Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday

May 12, 2009 News

SCOBA Monday, May 11, 2009…for the captives and for their salvation,let us pray to the Lord.The Great LitanyMay 24, 2009The Sixth Sunday of PaschaThe Hierarchs of the Standing Conferenceof the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the AmericasTo all the Clergy and the Laity of the Holy Orthodox Churches in the AmericasBeloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Christ [...]

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Ambassador of Greece visit His Holiness the Patriarch at the Mor Aphrem Monastery, Damascus

May 12, 2009 News

May 5, 2009: The Ambassador of Greece in Syria, Mrs Konstantina Zagorianou Prifti, today visited H.H. Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka-I Iwas at the Syrian Orthodox Monastery of Mor Aphrem the Syriac, in Ma`arat Sayyidnaya, near Damascus and offered Easter Greetings. The Ambassador also discussed about the forthcoming visit of His Holiness to Greece during …

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Archbishop of Cyprus visits His Holiness the Patriarch at the Mor Aphrem Monastery, Damascus

May 12, 2009 News

May 4, 2009: On Monday the 4th of May, 2009, the Archbishop of Cyprus H.E. Chrysostomos II, who is currently on an official trip to Syria visited His Holiness the Patriarch Mor Ignatius Zakka-I Iwas at the Syrian Orthodox Monastery of St. Aphrem the Syrian, in Ma`arat Sayyidnaya near Damascus. The Archbishop was accompanied …

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Holy Synod session held at the Patriarchate of Georgia.

May 12, 2009 News

The session was chaired by His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II. The session speaker was Metropolitan Nikoloz (Pachuashvili) of Akhalkalaki and Kumurdo Eparchy.The session was not attended by Metropolitan Athanase (Chakhvashvili) of Rustavi and Marneuli Eparchy, Metropolitan Gerasime (Sharashenidze) of Zugdidi and Tsaishi Eparchy, Archbishop Zosime (Shioshvili) of Tsilkani and [...]

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Upon blessing by Metropolitan Dimitri the II Homemade Wine Festival was held in Batumi on 3rd May 2009.

May 12, 2009 News

Georgian Orthodox Church Applicants could bring their taste samples during 2 months. The testing commission included famous winemakers throughout Georgia. The commission worked for two days to reveal the best wines out of 130 samples.Winners were awarded prizes and money by Government of Adjara, the Ministry of Education, culture and Sport of Adjara; the Chamber [...]

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Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Meets Diplomatic Corps

May 12, 2009 News

Yesterday, Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II met with diplomatic corps and stated that extremely tensed relations between the government and the opposition were added to another acute problem of restoration of territorial integrity of Georgia.“Georgia is passing a transitional period. There are problems which still remain to be solved. The country’s territorial integrity [...]

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Archbishop Job welcomes Metropolitan Jonah on first visit to Midwest Diocese

May 12, 2009 News

MINNEAPOLIS, MN [MW Communications/May 8, 2009] — On Wednesday and Thursday, May 6-7, 2009, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah and His Eminence, Archbishop Job presided at celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the repose of Saint Alexis (Toth) of Minneapolis and Wilkes-Barre at Saint Mary Cathedral here.The occasion marked the first visit of Metropolitan Jonah to [...]

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OCA delegation returns from official visit to Church of Russia

May 12, 2009 News

SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — A delegation from the Orthodox Church in America, lead by His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, returned from an official visit to the Church of Russia on May 4, 2009.Accompanying Metropolitan Jonah were His Eminence, Archbishop Seraphim of Ottawa and Canada; the Very Rev. Alexander Garklavs, OCA Chancellor; the Very Rev. Leonid [...]

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May 11 marked 100 days of service by Patriarch Kirill

May 12, 2009 News

Moscow, May 11, Interfax – This Monday, May 11, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will mark his first 100 days of service.To this date, which the secular world traditionally considers the baseline to sum up the first results achieved by a public figure, correspondents of Interfax-Religion asked some well-known Russians to discuss how [...]

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