Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA PUBLISH DATE: April 4, 2012

Epistle Reading
Philippians 4:4-9

BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
John 12:1-18

Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazaros was, whom Jesus had raised from ...Read Full Text >

Lazarus Saturday
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Palm Sunday
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Holy Monday
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Holy Tuesday
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Holy Wednesday
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Holy Thursday
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Holy Friday
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Holy Saturday
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Great and Holy Pascha
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But observe the wisdom of the Evangelist, how he is not ashamed to parade their former ignorance. That it was  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 66 on John 12, 2. B#58, p.245., 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

 
EXAMINING OUR HEARTS BEFORE HOLY WEEK AND GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA
Very Rev. Fr. George Tsahakis
I wanted to continue this emphasis on the spiritual health of our hearts by focusing on yet another question that I ask myself and each of you:
If we as Christians have an all-powerful Savior Whom we proclaim as our Risen Lord, what response are we offering to Him as our Savior and as our God ?
We now approach the final ...Read Full Text >
April 4, 2012
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS` MESSAGE ON HOLY WEEK
My dearly beloved in the Lord,

“Nevertheless we, according to His promise,
look for a new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.
Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things,
be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and ...Read Full Text >

April 4, 2012
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS` PASCHAL MESSAGE
My dear Metropolis of Atlanta family,

“…Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more.
Death no longer has dominion over Him…likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin,
but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
(Romans 6: ...Read Full Text >
PREPARING ONESELF FOR PASCHA
The following is a list of things one can do to spiritually prepare himself/herself for Easter.
PRAYER- All good things begin with prayer. Think about it this way; when we meet someone
we like, we spend time talking with them. The more we talk with them the more we know them and
the more we want to ...Read Full Text >

FROM THE CHANCELLOR`S DESK - HOLY WEEK AND PASCHA
Holy Week in the Orthodox Church is the culmination and the zenith of liturgical
worship and the Christian life, as the Faithful gather to experience the Gospel portrayed before their eyes. During Holy Week, worship becomes almost continuous, from Palm Sunday Services on Sunday morning through the ...Read Full Text >

HOLY WEEK and PASCHA con`t
The Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Saturday morning (4/14) celebrates “Christ descending into Hell” and breaking down its doors, His Victory over sin, death and hell. Christ, having been laid in the tomb began our vigil of the Resurrection.
The tomb has now become a place of life, and the service is bright and ...Read Full Text >

GLORY TO GOD!
GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA
Glory Be To God.
Christ Is Risen!
Glory be to God for everything! Glory be to God for having created me to His image and likeness. Glory be to God for having redeemed me, the fallen. Glory be to God for having extended His solitude to me, the unworthy. Glory be to God for ...Read Full Text >

HELLENIC COLLEGE/HOLY CROSS CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY
This year, Hellenic College Holy Cross is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of Holy Cross in 1937. As the oldest and largest Orthodox Christian institution of higher learning in North America, the school has launched a year-long series of activities designed to commemorate this milestone. ...Read Full Text >

LET HOLY WEEK TRANSFORM YOU!
"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)
As we approach the most holy of times in our Church life, the Holy and Great Week and Pascha, I would like to share ...Read Full Text >

FEAST DAYS and NAME DAYS FOR THE COMING WEEK
April 8
Palm Sunday

Agavos, Rouphos, Asynkritos, Phlegon, Herodion, & Hermes of the 70 Apostles
Rufus the Obedient of the Kiev Caves
Celestine, Pope of Rome

April 9
Holy Monday

Eupsychios the Martyr
Vadim the Righteous of Persia
Rafael, ...Read Full Text >

APRIL CRTL SCHEDULE FROM OCN
Orthodox Christian Network
Come Receive the Light Radio Program
PO BOX 4690
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33338-4690
954-522-5567
April 6
Speaker: Fr. Barnabas Powell
Topic: From Speaking in Tongues to Tearing Icons How does our religious affiliation affect our experience of miracles? Hear ...Read Full Text >

ANNUAL PASCHA PICNIC
Mark Your Calendar!
Metropolis of Atlanta
Annual Pascha Picnic
Saturday April 21, 2012
At Diakonia Retreat Center, Salem SC
Agape Vesper Service Followed by Panegyri
His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios invites you all for a Day or Weekend of Family Worship, Food, Fun and Fellowship! ...Read Full Text >

UPDATE - METROPOLIS OF ATLANTA SECOND ANNUAL JERUSALEM PILGRIMAGE
Jerusalem Pilgrimage II

JERUSALEM-CAPPODOCIA-CONSTANTINOPLE PILGRIMAGE UPDATE:



We have changed the date for our second Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Cappadocia to November 18 to December 1.

Since we announced this change, we have already booked 25% of our ...Read Full Text >

NEWS FROM THE YOUTH OFFICE...ST. STEPHEN`S CAMP
ST. STEPHEN'S SUMMER CAMP IS ALMOST FULL!
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> Hurry to register for St. Stephen's Summer Camp before it fills up!
> There are still a FEW spaces left in session III (July 15-21), and
> session IV (July 22-28). There is also still space left in Senior
> Week! Please note that ...Read Full Text >

SENIOR WEEK - ST. STEPHEN'S SUMMER CAMP
St. Stephen's Summer Camp 2012 announces the first ever SENIOR WEEK!!!!

