Mother Agapia will give a testimony during the Women’s Lunch at the 67th Annual Ramallah Convention on Thursday, July 23, 2026 11am-1pm

All ages, men and women, are welcome.

Sign up: https://afrp.org/news-events/convention/

On Monday, June 15, Jerusalem Municipality staff, accompanied by police and heavy machinery, entered land owned by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Silwan….

Across the illegally occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers invade villages, grab land, disrupt livelihoods and assault Palestinians with impunity, usually with state support…

https://devp.org/en/taybeh-burning/

Young Christian woman freed after eight months in Israeli prison

https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55040

As of 15 May 2026, 9,400 Palestinians are reportedly in Israeli detention, according to Addameer, a Palestinian nongovernmental organization based in Ramallah in the West Bank.

Pascha 2026

Red Candle Light for Palestine

Red Candle: Light for Palestine on Instagram: "In these days ...

A Fireside Chat with Mother Agapia Stephanopoulos

Location & Time

Sunday, 7 December 2025 @ 3pm

St. Athanasius the Great Greek Orthodox Church

4 Appleton St, Arlington, MA 02476

WHAT IS RED CANDLE?

A global Christian movement launching November 29, starting with the first light in Bethlehem, Palestine. We’re uniting Christians across traditions to light red candles throughout Advent in solidarity with Palestinians—particularly Christian communities in the birthplace of Jesus.

Mother Agapia’s column for Word&Way. American Christians deserve to know the truth, not the Netanyahu regime’s “spin,” about what’s happening to their their brothers and sisters in the Holy Land:

Please join us for the 16th Annual St. Nicholas Convent’s:
St. Herman Youth Retreat

DATES: December 24–27, 2025
LOCATION: St. Nicholas Convent, 14 Courtly Circle, Owego, NY 13827
And St. Maximus Orthodox Church, 4447 Gaskill Rd, Owego, NY 13827
Accommodations: Best Western Hotel, 20 Hickories Park Rd, Owego, NY 13827

COST: $100.00 per person* Ages 14 and up
If not staying at the hotel: $40 or a food donation + ice skating fee

Registration DEADLINE: Dec 10, 2025
Contact christa.monforte@gmail.com or (607)-759-4816 for more info

March 29-30, 2025

Owego, New York

Theme: A Women’s Path to the Life of the Saints

Talk 1: Matushka Maria Telepneff

Talk 2: Elizabeth Priebe

March 29-31, 2024

Owego, New York

Theme: A Sacred Purpose: Preserving Our Traditions Through Structure And Grace

Talk 1: A Conversation on the Sacred Role of Women in the Church by Matushka Irene Meschter

Talk 2: Learning to Make Prosphora: A Sacred Obedience by Maria Monforte

Talk 3: Defining the Sacred Space: The Iconostasis in Orthodox Worship by Elizabeth Priebe

March 10-12, 2023

Cleveland, New York

Theme: Angels in the monastery, in the world, and in the church

Talk 1: Living the Angelic Life in Western Canada by Abbess Amvrosia

Talk 2: Raising Angels in an unangelic world by Presbytera Mary Psaromatis

Talk 3: Angels in Orthodox Iconography by Elizabeth Priebe