Excerpt from the presentation of the Bishop of New ZealandMr. Myron to the Synod of the Hierarchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate I was given the opportunity to see and experience first-hand early Christian apostolic experiences of our Church. To see for myself that everything described in the Epistles and the Acts of the Apostles is…
Christ is Risen, my brothers, The Church of Christ was born on the day of Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit on the heads of the Holy Apostles, which transformed them from simple fishermen into fishers of men. In their turn, the Holy Apostles transmitted the Divine Grace to their disciples and they…
Katerina Alexandrou, ophthalmologist, member of the Brotherhood Another page was written in the minutes of the members of the Brotherhood of Orthodox Foreign Mission, Mrs. Angeliki Arnaoutis, Mr. Prodromos Kalaitzidis and Mrs. Katerina Alexandrou, making the dream trip to Fiji. The Pacific Rim Missionary Group is a newly established missionary group, only 17 years old…
It was wonderful, blessed and hopeful that three missionaries from Thessaloniki, members of the Orthodox Foreign Missionary Brotherhood, came to Fiji for 20 days and offered all of themselves for the relief and evangelization of our newly converted brothers and sisters. Our good teacher, Mrs. Angeliki, the excellent ophthalmologist Mrs. Katerina and the well-known to…
He is our beloved brother and father Barnabas, pastor and spiritual father of the unbroken Orthodox community of Lampasa, on the second large island of Fiji, Vanua Levi. The news of his passing was sudden and shocked us, because he was still young and in the prime of his missionary activity. Every Sunday and feast…
Dear Friends of Mission, The eruption of Hunga Tonga volcano, located 60 km northwest of the largest island in the Kingdom of Tonga, became known around the world. It is there that our Church, with the help of many Orthodox Christians and many of the readers of your blessed magazine, has built and still continues…
Dear brothers, rejoice in the Lord. The Church of Christ in the Pacific Islands sends you its love and gratitude. In these difficult times for the whole of humanity, you, our brothers in Christ from Greece, who have contributed and assisted in a very decisive way for almost 15 years in the foundation, development and…
Dear brothers, Christ is risen! We continue to live with the difficult conditions of the pandemic. Our minds and thoughts are with all our dear brothers and sisters who are struggling with this prolonged and unprecedented situation throughout the world. We are learning to live with it, to overcome one difficulty after another and to…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The COVID-19 pandemic continues unabated around the globe. It is the confrontation of the wisest creature in the universe, man, with the smallest form of life in the world. Everyday life has changed dramatically for everyone all over the world. Human systems are being tested. Human life itself is…
Patience and perseverance were valuable allies. The contemplation of the ultimate goal gave strength. Praying and invoking the Holy Name of God overcame all kinds of difficulties. We reached the first milestone. We move on to the next one by the Grace of God Almighty. Thanks be to God…