where we can gather to help one .., where we can gather to help one .., He urges his Archdiocese Circle for the New Year the Archbishop of America Elpidoforos, citing the appeal of the Apostle Paul to the Kolissa Christians.
In more detail, Archbishopric Circular of Archbishop of America:
You have been clouded at all times that love, as a link of perfection (Colossal 3:12,14)
Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ,
Let's welcome the new year 2022, the hundredth year of the Holy Archdiocese of America, with the hope and belief that our renovation will come in Christ. We have traveled the past year with many successes, In spite of the obstacles from the ongoing pandemic. The most important event was certainly AU's apostolic visit. Panagios of our Ecumenical Patriarch and. Bartholomew, But there were other remarkable facts.
We met again praying to continue our journey with the Lord during the Great Week and Easter. We started our action in I. Temple and National Pilgrimage of St. Nicholas with our first official participation in the September 11th anniversary events, lightening the temple with its characteristic lighting from the inner, To honor the 20th anniversary of the disaster. We saw again the lessons with a physical presence at the Holy Cross Theological School, While all Orthodox bishops of America we met last October for the first time after the pandemic. All these events gave us the sense of optimism that we are returning to pre -pandemic reality, But we finally understood that that time has not arrived. We must continue to show prudence and attention, to protect our neighbor with the same care, with which we protect ourselves.
For this reason, please pay attention to the Apostle Paul's appeal to the bumps of Christians: dress up with love, which is the link of perfection, which God wishes for his church. Particularly this year of the Hundred years of the Holy Archdiocese of America, As a Foundation and Province of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Cultivating honest and genuine love between us is the best way to perfect module bonds across America.
Inbound, Well, In the new year 2022, Let us renew our gratitude to the precious divine gift of unity, And let's celebrate the anniversary of the centenary of our Holy Archdiocese with love for each other and every expression of divine creation.
With patriotic love in Christ