The feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord was celebrated in the Holy Monastery of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea in Gapyeong. For the first time this year the celebrations took place without the physical presence of the founder of the Monastery, the late Metropolitan of Pisidia and former Metropolitan...
- Aug2022
By the grace of God, the Youth camp of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea for this summer in Chuncheon has concluded successfully. The children enjoyed a happy and creative holiday, while learning English and living the Christian life in daily practice. It warmed our heart when, the day before the...
- Jul2022
With the help of God and the intercession of the 24 patron saints of the Orthodox Church in Korea, the youth camps of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea in Chuncheon reopened this year on July 25, after the 2019 coronavirus interruption. The central theme of the camp is: “Medicine of...
On Saturday, July 23rd, following the Divine Liturgy, the 40-day Memorial of the late first Metropolitan of Korea, Soterios, was held at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul. In addition to the Korean Clergy and Faithful, officials representing various ecclesiastical and political authorities within Korea were in attendance. They...
- Jun2022
The common Agape meals have reopened
June 20, 2022
By the grace of God, after the forced cessation of about two and a half years due to the pandemic, the common Agape meals in the Parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea have resumed. In the Parish e.g. of the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul, after the Divine...
The Youth Meetings of the “Syndesmos” in Seoul
June 20, 2022
The youth association “Syndesmos” of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul, after about two years of online meetings due to covid-19, began meeting again in person three weeks ago, during which the Metropolitan of Korea Ambrosios started expounding on current spiritual issues. Every Sunday, following their participation in the Divine Liturgy,...
The nine-day Memorial Service of the Late Metropolitan of Pisidia, the Former Metropolitan of Korea Soterios
June 20, 2022
On Saturday, June 18, 2022, the Metropolitan of Korea Ambrosios, accompanied by the priests Fr. Antonios Arizonitis, Fr. Romanos Kavchak and Fr. Antonios Lim preceded in the Orthros of the Apodosis of Pentecost and in the Divine Liturgy, at the cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul. The end of the...
The Funeral Service of the Late Metropolitan of Pisidia and Former Metropolitan of Korea SOTERIOS
June 16, 2022
Following the repose of the venerable Metropolitan Soterios of Pisidia, on Friday June 10, 2022 at 4:15am in Seoul, the body of the deceased hierarch was transferred, per his request, to the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong. Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea, assisted by the Rev....
The Metropolitan of Pisidia, (previously of Korea) Sotirios (Trampas) died today June 10th at 4:10 am at the age of 93 in Seoul. He was the wise Hierarch of the Ecumenical Throne with the genuine ecumenical and ecclesiastical mind, the sense of moderation and order in life and in his...
- May2022
On Saturday, May 21st, at 12:00 at St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul, the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony of Joel Kim Kyung-Cheol and Marina Yu Su-Jin was held. Joel is a new member of our Church, he had the Sacrament of Baptism this year on Lazarus Saturday. Marina is the daughter...