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...
On the Saturday of Lazarus, April 16, 2022, a baptismal Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the church of Saint Maximos the Greek in Seoul, during which Sophia Karimova, Paul LEE Tae-Gyoung and Joel KIM Gyoung-Cheol were baptized. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 the Baptism of other catechists was postponed for another...
Palm Sunday, 4/17 8:45-11:30 am, Orthros and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 1:30 pm, Service of the “Bridegroom” Holy Monday, 4/18 6 pm, Service of the “Bridegroom” Holy Tuesday, 4/19 9 am, Pre-sanctified Divine Liturgy 6 pm, Service of the “Bridegroom” Holy Wednesday, 4/20 9 am, Pre-sanctified Divine Liturgy...
On Saturday, April 9, 2022, the catechumen Mr. LEE Chi-Woo became an Orthodox Christian through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism under the baptismal name of Emmanuel. The Sacrament was officiated by Fr. Antonios Lim Jong-Hun with the help of Deacon John Park. In his congratulatory words, Father Anthony prayed for...
