Out of pastoral love and guidance, His Eminence has made the decision, in concert with the 2020 Clergy-Laity Congress, to forego Parish Council nominations and elections for the coming year (unless otherwise deemed necessary by the Metropolis of Atlanta).

Today we glory in Cross of the Lord, raising it on high in the Feast of Its Universal Exaltation. Truly, this is a marvel; for the love of God, which moved His Only-Begotten Son to willingly ascend such a cruel instrument of torture and death, utterly transforms it into the sign of victory over death.

As we enter this period of the new Ecclesiastical Year, the Metropolis turns its attention to those beautiful events: the Winter Youth Rally & Hellenic Dance Festival. Both WYR and HDF remain committed to safe environments for our Metropolis faithful to come together in fellowship, worship, and dance. Indeed, the Metropolis continues to closely monitor the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance with CDC, State and Federal Guidelines. 

Click here to read the joint statement from Metropolitan Alexios and The Right Reverend Samuel Rodman, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina.

Click here to read an important message from His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios.

Please click here to read His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's Encyclical for this year's coming Ecclesiastical New Year & Day of Protection of the Environment.

 The Saint Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine, located in Saint Augustine, Florida, is delighted to present a special webinar presentation with Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis Dr. Lee Ann Clements entitled “Covid-19 and the Renewal of the Earth,” on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, the Feast of the Indiction.

His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios will preside over a Vigil Service on Friday, August 14th from 7P.M. – 11 P.M. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will follow on Saturday, August 15th from 8:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.

Click here to read the joint statement from Metropolitan Alexios and The Right Reverend Peter Eaton, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Southeast Florida.

Presvytera Stavroula  (Lula) Hondras passed away peacefully at her home on July 25th at the age of 98 years old. Presvytera Lu was the beloved wife of the late Rev. John Hondras who passed away in 1988. Presvytera Lu was born on May 16, 1922 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where she and Father John were married in 1942

Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! As we continue through the remainder of what has been a unique summer, it seems especially appropriate to express my gratitude and appreciation those who faithfully served our youth through this year’s Summer Reset Program.

New York, NY – On July 23, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros met with President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at the White House on the concerns of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese over the seizure and re-conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.

I greet you with love and joy in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I pray that this summer season has been one of health for all our families. Of course, I know that we are all still living in the era of COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore I wished to offer some some words of continued support.

My beloved, just as the Theotokos protected our Holy City many times before, when we chant the Akathist Hymn of the Fifth Week of Great Lent this coming Friday, July 24th, we chant it with the understanding that she will do so again, as long as we come before her Son with reverence and proper worship. Attached here, you will find the text of the Akathist Hymn, which will allow those viewing their parishes' live-streams to follow the order of the service.

His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios conducted a videoconference meeting with Metropolis of Atlanta Clergy on Tuesday morning, July 14th to review the current status of the Archdiocese Clergy Pension Program.

We, the Members of the Holy Eparchial Synod of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, under the presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, write to you in the power of the Holy Spirt in these anguished days when the Great Church of Christ, the Patriarchal Cathedral of Holy Wisdom, Ἁγία Σοφία, institutionalized for the past ninety years as a museum and world cultural monument, has been re-converted into a mosque. This egregious and unnecessary action has gravely wounded all Orthodox Christians, indeed all Christians around the world and all people of faith and good will.

Click here for the Holy Eparchial Synod's response to the reversal in status of Hagia Sophia.

In recognition of the one year anniversary of the Enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, I was pleased to offer my thoughts and well wishes, which you can read from the website of The National Herald here.

The Network of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Pastoral Health Care has offered the Prayer During the Pandemic Crisis in 12 Languages

Congratulations to Elizabeth Schisler of the Annunciation Church (Montgomery, AL), one of three Orthrodox Christian Scouts who was awarded a scholarship from the Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting!