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Introducing the Church Year: The Annunciation – March 25

The Annunciation

This is a recording of the Adult Catechism Class presented at Transfiguration GOC in Austin TX. by Fr. George P. Bithos on November 29, 2023. The series will present an “Introduction to the Orthodox Church Year”. This video discusses  This class discusses the Feast of the Annunciation to the All Holy Theotokos.  It is a raw recording of the class, please excuse the lack of polish.  To better appreciate the recording begin 30 sec. into the video. Thank you for your understanding. FrG

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Understanding the Church Year: The Nativity of Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ

This is a recording of the Adult Catechumen Class presented at Transfiguration GOC in Austin TX. by Fr. George P. Bithos on October 25, 2023. The series will present an Introduction to the Orthodox Church Year. This video discusses the Nativity of Our Lord God Jesus Christ the Flesh. it is a raw recording of the class, please excuse the lack of polish. This  recording begins with the Gospel reading of the Feast. Sorry for the error ! Thank you for your understanding. FrG

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Orthodoxy 101: Orthodoxy Alive Fall 2022 Class 1/2 September 21, 2022

This is the recording of the class: Orthodoxy 101 – Orthodoxy Alive of September 21, 2022. It is an unedited video of the ZOOM recording of the class. It is a class of the Adult Religious Education classes of Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, Austin, Texas. For the best view, please start at 12:00 minutes into the recording. God Bless ….Frg

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The Foundations of the Church: A Study of the Ecumenical Councils (Part 3)

The Triumph of Orthodoxy

The Foundations of the Church is a short study of the first seven Ecumenical Councils. The classes are recorded from the Adult Education Series of Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church –  Austin, Texas. This class is  Part 3 of the series recorded on June 15,  2022. This recording explores the 6th.  and 7th.  Ecumenical Councils and their impact on the orthodoxy and theology of the Church. The  video recordings are unedited transcriptions of the Zoom presentation of the class. Please forgive the lack of polish of the recording. For a better viewing of this segment, please begin at 3:00 min. into the recording. The presenter is Fr. George  P. Bithos  The link to the video is below. God Bless.. FrG

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The Foundations of the Church: A Study of the Ecumenical Councils (Part 2)

The Foundations of the Church is a short study of the first seven Ecumenical Councils. The classes are recorded from the Adult Education Series of Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church –  Austin, Texas. This class is  Part 2 of the series recorded on June 8, 2022. This recording explores the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Ecumenical Councils and their impact on the orthodoxy and theology of the Church. The  video recordings are unedited transcriptions of the Zoom presentation of the class. Please forgive the lack of polish of the recording. The presenter is Fr. George  P. Bithos  The link to the video is below. God Bless..FrG

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The Foundations of the Church: A Study of the Ecumenical Councils (Part 1)

The Foundations of the Church is a short study of the first seven Ecumenical Councils. The classes are being recorded from the Adult Education Series of Transfiguration Greek Orthodox –  Austin, Texas June 1, 8 and 15, 2022. This is the first of the series from June 1, 2022. The video recordings are unedited transcriptions of the Zoom presentation of the class. The presenter is Fr. George P Bithos. The  link to the video is below. God Bless…FrG https://youtu.be/8dnD_Ac1yS8

 

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Pantokrator Monastery at Ntaou Pendeli

Entrance to Transfiguration Chapel at Pantokrator

Monastery

Today we visited and venerated the relics of the Holy Fathers of the Pantokrator Monastery at Ntaou Penteli. Our Transfiguration Parish in Austin TX is blessed to have  relics of these martyred Fathers  in our Holy Altar. This link will relate the  history of the Monastery for your understanding: http://www.pantokratoros-tao.gr/index.php/en/     The convent is growing and building a new Church Temple to the Glory of God. The Commemoration of these Martyrs is the Tuesday of Bright Week

God Bless ….Fr. G.