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Metropolis of Chicago teams up with donors and community organizations to support needy Chicagoans.

Reuniting Our People With Their Parish Homes

The Metropolis of Chicago has issued directives that would permit a greater number of parishioners to attend liturgical services.

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100% of the monies received will be distributed directly to parishes most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago is the diocese of and for the Greek Orthodox faithful in the Midwest.

Philoptochos Perspective: Spring 2020 »

July 1, 2020

The Philoptochos Perspective: Spring 2020 showcases the Philoptochos Sisters putting together food baskets, calling fellow Parishioners, assisting the elderly with grocery deliveries and medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, the Philoptochos also began Masks Matter, distributing 7,600 hand-sewn masks to date to non-first responders, and donated to food banks to help the hungry.

Commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople »

May 26, 2020

May 29th is the day in our Orthodox faith when we remember the Fall of Constantinople. We memorialize the day when the Queen City of Constantinople, the epicenter of Orthodoxy, and Hagia Sophia, the cathedral of “Holy Wisdom”, fell into the hands of the Ottoman Turks.

A Letter from Metropolitan Nathanael Regarding Fanari Summer Camp »

April 28, 2020

After much deliberation with the Fanari Camp Leadership Team and medical and public safety professionals, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced today the cancellation of the 2020 Fanari Summer Camp program.