With the help of God, on Sunday, June 18, 2023, the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan Ambrosios celebrated the Divine Liturgy again in Tokyo, Japan with the priest from America, but of Ukrainian origin, Father Paul Koroluk, as co-celebrant. Thanks to the multi-ethnic congregation, Japanese, Ukrainian, Russian, English,...
- Jun2023
New pastoral visit to Tokyo, Japan
June 24, 2023
On Saturday, June 3, 2023, Seraphim Park Gyeong and Justine Kim Min-kyung were united in the Sacrament of Matrimony at St. Nicholas Seoul Cathedral. The Sacrament was performed by Fr. Antonios Lim Jong-hun. The Sacrament was attended by many relatives and friends of Seraphim and Justine, most of whom visited...
The visit of HE Metropolitan of New Zealand Myron to the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, to participate in the first annual Memorial Service of the late Metropolitan Soterios, on Saturday, June 10, 2023, was a source of joy and a special blessing. The following day, Sunday of All Saints, HE...
The first annual Memorial Service of the late Metropolitan of Pisidia, (formerly of Korea) Soterios, was held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Kapyeong. The Divine Liturgy and Memorial Service was presided over by HE Metropolitan of New Zealand Myron,...
The Annual Spring International Food Festival
June 8, 2023
On Pentecost Sunday, after the Divine Liturgy and Vespers of the Feast of the Holy Spirit, the community of Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul organized its annual spring International Food Festival in the churchyard. The wonderful weather as well as the delicious food and sweets that were offered brought many...
Peace Rose Garden – St. Nicholas Cathedral, Seoul
June 8, 2023
It has been 8 months since the ‘2022 Peace Rose Garden’ was created in the yard of St. Nicholas Cathedral on Saturday, September 24, 2022, with the donation and cooperation of the Korea Rose Society, in the hope of World peace and Justice. Yellow roses and blue flowers planted symbolizing...
With the permission of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea, the Ethiopian Orthodox Community in Seoul organized an event for the children and their parents at the main Hall of the Metropolis. The event was held on Sunday, May 21, 2023, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. and about a hundred members...
- May2023
The Baptism of Fr. Boris Moon’s great-great-grandson
May 26, 2023
On Saturday, May 20, 2023, the Baptism of Luke Robert Sauerberg took place at St. Maxim’s Chapel in Seoul. His parents Robert Sauerberg and Susan Park Seo-jeong came from America where they live to baptize their first child because the child’s mother is Orthodox. She is a member of the...
Sunday, May 14, 2023, was a special day in all the Parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea. Following the Divine Liturgy, a prayer of thanksgiving was held in each Parish for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. The long duration of the pandemic, which began in China in December...
- Apr2023
On Good Friday 2023, after the Service of the Great Hours, those who participated in the decoration of the Epitaphios had the unique opportunity to see the unveiling of the mosaic in the courtyard fountain of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul. The mosaic is a copy of the magnificent mosaic...