On September 21, according to the Julian calendar, the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated. Church chants of the holiday remind us that the birth of the Mother of God is “the joy of the whole universe”, “universal joys and the announcement” of the beginning of our salvation....
- Sep2022
The Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Seoul
September 23, 2022
A Blessed Weekend in Ulsan
September 1, 2022
On the weekend of August 27 and 28, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea along with Deacon Johan Park visited the parish of St. Dionysios in Ulsan. During their stay, they held meetings with the high school students of the parish. The topic of discussion was about the criteria of professional orientation....
- Aug2022
† 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 Most reverend brother Hierarchs and...
Ten New Members of the Orthodox Slavophone Community in Seoul
August 30, 2022
By God’s grace, on August 14 – on the feast of the Procession of the Precious Wood of the Life-giving Cross of Jesus Christ, and of the holy seven Maccabees, their mother Solomonia, and their teacher Eleazar – a baptismal Liturgy was held in Seoul at the church of St....
On August 14 and 15, 2022, the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos was celebrated for the first time in the newly built Church in the city of Jeonju. We praise and express infinite thanks to the Lord and His Holy Mother for the completion of the church as...
Offline Meetings
August 19, 2022
With the help of God and the necessary precautions, the offline Sunday meetings started again, after being interrupted for more than two years, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Every Sunday, following the Divine Liturgy, meetings take place with the elderly, the catechumens, the youth, the young couples and the students,...
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...
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...
