February 23, 2020

Facing the Judgement
Sunday Sermon

- Fr. Gregory Edwards Ph.D - Dean -


Today in Orthodoxy is known as Judgement or Meatfare Sunday. The Gospel lesson is taken from Matthew 25:31-46 and it speaks to us about Jesus' second coming in Glory to judge the nations by separating them as sheep and goats the former on His right and the latter on His left hand. Father Gregory shares with us that this Gospel lesson should create a sobering scene for us as Orthodox Christians, knowing how we love in this life determines our resting place in eternity. Christ wants us to take care of the person right in front of us and to share the Grace of God we experience in the Liturgy with others as we go forth in peace.



The Rev. Fr. Gregory Edwards, Ph.D., was raised in Virginia and eastern Pennsylvania, and became a member of the Orthodox Church while studying for his Bachelor's degree

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The Rev. Fr. Gregory Edwards, Ph.D., was raised in Virginia and eastern Pennsylvania, and became a member of the Orthodox Church while studying for his Bachelor's degree in Religious Studies at Brown University. After completing a Master's Degree in the New Testament and early Christianity at Florida State University, he conducted doctoral studies in Greece at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, graduating summa cum laude in 2012. Ordained in 2007, he served parishes in Thessaloniki and Volos for 9 years. He and his wife Presvytera Pelagia lived in Greece from 2006-2016, where their four children were born. He has served as Assistant Professor of Missiology at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary in New York since 2014. Before coming to Birmingham in March 2019, Fr. Gregory served St. George Greek Orthodox Church in New Port Richey, FL from 2016-2019.