My dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, This Sunday represents an interesting meeting place liturgically, because this Sunday, February 1st is both the Forefeast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple, as well as the beginning of the Triodion.
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His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta encourages our Atlanta clergy to register for our next Metropolis of Atlanta Clergy Retreat scheduled for February 3-5, 2026 at our Diakonia Retreat Center. [Read More]
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Charlotte, NC is hosting their 9th Annual Queen City Classic Basketball Tournament February 13-15. All 7th-12th grade GOYANS who are involved in their local Greek Orthodox Parish are invited to attend the Tournament. Any questions can be directed to Robert Brendle [email protected] or Eleni Karageorgos [email protected].
The top speakers in the Junior and Senior Divisions advance to the district level. Two finalists in each district division represent the district at the Metropolis Oratorical Festival. The 2026 Metropolis Oratorical Festival will be hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Asheville, NC. The top speaker in each metropolis division is then selected to participate in the Archdiocese Finals.
His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta had a beautiful Archpastoral Visit to St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Sarasota, Florida on December 13-14, 2025.
His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta was blessed to be a part of the delegation which joined His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew & His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. Patriarch Bartholomew & Pope Leo commemorated the historic 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council at the Basilica of St. Neofitos & then participated in the Divine Liturgy on the Feast of St. Andrew, the Patron of our Ecumenical Patriarchate.