Encyclicals and Messages from Metropolitan Gerasimos
FDF 2009 Leadership Update
Christos Anesti! It brings me great joy each year to attend FDF and see the abundant talent of our youth and young adults who perform with such grace and precision. I am in awe of the dedication of the instructors and parents Read more...
Paschal Encyclical 2008
Grace and Peace from the Resurrected Christ! Truly, my beloved in the faith, the Sabbath has passed with the setting of the sun. It is very early in the darkness of the morning. But in that moment of darkness your candles give light. Night thus passes and in a little while comes the dawn of the New Day. Read more...
Child Abuse Awareness Month
The month of April has been declared Child Abuse Awareness Month in our nation, reminding us of the importance of taking care of children in a healthy and proper manner. Our Church has long been aware of the importance of treating children properly ever since our Lord said to His disciples, Read more...
Encyclical for Great Lent 2008
As we are ushered into Great Lent, the Church welcomes us with these specific, heartening and joyful expressions which carry the real meaning and definition of Lent and the fashion in which we are expected to live through it. Read more...
Christmas Encyclical 2007
Beautifully adorned Christmas trees and lighted windows, glowing with resplendent lights symbolically reflecting the glory of the Lord, and with silent joy emanating from the message proclaimed by the angel of the Lord, are telling us once again about God's wondrous miracle of His coming to abide with us. Read more...
Thanksgiving Encyclical 2007
Thanksgiving Day is a very special holiday for us all in this land. It is set aside to allow families to gather together to offer prayers of thanks to God for His bountiful gifts and blessings, and then to enjoy a sumptuous dinner that He has provided. This holiday carries a very special message in terms of its importance and meaning of the history of our nation. Read more...
Message Regarding the Forest Fires in Greece (August 27, 2007)
The reporting and news about the forest fires in Greece have moved all of us. The human and ecological tragedy is beyond words. The loss of life, property, and historic treasures are immeasurable. For many of us in the western United States, we know from personal experience the devastation that wildfires cause and the years of effort it will take for the survivors to recover. Read more...
Labor Day/Feast of Indiction 2007
The annual Labor Day holiday honoring the hard-working men and women of our country will be observed this year on Monday September 3, while our new Ecclesiastical year will begin on September 1. Through these two observances we offer our prayerful thanks and supplications to God for all these hard-working citizens and their families, as we are reminded of our Savior's saying in the Gospel of John: "My Father is working still and I am working" (John 5:17). Read more...
Dormition 2007
The month of August is recognized by our Church as a time when we commemorate the Holy Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary. From August 1 - 14 we fast and pray beseeching her to intercede with her Son and our Savior for the health and well-being of mankind. Her obedience to God and her distinction as the handmaid of the Lord has endeared her to our Church from the beginning. We remember the importance of her life in God's divine plan to bring salvation to all people and therefore, celebrate the Dormition of the Theotokos on August 15. Read more...
Paschal Encyclical 2007
The early dawn of easter is incomparable in beauty and glory to the dawn of any other day. Heaven and earth embrace one another. God and all of humanity greet each other in a warm embrace. Death is embraced by life, but is shattered and vanishes like darkness encountering the sun's early morning rays of light. Read more...
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