http://www.goarch.org/en/news/ Latest News and Events from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:41:50 GMT Copyright 2008 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America http://www.goarch.org/rss/ 15 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2044 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2044 August 26, 2008 New York, NY - At the invitation of the Democratic National Convention Committee, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, will offer the prayer of Invocation on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 3:00 MDT. The Convention is taking place ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2042 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2042 August 8 Guest: Bev. Cooke Topic: Princess Ileana of Romania: Royal, Mother and Abbess Princess Ileana (1909 - 1991) led a truly remarkable life. While remaining a faithful member of the Orthodox Church, she weathered turbulent times, married a non-Orthodox Christian because of royal obligation, ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2043 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2043 August 12, 2008 The Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting [EOCS], a SCOBA agency, announces the selection of the winners of the sixteenth annual Scout Scholarships. The 2008 winners are Anastasia C. Markiw, of Pittsburgh, PA and the runner-up Samuel C. Ely of Merrillville, IN. who received ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2039 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2039 The Orthodox Christian Network (OCN) is pleased to announce its newest weekly show, "Journeys to Orthodoxy," produced by Icon New Media Network and now available at www.myocn.net. Journeys to Orthodoxy tells the personal stories of individuals who have searched for spiritual truth — often in ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2040 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2040 Orthodox Young Adults are invited to apply to serve as Stewards at the 2008 General Assembly of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and Church World Service. The Assembly, which convenes annually in a different U.S. city to bring together the ecumenical leadership of the ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2041 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2041 Thurs., Aug. 14, 2008 Eve of the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos 7:00 p.m. Great Vespers Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (203) 748-2992 Danbury, CT Fri., Aug. 15, 2008 Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos 8:30 a.m. Orthros 9:30 a.m. Archieratical Divine ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2038 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2038 New York, NY - After a long process that began in 1993 related to the ecclesiastical status of a portion of the Palestinian and Jordanian communities in the USA, the portion connected to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, there has been a final agreed decision by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2037 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2037 July 25, 2008 Baltimore, Maryland – International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), the Baltimore-based humanitarian aid organization, announces a new grant that will provide food and emergency supplies to vulnerable families living in Sadr City, one of the poorest and most densely populated ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2036 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2036 July 28, 2008 NEW YORK – Twenty teachers from various parochial schools of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America are taking part in a summer educational seminar held at the University of Cyprus, in Nicosia from July 21 to August 5. The fifteen-day program, which is being offered for the ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2034 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2034 July 23, 2008 NEW YORK – Orders are now being taken for the 2009 Parish Ecclesiastical Calendars, an annual resource of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The Calendar will feature full color icons, the names of Saints in Greek and English, hymns for each month of the year, a fasting ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2035 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2035 July 22, 2008 NEW YORK – The Office of Ionian Village is pleased to announce that FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism, has awarded 14 scholarships for high school students to participate in this year’s Byzantine Venture program (July 26 – ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2033 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2033 July 22, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America concluded its 39th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress in the Nation’s Capital on July 18th, where more than 1,400 faithful, clergy and laity, representing their parishes, their local Philoptochos and young adults from ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2032 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2032 July 18, 2008 Washington, D.C. – The National Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society at its 2008 National Biennial Convention at the Marriott Wardman Hotel in Washington, D.C., collected over 4000 books for children to be distributed to schools in Washington D.C. and the Pajama Program.org. ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2031 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2031 July 15, 2008 NEW YORK – Archbishop Demetrios of America announced today the appointment of Mr. Stavros H. Papagermanos, as Director of the Archdiocese Press Office, News and Media Relations and Press Officer. Mr. Papagermanos leaves his current position as Director and Executive Editor of the ... Orthodox Christian News http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2030 http://www.goarch.org/en/news/NewsDetail.asp?id=2030 July 14, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC – Over 200 young adults from throughout the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America gathered this past weekend in Washington, DC for the National Young Adult Conference. The conference began on Thursday, July 10 with a Chesapeake Bay Crab Feast hosted by the Saint ... Orthodox Christian News