On the afternoon of Thursday June 22nd, 140 Roman Catholic Deacons paid a visit to the Korean Orthodox Metropolis in Seoul. Metropolitan Ambrosios and the Deacon Yohan Park welcomed them at St. Nicholas Cathedral, where they spoke to them about the Orthodox Church and answered their questions. Before leaving they...
On June 3rd, Saturday of the souls, the family of the late Father Paul Kwon, accompanied by the faithful of St. Dionysios Parish in Ulsan, travelled to Seoul in order to visit Father Paul’s tomb at the Orthodox Cemetery in Paju and to have a memorial service. At the cemetery...
On Monday, June 5, 2017, the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong held the inauguration of a three-day Byzantine Icons exhibition. The exhibition presented the works of the students of the intensive program of Hagiography courses, which took place from May 1st to June 5th ....
On Sunday, May 28, 2017, the Memorial service of the late Father Paul Kwon was held in the Holy Church of Saint Dionysios, Archbishop of Aegina in Ulsan. Metropolitan Ambrose of Korea celebrated the Divine Liturgy as well as the Memorial service, assisted by Fr. Romanos Kavchak and Deacon Johan...
At the weekend of 27 and 28 May, on the occasion of the 40-day Memorial of the late Father Paul Kwon, a Youth Meeting was held with the members of SYNDESMOS in Ulsan with the participation of young men and women from Seoul, Incheon, Busan and Ulsan. The central theme...
This year’s great feast of Pentecost was celebrated in all the Parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea with the participation of many Orthodox faithful. At the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Seoul, during the holy Services of Saturday and Sunday, Metropolitan Ambrose was assisted by Fr. Martin Ritsi, Director...
The infinite Love and the ineffable Philantrhopy of God blessed us this year, too, to celebrate the Holy Passions and the Resurrection of our Lord in all the Parishes and Monasteries of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. Many Korean faithful participated in the Services and Holy Sacraments, particularly in...
On the Sunday of Thomas (04/23/17, 2:23 pm) the Priest of St. Dionysios Church in Ulsan, our beloved Brother of blessed memory Rev. Father Paul Kwon, fell asleep in the Lord, ending the pain he suffered during his long battle with cancer. Father Paul passed away on a Sunday,...
All Christians who belong to the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) condemn in absolute terms the terrorist attacks against innocent civilians all over the world, regardless of their religious or ethnic identities. We particularly protest against terrorists attacks against Christians in the Middle East and...
