| OCA, OCMC partner to send mission team to Mexico in June 2015 Source: OCA Natalya Mihailova 26 December 2014 The Orthodox Church in America, in partnership with the Florida-based Orthodox Christian Mission Center, will be hosting a mission teaching team to San Esteban and Pisaflores in the OCA Diocese of Mexico June 20-27, 2015. Members of 2013 San Esteban mission team with Archbishop Alejo at Mexico City’s Ascension Cathedral. “Both Pisaflores and San Esteban are villages of native Aztec Orthodox Christians nine hours northwest of Mexico City,” said Archpriest Ted Pisarchuk. “In both villages, the homes are of simple concrete block construction with corrugated metal roofs and do not have running water or indoor bathroom facilities. Horses and burros are main forms of transportation. The people dress modestly, maintaining local traditions. “The Mexican Church is very similar to the Alaskan church,” Father Ted continued. “Both are made up of indigenous people. Both speak a national language and local dialect. Both share a beautiful simplicity and beauty of life. And both lack clergy for similar reasons. Even though a great distance exists between Mexico and Alaska, the similarities are astounding.” Team members will fly into Mexico City, where they will be hosted by the clergy and faithful of Ascension Cathedral and participate in an orientation session. On Sunday following the Liturgy, the team will travel to Pisaflores. On Monday morning, some team members will continue on to San Esteban. Team members may return home Saturday, June 27, or stay an extra day to Mexico City, returning home after the Sunday Liturgy. The cost for participation is Upon acceptance, a team member will be required to remit a deposit. Travel costs to and from Mexico City are not included in the cost, which covers expenses in the field. Team members are encouraged to solicit sponsors to help fund their trip. In addition, they must obtain a recommendation from an Orthodox priest. Fluency or near fluency in Spanish is required, and potential team members will be tested for language proficiency. |
| Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk begins his visit to Romania March 11, 2013 On 9 March 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations (DECR), arrived in Romania with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to take part in the installment of His Eminence Ciprian, the newly elected Archbishop of Buzu and Vrancea. Archbishop Ciprian used to be a vicar of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania in charge of foreign relations of the Romanian Orthodox Church. On 28 February 2013, he was elected to the See of Buzu, an ancient see in the Romanian Orthodox Church that became vacant on January 7 after the demise of Archbishop Epifanie (Norocel). Accompanying the DECR chairman in his visit to Romania are archpriest Igor Yakimchuk, DECR secretary for inter-Orthodox relations, and hierodeacon Ioann (Kopeikin), assistant to the DECR chairman. On Sunday, March 10, Metropolitan Hilarion and his suite took part in the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Cathedral of the Ascension in Buzu by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania together with the bishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches. Archbishop Ciprian was installed for the See of Buzu after the liturgy. The participants attended the reception during which Metropolitan Hilarion congratulated Archbishop Ciprian on the new stage in his service to the Church and presented him a bishop’s staff made at the ‘Sofrino’ Artistic Production Enterprise of the Russian Orthodox Church. Source: DECR Code for blog Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. Having said that, Pravmir provides daily articles from an autonomous news service, weekly wall newspaper for churches, lectorium, photos, videos, hosting and servers. Editors and translators work together towards one goal: to make our four websites possible - Pravmir.ru, Neinvalid.ru, Matrony.ru and Pravmir.com. Therefore our request for help is understandable. |
| Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria arrives in St. Petersburg Source: DECR Natalya Mihailova 28 May 2014 On May 27, 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria, while on an official visit to the Russian Orthodox Church, arrived in St. Petersburg from Moscow. At the Moscow Railway Station, the Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and his retinue were welcomed by Metropolitan Varsonofy of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate, Archbishop Ambrose of Petergof, Bishop Nazary of Kronstadt, St. Petersburg clergy and Governor Poltavchenko and city officials. On May 28, the Bulgarian delegation will visit the Alexander Nevsky Laura of the Holy Trinity, Novodevichy Convent of the Resurrection, St. John of Kronstadt Convent and St. Petersburg Theological Academy. On May 29, the Day of the Ascension, the Primates of the Russian and Bulgarian Orthodox Churches will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan in St. Petersburg. Later that day, His Holiness Neophyte will say the Office for the Dead at the Ss Peter and Paul Cathedral at the grave of Emperor Alexander Nikolayevich, the Liberator Tsar, who is commemorated at each Divine Liturgy in Bulgarian churches. Tweet Donate Share Code for blog Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria arrives in St. Petersburg Natalya Mihailova At the Moscow Railway Station, the Primate of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and his retinue were welcomed by Metropolitan Varsonofy of St. Petersburg and Ladoga, chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate, Archbishop Ambrose of Petergof, Bishop Nazary of Kronstadt, St. Petersburg clergy and Governor ... Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. Having said that, Pravmir provides daily articles from an autonomous news service, weekly wall newspaper for churches, lectorium, photos, videos, hosting and servers. Editors and translators work together towards one goal: to make our four websites possible - Pravmir.ru, Neinvalid.ru, Matrony.ru and Pravmir.com. Therefore our request for help is understandable. |
| Sifton, Manitoba " s historic church destroyed by fire/Православие.Ru Sifton, Manitoba " s historic church destroyed by fire Sifton, MB, Canada, Sept. 11, 2010 - [OCA] On Wednesday night, September 8, 2010, the hamlet of Sifton lost one of its landmarks as Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church burned completely to the ground. The church, built some 100 years ago in the " Lemko " style common to what is today southeastern Poland, had been restored completely several years ago and had been declared a heritage site. According to local residents, flames were first spotted at about 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night. Firefighters were unable to extinguish the rapidly spreading fire. By 1:00 a.m. Thursday, only the smouldering basement remained. It is unknown what or who started the fire, although the recent increase in vandalism and thefts in the area has led some locals to suspect arson. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have initiated an investigation. There was no insurance on the building due to a lack of funds. A number of historic artifacts, including books, were destroyed. " The Sifton church had been restored and renovated recently, with some financial assistance from the Archdiocese and elsewhere, " said His Eminence, Archbishop Seraphim of Ottawa and Canada. " It had become a stopping-point in northern Manitoba, and it had established a registered Quiet Garden. The loss has many aspects beyond historical, emotional and sentimental ones. I hope we learn a lesson. " At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, Sifton was an important center of religious activity for the Orthodox mission in Canada. Located near the church was Holy Ascension Monastery, Orphanage, and Pastoral School, established in part due through the efforts of Archbishop Arseny [Chahovtsov]. The monastery and parish served many pioneering immigrants from Ukraine and elsewhere for several decades. The monastery existed into the 1960s, when the depopulation of rural areas began to significantly affect the Sifton region. |
| Metropolitan Niphon of Philippople: The word of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill draws a wide response in the world Source: DECR Natalya Mihailova 05 February 2015 On February 1, 2015, the 6th anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, after the festive divine service at the Church of Christ the Saviour, there was a fraternal repast during which congratulations were extended to His Holiness by Orthodox hierarchs, Russian Federation ministers and Federal Assembly deputies. Extending congratulations to His Holiness on behalf of Local Orthodox Churches’ representatives to the Moscow Patriarchal throne, Metropolitan Niphon of Philippople, Patriarchate of Antioch, recalled the words Patriarch Kirill said on the day of his enthronement: ‘A patriarch should see to it that every personality in all its uniqueness should find its place in the church organism without letting differences break the spirit of love’, and noted that this judgment is embodied today in the life of the Russian Orthodox Church. ‘The meaning of today’s celebrations for the Orthodox world lies in your care for the unity of Universal Orthodoxy. Your open dialogue during your primatial visits to old Patriarchates underlines the common Orthodox response to the challenges of time in which religion is ousted from people’s life while moral values are subjected to radical revision’, Metropolitan Niphon said. Patriarch Kirill’s words that ‘there are no boundaries for love’ and his other speeches during his visit to Antioch and calles to young theologians to meet and exchange their spiritual experience as well as his spiritual, political and material aid to Christians in the East, the metropolitan said, have drawn a wide response in the world, showing that visits of Primates have a great importance for Churches and their peoples. ‘Seeing and feeling your concern for the consolidation of pan-Orthodox unity and Universal Orthodoxy, we as representatives of Orthodox Churches to your throne, testify that the day of your ascension to the Moscow Patriarchal throne has become an epoch-making event and a great feast’, Metropolitan Niphon concluded. |
