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Mission and Responsibilities

The primary charge of the Office of the Archbishop is to respond efficiently and properly to the rigorous demands associated with the overall duties of the Archbishop.

Included in the multifaceted tasks of this Office is the daily, weekly, monthly and annual schedule of His Eminence’s pastoral visitations, official and unofficial meetings with clergy and laity, public and official appearances, audiences, conferences and travels, as well as initiation and coordination of meetings and events involving the Archbishop with local, national and international civic, cultural, academic, religious and political leadership. The Office also handles special events which require organization and coordination on the archdiocesan, metropolis, parish and interreligious level.

In addition, this Office processes all forms of communication addressed to the Archbishop, and serves as the Archbishop’s liaison with various departments within the Archdiocese, the institutions and the governing bodies of the Church in America.

Correspondence Office

This Office is responsible for all official correspondence in Greek and English of the Office of the Archbishop. The Office assists the Archbishop with the high volume of correspondence addressed to him personally, ensuring that each piece of mail is forwarded properly and receives an accurate and prompt reply. The Office facilitates special correspondence from His Eminence to various groups, as well as to individuals. It also prepares for distribution in both languages the official Encyclicals of the Archbishop that are disseminated on selected feast days, holidays, and other special observances.

Recent Encyclicals

Ἀρχιεπισκοπικὴ Ἐγκύκλιος γιὰ τὴν Παγκόσµια Ὕψωση τοῦ Τιµίου καὶ Ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ

Ελληνικά English

Ἀριθµ. Πρωτ. 251/2023

Ἀρχιεπισκοπικὴ Ἐγκύκλιος γιὰ τὴν Παγκόσµια Ὕψωση τοῦ Τιµίου καὶ Ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ.

14 Σεπτεµβρίου 2023

Πρὸς τοὺς Σεβασµιωτάτους καὶ Θεοφιλεστάτους Ἀρχιερεῖς, τοὺς Εὐλαβεστάτους Ἱερεῖς καὶ Διακόνους, τοὺς Μοναχοὺς καὶ τὶς Μοναχές, τοὺς Προέδρους καὶ τὰ Μέλη τῶν Κοινοτικῶν Συµβουλίων, τοὺς Ἐντιµολογιωτάτους Ἄρχοντες τοῦ Οἰκουµενικοῦ Πατριαρχείου, τὰ µέλη τῆς Ἡγεσίας τῶν 100, τὰ Ἡµερήσια καὶ Ἀπογευµατινὰ Σχολεῖα, τὶς Φιλοπτώχους Ἀδελφότητες, τὴ Νεολαία, τὶς Ἑλληνορθόδοξες Ὀργανώσεις καὶ ὁλόκληρο τὸ Χριστεπώνυµο πλήρωµα τῆς Ἱερᾶς Ἀρχιεπισκοπῆς Ἀµερικῆς.

«Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου θαύµατος! ὡς βότρυν πλήρη ζωῆς, ὁ βαστάσας τὸν ὕψιστον, ἀπὸ γῆς ὑψούµενος, Σταυρὸς ὁρᾶται σήµερον» (Στιχηρὸ τῶν αἴνων τῆς ἑορτῆς).

