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…
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 friends of the Mission, By grace of our Lord, we came to Greece on July 5th in the company of three children from the orphanage of the Holy Archdiocese of New Zealand in Fiji, namely Moses, Basil and Gabriel, so that they can study in the Patmiot Ecclesiastical School, in order to learn the…
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…
Dear Friends of Mission, In all the places I visit during my inspection tour, I am astonished by the fruits of the labour of my predecessor, currently His Eminence Metropolitan Amphilochios of Ganos and Chora. As I understand, the contribution of your magazine was significant. The love offerings of your readers gave a lot of…
Another presence of Orthodoxy in distant Oceania. The cross of the Lord adorns and sanctifies the breasts, the place and the homes of our newly converted brothers and sisters. The bell of the Holy Apostles is small but its sound, sweet, joyful and moving, spreads as the voice of the Church across the length and breadth of the vast Pacific, inviting every unconverted person to come to the source of truth and life: “Come, all nations know the power of the terrible mystery…”
We attach particular importance to the construction of Holy Churches, since for us Orthodox, along with the preaching of the holy Gospel, Divine Worship and even the Divine Liturgy is essential. The natives are simple people, with a strong religious feeling, and they are more impressed by the epiphany that the Orthodox Divine Worship offers than by the chattering and shouting of Christians of other denominations…