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Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute Vasilopita Cutting

His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS invites you to virtually attend the Patriarch Athenagoras vasilopita cutting on Tuesday, January 19th at 6:30 PM. Join His Eminence as the PAOI community offers prayers for the ministry and well-being of its staff, students, benefactors and members of the UC Berkeley OCF.

His Eminence Metropolitan Tarasios of Rhodopolis, Director of Patriarch Athenagoras Institute, cordially invites Hierarchs, Priests, Past and Present Members of the PAOI Board, Past and Present UC Berkeley OCF students and all Orthodox faithful to the Traditional Vasilopita prayers and celebration.

The Vasilopita will be offered Tuesday, January 19th at 6:30 PM and be live streamed from St. Demetrios Chapel at the PAOI.

To join use the Zoom ID: 914 8007 8000

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Great Vespers at PAOI for St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer

God-Appointed Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, Beloved Stewards of Ascension Cathedral,

His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS of Rhodopolis, Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI), cordially invites you to Great Vespers for St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer on Tuesday, October 27th at 6 PM. The Great Vespers will be broadcast over Zoom (please use Zoom code 917 0584 2601) to join.

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God-Appointed Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, Beloved Stewards of Ascension Cathedral,

His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS of Rhodopolis, Director of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (PAOI), cordially invites you to Great Vespers for St. Demetrios the Great Martyr and Myrrh-Streamer on Tuesday, October 27th at 6 PM. The Great Vespers will be broadcast over Zoom (please use Zoom code 917 0584 2601) to join.

His Eminence would especially like to invite the young adults and young professionals of our community and beyond. For many years, the PAOI has offered a unique ministry for young adults through their Orthodox Campus Fellowship ministry. Meeting on Tuesday evenings during the academic year, this ministry offers PAOI and UC Berkeley students the opportunity to attend Divine Liturgy at the St. Demetrios Chapel, dinner, and a discussion lead by His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS, clergy, faculty and other guest speakers.

The PAOI is a member of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. It is directly under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The PAOI represents the various canonical Orthodox Christian jurisdictions in the country and educates, promotes, and sustains Orthodox traditions, values, teachings, and culture.

We offer our continued prayers for the ministry of the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, His Eminence Metropolitan TARASIOS, and its faculty, staff and students as they celebrate their feast day! 

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