Προσφιλεῖς ἀδελφοὶ καὶ ἀδελφὲς ἐν Χριστῷ,

Ἑορτάζουµε σήµερα τὴν Παγκόσµια Ὕψωση τοῦ τιµίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, µία σηµαντικὴ ἡµέρα γιὰ τὴ Σχολή µας, τὸ Ἑλληνικὸ Κολλέγιο καὶ τὴν ἑλληνορθόδοξη Θεολογικὴ Σχολὴ τοῦ Τιµίου Σταυροῦ. Κατὰ τὴν ἡµέρα τῆς Ὑψώσεως, τὰ τροπάρια ποὺ ψάλλουµε µᾶς ὑπενθυµίζουν ὅτι ὁ σταυρὸς δὲν εἶναι ἁπλᾶ ἕνα ξύλο ἀποξηραµµένο καὶ νεκρό, ἀλλὰ ἀστείρευτη πηγὴ ζώντως ὕδατος. Γιατὶ ὁ σταυρὸς εἶναι ἡ κληµαταριὰ ἐκείνη ἀπὸ τὴν ὁποία ἡ ἄµπελος ἡ ἀληθινὴ ἁπλώνεται καὶ τρέφει πνευµατικὰ ὅλο τὸν κόσµο. Ὁ σταυρὸς εἶναι ἐκεῖνο τὸ κλήµα, τὸ ὁποῖο καθαρίζει τὴν ἀνθρώπινη φύση ἀπὸ τὴν ἁµαρτία, ἀναιρώντας τὸ θάνατο µὲ τὸ πανακήρατο αἷµα τοῦ Κυρίου ἡµῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, γιὰ τὸν ὁποῖο, ὅπως ἡ Γραφὴ λέει: «πλυνεῖ ἐν οἴνῳ τὴν στολὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν αἵµατι σταφυλῆς τὴν περιβολὴν αὐτοῦ» (Γεν. 49:11). 

Αὐτὸ «τὸ αἷµα σταφυλῆς» ἀποτελεῖ τὴν προφητικὴ εἰκόνα γιὰ τὴ «µυστικὴ δωρεά», τὴν ὁποία λαµβάνουµε σὲ κάθε Θεία Λειτουργία. Μὲ τὴ χάρη τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ τὴν ἄπειρη ἀγάπη Του πρὸς τὴν ἀνθρωπότητα, µετέχουµε τοῦ τιµίου σώµατος καὶ τοῦ τιµίου αἵµατος τοῦ Χριστοῦ µέσῳ τῶν µυστηρίων τῆς ἐκκλησίας, τὰ ὁποῖα τελοῦνται ἀπὸ τοὺς ἱερεῖς µας. Οἱ ἱερεῖς εἶναι συλλειτουργοὶ τοῦ Μεγάλου Ἀρχιερέως γιὰ ἕνα καὶ µοναδικὸ σκοπό! Νὰ φέρουν τὸν «βότρυν πλήρη ζωῆς» στὴ ζωὴ τῶν πιστῶν, ἐνισχύοντάς τους µὲ τὴν ἐλπίδα τῆς αἰώνιας ζωῆς.

Ἡ ἀγαπηµένη µας Θεολογικὴ Σχολὴ εἶναι τὸ φυτώριο τῶν µελλοντικῶν κληρικῶν µας, ὁ χῶρος ὅπου ἐκπαιδεύονται καὶ προετοιµάζονται γιὰ νὰ προσφέρουν τὰ τίµια δῶρα «ὑπὲρ τῆς τοῦ κόσµου ζωῆς». Παίρνοντας τὶς κατάλληλες γνώσεις ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐντρυφώντας στὴν ὀρθόδοξη πίστη στὸ Ἑλληνικὸ Κολλέγιο καὶ τὴ Θεολογικὴ Σχολὴ τοῦ Τιµίου Σταυροῦ, ὑπηρετοῦν τὸ Σῶµα τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, διακονώντας τόσο στὸ Μυστήριο τῆς Θείας Εὐχαριστίας, ὅσο καὶ στὶς ἄλλες πολύτιµες διακονίες, οἱ ὁποῖες ζωογονοῦν τὶς κοινότητές µας. Ἂς ἐνισχύσουµε, λοιπόν, µὲ ὅλες µας τὶς δυνάµεις αὐτὸ τὸ πολύτιµο καθίδρυµα τῆς Ἱερᾶς Ἀρχιεπισκοπῆς µας, ὥστε «ὁ βότρυς τῆς ζωῆς» νὰ γίνεται ὁ πολύτιµος ἐκεῖνος οἶνος ποὺ ζωοποιεῖ ὅλες τὶς κοινότητές µας, µὲ τὴ δύναµη καὶ τὴ χάρη τοῦ τιµίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ.

Μετὰ πατρικῶν εὐχῶν καὶ τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἀγάπης,

† ὁ Ἀµερικῆς Ἐλπιδοφόρος

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