Great Vespers at PAOI for St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer

God-Appointed Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, Beloved Stewards of Ascension Cathedral,

His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS of Rhodopolis, Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI), cordially invites you to Great Vespers for St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer on Tuesday, October 27th at 6 PM. The Great Vespers will be broadcast over Zoom (please use Zoom code 917 0584 2601) to join.

His Eminence would especially like to invite the young adults and young professionals of our community and beyond. For many years, the PAOI has offered a unique ministry for young adults through their Orthodox Campus Fellowship ministry. Meeting on Tuesday evenings during the academic year, this ministry offers PAOI and UC Berkeley students the opportunity to attend Divine Liturgy at the St. Demetrios Chapel, dinner, and a discussion lead by His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS, clergy, faculty and other guest speakers.

The PAOI is a member of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. It is directly under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The PAOI represents the various canonical Orthodox Christian jurisdictions in the country and educates, promotes, and sustains Orthodox traditions, values, teachings, and culture.

We offer our continued prayers for the ministry of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS, and its faculty, staff and students as they celebrate their feast day! 

Request for Support of Hellenic College Holy Cross

This Monday we will celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross. This is the patronal feast of Hellenic College Holy Cross the accredited undergraduate and graduate schools of our Archdiocese, and annually on this feast we consider how we can continue to support the essential work of these two institutions. Through these uniquely Orthodox academic institutions, the visibility of our Faith is expanded, spiritual and intellectual formation is advanced and the sacred work of our Church is sustained.

We also celebrate the accomplishments of our Ascension Cathedral’s most recent graduate James Koumarelas, and look forward to all that he will offer through his education and formation in ministry!

Please prayerfully consider financially contributing to Hellenic College Holy Cross and take a moment to read the following message from His Eminence Metropolitan GERASIMOS of San Francisco on behalf of this sacred institution.