On the weekend of September 7-8 (20-21), 2008, our new missionary community dedicated to the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos in Greenville, North Carolina, celebrated its first cycle of services.
On Saturday evening, Fr Anastasios Hudson from St Mark the Evangelist Mission in Raleigh traveled to Greenville and celebrated Vespers. He gave a short talk afterward about the feast day.
On Sunday, September 8/21, Fr Anastasios, his presbytera, and a parishoner traveled to Greenville, NC to celebrate Matins and the Divine Liturgy. After the services, a festal potluck was enjoyed by the community.
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
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...
2026 Youth Conference
Please join us for the 2026 youth conference in Upper Marlboro, MD! To learn more, visit the this page.
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...