Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA PUBLISH DATE: June 19, 2008

Epistle Reading
Heb. 11:33-40;12:1-2

BRETHREN, all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the ...Read Full Text >

Gospel Reading
Matthew 10:32-33; 37-38; 19:27-30

The Lord said to his disciples, "Every one who acknowledges me before men, I also will ...Read Full Text >

All Saints
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Nativity of the Forerunner John the Baptist
June 24 ...Read Full Text >

Appearance of the Icon of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos of Tikhvin
June 26 ...Read Full Text >

Synaxis of the Icon of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos
June 28 ...Read Full Text >
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
When the Most High came down and confounded tongues of men (Babel), He divided the Nations. When He dispensed the Tongues of Fire, He called all to unity, and with one voice we glorify the Most Holy Spirit. - Translation by Narthex Press

Apolytikion for All Saints
Your Church, O Christ our God, clothed itself in the blood of Your martyrs from throughout the world, as though it were a robe of linen and purple; through them, she cries out to You, "Send down upon Your people compassion, grant peace to Your commonwealth, and to our souls, great mercy." -Translation by Narthex Press

Kontakion
The world offers You, the author of all creation, as the first-fruits of nature, the God-bearing martyrs. O most merciful, by their intercessions, through the Theotokos, maintain Your Church in perfect peace. -Translation by Narthex Press
AT all times indeed, but especially then when I reflect upon the achievements of the saints, it comes over me to  ...Read Full Text >
-St. John Chrysostom, Homily 28 on Hebrews 11, 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: atlanta.goarch.org
Email: kpowers@atlmetropolis.org

Proistamenos: His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios
Email: patras@atlmetropolis.org

 
MYSTERY OF PENTECOST
Fr. George Alexson, ANNUNCIATION, Atlanta, GA
The kontakion for Pentecost announces a great message: “When the Most High confounded the tongues, he
dispersed the nations: but when he distributed the tongues of fire, he called all men into unity. Wherefore,with one accord, we glorify the All-Holy Spirit.”
The confounding of the tongues is explained in Genesis 11: 1-9. The Hebrews, like ...Read Full Text >
June 10, 2008
Reflections on the Theme for the 39th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress
"Gather My People to My Home"

June 2008

In a few weeks we will gather in Washington DC for our 39th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress. The meeting of the Congress is a special time in the life and work of our Holy Archdiocese. We experience great joy when we are able to see brothers and ...Read Full Text >
June 4, 2008
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS CONGRATULATIONS OUR GRADUATES
June 2008

My dear Spiritual Children,

“May you be blessed by the Lord…” Psalm 115:15

As we look forward to commemorating our Lord’s Ascension and celebrating the Feastday of the Holy Spirit, I greet you with love and joy in the name of our Lord and Savior ...Read Full Text >

June 19, 2008
HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN ALEXIOS` MESSAGE ON GREEK LANDING DAY
June, 2008

My dearly beloved,

“Brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught
either by word of mouth or by letter”
(2 Thessalonians 2:14)


Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

It is both my privilege ...Read Full Text >
MEMORY ETERNAL
June 18, 2008



Dear Reverend Vicars, Reverend Clergy, and the Faithful of the Metropolis of Atlanta:



Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:



On behalf of His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios, I wanted to inform you of the falling asleep in the Lord of Mr. ...Read Full Text >

THE APOSTLES' FAST BEGINS JUNE 23
The Apostles' Fast, also called the Fast of the Holy Apostles, the Fast of Peter and Paul, or sometimes St. Peter's Fast, begins on the second Monday after Pentecost (the day after All Saints' Sunday) and continues until the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul on June 29.

