With the help of God and the blessing of our Virgin Mary, the planned project of painting the dome and niche of the church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in the city of Jeonju, South Korea, was successfully completed. This great work in scope and importance was done in...
- Aug2023
Divine Liturgy at the 25th World Scout Jamboree
August 9, 2023
The 25th World Scout Jamboree was held in Saemangeum of Korea in the first week of August 2023, during which about forty thousand scouts participated. A large group of Orthodox scouts from many countries also participated in this. His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent a significant patriarchal Message...
The 3rd week of iconography work at the church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Jeonju
August 7, 2023
The iconography work at the church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Jeonju continued for the 3rd week, with systematic and painstaking work. On Friday, August 4, at noon, the group of iconographers and their assistants, as well as members of the Parish who were there as volunteers, experienced...
- Jul2023
With the help of the Lord and the intersections of His Most Holy Mother, the iconographic work of the holy church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in the city of Jeonju continued for the second week. The forty-member team of iconographers and their assistants worked diligently for long hours...
The painting work of the church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Jeonju continues for the fifth day with miraculous results. The Pantocrator, the Heavenly Liturgy, the group of the Prophets, and some of the main figures of the forefathers of Christ, the first being Adam and the last...
On Monday, July 17, 2023, at the Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in the city of Jeonju, a group of Iconographers from Greece, together with volunteer assistants from Korea and Taiwan, under the general supervision and guidance of the well-known Iconographer Professor Mr. Sozos Giannoudis, worked feverishly for...
Lecture on the war in Ukraine
July 8, 2023
In the main Hall of the Missionary Center of the Orthodox Church in Seoul, a lecture titled “Ukraine Now” was held on Friday, June 30, during which journalist KIM Young-Mi presented events and experiences from her journalistic activity in war-torn Ukraine. The special and very interesting aspect of the well-known...
Volunteer work before the Monsoon season starts
July 8, 2023
On Sunday, June 25, 2023, following the Divine Liturgy, the common meal of love, and the group meetings, many volunteers, mainly young men, and women, worked on maintenance and repair projects of the building complex of the headquarters of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea in Seoul. They covered the exterior...
On Sunday, July 2, 2023, the Feast Day of the Apostle Paul was celebrated at the church in the city of Incheon dedicated in his honor. At the Orthros (Matins) and at the Divine Liturgy, the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan Ambrosios presided over with co-celebrants Archimandrite Fr....
- Jun2023
Pastoral visit to Okinawa
June 26, 2023
On Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17, 2023, the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan Ambrosios made a pastoral visit to Okinawa, Japan. In the Orthodox church of St. Nicholas, which is located inside the American base, Metropolitan Ambrosios with the participation of about thirty believers and some...