As we continue to pray for healing and restoration from Hurricane Helene, we are now preparing to endure the threatening Hurricane Milton.
I pray our world joins together in trusting that God will preserve His creation, no matter the extent of the damages we will suffer. I am thankful for the tremendous and generous support from our leaders, emergency responders, and neighbors who are offering so much in response to Hurricane Helene. Let us not abandon the many others who are in need now, or will be, from Hurricane Milton. 
May God bless all those who will put themselves in the path of the impending harm and who seek to protect, preserve, and enable our world to recover in the days and weeks ahead. We console those who have already lost loved ones, and who fear the worst in the days ahead.  We look to Εμμανουήλ - Emmanuel - God is with us!
The verses and prayer below are reprinted from the evening or vespers service for Pentecost, when our Lord filled His Disciples with the Holy Spirit. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Rom. 15:13)
From Vespers of Pentecost:
“You have revealed Your power among the people. I remembered the deeds of the Lord, for I will recall Your wonders of old.”
“What god is great as our God? You are God, Who alone works wonders.”
“Blessed are You, Master, Almighty Lord, for You light the day with the light of the sun and brighten the night with the rays of fire. You enabled us to pass the span of the day and so come to the beginnings of the night. Hear our prayer and that of all Your people, and forgive us all our deliberate and unwitting sins; receive our evening petitions and send upon Your inheritance the abundance of Your mercy and compassion.
Encompass us with Your holy Angels; arm us with the weapons of Your righteousness; fortify us within Your truth; make Your strength our garrison, spare us all adverse circumstances and all assaults of the adversary. Finally, vouchsafe to us this evening, and the impending night, perfect, holy, peaceful, sinless, free of disturbing visions, and all the days of our lives, through the prayers of the Holy Theotokos and of all the Saints who have pleased You through the ages. Amen.”
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Every year, following the ratification of our Parish Council Elections in November and December, each Clergyman is asked to offer the Oath of Office and conduct Officer Elections. After you have completed the oath and officer electlions, please click the link below to update the names of your Parish Ministry Leadership, including new Parish Council officers.
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On behalf of His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios, I am reminding our Metropollis of Atlanta Clergy that most Fridays of the year are fast days and as such, His Eminence asks that we not schedule weddings on these days. If a critical and extenuating circumstance exists, as the local Priest, please inform the Chancellor in writing and he will review with the Metropolitan and advise you of a final decision. Thank you for your help for us to be consistent with all our couples getting married.