The Philoptochos Society of Saint Sophia Invites the Parish Community to the Annual Lenten Retreat Pure Monday – March 3, 2014 Please join us as we begin this year’s Lenten journey! Following the 9:00 AM Orthos and Vespers of Pure Monday in the Cathedral, Fathers Steve and Dimitri, together with Master Chanter George Theodorides, will lead us in a discussion entitled, The Lenten Fast as Expressed in Sacred Hymnology.  A lenten luncheon will follow.  Free will offerings to benefit Hellenic College &

We are pleased to announce that our most beloved centenarian, Mary Nisos Catakis, who turned 100 this past June 13, 2013, was interviewed by news channel WUSA*9  in a segment with Dr. Ghorbani.  PLEASE CLIP HERE TO VIEW CLIP!

ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS PARTICIPATED IN THE NATIONAL INAUGURAL PRAYER SERVICE WASHINGTON – His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America participated today in the National Inaugural Prayer Service at the Capital’s National Cathedral with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and the Members of the U.S. Congress in attendance.As it has been the case in previous Presidential Inaugurations, the Archbishop was among the select national religious leaders participating in this service. The National Prayer Service is a

Date: Jan 21, 2013   To watch video from the luncheon visit http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310527-1# and go forward 23 minutes to 23:00/34:52   ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS OFFERED BENEDICTIONAT PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL LUNCHEON   WASHINGTON – The 57th Inaugural Ceremonies for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden was also a special occasion of honor and recognition for His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios and the Greek Orthodox Church in America.   Archbishop Demetrios attended the swearing-in ceremony and the President’s Inaugural Address today,