Dear Saint Sophia Parishioners, We are working diligently to ensure successful elections this year. The elections process will begin on Sunday, November 9 at the Parish Assembly meeting.  On this day, you will be able to nominate Parish Council members. Elections will then be held on Sunday, December 7, immediately following Divine Liturgy, starting at approximately 12:00 Noon and ending at 2:00 p.m. The elections process will be conducted by the Board of Elections. The

FAREWELL AND WELCOME Dear Parishioner, We have some very exciting news for our Saint Sophia Community!!! Firstly, we wish to express our most heartfelt thanks to Father Gabriel and Presbytera Samantha Galifianakis for their ministry to Saint Sophia Cathedral these past couple years, and wish them both congratulations and Godspeed as they move on to their next assignment. Together with their precious daughter, Athena, we pray God grant them every blessing as they move on

A Sacred Piece of Home: Washington DC “Americans are from everywhere and they have brought their faiths and their building traditions to their new home. In four episodes, A SACRED PIECE OF HOME: WASHINGTON, D.C. brings viewers a visual feast of distinctive architecture in styles from all over the world that have found a home in the Washington area, making the capital region a Noah’s Ark of sacred architecture.” EPISODE 1: https://www.pbs.org/show/a-sacred-piece-of-home-washington-dc/ EPISODE 2: https://www.pbs.org/video/national-houses-of-worship-s4yjoe/ Saints Constantine

The Saint Sophia Cathedral Community congratulates past Parish Council President, Cassandra Tsintolas Johnson on her re-appointment as a voting member of the Archdiocesan District Council by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros.  In His appointment letter, His Eminence emphasized that the Archdiocesan District Council is the “esteemed body of clergy and lay individuals …working together…for the collective betterment and spiritual flourishing of our communities and faithful” that comprise the Archdiocesan District and that “requires a unique blend of

The Clergy, Parish Council and entire Community of Saint Sophia Cathedral CONGRATULATE Janice Calomiris, Parish Council President, on the occasion of her appointment as a voting member to the Archdiocesan Council, 2024-2026. The Archdiocesan Council functions as the advisory and consultative body to the Archbishop and to the Eparchial Synod, and is concerned with the Archdiocesan ministries, institutions, and financial affairs of the Holy Archdiocese of America in between biennial Clergy Laity Congresses.