In the long history of the Orthodox Church, a defined style of Church architecture has developed. This style is characterized by the attempt to reveal the fundamental experience of Orthodox Christianity: God is with us. The fact that Christ the Emmanuel (which...
Father Luke Melackrinos Early Education and Ordination Father Luke completed his Bachelor of Arts at Hellenic College in 2000 and earned a Master of Divinity from the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in 2003. Ordained as a deacon on March 31, 2002 by...
More than 1,600 years ago, in the year 270 AD, St. Nicholas was born not far from Myra, in what is now modern day Turkey. At that time, Orthodox Christians were persecuted for their faith. Many of them were tortured and executed because of their belief in Jesus...
In May 1927, a church was purchased from a Protestant Congregation and the Very Rev. Fr. Daniel Gambrilis was assigned as its first Pastor. It was with this simple act that the parish of St. Nicholas was established. So many families truly sacrificed to...