Livestream Day 1 - World Policy Conference 2024 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Addresses the World Policy Conference at 55:38 (a little in French,but mostly in English)

On 13 DEC 2024,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the distinguished guests of the 17th edition of the World Policy Conference in Abu Dhabi,UAE.In consultation with His Holiness Pope Francis,HAH proposed the unification of all christians through a common Easter based on the Julian calendar,which the First Ecumenical Council at Nicea also did in 325 AD.He also addressed the problems of climate change and the advent of Artifical Intelligence (AI) from the point of view of pluralism,sound ethics,economic fairness and solidarity.HAH arrived in Abu Dhabi by chartered business jet on 12 DEC 2024 accompanied by His Eminence Elder Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon and the Grand Ecclesiarch Aetios.During Patriarch Bartholomew's absence,His Eminence Metropolitan Maximos of Selyvria is in charge at the Patriarchal compound in Constantinople/Istanbul.HAH is expected to return to Constantinople on 14 DEC 2024 in the afternoon.Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew are planning to mark the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council together at Nicea (within the Turkish City of Iznik) in 2025.Several of the ancient city's ruins have been preserved.

Eve of St Spyridon - 11th December 2024 - St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Chruch, Sydney - YouTube - service starts at 7:14 - Great Hierarchical Vespers

Presided by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia,Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (Ecumenical Patriarchate) St.Spyridon the Wonderworker,Bishop of Trimythous,Cyprus (3rd-4th century) This saint was a shepherd by trade.He had one daughter,Irene,with his wife.When his wife died,he entered a monastery and Irene entered a female monastery.Eventually he was chosen for the episcopacy.St Spyridon attended the First Ecumenical Council in Nicea in 325 AD,where he was instrumental in refuting the Arianism heresy.He reposed at age 71.His relics are incorrupt.They are kept at St.Spyridon Church in Corfu,Greece.*At the readings of Great Vespers:Sofia,Proskomen (Wisdom,Let us attend).Petition:A Christian ending to our life,painless,blameless and peaceful,let us ask of the Lord.Grant this,O Lord.*Irini pasi:Peace be unto all.Klinomen:Bow your heads to the Lord.Chant at the blessing of the loaves:Rich men have gone begging,but those who trust in the Lord shall not lack any good thing.

Parish feast and 180th anniversary of St. Alypios’ church in Antalya

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided at services for the patronal saint of St.Alypios parish,St.Alypios the Stylite of Adrianopolis,Asia Minor,Turkey,who spent most of his life atop a pillar (5th-6th century) and was much sought after as an elder by the faithful.The Holy Metropolis of Pisidia has a Russian-speaking flock.*Antalya is the capital city of Antalya Province,which is flanked by the Taurus Mountains.The city has 2.6 million people in its metropolitan area and is the fifth most populous city in Turkey.*Metropolitan Job is a Canadian of Ukrainian descent.*St.Alypios' day is 26 November.

Ο Οικουμενικός Πατριάρχης κκ Βαρθολομαίος στον ΙΝ Αγίου Ανανίου στη Σπάρ...Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Visited New Church in Sparta

On 26 NOV 2024,His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the newly-built Church of the new Orthodox Saint,St.Ananias Lampardis,Ethno-Hieromartyr who was Metropolitan of Lacedaemonia.The Church was built near the Administration Centre of the Regional Unit of Laconia.HAH lit a sacred oil lamp in the Church to mark the occasion.The visit was made under tight security.The hymns during the ceremony were chanted well by the Byzantine Music School Petros the Lacedaemonian of the Holy Metropolis of Monemvasia and Sparta,Greece,under the direction of the Head of School and Protopsaltis of the Metropolitan Church of Panangia Evangelistria of Sparta,Mr.Panagiotis Chronis.*In his brief address,His Eminence Metropolitan Efstathios of Momemvasia and Sparta thanked HAH for the decision to canonise the saint by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate on 14 JUN 2022.In response,HAH noted that it is a blessing of God that new saints exist in the Orthodox Church.*Children of Geraki presented HAH with symbolic gifts from their village.As well,a placque commemorating HAHs' visit was unveiled in the courtyard of the Church and an olive tree was planted by HAH,the Green Patriarch.*Panagiotate:Your All-Holiness*Material by The Orthodox Times

Μητροπολιτικός Ναός Θεσσαλονίκης | Πανηγ. Αρχιερατικός Εσπερινός 13.11.2024 - YouTube - Panegyric Archieratical Vespers of St.Grigorios Palamas,patron saint of the Holy Metropolis of Thessalonikif t lalamas,patron saint of the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki (13th-14th century)

