Metropolitan Demetrius’s Schedule for November and December 2016

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Created on Friday, 18 November 2016 23:01

St. John's Monastery Cobleskill, NY (Feast of St. Demetrius the Great-Martyr/Nameday of the Metropolitan)
Monday, October 25/November 7 All night vigil starting at 8pm, going through Tuesday, October 26/November 8

Trip to Springfield, MA (Mission of St. Philaret)
Wednesday, October 27/November 9 – Thursday, October 28/November 10

Trip to Astoria, NY (Mini conference at St. Isidoros and St. Markella's)
Friday, October 29/November 11 – Monday, October 1/November 14

Trip to Toronto, Ontario Canada (St. Nektarios) Archimandrite Fr. Agathangelus will go on behalf of Met. Demetrius.
Saturday, November 6/19 – Wednesday, November 10/23

Trip to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (St. Vladimir’s)
Thursday, November 11/24 – Tuesday, November 16/29

Trip to Owasso, OK (St. James the Apostle)
Saturday, November 20/December 3 – Monday, November 23/December 5

Orthodox Awareness

Hero-Worshipping: the Sickness of our Holy Struggle

“Trust ye not in princes, in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.”
(Psalm 145:3)

We mustn’t have absolute trust in human beings for our salvation, no matter what dignity they have. Human beings are changeable. Today they are saints, tomorrow—deniers. Today—sinners, tomorrow—righteous. We must have absolute trust in God, and in Him we must base our hopes of salvation. “Blessed is he of whom the God of Jacob is his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God” (Psalm 145:5). Read more...

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

Forty Day Memorial Service

Q. Can you please explain the significance of the forty day memorial service? An Evangelical family asked one of our relatives that question. We said that it’s best to ask a clergy member. Thank you in advance for your response. (We will forward it to them as soon as possible).
-P. & M. G. Read more...