The faithful were blessed to have Metropolitan Alexios, visiting Elder Efraim, clergy and monks serving and chanting during the Diving Liturgy of St John Chrysostom.

On Saturday, the Elder Efraim and monks from Vatopaidi Monastery presented the sacred Panagia Vimatarissa icon to Metropolitan Alexios, clergy and a large gathering of faithful at the Diakonia Retreat Center.

In an effort to ensure that this Saturday’s upcoming reception of the Panagia Vimatarissa icon proceeds as smoothly as possible, we are asking that all who are planning to attend please arrive promptly at 10:30 AM, so that the procession can begin at its scheduled time of 11:00 AM. To that end, we ask that travelers keep a few things in mind.

On September 10th 2018, His Eminence visited the Montessori School of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Orleans to bless and participate in the schools expansion.

Metropolitan Alexios speaks about the person of the Theotokos, the Mother of God, in the life of the Church.

Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta speaks of the importance of using digital media to spread the message of Gospel.

At the present moment, Hurricane Florence has been updated to a Category 4 storm, and its 140 mile-an-hour winds are expected to make landfall on the border of North and South Carolina sometime late Thursday night, or early Friday morning.

Metropolitan Alexios speaks with Pemptousia on the benefit of monasticism to the Church and to society.

Emmy Award-winning actor and devout Orthodox Christian Jonathan Jackson offered one of his 5 Emmy Awards to the Athonite Monastery of Vatopaidi during the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.