| UNESCO experts to consider the chances of restoring Kremlin historical image including its two monasteries Source: Interfax-Religion Natalya Mihailova 29 October 2014 Moscow, October 28, Interfax – UNESCO experts arrive in Moscow to consider possibilities of restoring Kremlin historical appearance including the Chudov and Ascension monasteries on its territory. Experts started inspecting the Kremlin territory, a source in the Culture Ministry told Interfax. UNESCO expertise is a compulsory condition for starting such restoration works as Kremlin is the object of the World cultural heritage. This July, Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the idea of refusing the ongoing reconstruction of the Kremlin 14th corpus and restoring historical appearance of the place with possible restoration of two monasteries existing there as cultural objects. The 14th corpus is an administrative building located between the Spassky Gates and the Senate Palace of the Moscow Kremlin. It is listed among the buildings that form the Ivanovskaya Square. The building was constructed in 1931-1934. Tweet Donate Share Code for blog UNESCO experts to consider the chances of restoring Kremlin historical image including its two monasteries Natalya Mihailova Experts started inspecting the Kremlin territory, a source in the Culture Ministry told Interfax. UNESCO expertise is a compulsory condition for starting such restoration works as Kremlin is the object of the World cultural heritage. This July, Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the ... Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. Having said that, Pravmir provides daily articles from an autonomous news service, weekly wall newspaper for churches, lectorium, photos, videos, hosting and servers. Editors and translators work together towards one goal: to make our four websites possible - Pravmir.ru, Neinvalid.ru, Matrony.ru and Pravmir.com. Therefore our request for help is understandable. |
| Banner In Memory of Rev. Anastasios Diakovasilis in NY Church Source: Greek Reporter Fr. Anastasios Diakovasilis, Presbyter Economos of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing, New York was a unique priest in his generation. Natalya Mihailova 03 May 2014 “No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.” So said Plato . The old sage’s words doubtless apply to the late Reverend Anastasios Diakovasilis, Presbyter Economos of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Flushing, New York – a priest was unique in his generation. He came from the school of hard knocks, raised during WWII and amid the devastation and poverty of 1950s civil-war-torn Greece, and took refuge in religion and poetry. The late Rev. Anastasios and Presvitera Maria Diakovasilis His legacy extends beyond his mortal life, it seems, as Mrs. Theodora (Dora) Lagos was so moved by the January memorial service two years after his 2012 death that she commissioned a banner in his honour. “I wanted to do something special in his memory,” she explained in a telephone interview. “I asked Father Paul Palesty for guidance. He was most supportive, instructing me in the right choice of buying a Banner of the Ascension in memory of Father Anastasios. With Father Paul’s support, we ordered a banner from the Serbian Orthodox Monastery in Australia. I mentioned my idea to all. Persons and organizations from his island of Nysiros and his friends from the community were happy to support me. I was honored and happy to work with these persons. Their donations made this banner possible, to see something special in Father Anastasios’ name in St. Nicholas Church.” Mrs. Lagos continued saying “the banner cost was hand-delivered on Good Friday, April 18th. The banner is hand-embroidered with gold thread. We raised The remainder of the funds will be used to place the banner in a frame in front of the church with a twenty-four-hour burning candili (votive lamp).” The community of St. Nicholas had the honor of viewing the richly embroidered tapestry displayed prominently in front of the altar during the Easter liturgies. Mrs. Theodora Lagos was the motivating force behind this unique memorial in memory of a humble presbyter. She believes “he gave warmth to the sick and lonely person.” ( ) |
| Collection of rare medieval manuscripts exhibited in USA/Православие.Ru Collection of rare medieval manuscripts exhibited in USA Los Angeles, April 10, 2013 Initial I: A Martyr Saint. Cutting from an antiphonal, Lippo Vanni, about 1350–75 An exhibition of medieval manuscripts and books from the collection of the famous English collector, patron, thinker and arts theorist, John Ruskin, is taking place in the J. Paul Getty's Museum in California. Sedmitza.ru reports on this event. According to the museum's website, the exposition " Untold stories: preservation and transformation of manuscripts of medieval period " contains a huge number of manuscripts and printings, as well as illustrations, engravings and fragments of missals, prayer-books, Lives of Saints, historical and other works of the 14th to the early 17th centuries. Stands and electronic displays tell the history of specific manuscripts or books: the circumstances surrounding their creation, correction, Church and secular use. A number of manuscripts could well have become objects of a detective novel: once they were saved from fires caused by wars, stolen or taken as trophies and brought thousands kilometers away from their original locations. Engravings were often cut out from manuscripts, designed, hung on the wall, placed into albums of connoisseurs of