On Sunday, July 22/August 4th, 2013, the Cathedral of Saint Markella in Astoria, NY, celebrated its feast day. Present for the feast were His Eminence, Metropolitan Pavlos of America, whose Cathedral is St. Markella, His Grace, Bishop Demetrius of Boston, as well as clergy from the Cathedral, St. Isidoros on Long Island, and from Holy Ascension Monastery in Bearsville, NY.
Following the Divine Services on Sunday, the Cathedral held its annual outdoor festal celebration in honor of the feast.
May God grant many years to Metropolitan Pavlos and the clergy and laity of the Cathedral of St. Markella!
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...
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...
2023 Youth Conference
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Q. This concerns a U.S. marriage. If the marriage is civilly annulled, what is the effect upon the Church marriage? Is it also annulled? Read more...