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40th Metropolis Assembly Reaches Forward »
October 8, 2021
His Eminence Metropolitan Savas convened the Metropolis Clergy-Laity Assembly from Sept. 23-25 at St. Haralambos GOC in Canton, OH. During the invocation, delegates heard the passage from Philippians 3:8-19 which served as the Assembly’s theme. -
2021 Philoptochos Assembly »
October 8, 2021
The Metropolis Philoptochos convened September 24 with 32 women in attendance. It was a productive day filled with meaningful discussion, uplifting presentations, and fruitful decisions. -
Archpastoral Message: Loss and Hope »
August 30, 2021
As we enter into a new ecclesiastical year, the observance of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Aug. 15) – the summer Pascha – is still fresh in our minds and in our hearts as the last major feast of the year that has passed. And the Nativity of the Theotokos (Sep. 8) is the first feast of the new year. The Virgin Mary’s birth and death bookend the ecclesiastical year, enveloping the passage of time in her cycle of hope-filled loss and persistent faith. -
New Metropolis Center Project On Assembly Agenda for Approval »
August 30, 2021
Two adjacent parcels in Washington Township, PA have been donated by the Kursturiss and Pihakis families, totaling nearly 20 acres of land that sits near the confluence of I-79 and I-70. After years of geological site analysis and engineering and negotiating architectural design, the design phase of the new Metropolis Center is complete. -
New Y2AM Director Appointed »
July 24, 2021
Alyssa Kyritsis has returned home to the Metropolis of Pittsburgh. The Canonsburg native has assumed the duties of Youth Director for the Metropolis following Rhea Ballas’s 15 years in the position.
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