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April 17, 2019

I invite you to the 2019 Metropolis of Chicago Clergy-Laity Assembly. This historic event will be held on September 25-29, 2019 in the Twin Cities of Minnesota and will be co-hosted by the parishes of St. George in Saint Paul and St. Mary in Minneapolis.

April 12, 2019

Beloved, while the Great Catastrophe is a horror beyond words, a sinful tragedy beyond understanding, and an impenetrable mystery, an even greater mystery and capacity beyond words is the human heart’s ability to love all people. Finding ourselves in the midst of Great and Holy Lent, it is fitting for us to fix our eyes on the example of our Lord and to eschew hatred, bigotry and racism of any kind.

April 5, 2019

Corne on out and watch the latest Avengers movie with His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael on Bright Tuesday!

April 3, 2019

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago today announced the appointment of Mr. John Balourdos as interim President of the Board of Directors of the St. Iakovos Retreat Center (Retreat Center). Mr. Balourdos’ appointment was approved by the Metropolis Council at its April 1 meeting. The restructured Board of Directors will convene in the coming weeks.

March 24, 2019

A year ago today, I was enthroned as your spiritual father and Metropolitan of the Holy Metropolis of Chicago, and over that time you have welcomed me, counseled me and prayed for me. I will forever cherish my time visiting all corners of our Metropolis and hearing you share what is in your hearts and minds.

March 20, 2019

Join us on Sunday, May 19, 2019 for GAMA's 7th Annual Motorcycle Bike Blessing at the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Homer Glen, IL.

March 20, 2019

"What is Love?" is the theme of Fanari Camp this Summer 2019. Registration is available for all weeks and is open to youth in 6th - 11th grades.

March 20, 2019

The Family Synaxis of the Metropolis of Chicago together with the Pick up your Cross & Follow Me Ministry invites you to our Annual Lenten Retreat: Blueprints for "The Little Church", Saturday, March 30, 2019, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Oak Lawn, IL.

March 19, 2019

Join us on Saturday, May 4, 2019 for the Spring Dance Workshop Featuring Agis Tsakalos, instructor for the 'Lykeion Ellinidon Kalamatas"

March 19, 2019

Few today know of one of the first genocides of the twentieth century committed against the Greeks of the Black Sea, Pontos, and Asia Minor. Rooted in ethnic and religious intolerance against Christian minorities, Ottoman Turkey committed brutal atrocities against its Greek population between 1913 and 1923. We invite you to a ground-breaking symposium featuring distinguished scholars as they reflect upon history, a legacy of loss, remembrance, and the diaspora experience today.

March 19, 2019

It seems like just a few days ago, dear fathers and beloved brothers and sisters in Christ—it seems like only yesterday that these piercing words ushered us further into the Triodion period. As a prologue to the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, the Lord poses a poignant question to those around Him—to those who believed that they alone possessed the true faith.

March 15, 2019

Read the Winter 2018-2019 Philoptochos Perspective Newsletter

March 11, 2019

Save the date for the National Philoptochos 17th Biennial 2019 Children's Medical Fund Luncheon on November 16, 2019 at the Chicago Marriott.

March 11, 2019

Preserving the safety and security of 58 parishes, two monastic communities and Metropolis institutions is the charge of a special committee formed by His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced today.

March 8, 2019

We can say that true repentance is to recognize our sinful state and to seek out God. These two elements – repentance and seeking God – must go hand in hand. For the recognition and acceptance of our weaknesses, when not coupled with seeking God, can lead a person to disappointment and despair. Everything that we do during this period – fasting, attending services, almsgiving, prayer, confession, etc. – we do as a means to seek God.

March 8, 2019

View the 2019 Lenten Liturgical Schedule of His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago

March 8, 2019

In a world of manifold confusion, the ascetic experience of Orthodoxy constitutes an invaluable spiritual asset, an inexhaustible source of divine knowledge and human wisdom. The blessed phenomenon of ascesis, whose spirit pervades our entire way of life – for “asceticism is Christianity in its entirety” – is not the privilege of the few or chosen, but an “ecclesial event,” a communal good, a shared blessing and the common vocation for all faithful without exception.

March 5, 2019

Join us for Triumph of Orthodoxy Pan-Orthodox Vespers Sponsored by the Orthodox Christian Clergy Association of Greater Chicago on Sunday, March 17 at 6:30 pm.

March 1, 2019

The Metropolis of Chicago Philoptochos presents a Lenten Retreat “Refugees, War and Oppression” on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, Palos Heights, IL

March 1, 2019

Hosted by Saints Peter and Paul Philoptochos Society, join us for the 2019 SS. Peter and Paul Lenten Quilt-a-Thon on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Blankets will be donated to the Evanston North Shore Hospital Pediatric Unit.