The Greek Orthodox Church of our Saviour

09/08/2026

On this Labor Day, I am reminded that everything around us was built by someone’s hands. The road, the harvest, the meal, the machine. I am also reminded that the ordinary protections of a working day, its hours and its safety, are the outcome of the pursuit of countless men and women who struggled. We honor all who labor: in the field and the factory, in the kitchen and the hospital ward, at the desk and behind the wheel, and in the home where the work never ends. Our Lord Himself worked with His own hands in the carpenter’s shop before He spoke a word in public.

May the Lord our God, Who sanctified human labor by the work of His own hands, bless the work of your hands, minds, and hearts. We offer this prayer as work itself is being remade. Artificial intelligence and robotics are entering the field, the clinic and the office, and no tool arrives innocent; each carries the purposes of those who built it and decided where it would be used. Let these technologies lighten the burden of human labor. Let them never become the reason a person is treated as a cog to be discarded, nor the pretext for handing to an algorithm a judgment that requires a conscience. The human person is created in the image and likeness of the living God and must never be reduced to something expendable.

Photo by Orthodox Observer/Brittainy Newman

09/06/2026

The Archdiocesan District Philoptochos is proud to announce an upcoming webinar taking place on Saturday, October 3rd, offering essential guidance and spiritual support for Orthodox Christians navigating the complex journey of supporting loved ones experiencing addiction.

Supporting a family member or friend through addiction can feel isolating and overwhelming. For Orthodox Christians, a pressing question often arises: How do we do this while keeping Christ at the center of our lives?

Through this collaborative event, the Archdiocesan District Philoptochos shines a vital spotlight on these challenges, continuing its unwavering commitment to supporting families, strengthening communities, and serving those in need. The Saint Anastasia Fellowship (SAF) is actively working to provide education and reduce stigma by informing the faithful about addiction, recovery, and the Orthodox Church’s theological perspective. By blending modern clinical approaches with ancient healing modalities from our faith, the Fellowship seeks to meet people in their suffering and invite Christ through the intercessory prayers of Saint Anastasia for their healing.

Learn more at the link in the comments below

09/06/2026

Aristides and Michail are baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit! May our good Lord protect them and grant them long life!

09/03/2026

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew assured Ukrainians that the Mother Church of Constantinople remembers them and prays for their protection and eventual reunion with their families. https://archons-of-the-ecumenical-patriarchate.visitlink.me/7OH5Vn

09/03/2026

TWO weeks away and we are looking so forward to saving a table for you.
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09/02/2026

09/01/2026

Marking the New Ecclesiastical Year, September 1st, is a most significant day for our Church and the entirety of humanity. Our Ecumenical Patriarchate, and especially His All-Holiness Bartholomew, for decades have been emphasizing our relationship with the Earth and all creation, as the God-given environment in which the human family is called to serve as stewards of creation. This contains all that we hold dear on our “Big, Blue Marble” – the land and the seas, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the creatures with whom we share this planet.

We are indeed blessed that we have a “Green” Patriarch who understands the sacred nature of creation, which we celebrate and acknowledge in every icon fashioned for the sanctification of the Faithful. His All-Holiness has been leading the way for a truly Patristic and theological ecology that applies not only across the Christian world in all its diversity, but throughout the interfaith and interspiritual communities as well.

The devastating fires across North America and the recent tragedy in Nepal, where a glacial collapse unleashed a catastrophic cascade of ice, rock, mud, and floodwaters, are stark reminders of the intensifying consequences of climate change, the fragility of our common home, and our sacred responsibility to care for it.

As we commence this New Ecclesiastical Year, may we each pause for a moment to remember the created order with which God has graced our lives, and may we each, in our own way, commit to protecting, enhancing, restoring, and safeguarding the precious gift of the created universe, beginning with our Mother Earth, above whom “the heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims the work of His hands” (Psalm 18:1 LXX).

Icon: Deisis Christ Pantocrator, c. 1261, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople.

08/28/2026

On Aug. 22, 2026, Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) announced the upcoming launch of its new podcast, Prison Ministry Diaries. The announcement reads:

Not only is Prison Ministry Diaries the first-ever podcast of OCPM; it’s unlike anything else out there.

Fr. John Kowalczyk and Fr. Stephen Powley, OCPM Co-Directors of Training and Spiritual Care, are ready to share from their decades of experience at every security level. Even among the darkness of prison, Christ’s light is shining all the more. From navigating gang culture to what it takes to found a monastery in maximum security (true story), Fr. John and Fr. Stephen are your best possible coaches for how to do this ministry well. Tune in for sincere and often lighthearted conversations about what matters most.

🇬🇷 Την προσεχή έναρξη του νέου της podcast, που έχει ως τίτλο «Ημερολόγια διακονίας στις φυλακές» (Prison Ministry Diaries), ανακοίνωσε η Ορθόδοξη Χριστιανική Διακονία Φυλακών (Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry – OCPM), στις 22 Αυγούστου 2026. Στην ανακοίνωσή της αναφέρονται τα εξής:

Τα «Ημερολόγια διακονίας στις φυλακές» δεν είναι απλώς το πρώτο podcast στην ιστορία της Διακονίας· πρόκειται για κάτι εντελώς νέο στον τομέα αυτό.

Ο π. John Kowalczyk και ο π. Stephen Powley, οι οποίοι έχουν από κοινού την ευθύνη για το εκπαιδευτικό και ποιμαντικό έργο της Διακονίας, είναι έτοιμοι να μεταφέρουν στο κοινό την πολύχρονη εμπειρία που έχουν αποκτήσει στις φυλακές όλων των επιπέδων ασφαλείας. Και μέσα ακόμη στο σκοτάδι της φυλακής, το φως του Χριστού θα λάμψει.

Οι συζητήσεις θα καλύψουν ποικίλες πτυχές της διακονίας, από την προσέγγιση των συμμοριών έως την ίδρυση ενός μοναστηριού μέσα σε μια φυλακή υψίστης ασφαλείας —και πρόκειται για αληθινή ιστορία. Ο π. John και ο π. Stephen γνωρίζουν όσο λίγοι τις απαιτήσεις ενός τέτοιου έργου. Οι ακροατές θα έχουν έτσι την ευκαιρία να παρακολουθήσουν ειλικρινείς και συχνά χαλαρές συζητήσεις για πολλά ουσιαστικά ζητήματα.

Τα νέα επεισόδια θα μεταδίδονται κάθε δύο εβδομάδες.

For the link to the podcast and more information, visit the link in the comments below.