​The Shepherd's Staff Newsletter for the Indiction 2020 is now available featuring: Metropolitan's Message; News from MEFGOX, Philoptochos, Youth Office; a news update by Metropolis Youth Director, Eva Konstantakos; Letter from Metropolis Council ...
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​The Shepherd's Staff Newsletter for Lent 2020 is now available featuring: Metropolitan's Message & Calendar; News from MEFGOX, Philoptochos, Youth Office; a Lenten Reflection by Metropolis Youth Director, Eva Konstantakos; and the complete 2019 F...
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​The Shepherd's Staff Newsletter for Christmas 2019 is now available featuring: Metropolitan's Message; News from MEFGOX, Philoptochos, Youth Office; and the January through November 2019 Friends of the Metropolis list of donors.
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By Margaret Yates (President) Midway on our journey through Great and Holy Lent and the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we wish everyone a Kali Anastasi!
At this time of the year many Philoptochos Chapters are prepar...

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By Margaret Yates (President) ​We are blessed in so many different ways, one of the most important being the ability to give to those less fortunate.  The Christmas season is especially busy as we increase our efforts to make the season brighter ...
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​We are truly blessed, not only for the many blessings we have received in our own lives, but for the ability to assist those less fortunate who are in need of a helping hand. May God bless the hands and hearts of each Philoptochos member in our M...
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Holy Trinity Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan hosted the Greek Orthodox Youth Olympics this past weekend (January 27-28). Young people from all over the Metropolis of Detroit joined together in order to get better acquainted, have fun, and learn ...
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​Recently, Eva Konstantakos (our Metropolis of Detroit Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries) was interviewed by John Lazar of DOOR (Detroit's Own Orthodox Radio) to discuss youth and young adult ministries in the area.
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​Woburn, Mass. – The Metropolis of Boston and Annunciation Church hosted this year’s 34th annual St. John Chrysostom National Oratorical Festival the weekend of June 9-11, 2017. 1st Place Sr. Division: Victoria Martine (Holy Trinity, Carm...
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After a second day of productive deliberations, the Assembly of Bishops agreed on a Common Vision that commits themselves to work together toward Orthodox Christian Unity and Outreach, Common Orthodox Witness, Ministries and Initiatives, and Organ...
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In our present circumstances, trying to hold a sensible middle ground between opposing forces of faithless reason on the one hand and spiritualized folly on the other is the greatest challenge of our time. As Orthodox Christians we are called to f...
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We have now concluded this tenth anniversary meeting of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the USA. I believe we can say, with the Psalmist, that it has been good and joyous for us, the brothers of the Hierarchy, to be together in the u...
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