ATTENTION RISING AND GRADUATED SENIORS!!!
(CLASSES OF 2012 AND 2013)

You requested it! So now here it is! A week of camp JUST FOR YOU!
Senior week will feature off-site trips, activities and ...Read Full Text >

PARISH NEWS AND NOTES
ST. CHRISTOPHER, Peachtree City, GA Philoptochos is collecting toilet tissue, paper towels, bar soap, toothpaste, disposable razors, lotion, shampoo, liquid dishwashing detergent, laundry detergent, feminine products and disposable diapers for children and adults for One Roof Ministry. One Roof is supported ...Read Full Text >

HOLY WEEK and PASCHA
“HYMNS OF ORTHODOX LENT & PASCHA SACRED CONCERT,” Fri, Apr. 6, 7pm, ST. BARBARA, Durham, NC reception follows

ST. NEKTARIOS, Charlotte, NC Teaching Liturgy, palm crosses, Apr. 7

ST. MARK, Boca Raton, FL JOY Apr. 7, 9am Saturday of Lazarus Liturgy, palm crosses, discussion about Holy Week. ...Read Full Text >

SAVE THE DATE! APRIL/MAY
ST. KATHERINE, Naples, FL Men’s Club Golf Outing, Apr. 17, 1pm, Royal Palm CC

ANNUNCIATION, Atlanta, GA Golden Group Spring Luncheon Thursday, Apr. 19, 10:30am, Sponsored by the Laconian Society. Walter Reeves, guest speaker

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, Tallahassee, FL Friday, Apr. 20 "My Big Fat ...Read Full Text >

THIS WEEK FROM THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN NETWORK
Orthodox Christian Network
Come Receive the Light Radio Program
PO BOX 4690
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33338-4690
954-522-5567

THIS WEEK FROM THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN NETWORK COME RECEIVE THE LIGHT - THE NATIONALLY SYNDICATED RADIO PROGRAM OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY, How does our religious ...Read Full Text >

IOCC RUN/WALK - ATLANTA
April 28 for our 12 annual IOCC 5K Run-Walk. This event has been a success in the past because of your generous and enthusiastic support, and we look forward to another fun-filled event this year.

Please visit the IOCC website at: www.iocc.org/atlanta for more ...Read Full Text >

THE CROSS: NOT AN ACCIDENT BUT AN MO
During this Paschal Season we celebrate Christ’s Passion and Resurrection. On Holy Thursday we read the Twelve Gospels and walk with Our Lord on the road to Golgotha. The Cross is the critical event in the history of the world, on which
all of eternity hinges, because this signifies the re-opening of the ...Read Full Text >

THE LIGHT AHEAD
On the horizon we begin to see the light of the Feast of feasts, but it is still quite far away. Maybe we are a little tired and growing impatient at the time that still remains in our ascetic journey. Let us then listen to the words of St. John Chrysostom, and draw new strength for them to take us to Holy ...Read Full Text >

HOLY WEEK
The Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the single cosmic event that gives meaning, purpose and hope to all humanity. Our worship services, our prayers, our good deeds and our discipline of fasting are all beautiful and meaningful only because they lead to the reality of our Lord’s ...Read Full Text >
Archbishop Demetrios Convenes Productive Relief Coordination Meeting

March 31, 2012
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios presided yesterday over a meeting of seventeen leaders and representatives of Greek-American organizations, federations and associations for the coordination of action and exchange of information regarding the relief efforts and immediate economic assistance to the suffering people in Greece. The two-hour meeting, held at the Headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in Manhattan, was also attended by the Consul General of Greece in New York George Iliopoulos and the Consul General of Cyprus Koula Sofianou. ...Read Full Text >

Patriarchal Encyclical on the Sanctification of Holy Myrrh

March 28, 2012
Beloved children in the Lord, Each person, created in the image and likeness of God, is a temple of the Lord. Much more so, those of us who have been baptized in Christ and chrismated with Holy Myrrh, grafted into the good olive tree of the Orthodox Church, are temples of the Holy Spirit that is within us, despite our various sins, both voluntary and involuntary, which alienate us from the Lord. ...Read Full Text >
HOW CAN A FAMILY PREPARE FOR PASCHA
Often Great Lent is taught as a series of “shoulds” – we should go to Church, we should fast, we should pray, we should give alms. This approach focuses on “duty” and can have a negative connotation. We need an attitude adjustment. This year, try for a loving response to what our Lord has done for us. Step 1: What’s involved in Preparation? Ask family members how they have prepared for something important. Younger children may remember a piano or dance recital, a sports competition or a test in school. Teens may focus on getting a driver’s license. Parents may reflect on preparing for their wedding day or the birth of their first child. Whatever the experience, ask what was involved in the preparation period. Determine whether both knowledge and practice/action were required. Guide the discussion to allow each family member to share his/her story of preparation. Ask how each felt during the process and ...Read Full Text >
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