What Can I Do to Help?

Mail checks to: Friends of Esphigmenou Monastery 35 Orchard Street Boston, MA 02130-2721 Friends of Esphigmenou is a 501(c3) in the US and is a charitable deduction.	Mail checks to: Abbott Methodios PO Box 5913 Ierissos, Greece 63075
Make a donation of $50.00 and upon request we will send you a CD made by the Esphigmenou monks on the Monastery's feast day OR $500.00 for a book of St. Gregory's Homilies.     On-Line Donation: Click here to make an instant on-line donation via PayPal using your Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover card, OR make a direct transfer directly from your checking account:	CD details in PDF

Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, and his accomplices in the Greek government, chiefly, Foreign Minister Mr. Kontzas, under whose ultimate authority the Greek government acts, have:

• Cut off FOOD, MEDICINE, and HEATING OIL to the monastery, which has many elderly monks.  

• Prohibited doctors from seeing monks to provide medical care.  MANY MONKS HAVE DIED AT THE MONASTERY WHILE DOCTORS HAVE BEEN PROHIBITED ACCESS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE

• Created an imposter monastery with the same name (Esphigmenou) to which all mail is now delivered, and to whom all assets of the monastery are to be delivered.

• Cut off TELEPHONE service, including emergency telephone service, to the monastery in an attempt to prevent the outside world from learning of the callous and inhumane actions, against the least amongst us, defenseless monks.

The Holy Monastery of Esphigmenou appeals for the moral support of all people, so that the Human Rights and Religious Freedom of its over 100 monks will not be trampled and so that the Monastery may continue, without hindrance, to pursue its spiritual life and philanthropy towards all people.   Please call, fax, and e-mail the individuals responsible for this to protest and to show your support for the monks and their freedom.  All phone, fax and e-mail information is further down on this page:  

Contact the Greek Government and the European Union

Please e-mail and call Prime Minister Mr. Tsipras and Foreign Minister Mr. Kontzas, under whose authority the Civil Administration and Greek Police in Mount Athos enforce the blockade and encourageEsphigmenou's harrasment, demand an immediate end to these inhuman actions.  Please also e-mail the Ecumenical Patriarch and ask him to end his Un-Christian actions and show love toward the monks of Esphigmenou.  

Contact the European Union, and the foreign ministers of its member states and ask them to inquire with the Greek government as to why they are abusing the basic and fundamental human rights and religious freedom of these monks who are citizens of Greece and citizens of the EU. Demand an end to the blockade of food, medicine, heating oil to the monastery and lift the government restrictions on free access to their own lands and waters surrounding the monastery.

You may also wish to reference what Human Rights Greece is violating regarding the monks of Mount Athos (Articles 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25) : Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Mount Athos Civil Administrator and Holy Community

Call and fax the local police and civil administration on Mount Athos who are on the ground enforcing the blockade as well as the 19 monasteries on Mount Athos who have shamefully turned a blind eye and have not stood up to protest these unchristian actions of the Patriarch:  

CONTACT INFO FOR WHERE TO CALL AND SEND LETTERS OF PROTEST

A sample of letters of protest that have been submitted:

• Letter to Deputy Foreign Minster

• Letters Submitted by University Professors