FOCUS North America
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Facing the needs of our neighbors, together.
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Joined April 2009
As many simplify their meals at home, volunteers at FOCUS Atlanta are preparing food, stocking pantry shelves, and welcoming neighbors with open doors. Fasting makes space. Love fills it. This is what Lent looks like at FOCUS. ☦️ #GreatLent #FOCUSNorthAmerica #LoveMadeVisible
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Clean Monday marks the quiet beginning of Great Lent—a return to joy in communion with the Lord. ☦️ As Fr. Hopko reminds us, Lent is not an individual effort but a shared journey of the whole Church. Together, we fast, pray, serve, and begin again, seeking Christ as one body.
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On Forgiveness Sunday, the Church brings us back to what is essential: forgiveness. 💜 Before the Fast, we are called to share the mercy God gives us in Christ. Forgiveness is the doorway to the Cross. May we walk this journey in humility and mercy. ☦️ #FOCUS #Forgiveness
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St. Isaac the Syrian teaches that mercy begins in the heart—shaping every thought, word, and deed. When mercy becomes our starting point, we learn to forgive, serve, and honor each person as the image of God, reflecting Christ’s boundless love. ✨☦ #FOCUSNorthAmerica #Mercy
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This Valentine’s Day, we celebrate a love that goes beyond words—a love made visible through service. ❤️ Thank you for helping make Christ’s love visible in our communities through your generosity, prayers, and steadfast support. #FOCUSNorthAmerica #LoveMadeVisible #Orthodox
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FOCUS North America is grateful to be taking meaningful steps toward establishing new Centers in in both the DMV and San Diego areas, two communities rooted in prayer, collaboration, and local leadership.🙏 👉Read more here: https://t.co/WW5gd5Sivc
#FOCUSNorthAmerica #Orthodox
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In a recent interview with The National Herald, Executive Director Steven Christoforou reflects on the heart of FOCUS’s work—hospitality, dignity, and relationship—and how this mission is lived out through Centers across the country. 👉Read more here: https://t.co/a65l97GE7P
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To seek the Kingdom is to order our lives toward Christ—living faith through mercy, humility, & trust. ☦ At FOCUS, serving the hungry and welcoming the stranger flows from seeking Him first. When the Kingdom shapes our lives, love becomes visible through service. 🙏💙
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We’re excited to welcome new members to the FOCUS team! 💙 Each brings unique gifts and a shared commitment to making Christ’s love visible. Please join us in welcoming Stephanie, Jim, Linda, & Seth—and keep them in your prayers! 🙏 👉Read more at https://t.co/V5rpoXsLqt
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"Hail Virgin Theotokos full of Grace, for Christ our God, the Sun of Righteousness, has dawned from you, granting light to those in darkness. And you, O Righteous Elder, rejoice, taking in your arms, the Deliverance of our souls, who grants us Resurrection." Blessed Feast!
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https://t.co/wGW9JpwbGy At FOCUS Gateway City, a meal is never just a meal. Every plate of food, every cup of hot coffee, every conversation across the table is an invitation: come as you are. 🙏 This is love made visible. 💙
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St. Gavrilia reminds us that faith is shown not in what we say, but in who we become. 💙 Through love, humility, and perseverance, our daily choices become a quiet witness to Christ. A faithful life speaks even in silence. ☦✨ #FOCUSNorthAmerica #StGavrilia #MakeLoveVisible
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When our lives are oriented toward Christ, love is revealed in compassion, patience, and generosity toward our neighbor. At FOCUS, we believe loving Christ means recognizing His image in every person. When love overflows, it makes Christ’s presence visible in the world. ☦
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St. Nektarios reminds us that hardship is never wasted. In struggle, God invites us to trust Him more deeply. 🙏 When we walk with our neighbors through difficulty—offering food, shelter, dignity, and presence—suffering is transformed into compassion and hope. ❤ #FOCUS
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When we encounter poverty, we stand before Christ Himself. St. John Chrysostom reminds us that Christ chose poverty so no one would be invisible to God. Service becomes reverence—love offered to Christ in our neighbor. May we choose compassion and make the Gospel visible. ☦💙
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Happy New Year!✨ On Jan. 1, the Church honored St. Basil the Great, whose life of mercy & care for the poor inspires FOCUS today. In 2025, our 12 Centers served thousands of neighbors—& in 2026, we’re preparing to launch 3 more. Thank you for helping make Christ’s love visible.
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Through 12 FOCUS Centers, neighbors nationwide receive food, shelter, & care—and we’re preparing to launch 3 new Centers in 2026. FOCUS is 100% donor funded.💙 Prayerfully consider a year-end gift by Dec. 31 to sustain this work of love in action. https://t.co/PBhGf3RCt2
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There was no room for Christ at the inn, yet today we can make room for the living icons of Christ who suffer in the cold. 🎁 Give the gift of hospitality this Nativity season: https://t.co/iK3Rf8ahN6
#FOCUSNorthAmerica #Nativity #Hospitality #LoveYourNeighbor #IconOfChrist
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In the mystery of the Nativity, God comes not with spectacle, but with humility—entering our world in love. ❤☦ Christ heals from within, sanctifying ordinary life. May this season teach us to live with humility, patience, and mercy. ✨🕊️ #Nativity #FOCUSNorthAmerica
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On Nov. 10, St. Herman House - FOCUS Cleveland gathered for their Annual Speaker Event, uniting supporters in service & fellowship. 💙 Read more: https://t.co/crcwPz9avw
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