Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA PUBLISH DATE: March 26, 2009

Epistle Reading
Heb. 6:13-20

BRETHREN, when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore to ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Mark 9:17-31

At that time, a man came to Jesus kneeling and saying: "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he ...Read Full Text >

Sunday of St. John Climacus
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John Climacus the Righteous, author of The Divine Ladder of Ascent
March 30 ...Read Full Text >

5th Saturday of Lent: The Akathist Hymn
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Apolytikion of the Church
O Commanders of the Heavenly Host, we the unworthy beseech you, that through your entreaties you will fortify us, guarding us in the shelter of the wings of your ethereal glory, even as we fervently bow before you crying: "Deliver us from all danger, as Commanders of the Powers on high!

Kontakion
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the creator most constant: O despise not the voices of those who have sinned; but be quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession and speed thou to make supplication, O thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee. - Translation by Holy Transfiguration Monastery

Apolytikion for Sunday of St. John Climacus
With the rivers of your tears, you have made the barren desert fertile. Through sighs of sorrow from deep within you, your labors have borne fruit a hundred-fold. By your miracles you have become a light, shining upon the world. O John, our Holy Father, pray to Christ our God, to save our souls. -Translation by Narthex Press

Kontakion
Truly the Lord has set you in the sky of abstinence, as a fixed star giving light to the ends of the world, O John, our teacher and Father. -Translation by Narthex Press
He that prays with fasting hath his wings double, and lighter than the very winds. ... For nothing is mightier  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 57 on Matthew 17,4,5. B#54, pp.355,356., 4th Century

Parish Information
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta
2480 Clairmont Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329

Phone: 404-634-9345
Fax: 404-634-2471
Website: www.atlmetropolis.org
Email: info@atlmetropolis.org

Proistamenos: His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios

 
BE TRANSFORMED
Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, HOLY TRANSFIGURATION, Marietta, GA
“Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable
and perfect.” (Romans 12:2)
We are entering once again the period of Great Lent. This is a special time of spiritual exercise for the cleansing of our souls and bodies. This is ...Read Full Text >
March 23, 2009
Encyclical for The Feast of the Annunciation and Day of Greek Independence March 25, 2009
Protocol 15/09

March 25, 2009
The Feast of the Annunciation and
Day of Greek Independence

To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the Distinguished ...Read Full Text >
March 26, 2009
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS` REFLECTIONS ON THE SUNDAY OF ST. JOHN CLIMACUS
"Do not be surprised that you fall every day; do not give up, but stand your ground courageously. And assuredly, the angel who guards you will honor your patience." St. John Climacus

One of the many ways that our Church assists us in our Lenten journey is that each Sunday has a ...Read Full Text >
"THERE IS STILL TIME..."
"There is still time for endurance, time for patience, time for healing, time for change. Have you slipped? Rise up.
Have you sinned? Cease.
Do not stand among sinners, but leap aside.
For when you turn away and weep, then you will be saved."
St. Basil the Great

FROM THE CHANCELLOR'S DESK
Reverend Clergy and Faithful of the Metropolis of Atlanta

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

“There is hope in your future,
says the LORD,
that your children will return to their own land.”
Jeremiah 31:17

It seems almost impossible that we have already reached ...Read Full Text >

HOLY AND GREAT LENT
The true fast, my brothers and sisters, must be observed not only with the body, but also with the soul.

Fast from discontent; feast on gratitude.
Fast from anger; feast on patience.
Fast from complaint; feast on appreciation.
Fast from worry; feast on God’s blessed assurance.
Fast ...Read Full Text >

HOLY WEEK RETREAT AT THE DIAKONIA RETREAT CENTER
Spend Holy Week at the Diakonia Retreat Center learning and experiencing Holy Week uninterrupted.

Stay in one of our fully furnished cabins and enjoy a full Lenten menu.

Full Liturgical services and retreat activities.

