“All Things are possible for those who believe,” Archbishop ’s Encyclical for the Greek Independence Day Parade in New York (2018)
It is with great joy that we anticipate our annual Greek Independence Day
Parade this year, as we will gather on Sunday, April 22nd to march on Fifth
Avenue in celebration of this Day and our precious heritage of freedom. In
this celebration and the participation of our parishes throughout the
region, we offer a visible witness of the strength of our heritage and the
power of faith.
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04/18/2018
Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for Greek Independence Day Parade (2017)
In the joy and fellowship of our celebration of the Feast of the
Annunciation and Greek Independence Day, we will gather this year on March
26th for our annual Parade on Fifth Avenue in New York City. I invite all
of our parishes in the region to join with us as we honor our legacy of
freedom as Greeks and as Americans, and we offer a witness of the heroism
and sacrifice of those who engaged in the struggle for liberty.
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03/16/2017
Encyclical - Archbishop Demetrios Calls for full participation in NYC’s Greek Independence Parade (2016)
Archbishop Demetrios Calls for full participation in NYC’s Greek
Independence Parade
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04/10/2016
Encyclical for Greek Independence Day Parade (2015)
Our annual gathering for the Greek Independence Day Parade is a celebration
of our cherished ideals, a commemoration of those who sacrificed for the
sake of liberty, and a witness of the strength of our faith and heritage.
This year, as you probably know, our Parade will be held on Sunday, March
29, and I invite you to join with us as we march down Fifth Avenue in
Manhattan, New York.
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03/16/2015
Encyclical for the Greek Independence Day Parade (2014)
In the joy and fellowship of our shared heritage and faith, I invite you to
participate in our annual Greek Independence Day Parade. This year’s parade
will be held on Sunday, March 30 on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, and through
a strong and vibrant presence of our Omogeneia, we have a tremendous
opportunity to affirm publicly an enduring witness of truth and freedom.
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03/21/2014
Encyclical for the Greek Independence Day Parade (2013)
Our parade is a unique witness of both our faith and our Hellenic heritage.
As we march together, we will commemorate the struggle of our forefathers
and ancestors who made great sacrifices in order to establish freedom in
our country after four centuries under foreign occupation. Faith in God,
commitment to His will, and awareness of His great power and wisdom
inspired our ancestors to stand for liberty, justice, human dignity, and
life.
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03/27/2013
Encyclical for the Greek Independence Day Parade (2012)
It is with great joy and anticipation for our commemoration of Greek
Independence Day that I invite you to participate in our annual parade on
Fifth Avenue in New York City, which will be held this year on Sunday,
March 25.
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03/09/2012
Encyclical - Invitation to the Greek Independence Day Parade in New York (2011)
I ask all of our parishes to plan and facilitate participation in this
year’s parade, so that we may come together for a joyous time of
fellowship, love and community. I also encourage the participation of our
youth and children as we nurture their lives in our faith and heritage. May
all of you make every effort to participate in the great event of the
parade of March 27.
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03/17/2011
Encyclical for Greek Independence Day Parade (2009)
Once again we gather together with joy and excitement as Greek Orthodox
Christians to celebrate Greek Independence Day, March 25, 1821, by
participating in our annual Greek Independence Day Parade in New York City,
on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
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04/20/2009
Encyclical for the Greek Independence Day Parade in Manhattan (2008)
Each year we have the unique and blessed opportunity to come together in
fellowship and brotherhood to celebrate Greek Independence Day, a truly
historic occasion for all Hellenes and for all peoples of the world.
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03/31/2008
Encyclical for the Greek Independence Day Parade, NYC (2007)
As brothers and sisters in Christ we joyfully anticipate once again the
celebration of the Day of Greek Independence through our participation in
the annual parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, to which all members of our
communities are called.
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04/12/2007
Encyclical for the Greek Independence Day Parade (2003)
Each year on the twenty-fifth of March, Orthodox Christians throughout the
world come together in the love of Jesus Christ to celebrate the Feast of
the Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos. For Greek Orthodox Christians,
this day takes on added significance, commemorating the heroic struggle of
the Greek nation in the year 1821 for freedom, liberty, and independence.
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03/28/2003
Greek Independence Day Message to the Faithful (2001)
Assuredly, these annual events are a witness to the intrinsic influence of
Hellenism and Orthodoxy upon our identity. They are also a visible
manifestation of the power of a substantive legacy and a living faith that
not only enabled the preservation of religious expression, language, and a
national distinctiveness through centuries of oppression, but also enabled
our forbearers to embrace the struggle for freedom and to accept the
challenges of independence.
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03/25/2001
Archive: Archbishop Demetrios' Encyclicals
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