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St. Catherine’s Church Greek School Ayiasmo Service was held Tuesday September 25, 2012.

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His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios ordained Fr. Ephraim Ehrs to the Holy Priesthood on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Boston, Massachusetts. Fr. Ephraim, 37, graduated Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology this past May. He was born in a small town in Sweden. He and his wife Aimee are parents of their 4 year old little girl named Glynnis. AXIOS Fr. Ephraim!

His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios is grateful to the Reverend Dr. Theodore Stylianopoulos for responding to recent media reports concerning a 4th century Coptic text. Father Stylianopoulos is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America held its third annual meeting for all member hierarchs, that is, all active canonical bishops in its region. The meeting was held from September 10-12, 2012, at the Chicago O'Hare Hilton in Chicago, Illinois. Forty-three bishops were in attendance.

The Hellenic American Academy Ayiasmo Service was held today, Friday, September 7, 2012 in the Cultural Center.

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Sts. Anargyroi Greek Orthodox Church in Marlborough, Massachusetts had its annual Grecian Festival over Labor Day Weekend.

On August 29, 2012, His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston, who represented His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America on behalf of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, offered the Orthodox Christian prayer at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL.

August 29, 2012 – Metropolitan Methodios will offer the Benediction Prayer at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida tonight.  Below are pictures taken August 28, 2012 of His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios with Reinhold Reince Priebus, who is the Chairman of the Republican Natio

His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios ordained Ephraim Ehrs to the Holy Diaconate on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at the Saints Constantine and Helen Church in Webster, Massachusetts.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 - His Eminence, Metropolitan Methodios celebrated Great Vespers for the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Manchester, New Hampshire. Several clergy from the Metropolis of Boston also participated in the Feast Day celebration.

Sunday, August 5, 2012 - His Eminence, Metropolitan Methodios celebrated Great Vespers at the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Lowell, MA. During Great Vespers, Metropolitan Methodios installed the Rev. Tom Chininis as the new priest of the Transfiguration Church (beginning September 1, 2012). Several clergy from the Metropolis of Boston also participated in the Feast Day celebration.

Monday, August 6, 2012 - His Eminence, Metropolitan Methodios Celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Franklin, New Hampshire.

Metropolis of Boston - August 9, 2012

MBC Summer Session 5 kicked off on July 30, 2012 with close to 200 campers and staff.

MBC Summer Session 4 kicked off on July 23, 2012 with over 150 campers and staff.

MBC Summer Session 3 kicked off on July 16, 2012 with close to 200 campers and staff.

On Tuesday, July 27th, His Eminence, Metropolitan Methodios visited the new byzantine structure church of St. Demetrios in Weston, Massachusetts

MBC Summer Session 2 kicked off on July 9, 2012 with over 100 campers and staff.

The Metropolis of Boston Camp hosts another sold-out Family Camp Session!

The V. Rev. Panteleimon Manoussakis, Ph.D. represents His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios during the Mass for Sts. Peter and Paul at the Pastoral Care Center.

Over fifty young adults from all across New England participated in the 2012 summer pre-camp weekend training and training week.

PHOENIX – The official business of the 41st Clergy-Laity Congress concluded Wednesday July 4, 2012 with the plenary session which lasted all day and was the culmination of the forums, meetings of the committees, workshops, receptions and social events of fellowship--all of which contributed to a very productive and successful Congress, inspiring the delegates and participants to spread the message, Chosen and Appointed by God to Go and Bear Fruit.

His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios attended the 60th wedding anniversary party in honor of his dear friends Constintine and Betty Calliontzis, long-time members of the Annunciation Cathedral in Boston. On Sunday June 24th, family and friends celebrated Connie and Betty’s 60 year union at the Apollo Function Facility in Norwood, Massachusetts. Connie and Betty were married in 1952. They are blessed with 4 children and 8 grandchildren. May God grant them many more years of love and happiness.

PHOENIX – The 41st Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America officially began its work this morning at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Hotel. It was highlighted by the Keynote Address of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America presented to an audience of more than 1,200 participants. It is customary for the official opening to be attended by delegates, clergy and laity, of both the Clergy-Laity Congress and National Philoptochos Convention.

To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Communities, the Distinguished Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Philoptochos Sisterhoods, the Youth, the Hellenic Organizations, and the entire Greek Orthodox Family in America

PHOENIX – The 41st Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America commenced yesterday with the Orthros service and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy held in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of Phoenix, Arizona, with approximately 1,200 faithful in attendance. The Holy Metropolis of San Francisco and the Holy Trinity Cathedral of Phoenix are the hosts of this 41st Congress.

