Our Clergy and Staff

Father George Ioannou strives to bring the Orthodox Church and the Gospel of Jesus Christ alive for our parish community and all those we encounter. We invite you to learn more about our Hierarchs and local pastoral team.

Our Presiding Priest: Father George Ioannou

      

Fr. George has been with us for the past two years, serving alternately with Fr. Michael Petrides.  Upon Fr. Michael’s retirement in June of 2022, Fr. George became our full-time priest.

He attended and graduated from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology with a Masters degree in Divinity in 2005. He was ordained to the priesthood in April of 2005, having spent a year as a deacon.

Fr. George and his presbytera Lisa married in 1991 and have three children, Anastasia, Theodore, and Alexander.

His primary goal is to continue to serve this parish, prayerfully guiding the community towards salvation in our Lord and God, Jesus Christ.

Contact Father George: EMAIL: priest@archangelmichaelgoc.org 

Our Team

 

 

 

Though we are a small congregation, we are blessed to have too many people to name who assist Father George at the altar, or do things behind the scenes, to ensure that the Church and our services are ready for each event.

Featured are Sub-Deacon Peter Kikareas and Garfield Aucoin who sings in our choir, and also provides chanting services when needed.

They, among others, are vital, and we are thankful to God that they all devote so much time and energy to our Church. 

 

  Peter and Garfield at Work

 

 

 

 

Our Hierarchs

Metropolitan Sevastinios of Atlanta

For more information, and to sign up for emails from our Metropolitan, click here

With great joy and emotion, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was informed today, following a related telegram from His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, of the unanimous election by the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of His Grace Bishop Sevastianos of Zela as the new Metropolitan of Atlanta.

The same joy and emotion fill the hearts of the entire hierarchy, the holy clergy, and the faithful of the Holy Archdiocese, especially those of the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta, which has gained a new shepherd in the person of the beloved Metropolitan Sevastianos.

In consultation with the locum tenens of the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta, His Eminence Metropolitan Savas of Pittsburgh, an encyclical from the Archbishop has been issued to the holy clergy of the Metropolis, urging them to commemorate from today the canonical name of their new shepherd, His Eminence Sevastianos, in the holy services.

Finally, it is announced that the enthronement of His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos of Atlanta will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the Holy Cathedral of the Annunciation in Atlanta.

We all express our gratitude and thanks to our Mother Church of Constantinople and personally to its illustrious 34-year Primate, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and the Holy and Sacred Synod for their attentive ear to the unanimous plea and proposal of the Archbishop, the members of our Holy Eparchial Synod, the clergy and the laity, as well as of His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios himself, for the election of His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos, succeeding his venerable and respected predecessor.

Worthy is the new shepherd of the Holy Metropolis of Atlanta, His Eminence Metropolitan Sevastianos!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

Metropolitan Sevastinos Visits Archangel Michael!

   

 

Meet Sub-Deacon Peter Kikareas

Sub-Deacon Kikareas has been with the church for many years and has served several priests in many capacities. He assists at the altar, chants, does weekly readings, and leads the recitation of the Nicene Creed.