ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ: ΧΕΙΡΟΤΟΝΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΘΕΟΦΙΛΕΣΤΑΤΟΥ ΒΕΝΕΔΙΚΤΟΥ ΕΜΨΗΦΙΣΜΕΝΟΥ ΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΟΥ ΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ

Στίς 15/28 Φεβρουαρίου, ἡ Ἱερά Σύνοδος ἐξέλεξε νέο Βοηθό Ἐπίσκοπο γιά τήν Ἱερά Μητρόπολη Ἀμερικῆς. Ὁ Θεοφιλέστατος Βενέδικτος, ἐμψηφισμένος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀστορίας, ἐξελέγη νά ἀνέλθη στόν ἀνώτατο βαθμό τῆς Ἀρχιερωσύνης. Ὁ Θεοφιλέστατος θά χειροτονηθῆ στίς 1/14 Μαρτίου 2024 ἀπό τόν Μακαριώτατο Ἀρχιεπίσκοπο Ἀθηνῶν κ. κ. Καλλίνικο καί τούς Ἀγίους Ἀρχιερεῖς τῆς Ἐκκλησίας μας στήν Ἱερά Μονή τῶν Ταξιαρχῶν στά Ἀθίκια Κορινθίας, ἐκεῖ ὅπου ἔγιναν καί οἱ χειροτονίες τοῦ Σεβασμιωτάτου πρώην Ἀμερικῆς Παύλου καί τοῦ Θεοφιλεστάτου Πελαγονίας Μαξίμου. Ἡ χειροτονία τελεῖται δεόντως στήν Ἑλλάδα, ὥστε νά γνωρίση ὁ Θεοφιλέστατος ἀπό κοντά τούς ἐν Ἑλλάδι Ἁγίους Ἀρχιερεῖς. Ὁ ἐμψηφισμένος Ἐπίσκοπος Ἀστορίας Βενέδικτος θά ὑπηρετήση σέ ὅλη τήν Ἱερά Μητρόπολη ὡς βοηθός τοῦ Σεβασμιωτάτου Μητροπολίτου Ἀμερικῆς κ. Δημητρίου. Καλοῦμε τούς πιστούς νά προσευχηθοῦν γιά τόν Θεοφιλέστατο Βενέδικτο.

Ενημέρωση: Η χειροτονία του Επισκόπου Βενέδικτου μεταφέρθηκε 2 ημέρες αργότερα για την Πέμπτη 1/14 Μαρτίου 2024.

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Orthodox Awareness

A Brief History

In the early 20th century, the idea of promoting the union of Churches (Orthodox and heterodox) began to gain ground among circles in the Eastern Orthodox Church by establishing a "Communion of Churches" modeled on the League of Nations.

The Patriarchal Encyclical of 1920 foresaw a series of steps toward the “union of the Churches,” of which the first was the change of the calendar for the simultaneous celebration of feast days by all the “Churches.” The content of the encyclical was kept secret from the faithful and only after a few years became known. 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

Two-Headed Snake Cane?

Q. Can you tell me what the two-headed snake cane the Greek Bishop is walking with represents? What does it mean?
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