Begins Palm Sunday evening, 6 pm, Nymphios services

Cost (per ...Read Full Text >

METROPOLIS PASCHA PICNIC
THE METROPOLIS OF ATLANTA INVITES YOU
TO THE
ANNUAL PASCHA PICNIC

Saturday April 25

(the Saturday following Pascha)

at the Diakonia Retreat Center

11 am Agape Service
followed by Lamb Dinner

Open to all and free of charge!

Held on the beautiful 210 acre ...Read Full Text >

FEAST DAYS and NAME DAYS FOR THE COMING WEEK
Mar. 29
Sunday of St. John Climacus
Mark, Bishop of Arethusa
Martyr Cyril the Deacon and Those with him
Jonah & Mark the Martyrs
Eustathios the Confessor, Bishop of Bithynia

Mar. 30
5th Monday of Lent
John Climacus the Righteous, author of The Divine Ladder ...Read Full Text >

PARISH LIFE
STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN, Fayetteville, NC Regional Religious Education Workshop, “Growing in Christ: Planting Your Family in our Orthodox Faith,” by Melissa Tsongranis. Sunday, Mar. 29, registration noon. Childcare and luncheon

HOLY TRANSFIGURATION, Marietta, GA GOYA Outing, March 28, 9:30am-1pm, ...Read Full Text >

SAVE THE DATE! MARCH
HOLY TRINITY, New Orleans, LA Fri, Mar. 27 Family Overnight Lock-In Retreat

ST. BARBARA, Sarasota, FL GOYA Lenten Lock-in Friday, MaR. 27

ST. KATHERINE, Naples, FL CPR & AED Course Noon, Friday, Mar. 27

ST. NEKTARIOS, Charlotte, NC Volunteer management workshop Mar. 28
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DATES TO REMEMBER
ST. SOPHIA, Miami, FL Church Music Institute, SAT. MAR. 28 sponsored by the National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians & Southeastern Federation of Greek Orthodox Choirs and Musicians. $25 includes lunch & materials. Contact Margaret Sarafoglu at sarafoglut@bellsouth.net

Work Daze ...Read Full Text >

SAVE THE DATE - APRIL
District GOYA Lenten Retreat hosted by the Tampa District GOYA Apr. 3-5

ST. KATHERINE, Melbourne, FL AHEPA Charity Golf Tournament, Apr. 4, Registration 12:30pm, Viera East GC, Rockledge, FL. Donation $75/person, Non-golfers & guests: Greek shrimp dinner $25, 6:15pm

STS. MARKELLA & ...Read Full Text >

GOYA LENTEN RETREAT
Mark your calendars
GOYA Lenten Retreat
HOSTED BY: St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Theme: “Peace and Love in God’s House ”
When:
Mar. 27-29, 2009
Where:
Epworth by the sea retreat center
st. simons island, GA
912-638-8688
cost: only ...Read Full Text >

UPCOMING EVENTS
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, Tallahassee, FL Spaghetti Dinner, May 1

ST. SOPHIA, Miami, FL Philoptochos Spring Bazaar Sat. May 2

HOLY TRINITY, Columbia, SC Philoptochos “Athena’s Attic” May 2

ST. CHRISTOPHER, Peachtree City, GA Nameday Celebration, May 9

ST. CHRISTOPHER, Peachtree ...Read Full Text >

ST. STEPHENS CAMP
Dear Campers! Please do not delay. We are filling quickly....send in your forms!


