Holy Metropolis of the Genuine Greek Orthodox Church of America

Encyclical Regarding Holy Communion

December 5/18, 2002

E N C Y C L I C A L

To the Holy Clergy and Pious People
Of the Holy Metropolis of the Genuine Greek Orthodox
Old Calendar Church of America

Beloved Fathers and Brethren:

“May the blessings of God always be with you.”

1.The beloved Disciple of our Lord, the Evangelist St. John, writes in his First General Epistle: “Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard the antichrist shall come, even now there are many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. They went out from us, but they were not of us for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.” (I John 2:18-19).

In other words, St. John the Theologian warns us saying: My children, now is a critical time: today’s season is full of dangers. As you have heard from the evangelical preaching, the antichrist will come. At this time, many heretics have manifested themselves; they are forerunners of the antichrist. From this we learn that our times are critical.

Reminder: 2009 Clergy-Laity/Youth Conferences OCT 9-12

Wednesday, 10 June 2009 22:50

Everyone,

This is a reminder that this year's Youth Conference and Clergy-Laity Conference will be held together in New York City on Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 9-12.

The Organizing Committee has been able to secure a discounted hotel rate. to take advantage of the discounted rate, there are a couple of deadlines we have to meet.

1.) Hotel Fee Deadline: July 1, 2009. we will be staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Laguardia Airport. Here are the rates.

4 people sharing a room $100 per person
3 people sharing a room $135 per person
2 people sharing a room $200 per person
1 person per room $400

Please see the attached registration form for contact information.

2.) Registration Fee Dealine: September 1, 2009.

Registration: $100 per person
Covers: 7 meals, a dinner cruise around Manhattan, Greek restaurant Sunday for lunch, Sunday evening Glendi with live music, transportation, and all meeting space expenses. The NYC Organizing Committee is graciously subsidizing a large part of the costs through their own fund raising.

In Christ,

Leonidas Pittos

Youth Conference Reminder

Thursday, 21 May 2009 19:21

Just a reminder to everyone that is thinking about attending the Youth Conference this year (which coincides with the Clergy-Laity Conference) in October should plan to register now!

Here is the Facebook event page for those on Facebook.

Dormition (Kimisis) Parish has a new Website

Friday, 15 May 2009 20:11

Dormition (Kimisis) Parish in Florida has a new website:

http://www.kimisis.net

Anastasis! 2009 Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen!

Saturday, 25 April 2009 21:52

The Service of the Resurrection (Anastasis) at the Cathedral of St. Markella in Astoria, NY. Metropolitan Pavlos of America, presiding.

Great and Holy Friday 2009 at the Cathedral of Saint Markella

Friday, 24 April 2009 12:49

Great and Holy Friday 2009 at the Cathedral of Saint Markella with Metropolitan Pavlos of America presiding.

Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Christ is Risen!

Tuesday, 21 April 2009 13:57

The Holy Metropolis would like to extend our Paschal greetings and prayers for a blessed Bright Week as well to all the readers of our website!

2009 Youth Conference Invitation (Greek)

Tuesday, 14 April 2009 20:31

12η Μαρτίου 2009

ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ

Προς τον Σεβαστό Κλήρο και τους Πιστούς της Ιεράς Μητροπόλεως Γ.Ο.Χ. Αμερικής

Είναι μεγάλη μας χαρά να σας προσκαλέσουμε και φέτος στην Νέα Υόρκη για την πέμπτη Σύναξη Νέων και την δεύτερη Κληρικολαϊκή Σύναξη της Ιεράς Μητροπόλεώς μας.

Ο Καθεδρικός Ναός της Αγίας Μαρκέλλας και ο Ιερός Ναός του Αγίου Ισιδώρου θα φιλοξενήσουν φέτος τις συνάξεις της Κληρικολαϊκής, των Νέων, και των Φιλοπτώχων Αδελφοτήτων της τοπικής Εκκλησίας μας.

