Rev. Economos Aristidis Garinis, Proistamenos
Rev. Presbyter Alexandros Douvres
Rev. Economos Fr. Aristidis Garinis, Proistamenos
Presbyter Fr. Aristidis Garinis was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Hellenic College in 2006 with a Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies. In 2009 he graduated from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology with a Masters of Divinity. Following his theological education Fr. Aristidis developed his studies in Iconography on Mount Athos, Greece. He continued with a six month internship at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America where he assisted in the organization of the first Episcopal Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops. After his internship, Fr. Aristidis was married to Presvytera Vasileia in 2010. As a lay assistant, Fr. Aristidis worked at Saint Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church in Syracuse, NY. In 2011, he was ordained to the deaconate by Archbishop Demetrios of America and served as his deacon at the Archdiocese until January 11, 2013. Since then, Fr. Aristidis has been assigned to Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church.
Presbyter Fr. Alexandros Douvres
Fr. Alexandros Douvres was born in New York City and was raised in the community of Zoodohos Peghe in The Bronx. He went on to his studies at Hellenic College where he graduated in 2019 receiving his bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies. While in his studies in Holy Cross, Fr. Alexandros was married to Presvytera Eirene in August of 2021. In 2022, he graduated from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology with a Masters of Divinity. After graduation, Fr. Alexandros was ordained a Deacon by His Grace Athenagoras of Nazianzos on June 30th, 2022. On August 6th, Fr. Alexandros was ordained a Priest by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. In September of 2022, Fr. Alexandros and Presvytera Eirene spent ten months living in Iraklion, Crete to study Liturgical Greek, while there serving at St. Minas Cathedral. After returning from Crete, Fr. Alexandros was appointed to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Flushing and began his ministry on September 1st, 2023.