Archbishop Demetrios

UTICA, N.Y., Feb. 15, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — This is a truly inspiring and extraordinary story. In July of 2011, Mark Weisbeck received an email from His Eminence, the Most Rev. Archbishop Stephen Enea, ruling Archbishop of the Italo-Greek Orthodox Image via Wikipedia . The Archbishop came across Mark Weisbeck’s 9/11 Memorial Sculpture, “Remembrance and Renewal,” 9-11memorialsculptures.com and asked to purchase Weisbeck’s sculpture and incorporate it into his September 11th Memorial...Read Full Story

"Your Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and Brother Bishops:My opening remarks this morning are taken from the Vespers of Palm Sunday, “Today the Grace of the Holy Spirit has gathered us together.” How wonderful and pleasing to God for all of us to meet and discuss matters related to the life of our Church on this particular continent. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Chairman of SCOBA for his hard work to make this...Read Full Story

Your Eminence Archbishop Demetrios,Your Eminences and Your Graces,Dear Brothers and con-celebrants in the Lord,We have gathered here these days bathed in the Light and Grace of the All-Holy Spirit to discuss the future of our Holy Orthodox Church in North America. Whether this comes to be seen as an historic meeting will depend on us, and what we decide. And while we may have been convened in a new way, that fact is that the project of organizing the Church on this continent is not new. As we...Read Full Story

(St. Andrew House)Dear to God,Christ is in our midst!By the grace of God we have completed our First Episcopal Assembly, chaired by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America and attended by 57 of the 65 Hierarchs of North and Central America. He is truly a gracious, loving and patient man and certainly a gift to our Church in North America. May God grant him good health and many years!Recommendations were made to separate Mexico and Central America...Read Full Story

"We Lost St. Nicholas Church in the Destruction of September 11"Governor Andrew Cuomo, joined by Port Authority Executive Director Chris Ward, representatives of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese and St. Nicholas Parish and Majority Leader Dean Skelos, signed the agreement that permits the rebuilding of the Church with a nondenominational bereavement center at the east end of Liberty Park, at 130 Liberty Street.The agreement follows a four-month independent engineering study commissioned by the...Read Full Story