Photos - Holy Ascension Feast Day 2011-Part I

On Thursday, May 20/June 2, 2011, His Eminence Metropolitan Pavlos, His Eminence Metropolitan Moses, His Grace Bishop Christodoulos, His Grace Bishop Sergios, and His Grace Bishop Gregory celebrated the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord at Holy Ascension Monastery in Bearsville, NY along with many laity and other clergy. Please be sure to visit Part II of this gallery.

2011ascensionfeast041
2011ascensionfeast041
Detail
2011ascensionfeast042
2011ascensionfeast042
Detail
2011ascensionfeast043
2011ascensionfeast043
Detail
2011ascensionfeast044
2011ascensionfeast044
Detail
2011ascensionfeast045
2011ascensionfeast045
Detail
2011ascensionfeast046
2011ascensionfeast046
Detail
2011ascensionfeast047
2011ascensionfeast047
Detail
2011ascensionfeast048
2011ascensionfeast048
Detail
 
 
Powered by Phoca Gallery
Orthodox Awareness

The Message of Patriarch Theodore of Alexandra Upon the Feast of Ramadan

The “Father of Fathers, the Thirteenth Apostle and the Judge of the World (as his pheme states), Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodore sent a message to the Muslims of Egypt upon the feast of Ramadan. It is as follows:

“The most sacred month of the Islamic calendar, the chief month of personal worship and great awareness of the Divine for every faithful Muslim ends today with the festive, joyous season of Eid al-Fitr. Read more...

Missions

Saint Matthew the Evangelist, Jonesboro, Arkansas

Jonesboro is a town located near the Eastern border of Arkansas, with a population of approximately 60,000. From a human standpoint, it’s not the most likely candidate for a traditional Orthodox mission, but for an Orthodox Christian who orders his priorities around Christ and His Church, it makes perfect sense. Read more...

Youth

2025 Youth Conference

Please join us for the 2025 youth conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! To learn more, visit the conference website.

Ask A Priest

Fasting

Q. There seems to be a lot of variation in how people observe fasting, but my confessor told me to fast from oil on Wednesday and Friday. Oil is a pretty vague category, though, and I was wondering if I could get a more explicit description of what kinds of food and drink are excluded on strict fast days. Read more...