The date of May 11, 2022, will henceforth be a historic day for the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, and especially for the Parish of the Dormition of the Theotokos in the city of Jeonju. On this day all the holy items and furniture were transferred to the new church from...
On May 1st, St. Thomas Sunday, Father Roman Kavchak had a divine liturgy with the participation of Slavic-speaking believers at Yongmi-ri Resurrection Chapel. Afterward, a prayer service was performed on the graves of our sleeping brothers with the prayerful participation of the faithful. Photos
On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the passing away of the late Father Paul Kwon, the Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Deacon Johan Park visited the parish of St. Dionysios in the city of Ulsan on May 8, 2022. During the annual Memorial Service of Fr. Paul, the...
On May 5 (Thursday), members of the young couples group and Syndesmos of St. Nicholas Cathedral visited the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration in Gapyeong. They did volunteer work to remove all the flooring metal from the old tent and plant 1,000 azalea seedlings throughout the monastery. We express our...
On Saturday, April 30, a container of about $ 450,000 worth of medicines and basic necessities was transported to our warring brothers in Ukraine. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea has been working with the Korea Love Sharing Community to collect humanitarian aid...
On Friday, April 29 the WCC the 11th Korea Accompaniment Group organized a Prayer Service for peace in Ukraine in front of the Russian Embassy in Seoul. Among the speakers at the event was the Metropolitan of Korea, who in his short address said the following: My Beloved, Christ is...
This year, too, with the grace of our Lord in all the Parishes, but also in the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, the faithful celebrated Holy Week and Easter. Especially at this year’s Easter, the joy of all was evident...
My dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, In Orthodox iconography, the Resurrection of Christ is depicted by the image that bears the inscription: “The descent to Hades”. This icon of the Orthodox Church expresses in the simplest and most essential way the great mystery of the Resurrection of Christ....
Prot. No. 169 + B A R T H O L O M E W BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH: MAY THE GRACE, PEACE AND MERCY OF CHRIST RISEN IN GLORY BE WITH YOU ALL * * * Having...
With the participation of numerous faithful, the Holy Services of Palm Sunday and the Bridegroom were held in all the Parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. At the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul, after the Divine Liturgy, the faithful worked on the cleaning of the church and the...