arts; they were used as fully independent works of art and collecting. Quite often they lost their value in eyes of their owners. Thus, in records of 1540, one English scribe complained that " cut pieces of pages of ancient leather manuscripts were used as rags for cleaning footwear and candlesticks, as fragments of greaseproof wallpapers, and so on " . Initial V. The Ascension. Lorenzo Monaco, 1410. Specifically, the illustrated Bible, produced in the Marmoutier Abbey in the 800s and later cut into pieces, was used for design of backs of first printed books in the 15th century. Early in the 19th century, under the influence of romantism, interest in the medieval period began to grow and it provided the impulse for extensive academic research of medieval manuscripts. Thanks to scholarly efforts, many illustrations and manuscripts have been restored in their original form. |
| Chicago’s Bishop Demetrios Appointed to State’s Attorney’s Hate Crime Prosecution Council Source: The Pappas Post October 8, 2015 Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, has been appointed to the Hate Crime Prosecution Council by Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. “I am honored and humbled by this appointment, I have witnessed the damage done by hate crimes against many in our communities,” said Bishop Demetrios. “I hope to create an atmosphere of understanding and security for victims of these crimes, in the hope that may come forward and justice can be served.” Bishop Demetrios is deeply committed to these issues having served as a member of the Illinois State Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (2008 to 2014) as well as past President (2008-2009) of the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago. An Imam and Greek Orthodox clerics gather Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014 outside St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Waukegan at a news conference addressing the late Sunday or early Monday vandalism of the church, which occurred the same night as a similar incident at a nearby mosque. From left are Imam Matthew Ramadan of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, Rev. James Gordon of Ascension of Our Lord Greek Orthodox Church in Lincolnshire, Bishop Demetrios (center) of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis, Rev. Cosmas Halekakis, pastor at St. Demetrios and Rev. Sotirios Malamis (partially hidden), of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Des Plaines. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune) He has been active for numerous years in councils and commissions related to social justice matters that pertain to Orthodox Christianity and its role in contemporary society. An early advocate for the abolition of the death penalty, Bishop Demetrios was instrumental in securing the abolition of capital punishment in Illinois and was invited by then Governor Patrick Quinn to sign the abolition. |
| Russian church consecrated in Thailand, yet one more to be built Natalya Mihailova 11 February 2014 Head of Moscow Patriarchate’s Secretariat for Foreign Institutions Archbishop Mark of Yegoryevsk has laid a foundation stone for a church in honor of the holy royal martyrs in the city of Hua Hin, Thailand. Currently, there is an almost 300-strong Russian community in Hua Hin. About a year ago its representatives asked Archimandrite Oleg (Cherepanin) to build a church in the town because the nearest church where they could pray was in a Ratchaburi monastery and not everyone could travel there. Funds were raised and a small land plot was bought. The hierarch also performed a prayer service at the Trinity Church on the island of Phuket and consecrated a new belfry. He also visited the Samui Island where he performed the rite of great consecration of the Ascension Day Church and a liturgy, Moscow Patriarchate said on its website. Currently, there are active Christian Orthodox churches in Bangkok, Pattaya and on the islands of Phuket and Samui in Thailand. During his trip, which will last until February 17, Archbishop Mark will lay the foundation stone for new churches on the Thail island of Ko Chang, as well as in Sihanoukville and Siem Reap in Cambodia. Source: Voice of Russia Tweet Donate Share Code for blog Russian church consecrated in Thailand, yet one more to be built Natalya Mihailova Head of Moscow Patriarchate's Secretariat for Foreign Institutions Archbishop Mark of Yegoryevsk has laid a foundation stone for a church in honor of the holy royal martyrs in the city of Hua Hin, Thailand. Currently, there is an almost 300-strong Russian community in Hua Hin. About a year ... Since you are here… …we do have a small request. More and more people visit Orthodoxy and the World website. However, resources for editorial are scarce. In comparison to some mass media, we do not make paid subscription. It is our deepest belief that preaching Christ for money is wrong. Having said that, Pravmir provides daily articles from an autonomous news service, weekly wall newspaper for churches, lectorium, photos, videos, hosting and servers. Editors and translators work together towards one goal: to make our four websites possible - Pravmir.ru, Neinvalid.ru, Matrony.ru and Pravmir.com. Therefore our request for help is understandable. |
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