Presided by His All-Holiness Metropolitan Filotheos of Thessaloniki,Metropolitan Church of St.Grigorios Palamas,patron saint of the Holy Metropolis of Thessaloniki*St.Grigorios Palamas was himself Archbishop of Thessaloniki in the 14th century and a renowned theologian.*Located in Central Makedonia,Greece,Thessaloniki is one of the New Lands of Greece that belong to the Ecumenical Patriarchate,but,for practical reasons,are administered by the Church of Greece.Still,there is a special tie to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.*The service is profoundly emotional with the saint's relics being in the church.Revision:A Metropolitan Filaret is seated to Metropolitan Filotheos' right. *Sofia,Proskomen:Wisdom,Let us attend (at the readings of Great Vespers)

THEOLOGICAL LEGACY AND ECUMENICAL VISION - YouTube - In memory of Metropolitan John of Pergamon

Metropolitan John of Pergamon's participation in the Ecumenical movement is discussed.

THEOLOGICAL LEGACY AND ECUMENICAL VISION - YouTube - A conference in memory of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas of Pergamon - Grand Hyatt Hotel Istanbul 5-7 NOV 2024

The video is mostly in Greek.There's some English at 3:12:57.Biography:John D. Zizioulas,Metropolitan John of Pergamon (Ecumenical Patriarchate),was born in Katafygio,Velventos,Greece on 10 JAN 1931.He studied at the Universities of Athens and Thessaloniki,with further study at the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey,Switzerland (World Council of Churches).He is considered to be one of the world's most influential Orthodox theologians of the 20th and 21st centuries.Between 1960 and 1964,he did doctoral research under the Russian Orthodox theologian Father Georges Florovsky and was a Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks Center of Byzantine Studies in Washington,DC.He received his doctorate from the University of Athens.*He began his teaching career as assistant professor of Church History at the University of Athens,then was professor of Patristics at New College,Edinburgh.He moved to the University of Glasgow where he held the chair in systematic theology for 14 years.In 1986,he was elected titular Metropolitan of Pergamon.The same year he began a full-time teaching position as professor of dogmatic theology at Thessaloniki University School of Theology.In 1993,he was elected to the Academy of Athens,serving as chairman in 2002.*Metropolitan John's theological work centered on the twin themes of ecclesiology and theological ontology (personhood).His work reflects the infuence of Russian emigre theologians such as Nikolai Affanassieff,Vladimir Lossky and his teacher,Father Georges Florovsky.His work was also influenced by St.Archimandrite Sophrony of Essex,founder of the Stavropegial Monastery of St.John the Baptist in Essex,England.Metropolitan John's ecclesiology was first developed in his doctoral thesis,publishe in English as "Bishop,Eucharist,Church."In it,he emphasised the role of the bishop as president of the Divine Liturgy and eucharistic community.He also worked on the theology of personhood based on the work of Sts.Irenaeus of Lyon and Maximos the Confessor.He argues that full humanity is achieved only so the person may participate in the Trinitarian life of God.He claims that Baptism constitutes a change in the human,making him or her an eccesial hypostatsis (person).Such an eccesiology is eschatological,meaning it is paradoxically new,but not yet.The completion of this rebirth from above is the Day of Resurrection,when the body transcends death.This work was published in English as "Being as Communion."He published several other books in English,culminating in "Remembering the Future:an Eschatological Ontology"(2012).*Metropolitan John died of COVID-19 at the age of 92 on 2 FEB 2023 in Athens,Greece.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Arrives in Australia to Mark 100 Years of the Archdiocese - YouTube - Greek City Times

4 OCT 2024*with Matt Thistlewaite,Australian Assistant Minister of Immigration,and Sophie Cotsis,New South Wales Minister of Industrial Relations*Patriarch Bartholomew gave gifts to the distinguished guests and also the journalists.

Exaltation of the Venerable Cross / Воздвижение Честного и Животворящего...Elevation of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross of the Lord

The Holy Metropolis of Pisidia (Ecumenical Patriarchate) corresponds to the Turkish Province of Antalya in Asia Minor.It is led by His Eminence Metropolitan Job (Getcha),a Ukrainian Canadian.The Metropolis has a Russian-speaking flock.The capital of Antalya Province is the city of Antalya with a population of more than 2.6 million in the metropolitan area.The city is flanked by the Taurus Mountains.The Province borders the Eastern Mediterranean.

