On August 25, 2024, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Union, New Jersey, on the occasion of the Ninth Sunday of Matthew.
Welcomed warmly by parish faithful and priest Reverend Hieromonk Evgenios Tsaramanidis, His Eminence remarked in his homily that “This parish…is truly an icon of the life and course - the βιος και πολιτεια - of the Greek American and Greek Orthodox experience in America,” comparing the challenges and opportunities faced by the parish to the Lord’s invitation to the Apostle Peter and all the faithful to “walk over the turbulent waters of life, to experience the miracle of the Resurrect...