Having rejoiced for fifty days ...Read Full Text >

STS. PETER AND PAUL
Sts. Peter and Paul are celebrated in
the Orthodox Church on June 29. The icon of the feast shows the two embraced and symbolizes the extraordinary contributions brought by these two men, paramount among the apostles.
What is known about St. Peter comes
from the Gospels, the Acts of the ...Read Full Text >

STS. PETER AND PAUL con't
St. Paul was born in Tarsus, the capital of Cilicia, into a Pharisee family of the tribe of Benjamin. He was named Saul after the tribe’s earlier hero, the first king of Israel. St. Paul’s knowledge of the Law, the Prophets, and the Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek languages can be
attributed not only to his ...Read Full Text >

ICONS OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL
Many of our faithful pay attention to the details in the iconography of the saints; and they notice that the saints are depicted with such objects in their hands as: scrolls (rotulos), crosses, medicinal boxes, and even swords. Knowing the life of the saint may be of help in figuring out why the iconographer ...Read Full Text >

ICONS OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL con't
St. Paul’s Sword
Some of the Christian saints are depicted in full armor and a sword in their hand; that may not be astonishing when we know that they have been soldiers who converted from paganism to Christianity. It is not so with St. Paul, who was born in Tarsus, in a Jewish family of the tribe of ...Read Full Text >

FEAST DAYS and NAME DAYS FOR THE COMING WEEK
June 22
All Saints

Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata
Zenon the Martyr & his servant Zenas of Philadelphia
Anastasios the Serbian

June 23
2nd Monday after Pentecost: Apostles Fast Begins Today
Agrippina the Martyr of Rome
Holy Martyrs Aristocleus the Priest, ...Read Full Text >

ORATORICAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATES TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
Months of planning culminated on June 7 when the 25th Annual St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival was held at St. Nicholas Church in Lexington, Massachusetts. The work of the Host Committee, headed by the Rev. Agathonikos Wilson, resulted in an unforgettable weekend.

The official gathering began ...Read Full Text >

GREEK LANDING DAY JUNE 26
Mayor Joseph Bolles to Read 22nd Annual City Proclamation honoring the 240th Anniversary of Arrival of the First Greek Colony in America

St. Augustine, FL – For the past 22 years, mayors of St. Augustine have distinguished the first Greek colony to arrive in America with a City Proclamation on June ...Read Full Text >

HDF PANEGYRI
Hellenic Dance Festival
Invites all Hellenic Dance Groups to Join Us For
The 4th Annual
PANEGYRI
Celebrate our Spiritual and Traditional Heritage

Dance, Music & Spiritual Workshops
For Participants of the 2008 HDF Dance Competition

Labor Day Weekend
August 29 – 31, ...Read Full Text >

HELLENIC COLLEGE-HOLY CROSS PILGRIMAGE 2008
PILGRIMAGE 2008
SEPTEMBER 13 – 14, 2008
BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS
SPEND THE WEEKEND WALKING THE CAMPUS, MEETING THE STUDENTS AND
RECEIVING A RENEWED FAITH IN THE FUTURE OF GREEK ORTHODOXY!
TENTATIVE ITINERARY:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
MORNING: WELCOME AND WORKSHOP
NOON: LUNCH & ...Read Full Text >

2008 ST. STEPHEN'S SUMMER CAMP
ALL THREE SESSIONS OF ST. STEPHEN'S SUMMER CAMP ARE COMPLETELY FILLED!!!!



St. Stephen’s Summer Camp
For students entering 7th-12th grades Fall 2008

Session I: Sun. July 6 - Sat. July 12, 2008

Session II: Sun. July 13-Sat. July 19, 2008

Session III:  ...Read Full Text >

STACEY KAVAROKIROS FUNDRAISER
“Have a Heart” Dinner/Dance/Auction Fundraiser for Stacey Kavarokiros, a 17-year-old girl from Kalymnos, Greece, now living in Tarpon Springs, June 29, 6:30pm at the Spanos – Pappas Community Center Theofilos Hall located at 348 N. Pinellas Ave., Tarpon Springs FL 34689. Stacey just recently celebrated her ...Read Full Text >

PARISH LIFE
Congratulations and best wishes to Fr. John Caparisos on the 30th Anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood. ST. PAUL, Savannah, GA, honored Fr. John with a reception following the Divine Liturgy on June 15.

