- 8 years ago
- Metropolitan Isaiah is a native of New Hampshire, having been born in Portsmouth. He is one of four children born to Dennis and Mary (Kapsimalis) Chronopoulos who had emigrated to the United states from Olympia, Greece. After his primary and high school education, he served with distinction in the U... [read more]
October 2015
- 8 years ago
- Happy New Year Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As your parish priest, I wish you all a blessed New Year! Let us consider this matter of the happy New Year for us Christians! What makes it happy for us as Christians is that we let the spirit of Christ enter in the New Year. We shall be happ... [read more]
- 8 years ago
- This is the Day that the Lord has Made “Yesterday I was in anguish with Christ on the cross; today I am glorified with Him. Yesterday I was buried with Him; today I arise together with Him.” – St. Gregory of Nazianzus Go to any cemetery any place in the world. There you will find buried beneath th... [read more]
- 8 years ago
- Because of the length of the two mandated protocols, Father John has chosen not include a sermon in the bulletin. Christ is Risen! Parish News Holy Week We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to everyone that was involved with making Holy Week such a tremendous success! Speci... [read more]
- 8 years ago
- THE FALLING ASLEEP OF THE THEOTOKOS The first two weeks of August are set aside each year by the Orthodox Church as a fasting and prayer period in Commemoration of the Falling Asleep of the Virgin Mary, Birth-giver of God. The fasting ends with the celebration of the Feast itself. The Lord’s ... [read more]
- 8 years ago
- ECCLESIASTICAL NEW YEAR INDICTION The first day of September, for the Orthodox Church, is the first day of the ecclesiastical year. It is called the beginning of INDICTION. The word INDICTION is a Latin word and means to impose. It was first used in connection of taxes. The Romans began their fir... [read more]
- 8 years ago
- Oct 27, 2015 November 1, 2015 Feast of the Holy Unmercenaries Saints Cosmas and Damian When you give a feast invite the poor, the maimed,the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Luke 14:13-14 To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, t... [read more]
- 8 years ago
- Archbishop Demetrios of America with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House Greek Independence Day Reception on April 16, 2015 White House Greek Independence Day Reception 2015 On Thursday, April 16, 2015, President Barack Obama hosted the 29th Annual White Hou... [read more]