Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA PUBLISH DATE: April 26, 2012

Epistle Reading
Acts 6:1-7

IN THOSE DAYS, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8

At that time, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself ...Read Full Text >

Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday
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Irene the great Martyr of Thessaloniki
May 5 ...Read Full Text >

Irene the great Martyr of Thessaloniki
May 5 ...Read Full Text >
And these [the women] first see Jesus; and the sex that was most condemned, this first enjoys the sight of the  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 88 on Matthew 27, 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

 
BEING PEOPLE OF INSPIRATION
Fr. Felix Miles, HOLY CROSS/STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN, Huntsville, AL
It is Spring. I love Alabama in Springtime. After living in the Northeast for many years, I had
almost forgotten how beautiful Spring is here and how early it comes! Even the word is beautiful: Spring. It captures the essence of life itself. It suggests vitality, enthusiasm, a zest for being alive. And, frequently, we also ...Read Full Text >
April 26, 2012
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS` MESSAGE ON THE SUNDAY OF THE MYRRH-BEARERS
Christ is Risen!

Just as the Sundays before Holy Pascha each had a theme, or a lesson for us to understand, so do the Sundays afterward. This Sunday is dedicated to the Myrrh-Bearers, the Myrofores, and the wonderful miracle that they witnessed early in the morning on the first day of the ...Read Full Text >
FROM THE CHANCELLOR`S DESK
Reverend Clergy and the Faithful of the Holy and God-protected Metropolis of Atlanta

Christ is Risen!

Every year we look forward to the annual Pascha Picnic at our beloved Diakonia Retreat Center, as we gather for Agape Vespers and a delicious lunch. But more importantly we experienced the ...Read Full Text >

FEAST DAYS and NAME DAYS FOR THE COMING WEEK
April 29
Holy Myrrhbearers Sunday

Jason & Sosipater the Apostles of the 70 & their Companions
Holy Martyr Cercyra
Our Holy Father John of Kaloktenos, Metropolitan of Thebes
Ss. Theocharus and Apostolus of Arte
Basil, Bishop of Montenegro
Nektarios the New Martyr ...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 >

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 27
Speaker: Sister Nektaria
Topic: Orphanage in Calcutta

We’re joined this week by two missionaries. First, Fr. Ernesto Obregon shares about some ...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 Friday afternoon, April 27-Sunday, April 29, 5th Annual Diakonia Center Volunteer Work Weekend

STS. MARKELLA & DEMETRIOS, Ft. Walton, FL Arto class Thursday, May 3, 1pm

ST. GEORGE, New Port Richey, FL Philoptochos is collecting Bibles new or used in good ...Read Full Text >

SAVE THE DATE! APRIL
ST. NEKTARIOS, Charlotte, NC GOYANs Gone Gray “Sports Night,” Apr. 27, 7pm, benefits George Kantsios Scholarship Fund

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, Tallahassee, FL GOYA End of Year Trip to St. Augustine. Apr. 27

ST. NEKTARIOS, Charlotte, NC Council of Ministry Workshop/Retreat, “Draw Near and Enter ...Read Full Text >

COMING SOON - SPECIAL EVENTS MAY-JUNE
ANNUNCIATION, Winston-Salem, NC 9th Annual Greek Orthodox Benefit Golf Tournament, Oak Valley CC, Wed. May 2, registration 10:45am

TRANSFIGURATION, Florence, SC 30th Annual Florence Greek Festival May 3-5

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, Tallahassee, FL, Spaghetti Luncheon, May 4

HOLY TRINITY, ...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 >

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
Greetings in the love of our Risen Savior! The great and holy feast of Pascha marks the pinnacle and culmination of our Liturgical year. It is at the core of our faith. If Christ did not die, descend into Hades, and then rise again on the third day, we would have no hope. This world is merely transient.  ...Read Full Text >

FROM FEAR AND DOUBT TO FAITH AND WONDERS
In the evening of the first Pascha, the Apostles had locked themselves in a room because they were afraid of the Jewish elite, when Jesus appeared inside the room and said to them, “’Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.’ And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, ...Read Full Text >

RECOGNIZING CHRIST
On Tuesday of Bright Week, as well as every eleven weeks, during Sunday Orthros, the Church reads from the Gospel according to St. Luke the pericope in which two disciples are walking on the road to Emmaus. Jesus joins them and walks with them quite a way—long enough that "He interpreted to them in all the ...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, We’re joined this week by ...Read Full Text >
New Dean at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

April 23, 2012
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios announced the appointment of the Rev. Anastasios Gounaris, a very capable and outstanding clergyman of the Holy Archdiocese of America, as Dean of our Holy Trinity Cathedral. Father Anastasios, who will assume his new assignment as of June 1, has faithfully served the Archdiocese as a priest for almost 30 years, the past 21 years at Holy Trinity in Indianapolis ...Read Full Text >

Bishop Sevastianos of Zela Appointed Spiritual Advisor of the National Philoptochos

April 18, 2012
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America appointed His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zela as spiritual advisor of the National Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society.  ...Read Full Text >
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