On Sunday, July 22/August 4th, 2013, the Cathedral of Saint Markella in Astoria, NY, celebrated its feast day. Present for the feast were His Eminence, Metropolitan Pavlos of America, whose Cathedral is St. Markella, His Grace, Bishop Demetrius of Boston, as well as clergy from the Cathedral, St. Isidoros on Long Island, and from Holy Ascension Monastery in Bearsville, NY.
Following the Divine Services on Sunday, the Cathedral held its annual outdoor festal celebration in honor of the feast.
May God grant many years to Metropolitan Pavlos and the clergy and laity of the Cathedral of St. Markella!
The “Father of Fathers, the Thirteenth Apostle and the Judge of the World (as his pheme states), Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodore sent a message to the Muslims of Egypt upon the feast of Ramadan. It is as follows:
“The most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, the chief month of personal worship and great awareness of the Divine for every faithful Muslim ends today with the festive, joyous season of Eid al-Fitr. 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...
2026 Youth Conference
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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.
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