As we continue to observe this year's bicentennial of Greek Independence, the Metropolis uses this historic moment to focus on a somber anniversary in the struggle for Hellenism: the Fall of the Queen City of Constantinople, on May 29th, 1453. If we look at March 25th, 1821 as the fulfillment of the 400-year struggle to regain our freedom, we commemorate the Fall of the City as a memorial to those who fell in defense of their faith and country, and even as part of an ongoing struggle to maintain religious freedom in Constantinople.
Χριστός Ανέστη! On Sunday, May 8th 2021, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Charlotte, North Carolina welcomed our chief shepherd and spiritual father, Metropolitan +Alexios, to celebrate the Divine Liturgy on Mother’s Day. Before the conclusion of the Liturgy, His Eminence elevated Fr. Vasileios Tsourlis, Dean of the Cathedral and Vicar of the Northeast Conference, to the office of Protopresbyter. His Eminence also tonsured members of the Cathedral’s acolyte team. ΑΞΟΙ!
I would like to convey to all the faithful of the God-protected Metropolis of Atlanta, in a spirit of love and well-being, that we were able to host a webinar with the Clergy and Parish Council Presidents on Tuesday, April 6, in which additional changes to the COVID guidelines were discussed.
Prometheus Panhellenic Cultural Center in Tarpon Springs celebrated the Greek Bicentennial. Click for more information related to Orlando's Bicentennial proclamation, and the photo contest.
This year, now that vaccinations have made gatherings possible, our Metropolis is pleased to reintroduce our annual Pascha Picnic on Thomas Saturday, May 8th, 2021, the first Saturday after Pascha. In a spirit of gratitude for our Lady's continued loving protection, I am pleased to invite the faithful of the Metropolis to celebrate a Hierarchical Orthros (at 7:30 AM) and Divine Liturgy (8:45 AM), and then, in a procession around the lake of our Diakonia Retreat Center with the miraculous Vimatarissa Icon, so that we too can honor our Panagia, praying for all our Metropolis family.
My Beloved Clergy, Youth & Sunday School Directors, and Parents of the Metropolis of Atlanta, I greet you my beloved with love and joy as we approach the mid-point of our Lenten Journey to Pascha! I am so pleased to be able to tell each of you, our Metropolis family, that St. Stephen's Summer Camp will return in person to the Diakonia Retreat Center for the year 2021!
As we are also a little over a week removed from the Bicentennial of the Greek War for Independence, I would not want to forget the following video, which is The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band & Chorus performing The Dance of Zalongo - The Soldiers' Chorus. In keeping with the patriotic theme, I am also pleased to offer the following beautiful article written by an Alexander Billinis, who speaks movingly and poetically about his experiences at our beloved Diakonia Retreat Center,
I invite all Clergy and Parish Council Presidents (or in their absence a representative) to a webinar meeting to answer your questions about changes to the COVID Guidelines enclosed below. Please join us on Tuesday, April 6 at 11am EST.
His Grace Bishop Sevastianos visited Holy Trinity Cathedral in Charlotte for the Sunday of Orthodoxy & Annunciation Church in Winston Salem for the Feast.
We are blessed to observe the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution for Independence on March 25th, 2021. In recognition of this historic date, a special committee was tasked with organizing two major events in our Metropolis. The first will take place at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Tarpon Springs on March 25, the second event will follow on March 28th at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Atlanta.
The Religious Education Committee has assembled a myriad of religious education resources for personal spiritual growth and for all ages of religious education.
Anyone can go to any of the parishes, without an appointment for the Sacrament of Confession at the times listed; otherwise, an appointment is required.
With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Alexios, on behalf of the Metropolis Finance Committee, Mike Missios has shared the 2022 Archdiocese Total Commitment Allocation System with all Parish Clergy, P.C. President and Treasurers, and Audit Chairs. Click to learn more.
The Metropolis of Atlanta is pleased to announce that the new website for our Diakonia Retreat Center, www.thediakoniaretreatcenter.com is now live! Click here for more info, and to visit the site.
His Eminence visited St. Stefanos (St. Petersburg, FL) where he celebrated the Feast of the Synaxsis of the Three Hierarchs and elevated Fr. Sampson Kasapakis to Confessor Priest.
As we prepare for this season of new beginnings, the purpose of this letter is to consider the Metropolis’s safety practices for continuing to serve you, the faithful clergy and laity, even amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. To read the rest of His Eminence's letter and review the Metropolis protocols, please click here.
In recognition of the Feast of the Nativity, below can be found the Christmas Proclamation of His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew I, in English, and in Greek.
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