Προετοιμάζουμε ένα Σαββατοκύριακο πνευματικής ανάτασης και φιλικής αλληλεπικοινωνίας.

Στο πρόγραμμα περιέχονται:

Ευκαιρίες συνάντησης με τον Σεβασμιώτατο Μητροπολίτη μας Παύλο, με τον Θεοφιλέστατο Χριστόδουλο, και με τον κλήρο και τους μοναχούς της Ιεράς Μητροπόλεώς μας•
Κρουαζιέρα δείπνου γύρω από την πόλη της Νέας Υόρκης•
Αποχαιρετιστήριος χορός με παραδοσιακό Ελληνικό γλέντι.

Οι δηλώσεις συμμετοχής θα είναι διαθέσιμες τόσο στους ναούς όλων των ενοριών όσο και στην ιστοσελίδα της Μητρόπολεώς μας.

Κανονίστε τα σχέδια σας από τώρα για να έρθετε! Αναμένουμε να λάβουμε τις δηλώσεις σας προσεχώς και προσδοκούμε την επιτυχία της σύναξεώς μας.

Με εκτίμηση,

Η Συντονιστική Επιτροπή

2009 Youth Conference Registration Information

Tuesday, 14 April 2009 20:23

Greetings,

In response to last years vote in Chicago, the CLC, Youth Conference and National Philoptohos are all planned to take place on October 9-12 in NYC. In light of the current economic situation, we are sensitive to the fact that it will be very difficult for people to afford this expenditure. All must understand that NYC is the most expensive city in our Parish. We hope with enough time to plan fundraising, no one will be left out of the opportunity of attending.

There has been much discussion of the $100 fee for registration. To be clear, this $100 covers all expenses (other than hotel and airfare) while in NYC. That includes 7 meals, a dinner cruise around Manhattan to the Statue of Liberty (single ticket price is $118), traditional Greek Glendi, transportation and all meeting space expenses. Here in New York, we have already worked hard and fundraised several thousand dollars to keep this registration fee at $100.

The Youth Conference will provide sessions for middle school children (grade 6-8), high school, college and post college on Saturday, October 10th. Due to a lack of meeting space, we will not be able to accommodate younger children at the group site during the conference. If you would like to bring younger children, they can attend all other events, i.e., dinner cruise, meals, and glendi. They will unfortunately also require a $100 fee.

We have attached a copy of the registration form for this year's CLC/Youth Conference. We will also be mailing some copies to all parishes. Included in the mailings will be a poster, which can be posted in each church hall.

SEE REVISION BELOW. We ask that your registration material be returned by May 15th with a $100 deposit per person attending that weekend. Please keep in mind this $100 is the registration fee, and the final payment (which is your hotel cost) will be required by July 14th.

We look forward to having all the parishes of our Metropolis in NYC again and we are striving hard to make that weekend a memorable and successful conference.

The New York Organizing Committee

REVISION 4/13: Based on your feedback, our committee has tried to work with the need to stretch the deposit due date further into the summer. After reviewing contracts, the committee has decided that the total hotel charge will be due on July 1st. We must commit to the hotel in July, or be responsible for 32 rooms. We will only reserve rooms for people who have sent in their hotel payments. If payment is not received you will be responsible for your own hotel arrangements at current rates. We have decided to have the $100 registration/weekend fee due by September 1st. We hope this will allow everyone the opportunity to attend the NY conference. Please click here to find the revised registration form. Kalo Pascha!

Traditional Orthodox Christians of North Carolina Construct Kouvouklion

Sunday, 29 March 2009 21:27

On Saturday, March 15/28, 2009, parishioners of our two missions in North Carolina, Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Orthodox Church in Greenville and St. Mark the Evangelist Orthodox Church in Raleigh, met in Greenville after Divine Liturgy to construct their first Kouvouklion for housing the Epitaphios for use in the Holy Friday procession. This year, the two missions will celebrate Holy Week together in Greenville.

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