The largest known fragment of the True Cross, Monastery of Xeropotamou, Mt. Athos, Greece 
 The Rev. Fr. Theodore Petrides, Parish Priest Georgios Savva, Parish Council President Nikoleta Dimitriou, Administrative Assistant 135 Stokes Avenue, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360 USA Tel 570.421.5734 + Fax 570.421.0469 + holycrosspoconos @ gmail.com Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:15 am - 5:15 pm 
Mission “The mission of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,” and therefore also of Holy Cross in Stroudsburg, “is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian Faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the Church in the United States of America according to the Orthodox Christian Faith and Tradition.

“The Greek Orthodox Church in America sanctifies the faithful through divine worship, especially the Holy Eucharist and other Sacraments, building the spiritual and ethical life of the faithful in accordance with the Holy Scriptures, Sacred Tradition, the doctrines and canons of the Ecumenical and local Councils, the canons of the Holy Apostles and the Fathers of the Church and of all other Councils recognized by the Orthodox Church.”

Our mission is to serve “as a beacon, carrier, and witness of the message of Christ to all persons who live in the United States of America, through divine worship, preaching, teaching, and living of the Orthodox Christian Faith.”

‘Mission’ is from About the Archdiocese on the website of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, goarch.org. The photograph of Xeropotamou’s relic of the True Cross courtesy Uncut Mountain Supply, uncutmountainsupply.com. HOLY CROSS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH “Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance...”