May 9, 2021 Happy Mother’s Day! Saints and Feasts Commemorated Thomas Sunday Though the doors were shut at the dwelling where the disciples were gathered for fear of the Jews on the evening of the Sunday after the Passover, our Saviour wondrously entered and stood in their midst, and greeted […]
May 2, 2021~ Great and Holy Pascha Mary Magdalene, and the other women who were present at the burial of our Saviour on Friday evening, returned from Golgotha to the city and prepared fragrant spices and myrrh, so that they might anoint the body of Jesus. On the morrow, because […]
April 25, 2021~ Palm Sunday On Sunday, five days before the Passover of the Law, the Lord came from Bethany to Jerusalem. Sending two of His disciples to bring Him a foal of an ass, He sat thereon and entered into the city. When the multitude there heard that Jesus was […]
An Important Message from His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios To the Reverend Clergy of the Metropolis of Atlanta: My Brothers in Christ, Looking forward to Lent, we are blessed to observe the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution for Independence on March 25th, 2021. As Hellenes in the United States are especially fortunate to live in a […]
February 28, 2021~ Sunday of the Prodigal Son~ Sunday of the Prodigal Son Through the parable of today’s Gospel, our Saviour has set forth three things for us: the condition of the sinner, the rule of repentance, and the greatness of God’s compassion. The divine Fathers have put this reading […]
February 21, 2021 ~ Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee ~ Triodion Begins Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee The Pharisees were an ancient and outstanding sect among the Jews known for their diligent observance of the outward matters of the Law. Although, according to the word of our Lord, […]
Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Demetrios Church Our annual Greek Festival has unfortunately been canceled this year. The Parish Council and Father Peter came to this decision after a lot of debate. Prior to making this decision we actually did study what many other communities had done this past summer and fall as […]
February 14, 2021 ~ Sunday of the Canaanite Woman Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain Commemorated on February 14 This Saint, who was from the East, lived during the reign of Saint Theodosius the Younger. In 442 he enlisted in the Fourth Military Company of the Scholarii, that is, the Imperial […]
