His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios was in Constantinople this week participating in the Holy Synod meetings. He departed from there Friday morning and is safely in Greece.

Catherine Stuman of Dormition Church in Greensboro, NC, received National Philoptochos' Agape Award. Hierarchs, Clergy, and Philoptochos sisters were present. Miss America, Betty Cantrell of Holy Cross Church in Macon, GA, was present and sang at the awards breakfast.

July 6, 2016, Washington, DC -- Many of the United States' top foreign policy leaders put statements in the Congressional Record and on social media praising Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the historic Holy and Great Council that convened in Crete, Greece June 19-26. Below are excerpts from these statements and links to their full remarks.

Religious Liberty Workshop, featuring two case studies highlighting uniquely successful approaches to educating the faithful on the human rights challenges of our day. Speakers included Fr. Philemon Patitsas, John Manos, Gus Pablecas, and Harry Dimopoulos.

The first forum of the Clergy Laity Congress focused on a report of the Holy & Great Council from our Hierarchs and Clergy who attended it.

Philoptochos members of the Metropolis of Atlanta gather for early breakfast. Fr. George Tsahakis, Chancellor, and Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Spiritual Advisor offer their thanks and support on behalf of Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta. Dee Nicolaou, President, thanked members for their important achievements in serving those in need.

Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiou & Fr. Steve Dalber join Archdiocese clergy in offering helpful resources to assist parishes with stewardship ministry.

His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios challenges Clergy Laity delegates to ask themselves "What can I do to be the 'voice of Christ' in today's changing world."

The 43rd Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress Begins in Nashville with Divine Liturgy

Beginning on Sunday, June 26th, and continuing for five consecutive weeks, Metropolis of Atlanta youth participate in the St. Stephen's Summer Camping Ministry at the Diakonia Retreat Center.

Metropolitan Alexios is deeply grateful to be part of the Patriarchal Delegation at the Holy and Great Council. He wants the faithful to know what a blessing it has been for Him to be part of this historic gathering. Here, Metropolitan Alexios is signing the first official documents and afterwards meeting at dinner with His All-Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew and those in His delegation.

Metropolitan Alexios announced today the launching of the new Diakonia Retreat Center website, www.diakoniaretreatcenter.org

Metropolitan of Atlanta, US, Alexios, is speaking exclusively on Pemptousia and OCN, for his experiences from Holy and Great Council

His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America visited yesterday, June 22, the USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, the largest US Supercarrier of the Nimitz class, which has docked for a few days in Souda Bay Naval Base.

The official texts of the opening speeches and adresses for the Holy and Great Council are available at https://www.holycouncil.org/documents in their original languages. Translations will be posted as they become available.

CRETE — On the second day of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, the Divine Liturgy was held at the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of Gonia, with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem presiding from the throne. Afterward, the Hierarchs continued their work in the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sessions of the Council.

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His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios is part of the Patriarchal Delegation, attending meetings, briefings, church services, and social functions of the Holy & Great Council in Crete.

Several events of the Holy and Great Council, an historic gathering for the Orthodox Christian Churches and the first of its kind in 1200 years, are available to the public via livestreaming.

Orthodox Christian leaders meeting for a historic council aimed at promoting unity made a last-minute appeal Friday to the Russian Orthodox Church and three others to attend the gathering, the first such meeting in more than a millennium.