During the summer, ST. BARBARA, Sarasota, FL Outreach is collecting shaving cream and ...Read Full Text >

DATES TO REMEMBER
HOLY TRINITY, New Orleans, LA HOPE/JOY Pool Party, Saturday, June 21, 11AM

ANNUNCIATION, Atlanta, GA BASKETBALL CAMP(Ages 6–14), with pro Basketball player & Olympic medalist, Debbie Palmore, June 23–27

ST. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine GREEK LANDING DAY CELEBRATION 2008, Thursday, ...Read Full Text >

SAVE THE DATE!
ST. GEORGE, Greenville, SC Basketball Camp, Aug. 1, ages 5 to 13. 5-9 yrs, 9am-noon,10-13 yrs, 1-4 pm

ST. PAUL, Savannah, GA Garage Sale Aug. 2

HOLY TRINITY, Augusta, GA Vacation Church School August 4-6

STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN, Fayetteville, NC Vacation Church School, Aug. 4-8 ...Read Full Text >

CLERGY-LAITY REGISTRATION ONLINE
The 39th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese will be held July 13-17 in Washington DC. Registration materials are now available online and registration will continue through June. Register early and make your plans now by visiting

http://www.clergylaity.org/
 ...Read Full Text >

THOUGHTS ON PENTECOST
"And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. And I will show ...Read Full Text >

THOUGHTS ON PENTECOST con`t
This is why the Lord Jesus uttered these words concerning them: "In vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups; and many other such things ye do. And He said unto them, Full ...Read Full Text >

THE UNSHAKEABLE FOUNDATION
In times of instability and uncertainty, when all outward signs of security and certainty are stripped away what do we do?
What is the bottom line of our existence? To many it is financial security, they trust in their investments and when they are threatened with financial ruin they panic or ...Read Full Text >
SCOBA Hierarchs Convene For Spring 2008 Session

June 13, 2008
The Spring Session of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) met on June 12, 2008 from 10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. ...Read Full Text >

Modern Greek Language Comprehensive Examination Scheduled for June 24

June 12, 2008
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Direct Archdiocesan District Office of Education announces that this year’s Comprehensive Examination in Modern Greek will be administered on Tuesday, June 24, 1:15 – 4:15 p.m.  ...Read Full Text >

"FAITH" Funds Fellowships for Ionian Village

June 12, 2008
Ionian Village, the travel abroad summer camp program of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, announced today that FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism will generously fund a limited number of Archdiocese travel fellowships for high school students to participate in the Ionian Village program this summer. ...Read Full Text >

Archbishop Demetrios Welcomes Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of ROCOR

June 10, 2008
On Monday June 9th, Archbishop Demetrios of America welcomed His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, the newly enthroned First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) at the Archdiocese Headquarters in New York City. ...Read Full Text >

Archbishop Demetrios Receives Senator John McCain, Presumptive Nominee of Republican Party for President

June 10, 2008
Today, Archbishop Demetrios of America welcomed Senator John McCain back to the Archdiocese Headquarters in New York City for a visit with the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party. ...Read Full Text >

Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation Holds Its 74th Meeting - Orthodox, Catholics Examine Means of Expressing Authority, Sacramental Nature of the Church

June 6, 2008
The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation examined how the two church bodies understand ecclesial authority and the sacramental nature of the Church at their 74th meeting at Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, from June 2-4, 2008. ...Read Full Text >

Message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on World Environment Day

June 4, 2008
World Environment Day, commemorated each year on June 5, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew declares the following message in recognition of this day: ...Read Full Text >

Come Receive the Light Schedule of Programs for June 2008

June 2, 2008
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Volunteerism: The Gift that Keeps Giving Back
By: Helen Farmakis, ST. PAUL, Savannah, GA

Being a volunteer in the community of Savannah, Georgia
for the past several years has truly been a blessing to me. I have gained a breadth of knowledge and insight into a sphere of life I was never even aware of in my younger years.
The Chatham County Youth Commission really sparked my
enthusiasm and excitement in volunteerism. Suddenly I became involved in events allover the city of Savannah, and I was constantly meeting new people. Going to poverty simulation events and visiting homeless shelters provided me with the insight necessary to fuel a passion for volunteering. Volunteering became more than a requirement for community service hours for the school honor society. Instead, volunteering became a passion of mine, and I intend to continue my passion throughout my college career and beyond.
Working at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the
Coastal Empire, I ...Read Full Text >
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