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In April of 2018, Fr. Anastasios (Elekiah) Kihali, an Orthodox priest from Kenya, visited our parish to co-celebrate Liturgy, preach the sermon, and meet us during Coffee Hour about his ministry.  It was exhilarating due to his dynamic presence, vigorous preaching of the Gospel, and marvelous way of meeting people.  5 years later we can now [...]

Join hundreds of young adults from all over the country for 4 days of Faith, Fellowship, Networking and FUN! The National Young Adult League (YAL) Conference is taking place June 30 to July 4, 2022 in New York City in conjunction with the National Clergy Laity celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Greek Orthodox [...]

So many hungry individuals met us at our first stop during last night’s Soup Run that we ran out of food. This rarely happens. In only 40 minutes, we served 65 delicious meals of chicken, rice and vegetables. The need is great, our guests are returning, they know where to find us and know that [...]

It was my joy and privilege to attend this annual Benefit Breakfast and represent our parish that has been supporting this remarkable, ecumenically sponsored organization to help immigrants transition to life in the U.S.  The keynote speaker, Luis Canalis (now an immigration lawyer in the Philadelphia area) gave moving testimony of his harrowing experience growing [...]

Members of Philoptochos - Eugenia Zavras, Debbie Nanos & Connie Begetis - along with Constantine Zavras - at this regionally supported event “Rise Against Hunger” at St. Barbara’s Church in Orange

I subscribe to The Wheel, a high quality journey of Orthodox thought, Sister Vassa (from the New York area) is an Orthodox scholar teaching in Austria, and Fr. John Behr, a former colleague of mine at St. Vladimir’s Seminary, is a leading Orthodox theologian.  Promises to be quite substantive, especially since the voices of informed women [...]