On Monday, August 5, 2024, the Great Vespers of the feast of the Transfiguration of the Savior with Artoklasia was celebrated at the monastery by Protopresbyter Father Anthony Woo. The following morning was presided over by the Metropolitan of Korea and the Exarch of Japan Ambrosios and with the...
From August 1 to 6, 2024, the last summer camping session of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea and the Exarchate of Japan took place at the camping facilities of St. Boris Parish in Chuncheon with elementary school students. The biblical themes and discussions during this camp session also revolved around Philip’s...
On Thursday, August 1, 2024, with God’s help, the camping season for Middle and High School students ended and the third and final session for this summer for Elementary School students began, which will last until August 6. The general theme of “come and see” with analyses of its...
From 26 to 28 July, the youth summer camping retreat of the “Syndesmos” group took place again this year at the camping facilities of the parish of St. Boris in Chuncheon city. Numerous young men and women, believers and catechumens alike, participated. The program was mainly based on the...
The Olympic Games constitute a supreme athletic event, which draws the interest of millions of our brothers and sisters from every corner of the planet, and the opening ceremony is of solemn importance inasmuch as it provides an occasion for the host nation to highlight its history and civilization,...
On Sunday, July 14, at the holy church of Panagia Dexia (Thessaloniki), the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan Ambrosios celebrated the ordination of Deacon Vasyl Pokhylets to the office of Presbyter. The Ukrainian-born Fr. Vasyl is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Theology of the Aristotle University...
By the grace of God, the visits, by arrangement, to the parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea by heterodox students, pastors, monks, and lay people to attend courses on the Theology, History, Worship, and Art of the Orthodox Church have continued unabated. The same is the case with...
The weekend of the Feast of St. Peter and Paul and the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles was celebrated with spiritual joy at St. Paul’s Parish in Incheon City. On Saturday, June 29, Theodore Shin, the fourth child of Spyridon Shin Jae-woo and Christina Shin, was baptized. Congratulations to the...
On Thursday 30 May 2024, the Department of Greek Studies of HUFS organized a Rhetoric Contest in which the following seven students participated: Vasilia Yoo Jua: Attractive similarities between Jeju Island and Crete Justinian Choii Junhui: Pilgrimage to Constantinople Dimitra Hur Dagyo: Wrestling: the sport with the Greek spirit...
On June 9th (Sunday), the Divine Liturgy and Memorial Service were held at the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong, to mark the second anniversary of Metropolitan Sotirios’ passing. Both Rev. Father Antonios Woo Jong-Hyun along with Father Jeremy Cho Kyung-Jin celebrated the Divine Liturgy...
