Pilgrimage of Discovery
A Transformative 7-Day, Expenses-Paid Journey
Through Constantinople
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The Pilgrimage of Discovery annual program is a 7-day, all-expense paid, religious and cultural annual summer journey to Constantinople awarded to Orthodox Christian young adults across America, connecting them with their ancestral religious roots. Participants deepen their Orthodox faith through a curated, guided experience, exploring holy sites, having a private audience with His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and much more. This immersive journey creates a lasting impact on identity, faith, family, community and culture and helps secure the continuity of the Orthodox church from a grassroots level.
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The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is a devoted group of passionate leaders, relentlessly focused on protecting religious freedom for everyone and ensuring the future of the Ecumenical Patriarchate — the historical spiritual center of the world’s 300+ million Orthodox Christians.
Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
Protecting the Future of Faith
With 65 Archons in the Metropolis of Chicago, under the direction of Regional Commanders Gus M. Pablecas, John G. Manos and Perry C. Siatis, the Archons in the Metropolis of Chicago are among the most active in promoting and defending the Holy and Great Mother Church.
Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate – Latest News
More News
& Events
10/26/24- Welcome Three New Archons in the Metropolis of Chicago
10/16/24 – Religious Freedom Presentation Held in Dubuque, Iowa
9/12/24 – Religious Freedom Presentation Held in East Moline, Ill.
7/10/2024 – Congratulations: Pilgrimage of Discovery 2024 Metropolis of Chicago
Participants
5/20/24 – 43rd Annual Commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople
5/13/24 – Archons in the Metropolis of Chicago Hold 9th Annual Business Meeting
4/25/24 – The Metropolis of Chicago Mourns the Falling Asleep of Louis (Lou)
Laros
4/3/24 – Pilgrimage of Discovery Presentation Held at Holy Taxiarhai & St.
Haralambos Church
3/24/24- Pilgrimage of Discovery Leadership Event Held at St. Catherine’s
Chapel
8/18/23 – Young Adults In Pilgrimage of Discovery (POD) Have Moving
Experience with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
6/10/23 – 42nd Annual Commemoration of the Fall of Constantinople
5/26/23- Metropolis of Chicago Archons Hold Religious Freedom Youth
Symposium
5/5/23- Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chicago Hold 8th Annual
Business Meeting
4/7/23 – Metropolis of Chicago Archons Participate in the Chicago Greek Heritage
Parade
2/23/23- Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Participate in Annual YAL
Conference
1/5/23- Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in the Metropolis of Chicago in
conjunction with the National Hellenic Museum Host Christmas Meet & Greet at the
National Hellenic Museum
12/27/23- Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Host Holiday Meet & Greet
at the National Hellenic Museum
12/27/23- Hellenic American Academy Students Learn About Religious
Freedom and the Archons at The National Hellenic Museum
12/6/23 – Metropolis of Chicago Archons Attend St. Andrew’s Day Vespers
11/1/23 – Metropolis of Chicago Welcomes Three New Archons
11/1/23- Second POD ALN Leadership Event Held at St. George Greek
Orthodox Church
Annual Reports
- 2021 Annual Report – Metropolis of Chicago Archon Regional Commanders
- 2020 Annual Report – Archon National Headquarters
The Five Key Issues Impacting the Ecumenical Patriarchate
- The Turkish Government Imposes Restrictions on the Election of the Ecumenical Patriarch and Hierarchs Who Vote for Him by Requiring That They Must Be Turkish Citizens
- The Ecumenical Patriarchate Has No Legal Identity or Bona Fide Legal Personality in Turkey
- The Turkish Government Does Not Recognize the “Ecumenical†Status of the Ecumenical Patriarch and Ecumenical Patriarchate
- The Turkish Government Has Confiscated Thousands of Properties From the Ecumenical Patriarchate
- The Ecumenical Patriarchate Cannot Train New Clergy in Turkey and Its Theological School Was Forcibly Closed Down by the Turkish Government
For more information
Archons website: www.archons.org
Ecumenical Patriarchate Website: www.patriarchate.org
Pilgrimage of Discovery – pilgrimageofdiscovery@gmail.com
Contact Person(s): Gus M. Pablecas, John G. Manos
Email metropolischicagoarchons@gmail.com
