Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
August 26, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features V. Rev. Tony Vrame “Creation Care in Religious Education” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
August 19, 2021
The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
July 15, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Ephemia Nicolakis “Eco-Orthodox: A Personal Initiative.” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
July 8, 2021
The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Ranging from practical to theological, each three-minute video offers a unique perspective on environmental stewardship through the knowledge and expertise of Orthodox Christians across the United States. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
July 1, 2021
The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Ranging from practical to theological, each three-minute video offers a unique perspective on environmental stewardship through the knowledge and expertise of Orthodox Christians across the United States. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
June 24, 2021
The “How-to” Green Your Parish series is an initiative of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations. New episodes will be released weekly featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Ranging from practical to theological, each three-minute video offers a unique perspective on environmental stewardship through the knowledge and expertise of Orthodox Christians across the United States. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
June 17, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Hieromonk Michael on “Creation and Monasticism.” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
June 10, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Nike Pappas on “Learning from Animals.” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
June 3, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Steve Christoforou on “Creation and Youth Ministry.” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
May 27, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Dr. Elizabeth Theokritoff on “Creation and the Liturgical Cycle.” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
May 20, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Hieromonk Michael on “Starting a Parish Garden.” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
May 13, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features the parish of St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church in Roseville, California on “Learning from our Parishes.” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
May 6, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Archdeacon John Chryssavgis on “Creation and Sacraments.” Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
April 29, 2021
This week’s “How-to” Green Your Parish episode features Dr. George Nassos on “Greening Your Parish - Practical Tips.” Read More
Center for Family Care
April 26, 2021
I used to be fearful of pruning my rose bushes, wanting them to have full freedom to grow any which way they would. I didn’t want to be like a highly caffeinated hairdresser lopping off more than enough inches, leading to something that looked like a shearing rather than a trim. ‘Don’t be afraid to prune’ gardening experts say, “pruning leads to new growth and continued blooming.” (Marie Ianotti) Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
April 22, 2021
To observe the global celebration of Earth Day, which was first held in 1970, the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations welcomes its newest addition to the Greening the Parish initiative: The How-to Video Series. Beginning on Earth Day, the Department will be releasing weekly new videos featuring ideas and ways to introduce creation care and sustainability in your parish and home. Read More
Department of Inter-Orthodox Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
March 29, 2021
The Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations has released a Greening the Parish Resource Page. Designed for both the parish and home, this page provides resource material for navigating and fulfilling our vocation as stewards of creation and working towards greening our parishes together. Read More
Orthodox Observer
March 10, 2021
A new Pan-Orthodox film, The Face of God: The Orthodox Church on Climate Change, has been released by the Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration. The film captures the beauty of creation as a living icon of God, derived from a quote of St. John of Damascus, “The whole world is a living icon of the face of God,” and how current environmental changes are challenging Orthodox Christian parishes. Read More
GOARCH Affiliates and Organizations
February 24, 2021
The University of Massachusetts, Lowell, is offering a webinar titled, “Climate Change as Moral Priority: The Greek Patriarch” featuring Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, Theological Advisor to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 6pm (ET). The program will explore the question, “What have we learned about the relationship between religion and climate change, especially in this period of the pandemic?” Read More
Video
February 9, 2021
The fourth webinar in the Greening the Parish series of the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations features young adults’ hopes for the present and future as they work to protect God’s Creation. Read More