On Monday, October 2, 2023, the Service of Great Vespers with Artoklasia was held at the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong, on the occasion of the Synaxis of the 24 patron Saints of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, on which the holy Relics are enshrined....
- Oct2023
The annual International Fall Food Festival
October 9, 2023
The annual International Autumn Food Festival will be held on Sunday, October 15, 2023, following the Divine Liturgy, from 11:45 to 3:00 pm, in the courtyard of Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul. We cordially invite you to participate in this annual event of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, to enjoy...
Lecture on Orthodox Theology at Seoul National University
October 4, 2023
On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, the professor of systematic theology at the Theological School of Saint Vladimir, USA, Dr. Peter Bouteneff, at the initiative of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, gave a three-hour lecture at Seoul National University on the topic: “Doctrine, Ethos, Art of the Orthodox Church”. The last...
- Sep2023
A wedding unlike any other
September 25, 2023
Two American youths aged 25 and 26, Alexander Thomas Uman and Anna Josephine Gallegos came from America to have their wedding ceremony in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. The Sacrament of their Marriage was performed on Sunday, September 24, 2023, following the Divine Liturgy and the Sunday Agape Meal in...
An unforgettable pilgrimage to the new Orthodox church in the city of Jeonju
September 17, 2023
The weekend of September 9 and 10 was very special for more than 20 Slavic-speaking parishioners of the church of St. Maximos the Greek in Seoul, who made a pilgrimage to the newly built church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Jeonju. The trip began with a prayer at...
Retreat at the Parish of the Apostle Paul in Incheon
September 15, 2023
On Sunday, September 10, 2023, a Retreat was held at the Parish of the Apostle Paul in Incheon. The Retreat took place after the Divine Liturgy and mainly young people participated. The priest of the Parish, Rev. Father Daniel Na Chang-gyu introduced the topic “Cooperation of God and Man”. The...
The Divine Liturgy in Tokyo Japan
September 12, 2023
On Sunday, September 3, 2023, the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan Ambrosios performed the Divine Liturgy in Tokyo with Father Paul Koroluk. In his sermon, the Metropolitan said the following: Today’s apostolic reading marks the end of St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. At the beginning of...
Highlights from the Iconography and 25th World Scout Jamboree on video
September 11, 2023
The following video presents: First, the project of the iconography of the Holy Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Jeonju City, which took place from July 17 to August 8, 2023. Second, the ministry of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea in the 25th World Scout Jamboree, which took...
Valuable lesson in Korea about overcoming death
September 9, 2023
The death of a fellow human being, and especially a sudden one, rarely can have as many missionary dimensions and impact as the death of a faithful Greek young man had in Korea. The group of iconographers from Greece with their Greek, Korean and Taiwanese assistants, forty in number, were...
- Aug2023
Prot. No. 496 † 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 GRACE, PEACE AND MERCY FROM THE MAKER OF ALL CREATION OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST * *...