Our Clergy
Fr. Jerry Markopoulos - (Serves Wed. and Sat.)
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Father Jerry serves full-time in Eugene at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, where he resides with his family. In addition to serving at St. George, Father Jerry currently serves, on a part-time basis both the Greek Orthodox Mission Church of Salem and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Mission of Roseburg.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA and is the oldest of three children born to Greek immigrant parents. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy (Villanova University); a Master of Divinity degree (Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School); a Master of Social Work degree (California State University at San Bernardino) and a Master’s certification in Health Services Administration (Eastern Washington University). Father Jerry worked with at-risk children and adolescents in numerous capacities prior to pursuing an interest in hospital work. Starting out as an Emergency Room social worker, Father worked his way to becoming an administrator of several hospital departments. In January of 1997, Father was ordained to the Holy Diaconate and served the Church on a part-time basis. In November of 2002, Father was ordained to the Holy Priesthood and entered into full-time ministry work. Prior to coming to St. George, Father served as the Associate Priest at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. He has led many youth and adult retreats, summer camps, and has devoted himself to hospital ministry, prison ministry, visiting shut-ins, supporting his brother priests, the study of church growth, strategic planning, and renewal. While in Portland Father was instrumental in the founding of Agia Sophia Academy, an Orthodox Christian School. He and Presbytera Maria are blessed with two sons and a daughter. |
Fr. Timothy Pavlatos - (Serves the 4th Sunday of the month)
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Fr. Timothy was born in 1965 in Springfield, Ohio to Robert and Evelyn Pavlatos. In May of 1995, he was married to Vasiliki (Victoria) Mahalares in Lowell, Massachusetts. He and Presvytera* Vicki have nine children, none of whom are married yet (as of early 2015). They reside in Beaverton, Oregon.
Fr. Timothy was ordained to the priesthood on September 24, 1995 at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona, where he served until June of 2001. After his first assignment, he moved to Eugene, Oregon, where he served the community of St. George until the summer of 2007. His third assignment was the Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church in San Bernardino, California, where he served until the summer of 2010. From that time until the present, he has held the position of Associate Pastor at St. John the Baptist in Beaverton, Oregon, where he serves on a part-time basis. In addition, Fr. Timothy serves liturgy once a month at the Greek Orthodox Mission Church of Salem. In addition to parish ministry, Fr. Timothy has a private practice as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Oregon. His primary focus at Northwest Psychological Center is working with individuals, couples and parents. His main area of study and research is the integration of Orthodox theology and spirituality within the counseling process and where and in what ways these two intersect and inform the other. He received his B.A. in Psychology from Write State University in 1988. After graduating college, he went on to attend Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology where he received a M.Div. in 1992. After completing his studies at Holy Cross, he continued his studies at Loyola University in Maryland where he received a M.S. in Pastoral Counseling in 1994. In the summer of 2013, he completed post-graduate studies in Marriage and Family Therapy from George Fox University in Portland, Oregon, where he now holds an adjunct teaching position. |
Fr. Edward Hillhouse - (Serves the 2nd Sunday of the month)
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Fr. Edward Hillhouse, was born in Wisconsin, then soon traveled to Virginia and ended up in 13 different schools from San Diego to Alaska, as a Navy brat. These enriching experiences helped make him a better teacher, which he had had a vision of doing by the age of 14. He pursued his goal of becoming a school teacher through the education department at California Baptist University. After seven years teaching third grade in Riverside, California, Fr. Ed moved to the Santa Cruz area where he worked in the cleaning, landscaping, and hardwood floors businesses before helping to start an Orthodox school. He taught grades five through eight in his parish school for 16 years before moving to the Portland area. He currently teaches at Agia Sophia Academy since 2006, a position he feels privileged to fulfill. He also serves as an assistant priest at St George Orthodox Church in Portland and serves once per month at the Greek Orthodox Mission Church of Salem.
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