In today’s Gospel reading, our Church puts forward the miraculous healing of the demon-possessed man of the Gadarenes. In point of fact, Jesus Christ met a man outside the city, who for years had been ruled by demons and who used to wonder around naked and sleep at the cemetery. In order for the members…

A doxology as a thanksgiving to God for His help for the liberation of the nation , was held at the Metropolitan Chapel in Lusaka today , October 24, 2020. The Doxology was led by his Eminence Archbishop of Zambia Ioannis and the clergy of Holy Metroplis . Archbishop prayed to God for the Country…

On October 23, 2020, the Parish of St. Jacob Nawango celebrated its Patron Saint feast with the Divine Liturgy under the blessings of His Grace Bishop Silvester Kisitu. It was presided over by the Vicar Eastern Region Fr. Chrysostomos Koolya, the area Dean Rev. Fr. Stephen Lunagula and Rev Fr Joseph Panuha. Believers were called…

On October 11, 2020, the Youth fraternity at St. Nicholas cathedral Namungoona was involved in the process of voting to elect a new Youth Council of leadership. This resulted from the fact that the incumbent council which has been in leadership since 2015 had out-leaved it’s term of office which is scheduled for 4 years…

October 24, 2020 Prot. No. 186/2020 Ἰάκωβε θεσπέσιε, πρῶτόν σε ἀνέδειξε τῶν Ἱεροσολύμων, Ποιμένα καὶ Διδάσκαλον, καὶ πιστὸν οἰκονόμον, τῶν μυστηρίων τῶν πνευματικῶν· ὅθεν σε πάντες τιμῶμεν Ἀπόστολε. O godly Iakovos, shown as the First Shepherd and Teacher of Jerusalem, faithful steward of the spiritual mysteries; wherefore we all honor thee, O apostle. (Kontakion of…

Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, In his Epistle to the Ephesians, Saint Paul writes, “equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:12). Through the ministries of the Church, each of us is offered the possibility to grow as Orthodox Christians, to deepen our faith in…

Thessaloniki has cancelled the military and student parades for triple celebrations between October 26 and 28, but President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou will still attend all other related activities. Northern Greece’s historic city will celebrate its liberation from the Ottoman Turks (Oct. 26-27), the name day of its patron Saint Demetrios (Oct. 26),…

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America thanked the Greek government for its 2mln euro annual donation to the Hellenic College Holy Cross (HCHC) in Boston, the accredited Orthodox Christian college, school of theology and seminary in the US, in a post on social media on Friday. On Twitter, the Archbishop wrote in English: “With the tremendous generosity…

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and cabinet members will not be attending church services for the October 28 ‘Ohi’ day, government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced on Friday, in response to a call by the archbishop to avoid large gatherings and prevent the spread of coronavirus. “Prompted by the call of responsibility by Archbishop Hieronymus II of…