 February 2016
New Website for the Monastery of St John of San Francisco 06 February 2016
Visit of Metropolitan Demetrius to Hermitage of St Clement 2015 12 December 2015
Feast Day of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki at the Cathedral of St Markella in Astoria, NY 19 November 2015
Epistle Regarding the Holy Monastery of St. John Maximovitch in Cobleskill, NY in English, Greek, and Russian 07 November 2015
Announcement of the Decisions of the Holy Synod of Bishops, September 1/14-2/15, 2015 25 September 2015
Saint Xenia Camp 2015 01 September 2015
Pilgrimage to Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece 2015 26 July 2015
Feast of Saint Glicherie of Romania 2015 22 July 2015
Statement on the Shameful Events Which Are Unfolding in Chios 19 May 2015
Joint Deliberation Between the ROCA and the Church of the GOC of Greece 12 May 2015
Enthronement of His Grace, Bishop Auxentios of Etna and Portland 27 April 2015
His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius Concludes His Trip 25 January 2015
Theophany in Greece 20 January 2015
Update from Greece 18 January 2015
Metropolitan Demetrius Continues His Trip in Greece 11 January 2015
Metropolitan Demetrius Arrives in Greece 10 January 2015
Metropolitan Visits the Hermitage of St. Clement of Ochrid 11 December 2014
Autumn Eparchial Synod Meeting at Holy Ascension Monastery 18 November 2014
Metropolitan Demetrius's Name's Day 04 November 2014
The First Official Celebration of St Ieronymos of Aegina 09 October 2014
Feast of The Holy Transfiguration in Romania 22 August 2014
Pastoral Visit to the Congo 15 August 2014
Visit to Bulgaria 24 July 2014
The Feast of St. Glicherie in Romania 27 June 2014
The Concelebration of Primates 17 June 2014
Concelebration with Metropolitan Agafangel 26 May 2014
Parish Directory Expanded 25 April 2014
The Great Edict of Metropolitan Demetrius of America 24 March 2014
Synodal Concelebration of Unity and Confession 24 March 2014
Inter-Orthodox Deliberation 21 March 2014
Concelebration with Bishop Ambrose of Philippi in the Monastery of the Archangels in Corinth 25 February 2014
Archbishop Kallinikos Heads Delegation to Romania 16 December 2013
Feast Day of St. Demetrius the Myrrh-Streamer 10 November 2013
St. Xenia Camp 2013 24 October 2013
Met. Pavlos' Trip to Greece 2013 19 October 2013
To the Owner of the Domain GOC.org 05 October 2013
Visit to Romania 24 September 2013
Attack Against the Fathers of Esphigmenou 29 July 2013
Holy Ascension 2013 17 June 2013
Arena Book Club Invitation 07 March 2013
Parish Directory Significantly Updated 17 December 2012
Election of New Abbot 25 October 2012
Visit of Archbishop Kallinikos to North America 25 September 2012
Orthodox Awareness

Why Do We Follow the Old Orthodox Calendar?

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...

Missions

Saint John of Kronstadt - Bunnell, Florida

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...

Youth

2023 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2023 youth conference in Chicago, IL! To learn more, visit the home page or 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...