6 July 2021 12:59pm
Priests and staff of St George Greek Orthodox Church and the community centre in Brisbane have gone into isolation after four cases of COVID-19 in the city were linked to the church and the community centre in the past week.
Last week a mother and her child who had visited the church’s community centre tested positive for the A-variant of the virus. Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young revealed that the Brisbane’s Greek Community Centre was one of the sites that was visited by a mother and daughter who were found to have contracted the COVID-19 virus on Thursday.
Home blessed home: Local priest shares spring ceremony
LEE WARD, The Daily Independent
April 3, 2021
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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) If ever houses need to be blessed, it’s now.
After more than a year of fighting an ongoing pandemic, most are ready for a cleansing and Father Mark Elliott of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Huntington is trying to bring them some peace.
Since January, Elliott has been performing the ancient ritual of house blessings.
“Home owners want a cleansing,” he said. “We talk about spring cleaning. This is spiritual cleaning at the start of the year. You’re cleaning your house for the year for the kingdom of God.”
The Rev. Fr. Constantine Bebis of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Dartmouth has passed away. Phil Paleologos offers a remembrance of his friend and mentor.