St John of Damascus Initiative -Wuhan Virus Update with Fr. John Somers
Vasilios interviews Fr. John about the Initiative response to Wuhan Virus. After discussing the general condition of the Initiative, they talk about the new class offerings catering to children and adults affected by the quarantine, the Initative's need for staff, scholarships, and the funds needed to make this all happen.
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His Grace +Maximos, the Titular Bishop of Pelagonia speaks on "The Contemplation of God and of Divine Things".
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48AC3XClwMg
Fr. Pavlos and Athanasios Sakarellos discuss the question of whether or not all Christians really worship the same God. PART - 2
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAWIs8AXk28
In the year 2000, on the Feast Day of St. Eustathios (Sept. 20/Oct.3), the Hieromonk Christodoulos was elevated to the dignity of Hierarch. He was ordained at the Holy Monastery of St. Menas in Anthousa, Greece. He was ordained by Metropolitan Pavlos of America, with the blessings of Archbishop Chrysostomos of Athens and All Greece. The ordination took place in the presence of the entire Holy Synod of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece. This program is in GREEK.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0UAwbmEV0o
The Chicago based charity group 'Greek Orthodox Helping Other People Everywhere' (GO HOPE) went to Egypt in August of 2011 to help the poverty stricken Christians living there. With the the material and morale support of Orthodox Christians in America, GO HOPE visited several poverty row orphanages, and families, bringing them some love, and various necessities.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnHK7ptxZV0
We have never known of any motion picture footage of St John Maximovitch, or of St Philaret of New York other than that a few brief seconds... until now. This recently discovered silent film footage features three sections:
1. The laying of the foundation of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin (Palo Alto, California), which was conducted by St. John of San Francisco.
2. The blessing of the cupola and its installation conducted by various clergy.
3. The consecration of the church conducted by the holy hierarchs Metropolitan St Philaret, Archbishop St John and Bishop Nektary of Seattle, with numerous other clergy.
GOCTV has corrected the speed of the footage so that the motion appears more natural. No other alterations have been made.
When GOCTV wrote to the original publisher of this film and asked if we could share it here on our channel, we also asked where the footage was found. We received the this gracious reply:
"I discovered an old tape recording while helping to clean someone's garage storage. I restored it and converted it to a digital format. Don't know the origin of it. And yes, feel free to share it. Thanks."
The original publisher's channel can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR2NAU-9m9iV5CjjkmNPDJE7gDldwe1ej9-UYI8OsdH2V5EJZcc3cP1Kjhs&v=BQE1_iBiBGg&app=desktop#menu%C2%A0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YTs0R6Ww_U
Archimandrite Pavlos (future Metropolitan of America) explains all about Pascha: What it is, and why it matters. This program is in GREEK, and was cablecast on April 30, 1992.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN5lFW1yFGU
Archimandrite Pavlos Stratigeas (future Metropolitan of N&S America) reads the Gospel for Palm Sunday at the Cathedral of St. Markella in Astoria, NY in 1991. This program is in GREEK with ENGLISH subtitles.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYXpG3FUBFk
Fr. Pavlos Stratigeas explains the history, and the importance to Christendom of the Queen of Cities, and the great Church of the Holy Wisdom.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2TLuBPnGyM