The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese is developing a series of digital toolkits to aid parishes during the COVID-19 crisis.
News
April 4, 2020
All our lives we have enjoyed our participation in this Sacrament, and we are grateful to be a member of the Body of Christ, which is the Church. Now, the moment has come for us to commune differently: Let us offer our blood to our fellow human being, for the life of the world. Read More
Press Office
April 3, 2020
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros delivers Homily at the Service of the Akathist Hymn at Saint George Tropeoforos Greek Orthodox Church New York, New York Read More
Holy Eparchial Synod
March 31, 2020
On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, the Holy Eparchial Synod convened via teleconference, in order to be informed and to discuss significant matters that affect the Archdiocese of America, and unanimously decided the following. Read More
Archdiocese Presbyters Council
March 28, 2020
I greet each and every one of you in the love of Christ and with my deep appreciation for all that you are doing for the Faithful during this global pandemic. We have all been caught off guard and I know that you are all doing your best to keep your vital ministries going in every way possible. Read More
Press Office
March 27, 2020
For the Life of the World presents a way of reaching out across social distancing at a time of global calamity in order to address the role of the Church at a time of spiritual crisis, challenge, and concern. Read More
News
March 26, 2020
Archbishop Elpidophoros addresses the faithful regarding #COVID19 Read More
Ecumenical Patriarchate News Release
March 19, 2020
The voice of the Church, of the Mother Church, cannot be silent in such times. Our words, then, take the form we have learned through the ages: through the liturgy and through instruction, with encouragement and consolation. Read More
Press Office
March 16, 2020
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces today measures to protect the health of the Greek Orthodox Flock of America, and the health of the wider public. These decisions are being taken in light of the recommendations of Federal, State, and City officials and agencies, including the CDC. Read More
Holy Eparchial Synod
March 14, 2020
For the benefit and protection of the faithful, and taking into account the recent scientific findings, we advise our faithful not to be exposed in places of public assembly (including attending church) during the next few weeks. Read More
Holy Eparchial Synod
March 6, 2020
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and the Most Reverend Members of the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, have issued guidelines to the Clergy and Laity of the Archdiocese to face the outbreak of the Coronavirus, Covid-19, that has spread throughout the world. Read More
Illness and Disease
March 6, 2020
Directives to be followed by the Clergy dealing with Covid-19 (Coronavirus), until further notice, based on the instructions of the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) Read More
Encyclical
March 6, 2020
The appearance of the Covid-19 Pandemic (Coronavirus) throughout the world and in the United States has created fear, anxiety, and genuine concern. All of these need to be taken seriously and no one’s fears should be dismissed out of hand. Already, religious bodies are responding in similar ways, but ways that are not necessarily consistent. Read More
Center for Family Care
January 7, 2020
The Clergy Initiative, a ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Center for Family Care, is pleased to announce the launch of the first-ever Parish Council Nominee Training Video Series. Read More
Center for Family Care
May 16, 2019
This webinar discusses how past relationships, from childhood onward, impact our marriages. Read More
Center for Family Care
November 30, 2018
This webinar focuses on the challenges families face surrounding mental wellness and how we as a church can provide support. Read More
Center for Family Care
November 6, 2018
This webinar connects the physical and spiritual elements of fasting for contemporary life by appealing to what the Church has always understood—our physical fast supports godly thoughts, words, and actions. Read More
Center for Family Care
October 17, 2018
As Orthodox Christian parents, we may find it difficult to address the topic of child abuse, especially regarding our own children’s well-being and safety. We may like to believe that our children are protected by our prayers and our Orthodox community, but in reality child abuse can happen to any child, anywhere. Read More
Center for Family Care
September 19, 2018
The loss of a loved one—whether a parent, a spouse, a child or a good friend—can be one of the most devastating and painful experiences in life. It is an unavoidable reality that all of us will experience at some point in our life’s journey. As the old saying goes, time heals. Yet my observation through the years is that time itself is not the solution. Read More
Center for Family Care
August 14, 2018
Christ and His Church offer salvation, eternal life, and the hope of the Resurrection. The church is not a type of psychiatric medication or a fabrication meant to calm our existential crises. It is the place where we experience the reality of the Kingdom of Heaven and God’s love for mankind through the ultimate expression of gratitude in the Eucharist. It is in this experience, in conjunction with the best of what modern medicine and therapy have to offer, that we find rest from the worry of this world. And, as we find peace, those around us will encounter Christ’s saving rest as well. Read More