Annual Report 2022
Memory of Saints and Martyred Missionaries As in the Old Testament, the dove flew from Noah’s Ark and returned with an olive branch, a sign of new life… so at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the power of the Spirit, two Saints of the Greek Church, Nicodemus Sarikas and Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, flew like…
The Orthodox Mission in North Congo
On Sunday, February 12th, the first presentation of the Patriarchal Commissioner of Kisangani, Archbishop Archimandrite H.E. Polykarpou Diamantopoulos for the Mission in North Congo. The presence of Fr Polycarp attracted a large number of people, who had the opportunity to be informed about the establishment of the new Orthodox Diocese in the north of Congo,…
Orthodoxy in Colombia
The guest speaker was Bishop Timothy of Assos, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Mexico for Colombia and Venezuela. His Eminence narrated the course of the Orthodox Church in Latin America and took us vividly through his missionary journeys in these two American countries. The first meeting of the Orthodox Missionary Fraternity for 2023 took…
The Orthodox Mission in Colombia
On Sunday, January 8, 2023, we will have the pleasure of welcoming to the Assembly of our Fraternity Bishop Timothy (Torres) of Assos from Colombia. For the first time since his ordination, the Bishop will join us to take us on a journey through Latin America and to present the great missionary work being done…
Scholarship in memory of the University Professor Ioannis Porligis Charalambos
The Orthodox Missionary Fraternity, following the decision of the Board of Directors of December 19, 2022, announces a scholarship for one (1) student from a country of African or Asian origin studying in Greece for postgraduate studies. The scholarship will be given from the proceeds of the fund of independent management of the fund “ID…
50th Anniversary Memorial for Fr. Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos
This year marks 50 years since the death of the late Fr Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, a pioneer missionary of Central East Africa and spiritual founder of our Brotherhood. To honour his contribution, on Sunday 11 December we will gather at the Holy Church of Panagia Achiropoyotou and will hold a memorial service in his memory. The…
The Orthodox Mission in Uganda
This Sunday 11 December at 11.30 am you are invited to our missionary event on “The Orthodox Mission in Uganda”. The event will be attended and spoken by the new Bishop of Kampala, Hieronymos (Muzeeyi). We are waiting for you with pleasure!
The first church in Eastern Congo
“O Lord, support Your Holy Church, which You have purchased with Your most precious blood”. Each one of us could agree that the foundation of a Sacred Church is a universal event. This is so because every Sacred Church is to become the center of the Church gatherings especially of those future Eucharistic congregations, which…
Temptations and blessings
Dear Friends of Mission, It is with feelings of joy and gratitude that I am writing these lines for your prestigious magazine, because on the one hand I feel that you constitute the rear guard of the Orthodox Mission of our Church, and on the other, because I remember your many and invaluable financial contributions…
Close to ordinary people
As part of our tour that took place during the month of October from our Holy Diocese of Kisumu and Western Kenya, we started with the sister nuns from the Holy Monastery of Panagia Tricherousa for the farthest parts of our Diocese, in the areas of South Nyanza. We had the opportunity to see and…
Clinic of bodies and souls
Dear Mission friends, On the occasion of this article, it is with great pleasure that we contact you again in order to inform you about the course of our Missionary activities in the Holy Diocese of Arusha and Central Tanzania. It is with great satisfaction that we inform you that recently the Ministry of Health…
