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On Sunday, March 9, 2025, at six o’clock in the evening the sun began to set in lower Manhattan and the bright light of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine began to glow. City workers bustle around the area, heading home after a long day, but among the bustling pedestrians are volunteers heading to St. Nicholas for its monthly food distribution run for the homeless.

With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and the blessings and presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco, the Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate (AEP) hosted the John Halecky Jr. 21st Annual National Archon Lenten Retreat on the West Coast for the first time on Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, 2025 at St. Anthony Greek Orthodox Church in Pasadena, California.

Fr. Peter Spiro, Director of the FREEDOM Ministry, was honored to return to St. Demetrios Church in Warren, Ohio, to lead multiple impactful sessions for youth, young adults, and the wider parish community.

Join the Huffington Ecumenical Institute at HCHC for an international conference exploring the life and legacy of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, a visionary leader who dedicated his life to evangelical outreach, ecumenical reconciliation, and interfaith coexistence.

Sunday, March 30, 2025, the annual Greek Independence Day Parade took place in New York City, with the theme of “GREECE: The Birthplace of Democracy & Strategic Partner of America.” The parade brought the Greek-American community together to celebrate Greece’s struggle for freedom and honor its rich history and contributions to American society and beyond.

On March 28, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros celebrated the fourth Salutations to the Theotokos at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, in Jackson Heights, New York.

On Friday, April 18, 2025, Communion and Liberation, with the support of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, invites you to participate in the annual Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge.

Today, March 27, 2025, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America welcomed Nikos Androulakis, leader of Greece’s main opposition party PASOK, to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses of America.

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston is pleased to offer 2025-2026 academic year scholarship opportunities for U.S. and Canadian students who are of Greek descent or of the Greek Orthodox Faith and entering their second, third, or fourth year of undergraduate studies.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presided at the Annunciation Service at Annunciation Church in New York City on March 25, 2025.