Metropolis News
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2021 Clergy-Laity Assembly Adjourns; New Members of Metropolis Council and Archdiocesan Council Elected »
November 9, 2021
More than 300 delegates, observers, and volunteers from across the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago traveled to St. Louis, Missouri October 7-10 to participate in the Metropolis’ 2021 Clergy-Laity Assembly. During the Assembly, the delegates voted to approve the 2022/2023 Metropolis budget and to form the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago Foundation, a separate 501(c)(3) organization to support the long-term growth of the Metropolis, its ministries, and its parishes.
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CLIMATE CHANGE An Ecumenical Imperative (University of Notre Dame) »
October 28, 2021
It is a unique privilege to stand before this assembly of university staff and students, as well as visitors from the region and all over the United States, in order to receive the preeminent honorary award of Doctor of Laws of the University of Notre Dame for the initiatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in response to the foremost challenge of our time, climate change.
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HOMILY by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew During the Doxology at St. Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Church, South Bend, IN »
October 28, 2021
With the grace and good-will of our merciful God, who ever bestows upon His Church and our People His saving gifts and every blessing from above, we are present here among you with our honorable entourage. We rejoice at meeting you face to face during this festive Doxology, for your hospitality, for your sincere respect toward our person, which is in the end a respect for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the supreme institution of Orthodoxy and our People.
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Greeting of His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael at the Doxology to Welcome the Arrival of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to South Bend and the Holy Metropolis of Chicago »
October 28, 2021
The Holy Metropolis of Chicago rejoices and celebrates, as the “little flock” of Christ today beholds, in the West, the bright face of the Archpastor of the East, Bartholomew, the Archbishop of Constantinople, New-Rome, and Ecumenical Patriarch.
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Greeting of His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago Upon the Arrival of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in South Bend and the Holy Metropolis of Chicago »
October 27, 2021
The arrival of Your All-Holiness here today is indeed an auspicious occasion and inspires me to consider how the presence of the Ecumenical Patriarch provides us the opportunity to strengthen our unbreakable historical and canonical bonds with the Mother Church and Her Venerable Primate.
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Greeting of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Upon His Arrival at the South Bend International Airport »
October 27, 2021
With great joy we arrive in this Holy Metropolis of Chicago – for the first time since our first Apostolic and Patriarchal Visit in 1997, so many years ago. We have come to the famous city of South Bend, to further the work of ecumenical dialogue and environmental justice, by accepting from the renown University of Notre Dame a Doctor in Laws degree honoris causa. We will receive this honorary doctorate in the name of the Mother Church of Constantinople, our Ecumenical Patriarchate, the First Throne of Orthodoxy.
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Metropolis of Chicago Archons Hold Religious Freedom Presentation During the Clergy Laity Assembly »
October 22, 2021
On October 8, 2021, the Metropolis of Chicago Archons held a Religious Freedom Presentation during the Metropolis of Chicago Clergy Laity Assembly in St. Louis. Nearly 400 participants attended the assembly after all the attendees provided a 48-hour negative COVID test.
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The Archdiocese of Chicago and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago will Observe the Seventh Annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation »
October 19, 2021
The Catholic and Greek Orthodox communities of greater Chicagoland will gather for the Seventh Annual Vespers for the Care of Creation on Friday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1775 Grove St. in Glenview. Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will preside at this special prayer service and will be joined by His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago. The special prayer service will highlight conservation efforts of the local Christian community and is open to people of all faiths throughout Chicagoland who are concerned about the environment.
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Metropolis of Chicago Releases Grant Application for Mustard Seed Fund Initiative »
October 18, 2021
The Metropolis of Chicago released the 2022 grant application for its Mustard Seed Fund – a micro-grant program designed to support the long-term growth of the Church in the Midwest by providing parishes with seed grants in the areas of evangelism, welcoming, and outreach. Through these grants, the Mustard Seed Fund seeks to test and scale promising new ministries and programs that inspire and motivate a new generation of Orthodox Christians to participate in the Church.
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Philoptochos Perspective: Summer 2021 »
September 3, 2021
The Philoptochos Perspective: Summer 2021 showcases news and events from the Metropolis of Chicago Philoptochos Society, in addition to Metropolis Chapters.
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Greek-American Judoka, Nefeli Papadakis Qualifies for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics »
July 20, 2021
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago congratulates Greek-American judoka, Nefeli Papadakis for qualifying to represent Team USA at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Clean Audit Opinion Announced for 2020 and 2019 Financial Statements »
July 12, 2021
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced it received an unqualified (clean) audit opinion of its 2020 and 2019 financial statements from the independent accounting firm of MichaelSilver & Company, LLC.
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St. Nicholas of Oak Lawn, Illinois Parishioner John Vranas Named Winner of the 2021 National Oratorical Festival »
June 22, 2021
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced that John Vranas, a parishioner of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Oak Lawn, Illinois, has won this year’s Speech category of The Saint John Chrysostom Oratorical and Fine Arts Festival.
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Update on the Burton Place Property and Securing the New Metropolis Center »
June 10, 2021
The Metropolis of Chicago released an update on the efforts to sell the Burton Place Property and secure a new Metropolis Center.
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Memorial Day Service Held at the Hellenic American Veterans Monument »
June 9, 2021
On Memorial Day, 2021, with great solemnity and respect, His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael, Father Chrysanthos Kerkeres, and Father Peter Sarolas presided together over the Hellenic American Veterans Monument at Elmwood Cemetery in River Grove, Illinois. The memorial service was hosted by Hellenic Post #343 of the American Legion, the creator of the Hellenic American Veterans Memorial.
