Registration is open for the 2025 Atlanta Metropolis Clergy-Laity Assembly, Grand Banquet and Philoptochos Convention to be hosted by the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Charleston, South Carolina on June 11-15, 2025. Exhibit space and Sponsorships are available. Each parish and ministry is requested to provide photos to be included in a video.

The 2025 FCAO Scholarship Program for Academic Excellence is now open for undergraduate students in all fields of study. We are accepting applications through April 30th, 2025.

Weeks after the Enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta, His Eminence made a pastoral visit to Saint Mark Church in Boca Raton, Florida

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Over 3500 participants gathered Jan. 16-20 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem to attend the 24th Hellenic Dance Festival (HDF). The Metropolis of Atlanta-sponsored event hosted participants from across its Metropolis and beyond. Participants included 60 dance groups along with representatives from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Nebraska, and Louisiana. The weekend was highlighted by the attendance and participation of His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta.

Today, January 9, 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Members of the Holy and Sacred Synod received the newly elected Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta at the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the Lesser (Micro) Minima. Click here to watch the Ecumenical Patriarchate's official video via Facebook

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Holy and Sacred Synod's unanimous election of Bishop Sevastianos of Zela to Metropolitan of the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta. Enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos will be January 25, 2025 at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Atlanta, Georgia. AXIOS!

On Friday, November 1, His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zelon, on behalf of His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta, attended the 8th annual Greek Fest Charity Gala at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile, Alabama. During the event, money was raised for the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation and the Women’s Resource Center of Mobile.

His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zela visited the Tampa Bay area, October 19th & 20th.

For Parish Council Elections to fill members of your Parish Councils who rotate off this year, I ask you to use the forms to submit your Parish Council Election results for ratification for those to be elected to serve in 2025. Clergy, please forward this email to your Parish Board of Elections.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Mobile, Alabama, held its annual Greek Festival on Thursday, October 17, through Sunday, October 20. Being on the Gulf Coast and having experienced hurricanes in the past, it was important for the Annunciation community to raise awareness of the need for hurricane relief for those impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

In support of National Hurricane Relief Fund, your Metropolis Philoptochos wants to be sure you are aware of the steps our Archdiocese is taking to collect relief funds for both Hurricanes Helene and Milton (Click here for detailed information on the National Hurricane Relief Fund). This will also clarify how your Metropolis of Atlanta Philoptochos will proceed going forward.

I begin this message in a spirit of gratitude for the way our Metropolis has come together to support those affected by Hurricane Helene. Unfortunately in hurricane season, there is very little rest, and now Hurricane Milton approaches our beloved Tampa Bay area, even as it still recovers. Therefore, this letter is sent to you, our Clergy & Parish Council Presidents in a spirit of preparation, so that all our parishes--and especially those in the path of the storm-- are aware that the same resources shall be available if--God forbid--homes or livelihoods should be affected when Milton makes landfall.

It has been nearly a week since Hurricane Helene left great devastation across our nation, much of it falling within the boundaries of our Holy and God-Protected Metropolis of Atlanta.

We are hoping that your parish Priest, President of the Parish Council & designated IT/Cybersecurity Personnel will make every effort to attend an important online meeting. Each Priest is asked to ensure that at least one of these lay individuals also attend (in addition to our Clergy): either your parish's IT-focused lay member, your Parish Council President, or ideally (if possible), both.

On Wednesday, August 14th, clergy and faithful from the Northeast Conference gathered at the Dormition of the Theotokos parish in Greensboro for Great Vespers of the feast. The service, which included both an Artoklasia and the chanting of the Dormition Encomia, was presided over by His Grace Bishop +SEVASTIANOS of Zela.

Plans are well underway for our Starry Night Fundraiser to benefit the DRC on September 21st, in Mobile, AL at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (50 S. Ann St). The reception hour begins at 6 pm with dinner served at 7. A short presentation will then be followed by dancing until 11 pm (music from Nick Demos and the Islanders). Individual tickets for the event are on sale now for $65 and there is a limit of 200 .

On the Feast of Holy Pentecost, 2024, the parish of Saints Markella and Demetrios in Mary Esther, Florida was blessed to unveil new dome iconography including Christ the Pantocrator, Angels, and Old Testament Prophets.

Calling all Artists/Graphic Designers of ALL AGES! We are looking to create a new logo for the DRC.

This past weekend, St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in West Palm Beach, FL opened their doors to the Metropolis Oratorical Speakers and their families. Friday started with a welcome dinner and speaker orientation led by Dr. Alexander Bellas. On Saturday, after the speeches, we took a tour of the Flagler Museum and enjoyed a ride down A1A on Palm Beach before the awards glendi. We want to congratulate all of our speakers. We are happy to announce Lambros (Knoxville, TN) and Zeke (Cumming, GA) will be representing the Metropolis at the National Festival in Buffalo, NY.

For Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, I pray that we will all recall the simple saying, “God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.”