“He pleased God, and was beloved of Him 
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“He pleased God, and was beloved of Him 

“He pleased God, and was beloved of Him  It is about our beloved brother and father Barnabas, pastor and spiritual father of the newly established Orthodox community of Labasa, on the second largest island of Fiji, Vanua Levu. The message of his passing into eternity was sudden and unexpected because he was still young and…

Hospitality in the Land of the Meek-Hearted
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Hospitality in the Land of the Meek-Hearted

“Wherefore, children, let us not faint, nor deem that the time is long, or that we are doing something great, for the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us… Nor let us think, as we look at the world, that we have…

Immediate Missionary Needs
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Immediate Missionary Needs

Dear Friends of Mission, We are contacting you at the beginning of the ecclesiastical year to wish you every blessing from the Lord in your valuable work to support the missionary divisions around the world. Your Fraternity’s support to the Holy Diocese of Bukomba so far has been great and important and we thank you…

For Ugandan children
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For Ugandan children

Dear Brothers and Friends of our Mission, Rejoice in the Lord. As Missionaries in African countries, our concern is to teach people faith in Christ, make them members of His Church and lead them to the path of salvation. We want to teach them the truth about God, the truth about God’s relationship with man,…

Immediate priorities
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Immediate priorities

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, honorable President Mr. Charalampos Metallidis, Vice-President Mr. Nostis Psarras, other members of the board of directors and other select collaborators of the Orthodox Missionary Fraternity of Thessaloniki, Rejoice in the Lord. By the Grace of our Savior Jesus Christ, the blessings of H.D.B Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of…

The Annunciation of the Theotokos
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The Annunciation of the Theotokos

With the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, the Mystery of God’s Providence, the plan of God’s love for the salvation of the world, begins to unfold. This is a great and supernatural event. “Which human being can grasp the infinite depth of the Mystery of the Annunciation? The Son and Word of God becomes…

A vision for our Church in Uganda
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A vision for our Church in Uganda

At the beginning of the year, Metropolitan Ieronymos from Mwanza was elected as the new Metropolitan of Kampala. His Holiness is Ugandan and knows very well the conditions prevailing in his country and its missionary reality. An effort is being made in the administrative organization of the HM of Kampala. His Eminence Metropolitan Jeronymos has…