His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces the assignment of Reverend Presbyter Neofitos Sarigiannis to Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Albany, New York, effective July 1, 2026 as he joins the parish family in […] The post Fr. Neofitos Sarigiannis assigned to St. Sophia Church in Albany, NY appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces the assignment of the Very Reverend Archimandrite Michael Giavris to Kimisis Church in Brooklyn, New York, effective June 16, 2026. Archimandrite Michael is a clergyman of the Greek […] The post V. Rev. Arch. Michael Giavris assigned to Kimisis Church in Brooklyn, NY appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces the appointment of Fr. Gregory Gounardes as the new Proistamenos of Saints Demetrios and George Greek Orthodox Church in New York City, effective June 16, 2026. A native […] The post Fr. Gregory Gounardes appointed Proistamenos of Sts. Demetrios and George Church in NYC appeared first on Orthodox […]
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America announces the assignment of the Reverend Protopresbyter Paschalios (Pat) Legato to Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in Schenectady, New York, effective July 1, 2026. Fr. Paschalios was born and […] The post Fr. Paschalios Legato assigned to St. George Church in Schenectady, NY appeared first on Orthodox Observer.
Inside St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, voices and instruments lifted to commemorate the miraculous life and afterlife of Saint Iakovos of Evia in four stunning movements. Composed jointly by Savvas Karantzias and […] The post Archbishop Elpidophoros attends world premier of ‘A Contemporary Saint: Saint Iakovos of Evia’ appeared first on Orthodox […]
The names of the Twelve Apostles are these: Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew, the First-called; James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John, who was also the Evangelist and Theologian; Philip, and Bartholomew (see also June 11); Thomas, and Matthew the publican, who was also called Levi and was an […]
The divinely-blessed Peter was from Bethsaida of Galilee. He was the son of Jonas and the brother of Andrew the First-called. He was a fisherman by trade, unlearned and poor, and was called Simon; later he was renamed Peter by the Lord Jesus Christ Himself, Who looked at him and said, "Thou art Simon the […]
These Saints lived during the years of Diocletian. Saint Cyrus was from Alexandria, and Saint John was from Edessa of Mesopotamia. Because of the persecution of that time, Cyrus fled to the Gulf of Arabia, where there was a small community of monks. John, who was a soldier, heard of Cyrus' fame and came to […]
Saint David, who was from Thessalonica, lived a most holy and ascetical life. For some years, he took up his dwelling in the branches of an almond tree, exposed to all the elements and extremes of the weather. He reposed in peace during the reign of Saint Justinian the Great, in the sixth century. Reading […]
This Martyr practiced the ascetic discipline in Nisibis of Mesopotamia; she was of such great beauty that the report of her came to the persecutor Selenus, and every attempt was made to make her deny Christ. After many horrible tortures, she was cruelly dismembered by the executioners, then beheaded, in the year 310 (or, according […]
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