A look back at the 46th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, highlighting the many great events and memories experienced over the course of the week, including the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy, the Consecration of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, Meetings, Workshops, Panel Discussions, and more!
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The Grand Banquet from the 46th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress held at the New York Marriott Marquis on Thursday, July 7, 2022.
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We have a responsibility to their memory, to the present moment, and to the generations to come, to hold their dream – which is our reality – as a precious jewel. To hold it with a conscious decision to work for what is best – a unified and strong Archdiocese, cognizant of our role as the premier and, indeed, first Eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Mother Church of Constantinople in the Diaspora.
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Moreover, I would like you to know that, along with the Holy and Sacred Synod here at the Mother Church of Constantinople, I too am delighted to share with you the historic milestone of your centennial anniversary since the establishment of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
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Keynote Address of Archbishop Elpidophoros, greetings of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Ecumenical Patriarchate representatives
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In truth, the plenitude of the Church is always present at every Divine Service – for even when the Church is visibly empty, it is full of the Glory of God and the Angelic Hosts, as witnessed by the Holy and Sacred Icons that adorn every Sanctuary across the Archdiocese.
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Orthros and Hierarchal Divine Liturgy officiated by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America from the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City as part of the 46th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress on Sunday, July 3, 2022.
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Welcome Message of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the Participants of the National YAL Conference on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
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Cleveland rolled out the red carpet on December 16, 2019 when His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America visited Cleveland, Ohio in the Holy Metropolis of Pittsburgh to conduct a site visit of next summer’s joint Clergy-Laity Congress and National Philoptochos Convention.
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Bullying is an age old issue that has found a new platform: cyberspace. What once necessitated bold face-to-face interaction now lurks in the shadowy solace of cellphones and computers. It begins at school, on the playground, and at GOYA but now continues into our homes and safe spaces.
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