2017 Winter Camp in Chuncheon

With the help of God, the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea organized this year’s winter Camp in Chuncheon from January 12 to 15. The central theme of the four-day Camp was: “Repentance: The Gate to Salvation”. A total of 75 people participated from the parishes of Seoul, Jeonju and Ulsan. During...

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New Year Message 2017 By His Eminence Metropolitan AMBROSIOS of Korea

Crisis! Crisis of many natures—political, social, family, youth, environmental, economic! Crisis of institutions and values. Wars, refugees, famine, poverty, unemployment, terrorism, and the ongoing ecological destruction of our planet: This is the image of humanity in a global scale. How will we exit this deep crisis that torments our era?...

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The Celebration of St. Nicholas in Seoul

The celebration of St. Nicholas in the homonymous Cathedral in Seoul began Sunday December 4. After the Divine Liturgy the transportation and placement of the Holy Icon of St. Nicholas took place in the solea of ​​the church, during which the people sang the Apolytikion of St. Nicholas. After petition...

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“…and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God.” (Acts 16:34)

Lydia the first Christian in Europe, “was baptized along with her household” (Acts 16:15), after she heard—with great attention—the preaching of the Apostle Paul when he visited the town of Philippi. According to tradition, the founder of the Church of Aegina, Crispus—who was the head of the synagogue—was baptized by...

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