We take pride in the ethnic heritage of our community, and it is an honor to be able to share our many traditions. Yet as meaningful as these traditions are to us, our church is built upon something infinitely more important than food or dance. What ultimately binds us together is not our ethnic identity, but the unity we share in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As Saint Paul writes: “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28). Thus, there is no need for one to be ethnically Greek to be a member of our Greek Orthodox Church. In fact, our community has members from many ethnic backgrounds, as well as many former Catholics and Protestants who have been attracted by the ancient Christian faith that has been preserved for 2000 years in the Orthodox Church