On May 19/June 1, 2014, the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, His Eminence, Metropolitan Moses of Toronto, ordained George Kouros to the Holy Diaconate in the parish of St. Joseph of Arimathea in Whitevale (Pickering), Ontario, Canada. Fr. George grew up in the parish of Saint Nektarios and under the guidance of his parents was nurtured in the Faith. Fr. George and his wife Dragina have laboured with love for many years at Saint Joseph's. Under the guidance of Fr. Sergius, Fr. George advanced in his zeal to serve the Church.
A Rejoinder to Fr. Basil Gregoriates and an Apology for Breaking Communion with Ecumenist Bishops
In every age the devil tempts the faithful by various means: persecutions, foreign invasions, the lure of worldly seduction. Among his most effective snares are heresy and schism which, by separating Christians from the Church, lead them away from Christ and into spiritual deception and apostasy. Read more...
St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church began as a mission parish in the year 2000, in a home chapel in Palm Coast, FL – a small town on Florida’s northeast coast located between St. Augustine and Daytona Beach. After two years, it became necessary to have services in area community centers, rented for Sundays and other Holy Days. Read more...
2025 Youth Conference
Please join us for the 2025 youth conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! To learn more, visit the conference website.
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...