Press Office
May 20, 2017
Hellenic College Holy Cross School of Theology graduated 52 students at its 75th commencement May 20, which also awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities to entrepreneur and philanthropist George Logothetis and an honorary doctorate of divinity to Fr. George Poulos, a 1948 graduate of Holy Cross Seminary in Pomfret, Conn. Read More
Archons
May 1, 2017
ATLANTA – At their 18th annual St. Andrew Banquet on March 18, Metropolis of Atlanta Archons heard a presentation on the current situation in Turkey as it relates to the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Read More
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America
May 1, 2017
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA has released the first national study on evangelization and outreach in Orthodox parishes in the United States. The report “Go and Make Disciples: Evangelization and Outreach in US Orthodox Parishes” explores the practices and strategies developed by some Orthodox parishes that can be viewed as exemplary in their missionary and outreach efforts. Read More
FAITH
May 1, 2017
NEW YORK – The 2017 FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence application period has opened. “FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism” sponsors a series of merit-based scholarships for high school seniors entering college in the fall through this prestigious scholarship series. In the past, awards have ranged from $1,000 to $20,000. Read More
National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians
May 1, 2017
“I thank the wonderful women of Philoptochos and the Children’s Medical Fund for their generosity in granting $25,000 to Matthew’s Hearts of Hope in 2015. We have been able to help so many children in the northeast and are expanding our reach to help other children born with congenital heart defects,” states Marie Hatcher, R.N. Read More
National Philoptochos Society
May 1, 2017
This year, the Aid to Greece and Cyprus Committee has launched its Heart-to-Heart Campaign to bring renewed awareness and commitment to the plight of our brethren overseas. Read More
Archons
May 1, 2017
Emilia Kamvisi, an 86-year-old grandmother, and Efstratios Valiamos, a fisherman, both from Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos, will receive this year’s Athenagoras Human Rights Award presented by the Order of St. Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, at the organization’s annual banquet Saturday, Oct. 21. Read More
Orthodox Observer
May 1, 2017
Will you belong to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine at the World Trade Center? Read More
Archons
May 1, 2017
The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle will present this year’s Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship to Archon John A. Catsimatidis, chairman of the Order’s Religious Freedom Initiative and a member of the Order’s governing body, the National Council, for many years. Read More
Hellenic College Holy Cross
May 1, 2017
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Recently I had the privilege of having dinner with Nick, an Orthodox Christian in his early twenties. Nick lives in a large city and works two full-time jobs – at a law office and a restaurant – to pay his rent. Early in the conversation, he noted how hard he’s trying pay off his tens of thousands of dollars in student loans. Despite his busyness, Nick said he wants very badly to learn more about his faith. “I don’t really know why I’m Orthodox,” he said. “But I want to.” Read More
