Under breathtaking iconography depicting the Holy Resurrection, the Romanos the Melodist Chanters’ Society of Greater New York captivated hierarchs, clergy, parishioners, and guests with hymns and Constantinopolitan folk songs in honor of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for St. Bartholomew’s feast day.
Their booming voices echoed through the walls of Holy Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church in Brookville, New York as the sun set, peeking through the church’s sky lights.
Additionally, the event fundraised for the Orthodox mission in New Zealand and Oceania. This program honored special guest His Eminence Metropolitan Myron of New Zealand and Oceania. Metropolitan Myron is continuing to conduct missionary work in the region, supporting impoverished communities.
“This vision of the Church means that every baptized Christian, whether living in New York, Athens, Auckland, or the Pacific islands are bound together as brothers and sisters in Christ. The joys and responsibilities of evangelism belong to all of us,” Metropolitan Myron said in his keynote address. “Mission does not take anything away from us, it enriches us as we share with the other. It opens us to the world, reminding us that Christ came for all people without exception.”
