 Presented below position Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on developments these recent of România on the reception of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church(Crete, 2016):
In the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, met under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, on December 16, 2016 , in Room Synod of the Patriarchal Residence, has noted with dismay the recent developments in Romania to negative reactions on reception of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete, 2016). 
Another Opinion to the Fray (Some initial thoughts) Hagiographos Elias Damianakis, Archon Maestor I have read on more than one occasion the call for ridding the church of its liturgical language. Not only here on America but also in Greece and Russia. The conversation is not unique to us in the States. In Greece the concern is which dialect to use and/or what form of Greek to use: Ancient or modern. Blaming the dwindling numbers to the use of Liturgical language. Similarly, in America, substituting one liturgical language for another whether it be Greek, Russian, Serbian… for all English. Some blaming the decline in participation on unattainable comprehension due to a foreign language. Making assumptions based on statistics and polls.  Yesterday I was at the feast of St Nicholas in Tarpon Springs, Florida and attended the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy served by His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta and Tampa Bay clergy. The Cathedral was overflowing with faithful.
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Ηλίας Δαμιανάκης Άρχων Μαΐστωρ της Μεγάλης του Χριστού Εκκλησίας AuthorBy the Grace of God Archon Elias Damianakis has ministered in the study of Holy Iconography since 1980. In his biography you can read about Elias' life and on his portfolio page you can see where he has rendered some of his hand painted iconography or visit the photo galleries to see some of his work. There is a complete list of featured articles, awards and testimonials which you can visit, as well as a list of notable achievements here below. Please contact Elias for more information or suggestions for this website, thank you and God Bless. 
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