With ecclesiastical magnificence but also simplicity, as is customary in Africa, and with the blessings of HDB Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, the until recently Deacon of the Holy Metropolis of Irinoupolis Fr. Elias Katasiko, was ordained Elder by His Eminence Demetrius of Irinoupolis. It is worth stressing that Fr….
Ivory Coast – the name alone sounds interesting. It is, of course, reminiscent of another era, a tough one, that of colonialism. The colonists then gave the countries names after the products they took from them. One night, from those typical of such tropical regions, my predecessor, His Eminence Metropolitan Narcissus of Naucratis, very wisely…
Dear Mission friends and supporters, May God shower His abundant grace upon you and bless you in your life and in your hard work. I have already received from the bank the notification for two checks which you sent us, one in the amount of € 20,000 for the Church of the Annunciation and another…
Dear Mission friends, Οἱ ἐργασίες στὸ μικρὸ Νοσοκομεῖο μας λόγω τῆς ἐλλείψεως χρημάτων σταμάτησαν. Δὲν πρόλαβε νὰ λειτουργήσει, ἐκτὸς ἀπὸ τὴν περίοδο ποὺ εἶχε ἔρθει ἡ ὁμάδα γιατρῶν ἀπὸ τὴν Ἑλλάδα. Πολλοὶ πτωχοὶ ἰθαγενεῖς ἐξετάσθησαν καὶ πῆραν φάρμακα καὶ ἔγιναν καλά. Γέμιζε ὁ δρόμος ἔξω ἀπὸ τὸ κτήριο περιμένοντας τὴν σειρά τους γιὰ νὰ τοὺς…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, November 21, 2020 was the day that marked- by the mercy and grace of God- the eighth anniversary of the election of my unworthiness as the first Shepherd of the newly established Holy Diocese at first, and eventually, the Holy Metropolis of Brazzaville and Gabon, after the paternal proposal…
I always write down my thoughts, my ideas, my concerns and my feelings, not only now with the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing rise in global hunger- especially here in Africa. Surprises come unexpectedly but they almost always give a hopeful message, although nowadays the situations we are going through are difficult and quite often…
Dear Friends of Mission, By God’s grace, we are doing well. This year we celebrated St. Demetrius’ feast day at Medan Cathedral with simplicity due to the fact that our parish is still closed to the large number of believers. So far we have not had any announcement from the government when churches, schools, shops…
Dear readers of the magazine, we send you the joyful greeting of our Lord from distant Aotearoa (the name of New Zealand in the Maori language). Christ can give each one of us so much joy and so many opportunities to share the beauty of the Mission! Demetrius, a 15-year-old Maori boy (mentioned in the…
The new September 2020 anniversary issue (#250 in the Greek edition) is now available for you to read with news and reports from 12 missionary regions. How did the Orthodox Mission among the New Zealand Maori start? What did the Mission do in Nairobi to help people during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown? What are the…
The new summer issue of the Orthodox Mission magazine is out with news and reports from 14 missionary regions in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Why is the Tongan Orthodox mission looking for a priest? How do our missions in Africa and Indonesia experience the COVID-19 pandemic? How did the Ugandan Orthodox church celebrate its…
The new issue of our magazine has been published with news and reports from 12 missionary teams. Flip through it, read it, share it.
Presentation by Metropolitan Constantinos of Singapouris
Sunday of Orthodoxy 8 March, 11 am
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