2024 Clergy-Laity Congress to Highlight Outreach Ministries
The upcoming Clergy-Laity Congress, slated to take place in San Diego this summer, will feature the significance of Outreach Ministries within the life of the church. Scheduled from June 30 to July 4th, the Congress will not only focus on the business of the church but will also emphasize the imperative of making a difference in the Archdiocese and the broader community.
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Archbishop Elpidophoros
Message from Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for the Clergy-Laity Congress 2024
Message from Archbishop Elpidophoros of America for the Clergy-Laity Congress 2024
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Greek Independence Day Celebrated at the White House
Yesterday, April 4, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, and members of the Greek American community were warmly welcomed to the White House by President Joe Biden for a celebration marking the 203rd Anniversary of Greek Independence. The distinct recognition by the White House has been an honored tradition since 1987.
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Archbishop Elpidophoros
May 2, 2024
Metropolis of New Jersey
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Parishes
Senior Fellowship of St. Nektarios in Charlotte, NC Clean Sacred Church Vessels
May 1, 2024
In late August His Eminence ordained Aaron (Kyriaka) Gilbert to the Deaconate to serve at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Camp Hill, and in early December ordained him to the Holy Priesthood (photo at right). Fr. Aaron’s father, the late Fr. Matthew Gilbert, originally hailed from the Eastern region of our Metropolis, and Pres. Kyriaka’s family is from the York-Lancaster area.
In October His Eminence ordained Konstantinos (Evangelia) Koutroubas to the Deaconate to serve at Sts. Constantine & Helen in Reading (photo below). Dn. Konstantinos has been the pastoral assistant to Fr. Pappalas for a few years now, and originally hails from Philadelphia. Pres. Evangelia is the daughter of Fr. Nicholas & Pres. Irene Palis.
At the end of December, His Eminence will ordain Dn. Thomas (Dssa. Molly) Drenen to the Holy Priestood, and he will continue to serve the Sts. Constantine & Helen Cathedral community in Cleveland Heights. His ordination to the deaconate was the last ordination before 2018, taking place in October 2016 in Cleveland.
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