Metropolitan Demetrius’s Schedule for July and August 2014

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Created on Monday, 23 June 2014 16:10

July

Romania (Feast day of St. Glykerie)

Sunday, June 22 – Wednesday, July 9

New York City (St. Markella’s, St. Peter and Paul’s Feast)

Friday, July 11 – Saturday, July 12

Mount Union, PA (St. Peter and Paul’s Parish)

Saturday, July 12 – Monday, July 14

Republic of Colombia

Friday, July 25 – Monday, July 28

August

Astoria, NY (St. Markella Cathedral)

Sunday, August 3 - Monday, August 4

Toronto, ON (St. Nektarios Parish)

Thursday, August 7 – Tuesday, August 12

Fryeburg, ME (St. Xenia Camp)

Tuesday, August 19 – Saturday, August 23

Concord, NH (Dormition Parish)

Saturday, August 23 – Sunday, August 24

Preston Hollow, NY (Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos)

Sunday, August 31

Orthodox Awareness

Ecumenical Dialogues Intensified

At the beginning of September (n.s.) Bartholomew called together a “Synaxis of the Patriarchates and the Autocephalous Church of Cyprus" at the Phanar in order to coordinate their efforts for the First Ecumenistic Council which they plan to convene shortly. At it, they will most certainly have to deal with a conflict with the Patriarchate of Moscow concerning primacy, but also they will proclaim the heresy of Ecumenism with an alleged synodal decision of Ecumenical (or rather Ecumenistic) force. 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

Fasting

Q. There seems to be a lot of variation in how people observe fasting, but my confessor told me to fast from oil on Wednesday and Friday. Oil is a pretty vague category, though, and I was wondering if I could get a more explicit description of what kinds of food and drink are excluded on strict fast days. Read more...