Small Supplicatory Canon to the Most Holy Theotokos - YouTube - Church of St.Lydia,Asprovalta Thessaloniki,Greece

In preparation for the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (15 August)*The Holy Metropolis of Serres and Nigrita in Central Makedonia,Northern Greece,is one of the New Lands of Greece which belong to the Ecumenical Patriarchate,but,for practical reasons are administered by the Church of Greece.Still,there is a spiritual tie to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Προσευχόμαστε μαζί - Μικρό Απόδειπνο - YouTube - We pray together - Small Compline - Holy Monastery of the Holy Trinity - Sparmos Olympos,Greece

As a stavropegial institution,Holy Trinity Monastery is directly under the Ecumenical Patriarch,who is duly commemorated.It is led by Hieromonk Nikanoros,Igoumenos (Abbot) of Holy Trinity Monastery.He is seen in the throne on the right.The other monks kiss his hands and ne blesses them.

Πανηγυρικός Αρχιερ. Εσπερινός | Ι. Ναός Αγ. Παντελεήμονος | Αμπελόκηποι ...26.7.2024. YouTube - Panegyric Archieratical Vespers of St.Panteleimon the Greatmartyr and Healer

Church of St.Panteleimon,Ampelokipoi Thessaloniki*Presided by His Eminence Metropolitan Varnavas of Neapolis and Stavroupolis*The Holy Metropolis of Neapolis and Stavroupolis,a suburb of Thessaloniki,is one of the New Lands of Greece that belong to the Ecumenical Patriarchate,but,for practical reasons,are administered by the Church of Greece.Still,there is a spiritual tie to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.Metropolitan Varnavas tonsured Reader Giorgios,who is an educator,and bestowed an award on an elderly gentleman.

Престольный праздник Святых Апостолов Петра и Павла в Сиде. Пресвитерска...Feast of the Holy Apostles Sts.Peter and Paul (old calendar) and ordination of Deacon Grigori to the Holy Priesthood

The Holy Metropolis of Pisidia corresponds to Antalya Province,Turkey.These are Russian speakers within the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Избор и интронизация на НС Даниил патриарх Български и митрополит Софийски - YouTube - Enthronement of His Holiness Daniil,Patriarch of Bulgaria and Metropolitan of Sofia

Representing the Ecumenical Patriarchate were His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew;His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon;His Eminence Metropolitan Job of Pisidia;and His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of Derkoi.

Πανηγυρικός Αρχιερατικός Εσπερινός Αγ. Αναργύρων | Ι.Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγί...Panegyric Archieratical Vespers of the Holy Unmercenaries Sts.Kosmas and Damianos

Presided by His Eminence Metropolitan Charitonos (Guest Hierarch) Catherdral Church of the Holy Protection of the Theotokos,Edessa,Central Makedonia,Greece Ruling Hierarch:His Eminence Metropolitan Ioil of Edessa,Pella and Almopa,seated across from Metropolitan Charitonos-he is infirm,but holding on as best he can. Edessa is one of the New Lands of Greece that belong to the Ecumenical Patriarchate but which,for practical reasons,are administered by the Church of Greece.Still,there is a spiritual tie to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.* The service ends with a procession through Edessa with the icon and relics of the saints to the pealing of bells and beating of drums.The service was well attended by the Hellenic Armed forces,including an honor guard.

Βέροια | Πανηγυρικός Αρχιερατικός Εσπερινός | 28.6.2024 - Panegyric Archieratical Vespers of Sts.Peter and Paul,Ancient Metropolitan Church,Veria

Presided by His Eminence Metropolitan Arsenios (guest hierarch) Ruling hierarch:His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria - first hierarch on the left Attended by His Eminence Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth (Jerusalem Patriarchate),fourth hierarch on the right,and a Jerusalem Patriarchate deacon Veria is in Makedonia,Greece,one of the New Lands of Greece which belong to the Ecumenical Patriarchate but,for practical reasons,are administered by the Church of Greece.Still,there is a spiritual tie to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Пятидесятница / Pentecost - YouTube

His Eminence Metropolitan Job of Pisidia (Antalya Province,Turkey) has a Russian speaking flock within the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Вознесение Господне / Ascension of the Lord

Pisidia is known today as Antalya Province,Turkey.

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Receives the 2024 James Parks Morton Interfaith Award - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - Orthodox Church

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America Receives the 2024 James Parks Morton Interfaith Award - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - Orthodox Church

Bulletin:Pope and Ecumenical Patriarch Will Meet to Celebrate 1700th Anniversary of Historic Council of Nicea

His Holiness Pope Francis plans to visit the Patriarchate of Constantinople and Nicea (Iznik,Turkey) and join with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for this historic celebration,according to EWTN Catholic news agency.The Council of Nicea,the First Ecumenical Council,held in 325,is a symbol of Christian unity,establishing the Nicene Creed and the date of Easter.In 2025,the date of Easter will be the same in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars,making this a perfect occasion for a shared ecumenical celebration.An organizing committee,made up of both Catholics and Orthodox,will soon meet in Istanbul to plan the event.