The unexpected calamity that has emerged in China with the deadly Coronavirus epidemic, it has also struck our homeland in recent days. Apart from the special prayer, which we have already started offering in our everyday Church Services, and by which we ask the Lord for the victims of the...
Cancellation of Celebratory events Please be informed that due to the corona virus problem, we had to cancel all the organized events for the 120 Anniversary of Orthodoxy in Korea (February 21 to 23). We ask for your understanding in this matter. God willing, we are planning to hold these...
Open Invitation This year, 2020, with the blessing of HAH the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and with heartfelt gratitude to God as well as a deep sense of pastoral responsibility, we will celebrate the 120th anniversary of Orthodoxy in the Korean Peninsula (1900-2020). During the year 2020, with the help of...
My beloved, With unparalleled joy still surging within our hearts from the magnificent feast of the incarnation of our Redeemer and Savior Jesus Christ, we bid farewell to the year 2019 and welcome the New Year 2020. One of our Lord’s names, “Emmanuel,” means “God is with us” (Mt 1:23)....
Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, Redemption! In this word, which carries the weight of eternity, we encounter the meaning of the great and glorious feast of Christmas. Human beings all over the world hear this hopeful word graciously, as we all—consciously or subconsciously—desire and long for Redemption. After...
Prot. No. 871 CHRISTMAS ENCYCLICAL X Bartholomew By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the plenitude of the Church Grace, mercy and peace from the newborn Savior Christ in Bethlehem Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, Having once again arrived at the great feast of...
In the winter of 2018, the Orthodox Church in Korea was blessed by a visit from His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. For one week, His All Holiness spent his time in prayer, worship, and fellowship with the faithful Orthodox believers of Korea as well as various diplomats and politicians....
The Autumn Retreat took place from 11 to 13 October 2019 in our Camp facilities in Chuncheon, with the participation of several members of the Young Couples Group “Aquila and Priscilla”. The participants had the opportunity to spend time together, as a spiritual family, and experience common worship and prayer,...
With the help of God and the participation of many volunteers from nine countries (Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Greece, Romania, America and Egypt), this year’s International Autumn Food Festival was held on Sunday, October 20 at the church yard of St. Nicholas cathedral in Seoul, offering exquisite flavors of...
Last Sunday, we had the special opportunity to celebrate the Divine Liturgy with Deacon Perry Hamalis. Deacon Perry came to Korea to deliver a lecture in Yeoju for a Symposium on Ecology & Religion, and then came to Seoul for the weekend. From July 2015-July 2016, Deacon Perry and his...
