• Jan2023

    New members in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea

    January 12, 2023

    With the Grace and blessing of God, on Saturday, December 24, 2022, a baptismal Divine Liturgy was held at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul as well as at the Holy Church of St. Paul in Incheon, during which the following Catechumens were baptized and received the Sacrament of...

  • The Equipment of the Church of Dormition of the Theotokos in Jeonju has been Completed

    January 10, 2023

    On Tuesday, January 3, 2023, the marble Holy Altar and the wood-carved (Polyeleos) Chandelier for the new Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos was transported by a container from Greece to the city of Jeonju. The Priest of the church Fr. Hilarion Jeong with members of the parish, men...

  • Ordination of a New Priest in the Orthodox Metropolis of Korea

    January 10, 2023

    On Sunday, January 1, 2023, during the Divine Liturgy of the Feasts of the Circumcision of the Lord and of St. Basil the Great, the Sacrament of the Ordination of Deacon Yohan Park to the Priesthood was celebrated in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul, by the Metropolitan of...

  • Dec2022

    NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE 2023 – H.E. Metropolitan Ambrosios

    December 30, 2022

    My beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, While expressing to the Creator of the Universe our infinite and grateful thanks for the New Year, which His unspeakable philanthropy has bestowed upon us, let us ask ourselves on the first day of 2023, what we shall do, so as to...

  • Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas – + B A R T H O L O M E W Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch

    December 23, 2022

    Prot. No. 725 Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas + B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch to All the Plenitude of the Church Grace, Mercy and Peace from the Savior Christ Born in Bethlehem Most honorable brother...

  • The Celebration of the Feast of Saint Dionysios of Aegina in the City of Ulsan

    December 22, 2022

    On the weekend of December 17 and 18, 2022, the Metropolitan of Korea and Deacon Johan Park traveled from Seoul to the city of Ulsan to celebrate the feast of Saint Dionysios, Archbishop of Aegina, from Zakynthos, and to have a meeting with the Parish Sunday School children. On Saturday...

  • Schedule of Services for Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Epiphany – St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul

    December 13, 2022

    Schedule of Services for Christmas, New Year’s Day, and Epiphany – St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul CHRISTMAS Friday 12/23/2022 9:00-10:30 am                 Reading of Christmas Great Hours 5:00- 5:30 pm                  The Great 9th Hour Saturday 12/24/2022 9:00-10:00   am               Matins before Christmas 10:00-11:30 am   ...

  • The six-month Memorial Service of the Metropolitan of Pisidia, formerly of Korea, Soterios, in Korea

    December 13, 2022

    On the Sunday of the Forefathers (11.12.2022), after the end of the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Seoul, a Memorial Service was held on the completion of six months since the passing away of the blessed Metropolitan of Pisidia, formerly of Korea, Soterios. Before the Memorial...

  • The Celebration of the Feast Day of Saint Nicholas in Seoul

    December 9, 2022

    With lots of joy and spiritual cheerfulness, the feast of Saint Nicholas was celebrated again this year in His homonymous Church in Seoul. On Sunday, December 4, before the Dismissal of the Divine Liturgy, the beginning of the festive events took place with the transfer of St. Nicholas’s Icon and...

  • Vigil at St. Andrew’s Monastery in Palang-ri

    December 8, 2022

    With the participation of several believers, as well as the Seoul Clergy, such as Fr. Roman Kavchak, Fr. Antonios Lim, and deacon Yohan Park, the Feast day of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called was celebrated with a vigil at the Monastery of Saint Andrew in Palang-ri. The Vigil lasted from...