The Church today venerates Iakovos the Apostle, known James in English — the brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ. According to some sources, this saint was a son of Joseph the Betrothed, born of the wife that the latter had before he was betrothed to the Ever-virgin Mary. James became the first Bishop of Jerusalem,…

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III virtually joined 19 October fellow Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem and representatives of the World Council of Churches to discuss matters related to WCC and their regional office in Jerusalem (JIC). The meeting, which had to be carried out via Zoom following the general rules and restrictions forced by…

On Sunday 18 October at the Church of Saints Constantine and Helene in Perth a Memorial Service was organised by the Castellorizian Association of Western Australia for the repose of the souls of Loukas and Anastasia Santrape, the Great Benefactors of Castellorizo. His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon, representing His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia,…

Dear Brothers and Sisters As you are aware we have commenced a restoration program for the Church of St Nektarios in order to address its many needs. The appeal to you for help has been divided into stages. Stage I $55,000 (Church Carpet in Sanctuary and Nave) We have already received two Anonymous Donations of…

On Thursday the 22nd of October, His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon, conducted a Doxology Service to mark the graduation of the Year 12 Class from St Andrew’s Grammar. The doxology took place at the Church of Sts Constantine and Helene in Northbridge in the presence of the Year 12 cohort, their families, other students…

It is important to remain clear-headed and humane to each other and remember that you should not rely too much on the temporal power on earth, the hierarch noted. Politics and emotions don’t have to stand side by side if we are to remain Christians, said Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) of Boryspil and Brovary, the UOC Chancellor,…

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, in his message to His Beatitude Tikhon, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, expressed condolences over the passing away of Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor). His Beatitude Tikhon Archbishop of Washington Metropolitan of All America and Canada   Your Beatitude, Beloved in the Lord Brother and Concelebrant: I…

On October 14, 2020, Metropolitan Elias of Beirut (Orthodox Church of Antioch) met at his residence at Achrafieh with the rector of the Beirut representation of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Philip (Vasiltsev), and the Rev. Vitaliy Gorzov, a staff member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s department for external church relations, who was on a…

On October 21, 2020, a Panikhida was celebrated for the departed Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), former Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, at the Church of St. Catherine In-the-Fields in Moscow. The Service for the Departed was led by Archpriest Daniel Andreyuk, representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Patriarch of Moscow and…