My dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, This Palm Sunday, we join Jerusalem as the people welcome our Lord with palm branches, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” (John 12:13) It is such a bright day that St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians also joins in celebration, echoing prophecy as he begins: “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near” (Philippians 4:4-5).
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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.
St. Stephen's Camp has a rich tradition, dating back to the 1980's, and is grounded on the principals of living a true Orthodox lifestyle with twice daily liturgical services, opportunities for reflection, community living and meals, athletics, arts & crafts, and nightly social activities.
Over the second weekend in Great Lent, our community of Christ the Savior in the Appalachian mountains of northeast Tennessee were blessed by the first archpastoral visit of our new Metropolitan.
Saint Mark Greek Orthodox Church in Boca Raton hosted the first-ever Young Aspiring Chanters Conference from March 6–8, welcoming more than 40 young men and women from across the United States who gathered to deepen their knowledge and love of the sacred art of Orthodox Christian chant.
- Rev. Fr. Athanasios Haros, Western FL Conference Vicar
19 clergy from Greek, Romanian, Antiochian, Serbian and Carpatho-Russian Churches joined His Eminence Metropolitan SEVASTIANOS at the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs for the Sunday of Orthodoxy Pan-Orthodox Vespers.
For those who missed the introductory Zoom meeting on the Metropolis's Effective Parish Assessment, a full YouTube video of the meeting, and the accompanying PowerPoint presentation, are now available to view.