• Jun2023

    The first Αnnual Memorial of the late Metropolitan Soterios (Trambas)

    June 13, 2023

    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...

  • Event of the Ethiopian Community at the Headquarters of the Orthodox Diocese of Korea

    June 3, 2023

    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...

  • Day of joy and gratitude in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea

    May 25, 2023

    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

    Placing a mosaic in the fountain of the courtyard of Saint Nicholas in Seoul

    April 26, 2023

    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...

  • Holy Week and Pascha in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea

    April 23, 2023

        With feelings of unceasing praise to God, and spiritual uplift, all the parishes of the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea celebrated the Lord’s Passion and glorious Resurrection. After the many obstacles during the three previous years due to the pandemic, for the first time during this year’s Holy Week...

  • The Sacrament of Baptism and Chrismation at St. Paul’s Church in Incheon

    April 21, 2023

    On April 15th, (Holy Saturday)  four Catechumens became Orthodox Christians at St. Paul’s Church in Incheon through the Sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation. Their names are: Stella Willis, Victor Tom, Tatianna Tom, and Gabriel Michaelovich We express our heartfelt congratulations to all of them and pray that the four newly illumined...

  • PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICAL FOR HOLY PASCHA 2023

    April 13, 2023

    PROT. NO. 221 + 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: May the Grace, Peace and Mercy of Christ Risen in Glory be with you All Most honorable brother Hierarchs,...