On Sunday, May 6th, walkers from throughout the Metropolis of Boston walked up to 20 miles in support of Project Bread's annual Walk for Hunger where 41,000 people joined together to stomp out hunger. The walk raised $3.6 million dollars. Our Philoxenia House receives an annual grant from Project Bread.

On Wednesday evening, May 2nd, Metropolitan Methodios and Father Demetri Tonias of the Taxiarchae Parish in Watertown, attended an event where former Governor Michael Dukakis and his wife, Kitty Dukakis were the keynote speakers. The speeches focused on historic Greek and Jewish relations and the relationship between the two groups in Greece. The evening included a film presentation by filmmaker Laura Zelle titled “In the Shadow of the Acropolis,” which traces the Greek Jewish community during World War II.

On Sunday, April 29, Metropolitan Methodios celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Saint George Church in Keene, NH, celebrating the feast day of the Parish.

The Greek Independence Day Parade is a national celebration in the United States of America. Greek Americans across US cities organize Greek parades to celebrate the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire in 1821. In Boston , proud Greek-Americans from all over New England lined Boylston Street and joined in on the fun to celebrate their heritage which featured floats, marching bands and colorful ethnic costumes. and colorful ethnic costumes.

With the blessing of Metropolitan Methodios of Boston Catherine Varkas currently offers training at Hellenic College in Brookline for Sunday school, Preschool, and home schoolteachers at the 3-6 age level, while she continues to work toward expanding the program to include older age groups as well.

At this very moment we relive the Holy Resurrection, the central mystery of our Christian faith. We will shortly light our Paschal candles to boldly proclaim that “the light of Christ shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overtake it.” (John 1:5)