Today, we celebrate the eightieth anniversary of our magnificent Feast of Victory – τὰ Νικητήρια of the Theotokos, who on October 28, 1940, came to the aid of Greece and her noble people. We honor those Greeks who, as the Lord enjoined in His commandment, ‘let their “yes” be “yes,”...
Get delicious Greek dishes and desserts for Thanksgiving 2020! Spanakopita, tyropita, baklava, tsoureki, and more! Proceeds to benefit a local philanthropic charity. Please get your orders in by Wednesday, Nov. 18th. Orders will be available for pickup in the Church Hall the Sunday before Thanksgiving (Nov. 22nd). Please call for...
Holy Communion is the pivotal point of the Orthodox Christian worship experience. This Sacrament has been traditionally served with the same spoon and from a common chalice for all faithful present at the Liturgy. The spread of COVID-19 has made many church members apprehensive about continuing to use a common...
“It is a shared conviction that, in our time, the natural environment is threatened like never before in the history of humankind. The magnitude of this threat becomes manifest in the fact that what is at stake is not anymore the quality, but the preservation of life on our planet....
Please join Fr. Michael Marcantoni and Dr. Emily Adamopoulos for a special edition of OCN’s Real Deal. They will be tackling the daunting question of how to understand and address the topic of addictions, their effect on communities and families and what we can do about it. Both Fr. Michael...
“We need to work together to convince President Erdogan not to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque in Istanbul. Hagia Sophia was built as a Church and a pride of Greek Orthodox Church which commands the loyalty of Greek Orthodox Christians counting some 300 million in Greece, Turkey and around...
Dear Fr., Maggos, The MCCC is so very grateful for your generous donation to our group. I sent along some information on who we are and what we do. One of our ongoing programs is providing Marines and Sailors educational scholarships so that in conjunction with their Reserve Service, their...
NEW YORK – ON FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020, IN RESPONSE TO THE GROWING TENSIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP ELPIDOPHOROS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: “THE UNJUST SLAYING OF GEORGE FLOYD CANNOT BE WHERE AMERICA STANDS. VIOLENCE ONLY BREEDS VIOLENCE, BUT WHEN SUCH VIOLENCE IS PERPETRATED BY...