Roads of Christ, roads of the Apostles, roads of love were the tours of His Beatitude the Pope and Patriarch Theodore in Bukoba diocese, Tanzania, on October 18-21, 2021. He has a great love for all, but especially for Tanzania and Bukoba. This is the fourth time he has been to Tanzania and his third…
Α΄. The creation of the local clergy The great missionaries of our Orthodoxy, Cyril and Methodius in the past and Saint Cosmas in more recent times, taught us that in order for the mission of the Church to be able to progress, it must have a local pastor. The leaders of the missionary teams organize…
My dear brothers, It is with great emotion and feelings of great gratitude that I hasten to communicate with you once again. With you who have been our true supporters from the very first moment of our move to Central Tanzania. With the grace of God and the care and the ardent blessings of His…
Jesus the Apostle In missionary work we live the truth that Christ goes ahead and we follow. He is the one who does the missionary work in the church, since He is “the apostle of our confession” (Hebrews 3:1). Christ is “the head of the church” (Ephesians 5:22) and as head He is “the Savior…
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Christ is risen! It is with great joy and love that I am communicating with you, to express once again the gratitude of my heart to you for the fact that, in the great sea called the Mission of the Gentiles, you are always beside us in peace and…
«Ἐμπρός, πατέρες, ἄς ξεσηκωθοῦμε καί ἄς ἐργασθοῦμε. Ἄς ξεκινήσει ἡ Ἱεραποστολή» φώναξε ἕνας ἡλικιωμένος Ἱερεύς καί χειροκρότησαν ὅλοι οἱ Ἱερεῖς πού συμμετεῖχαν στό Σεμινάριο τῆς Ἱερᾶς Ἐπισκοπῆς Μπουκόμπας, πού πραγματοποιήθηκε, μέ τίς εὐλογίες τοῦ Μακ. Πατριάρχου Ἀλεξανδρείας κ. Θεοδώρου, ἀπό 31/1 έως 12/2/2021, στήν Ἱερατική Σχολή «Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης Χρυσόστομος» στό Κασίκιζι τῆς Μπουκόμπας ὑπό τήν…
And on top of everything, we had the outbreak of the pandemic… Struggling with scorching heat, which at that moment was changing into a strong storm, she unloaded under the tufted tree the sack of coal that she was carrying on her head, and found the chance to let her imagination fly to her earthen…
Dear Friends of the Missions, I would like to share with you the concerns we have here in Bukoba after our settlement with the blessings of His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. Our greatest effort involves the unity of the diocesan clergy, providing them with support as regards the…
My dear brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. We are writing to you from the Dodoma Orthodox Mission in Tanzania. With the blessing of His Grace Agathonikos of Arusha and Central Tanzania a short time ago, we were appointed to Dodoma city, which is the capital of the state, in order to establish a…
My Dear Brothers in Christ, By the grace of God and with your own constant support, the work of our Church in Central Tanzania is progressing, despite the difficulties that afflict modern society due to the corona virus pandemic. It is a fact that in the wider region of Central Tanzania, the pace of life…