ST. STEPHENS CAMP
Session I: Sunday, July 12 - Saturday July 18, 2009

Session II: Sunday, July 19 - Saturday, July 25, 2009

Session III: Sunday, July 26 - Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 ...Read Full Text >

VOLUNTEER WORK WEEKENDS AT THE DIAKONIA RETREAT CENTER
ST. CHRISTOPHER, Peachtree City, GA May 15-17, 2nd Annual Diakonia Center Volunteer Work Weekend. Parishioners volunteer at the Metropolis of Atlanta Diakonia Retreat Center in Salem, SC. Last year, about 45 persons spent Friday late afternoon/evening - Sunday afternoon at the Center, helping with ...Read Full Text >

9th ANNUAL IOCC 5K FUNDRAISER RUN/WALK
Ninth Annual Atlanta IOCC Fundraiser
5K (3.1 Miles) Run / Walk

Saturday, May 2nd

Location: Century Center. Plaza Office Park (Off Clairmont Road, one block north of the I-85 intersection)

Check-In: 8:15 am;
Race Begins: 8:45 am;
Cost: $20 minimum donation
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FROM EVAN SCURTIS, METROPOLIS PHILOPTOCHOS PRESIDENT
a worthy cause especially with our raising funds for a mammography machine last year

A worthy cause...

The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. ...Read Full Text >

LENTEN SERVICES AT THE ST. PHOTIOS SHRINE
Lenten Services to be held at St Photios Chapel

Rev Father Nikitas Theodosion invites the public to observe the office of the Third and Sixth Hours Fridays at 12 noon in the St. Photios Chapel from Mar. 13 – April 10, 2009.

The office of hours within the Eastern Orthodox Church is regularly ...Read Full Text >

ICONOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS
Beginner Level Iconography Workshop
MAY 14 - 16, 2009 COST: $350

Intensive 3 day beginner level iconography workshop, no prior experience required. Students will learn intro to Byzantine Art History, basic drawing techniques and color theory. They will paint the face ...Read Full Text >

METROPOLIS ORATORICAL FESTIVAL
Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta
Metropolis Level-2009 St. John Chrysostom
Oratorical Festival

Saturday, April 4, 2009
(April 3-5th)

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral
1200 Robert E. Lee Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70122
+Father Anthony ...Read Full Text >

2009 METROPOLIS OF ATLANTA CLERGY LAITY ASSEMBLY
2009 METROPOLIS OF ATLANTA CLERGY LAITY ASSEMBLY
AND PHILOPTOCHOS CONFERENCE
June `10 – 14, 2009
Clearwater/ Tampa Bay, Florida

“THE DAY AFTER TODAY- OUR YOUTH”

The Metropolis of Atlanta 2009 Clergy Laity Assembly and Philoptochos Conference will be held from Thursday, June 11 ...Read Full Text >

"GET REAL!!!"
Great Lent is a time to "get real" ---real with ourselves, real with those in our lives, real with God... Removing the "masks" that we often (and at times unconsciously) create to hide from ourselves, from one another, and from God... Removing those "masks" so that we can be truly honest, healed, and really ...Read Full Text >

SOURCE OF COMFORT
In celebrating the feast of the Annunciation, we commemorate the moment in history when Mary received the Good News from the Lord, through Archangel Gabriel, in anticipation of the Nativity of Christ. With this feast, we celebrate Mary’s obedience to the will of God and her role in the divine condescension ...Read Full Text >
Fr. James Kordaris Appointed Director of Stewardship, Outreach and Evangelism

March 18, 2009
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios has announced the appointment of Fr. James Kordaris to the position of Director of Stewardship, Outreach & Evangelism. ...Read Full Text >
RESOURCES FOR GREAT AND HOLY LENT: As we enter this very sacred season of the year, use this special web site for guidance, reflection, and information on the commemorations of Great Lent. The site provides articles, sermons, music, prayers, and much more to edify and strengthen you on your Lenten journey. Learn more about this Sunday, listen to hymns, read about the icon, and reflect on the meaning of this commemoration in preparation for Lent.
http://www.lent.goarch.org/


YOUTH PROTECTION MANUAL AVAILABLE ONLINE: The Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries announces the development of the Youth Protection Manual for Metropolis/Direct Archdiocesan District Camps and Retreats. The YPM is designed to guide clergy and laity charged with the task of selecting, training, and supervising those who work with young people at camps and retreats. The YPM outlines among other things, definitions of types of abuse, a code of conduct for camp/retreat personnel, guidelines ...Read Full Text >
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