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Tonight, my beloved Community of Hellenic College and Holy Cross, with this Vespers and Stavrophoria of the Graduates, we are right on the edge of the 83rd Commencement Exercises tomorrow. We honored our Alumni earlier in the week, and tonight, we honor our Graduates, whom, in the years to come, we will welcome back to the School as Alumni. 

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has repeatedly addressed the claim that theology and science are in conflict, and has explained, in an address on the Great Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ in 2024, that not only is it a false assumption that there is any incompatibility between them, but that they are “two great forces that serve humanity.”

Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology is awarding honorary degrees to two esteemed leaders whose contributions have shaped both the life of the Church and the mission of the school.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Religious Leaders for President Donald J. Trump’s newly established Religious Liberty Commission.

Students from the Greek American community\'s A. Fantis School, along with parents and chaperones, were welcomed at the Greek Parliament by Filippos Fortomas, Chairman of the Committee for Greeks Abroad and Member of the Hellenic Parliament.

A joyful and heartfelt moment at the Maliotis Cultural Center as the HCHC community surprised His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America with a celebration for the 6th anniversary of his enthronement. 

On the morning of Thursday, May 15, 2025, the community of Hellenic College Holy Cross gathered once again for Orthros and Divine Liturgy served by the alumni celebrating their 10th, 25th, and 50th anniversary years.

Commencement Week at HCHC continued with joyful alumni gatherings. On Tuesday, the Alumni Council convened in Dowd Hall to discuss how to engage and support its membership as well as future goals.

Under the spiritual leadership of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and the bold initiative of Board of Trustees member and philanthropist Bill Spell, Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) announces that it has raised $4.5 million in commitments through its “Bridge to the Future” campaign - an effort led by current and former Trustees to ensure the continued strength and sustainability of the only Orthodox seminary, college, and graduate school of theology in the United States.

At its recent Archdiocesan Council meeting in Washington, DC, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America released its audited 2024 financial statements https://www.goarch.org/-/financial-statements. The financial results for 2024 continued with the trend of the past seven years where budgets have been balanced, necessary liquidity was generated and the year ended with an excess of unrestricted revenues over expenses.