Metropolitan Demetrius's Schedule for November 2015

Trip to Rochester, NY (Holy Ascension Church)
Saturday, October 18/31 - Monday, October 20/November 2

Trip to NYC (Cathedral of St. Markella)
Sunday, October 26/November 8 - Monday, October 27/November 9
Metropolitan Demetrius will be in NYC for Liturgy on Sunday, not for Vespers on Saturday

Trip to Chicopee, MA (St. Philaret Mission)
Monday, October 27/November 9 - Tuesday, October 28/November 10

Trip to Toronto, Canada (Cathedral of St. Nektarios)
Thursday, November 6/19 - Monday, November 10/23

Orthodox Awareness

Refutation of an "Encyclical Sermon"

Refutation of an “Encyclical Sermon” by a Hierarch of the New Calendar Orthodox Church of Greece and a Wily Denigrator of Anti-Ecumenists and “Old Calendarists” Who Have Walled Themselves Off From His Church

by His Grace, Bishop Clement of Gardikion, Secretary of the Holy Synod

In Greek

In English

Missions

Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is a town located near the Eastern border of Arkansas, with a population of approximately 60,000. From a human standpoint, it’s not the most likely candidate for a traditional Orthodox mission, but for an Orthodox Christian who orders his priorities around Christ and His Church, it makes perfect sense. Read more...

Youth

2025 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2025 youth conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! To learn more, visit the conference website.

Ask A Priest

Morning and Evening Prayers

Q. Are the prayers in the blue prayer book [A Prayerbook for Orthodox Christians by the Holy Transfiguration Monastery —ed.] compulsory for everyone? I mean their morning prayers and the service of Small Compline. My confessor gave me a special rule but wasn’t clear about whether this replaced the book prayers or was in addition to them. Read more...