I believe that these words of St. John Chrysostom are more relevant and appropriate as regards the case of my departure from the New Zealand missionary sites and the Islands of the Southeast Pacific Ocean, Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. I found myself in these places obeying the invitation of our Holy Church that was made…
The vigilant concern of His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria Theodore II for the flock of the African continent led the Holy Synod of the Ancient Patriarchate of Alexandria to the partition of the Metropolis of Madagascar and to the establishment of the Holy Diocese of Toliara and South Madagascar with my unworthiness as…
Dear brothers in Christ, Christ is Risen! I hereby express my warm thanks to your Fraternity for the kind reaction to our application for the purchase of a 3,500-euros tractor destroyer, which is necessary for the cultivation of the farms of our Holy Apostles monastery. In these farms, we grow several vegetables and trees that…
Dear brothers in Christ and partners in the great work of spreading Orthodoxy, I am aware of your interest and love for the newly established Diocese of Malawi and I would like to thank you wholeheartedly for the continued support of your Fraternity in the difficult task that the Alexandrian Church has assigned me. Since…
Dear Friends of Mission, Christ is Risen! Since my appointment to this Diocese, I have had the chance to organize myself and see the current situation in my province. I hereby wish to inform you about the needs of our newly established Diocese of Gulu and Eastern Uganda. Our faithful are happy for their New…
Dear Mission friends, I hope that we all spend the Great Lent in pursuit of the purification of our soul by bringing our Christ closer to us. Lately I have been facing a big problem. The cars owned by the Metropolis are very old and are constantly breaking down. They have repeatedly failed us on…
The Orthodox Mission in Africa always stands at the forefront. The second-in-hierarchy Patriarchate of Alexandria, wisely led by its steersman, Pope and Patriarch Theodore II, cares primarily for the spiritual ministration but also at the same time for the relief of the poor and the ailing. Faith is interwoven with deeds. Whatever we say, any…
This period every year, here, on the Mission premises, the conduction of the morning and evening sacred services along with the active participation and attendance of the students of our School, creates a solemn atmosphere full of devout reverence, as chanting is rendered in the best way possible in the various local dialects of Africa….
I read with great interest the article of my dear friend and brother in the field of Overseas Mission Mr. Charalambos Metallides for a plea made by His Eminence Metropolitan Nikiphoros of Kinshasa for financial support to the School of Theology of Congo University. As we are dealing with exactly the same problems, I also…
Dear friends of the Mission, Christ is risen! With God’s help, we are well. I would like to report some events from our Orthodox Mission here in far away Indonesia. From February 25 to March 1, I was invited to visit some communities that are eager to learn about the Orthodox faith. I stayed for…