NEW YORK – The 41st Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America will convene in Phoenix, Arizona, July 1- 5, 2012, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and it will focus on the theme of this Congress “Chosen and appointed by God to go and bear fruit.” Concurrently with the Clergy-Laity Congress, the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society will convene its Biennial National Convention in the same venue.

On Thursday, June 21 the Metropolis Clergy District Representatives met with His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios and Rev. Theodore J. Barbas, Chancellor of the Metropolis. Representatives elected the following as the officers of the Clergy Brotherhood.

Brookline, MA: On Thursday, June 21, 2012, His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios convened the first meeting of the Steering Committee for the new Emerging Leaders Ministry. The Metropolis of Boston recently received a grant from Leadership 100 to launch an Emerging Leaders Ministry...

On June 10, 2012 the parishes of the Metropolis of Boston joined His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios for the 26th annual Metropolis Ministry Awards Dinner, held at Lombardo's Function Facility in Randolph, MA. Over 740 parishioners throughout New England were in attendance. The theme for the Banquet this year was, "Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed and glorious Lady, the Theotokos, and ever Virgin Mary... Let us commit ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God."

Nameday Celebration of His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios

PRESS RELEASE-June 12, 2012 The Eighty-Second meeting of the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation took place at Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, from June 5 to 7. The members of the Consultation continued their study of the role of the laity in their churches.

Since he was installed as the parish priest at the “vibrant” Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke in East Longmeadow here in February, the Rev. Panteleimon Klostri has been impressed with the way parishioners live their faith.

On Sunday, May 6th, walkers from throughout the Metropolis of Boston walked up to 20 miles in support of Project Bread's annual Walk for Hunger where 41,000 people joined together to stomp out hunger. The walk raised $3.6 million dollars. Our Philoxenia House receives an annual grant from Project Bread.

On Wednesday evening, May 2nd, Metropolitan Methodios and Father Demetri Tonias of the Taxiarchae Parish in Watertown, attended an event where former Governor Michael Dukakis and his wife, Kitty Dukakis were the keynote speakers. The speeches focused on historic Greek and Jewish relations and the relationship between the two groups in Greece. The evening included a film presentation by filmmaker Laura Zelle titled “In the Shadow of the Acropolis,” which traces the Greek Jewish community during World War II.

On Sunday, April 29, Metropolitan Methodios celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Saint George Church in Keene, NH, celebrating the feast day of the Parish.

The Greek Independence Day Parade is a national celebration in the United States of America. Greek Americans across US cities organize Greek parades to celebrate the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire in 1821. In Boston , proud Greek-Americans from all over New England lined Boylston Street and joined in on the fun to celebrate their heritage which featured floats, marching bands and colorful ethnic costumes. and colorful ethnic costumes.

With the blessing of Metropolitan Methodios of Boston Catherine Varkas currently offers training at Hellenic College in Brookline for Sunday school, Preschool, and home schoolteachers at the 3-6 age level, while she continues to work toward expanding the program to include older age groups as well.

At this very moment we relive the Holy Resurrection, the central mystery of our Christian faith. We will shortly light our Paschal candles to boldly proclaim that “the light of Christ shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overtake it.” (John 1:5)

His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios attends ceremony on Tuesday, April 10, hosted at the Greek Consulate in Boston. The Honorable Consul General of Greece, Ilias Fotopoulos presented four olive branch wreaths to the Boston Athletic Association, which will be used to crown the winners of this coming Monday’s 116th running of the Boston Marathon.

The Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of New England Is Pleased to Announce the Following Events in Celebration of the 18th Annual Greek Independence Day Parade

Last week, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, on behalf of all the members of our Holy Eparchial Synod, approved and distributed copies of the standard text and music for the English version of Christos Anesti to all the parishes of our Archdiocese.

Liturgical schedule of His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston for Holy Week 2012 (April 8-15)

Την ποιμαντική μέριμνα για τους Ορθοδόξους φοιτητές που σπουδάζουν σε ξένα πανεπιστημιακά ιδρύματα έδειξε για ακόμη μια φορά ο Σεβασμιώτατος Μητροπολίτης Βοστώνης κ. Μεθόδιος τελώντας τούτη την φορά την κατανυκτική λειτουργία των Προηγιασμένων Δώρων στο αρχαιότερο Ρωμαιοκαθολικό Κολλέγιο της Νέας Αγγλίας, το Κολλέγιο του Τιμίου Σταυρού, Worcester.

Greek Consul General Fotopoulos, joins local Greek leaders, elected officials in celebration of Greek heritage.