Father Elefterios Plevrakis was born and raised in West Palm Beach, Florida and
attended church at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church. Most of his fondest memories
growing up came from involvement in the ministries of the Church. From a very young
age, he served in the Holy Altar and became an avid member of the “Heart of Greece”
dance group and a member of the Cretan Association. As he got older, Father took on
leadership roles in the group as president and dance instructor. Being a son of
immigrant parents, he worked extremely hard to inspire the youth and adults to
continue to value the Greek culture and see its relevance in the mission of the Church.
Father Elefterios graduated from Newbury College in Boston, Massachusetts with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management and continued to earn
a Master of Science degree in Leadership from Northeastern University. After working
for a couple of years in the Hotel and Restaurant field, he realized that it was not the
best fit for him. His desire to serve the church continuously pulled him in the opposite
direction. Eventually, Father accepted his calling to serve the Lord and enrolled in the
Masters of Divinity Program at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary in Brookline, MA
in 2008 and graduated in 2012.
During his years at the seminary, Father Elefterios served as Neokoros at St. John the
Baptist in Boston under the spiritual guidance of Father George Dragas. Although a very
small community in numbers, the church was strong in its liturgical life and has had a
tremendous positive influence on his development. The church members noticed his
efforts and Father was nominated for and received the Ministry Award in June 2012 by
His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston. Having lived in Boston for nearly ten
years, he was also strongly connected to his Cretan roots by being a member of the
PanCretan Association of America Rathamanthus-Ide, Cretan Chapter of Boston. He
directed and choreographed the Cretan dance group whose youth members at the time
had only a handful of kids. With hard work and dedication, the group grew to fifty proud
dancers within a few years.
Soon after that, Father Elefterios had the blessing to meet His Eminence Metropolitan
Evangelos and established a spiritual bond which further led him to want to serve under
his Holy Metropolis. He was assigned as Proistamenos to serve at his first parish, Sts.
Mary Magdalene and Markella Greek Orthodox Church.
Father Elefterios is married to Presvytera Efstathia and they have three children,
Ekaterini, Kalliopi, and Nikolaos. Please join us in welcoming Father Elefterios and his
family.
