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Greetings from Kolkata

By Niki Papageorgiou, Professor, School of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki With the blessings of His Eminence Metropolitan Constantine of Singapore, I had the opportunity to visit the missionary community of West Bengal in India recently. The missionary community that has been established there for the last 40 years is slowly but steadily being strengthened…

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A centre of Love in the heart of Kenya

The Diocese of Nyeri and Mount Kenya is one of the 4 Dioceses of Kenya under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. Nyeri Region is located in Central Kenya and next to Mount Kenya and consists of 7 districts:Nyeri, Mwingi, Meru, Embu, Laikipia, Nyahururu and Tharaka-nithi. In the headquarters of Nyeri there are various…

The devastating damage in the jungle
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The devastating damage in the jungle

For three months now we have been facing a serious operational problem in our Mission whereabouts. The consecutive storms that hit our area have caused major damage. One of the calamities is this: the lake from which they drew water to distribute to the people has been filled with sand. There is no more water,…

Our Mission in Sierra Leone
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Our Mission in Sierra Leone

The Mission in Sierra Leone was founded in December 2007, after His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II gave his blessing to the then Archimandrite Fr. Themistocles Adamopoulos to minister to a nation in pain, the much suffering nation of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone had never seen Orthodoxy before. That was the first attempt to evangelize and…

Thirst For Christ
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Thirst For Christ

This is the century of Orthodoxy. The central theme and the big question though is: “Are we ready to respond to the great request that many people make to know our faith, Orthodoxy?” I believe that it is necessary to consider seriously creating within the theological schools disciplines that deal directly with the subject, in…

In memory of my beloved spiritual father, teacher and mentor Fr. Chrysostomos

In memory of my beloved spiritual father, teacher and mentor Fr. Chrysostomos

By fr. Prochoros Manuk Allo, priest in Jakarta, Indonesia The first time I met him was in 2007 when I was an altar boy after becoming Orthodox in 2004. That first meeting in Jakarta gave me the impression that he was a person disciplined at times and a firm and strong personality as regards leadership….

How Fr. Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos Began His Work in Africa

How Fr. Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos Began His Work in Africa

By Geron Metropolitan Makarios of Nairobi • Part II In this regard, we quote the exact text from Fr. Chrysostomοs’ diary notes where he describes his arrival in Kampala and his first meeting with the then Metropolitan and our African brothers: – “It was almost 10 am when we arrived at the rented abode of…