November 2009

Serbian Orthodox Church 29. November 2009 His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno served at the feast day of St. Matthew the Evangelist, on November 29, 2009, with the blessing of Locum tenens of the throne of Patriarch of Serbia, His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral, the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the monastery [...]

27.11.2009 The 3d World Congress of Compatriots who reside abroad will be held on December 1-2, 2009, in Moscow. It is expected to be attended by nearly 1000 people from 90 countries. The Congress will be opened on December 1 at the House of Unions Column Hall. Among those who are expected to come for [...]

Armenian Catholicate of Cilicia THE FIRST VOLUME OF THE SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS ON THE “ADANA TRAGEDY” APPEARS During the commemorative events of the Adana massacres, His Holiness Aram I announced the publication and reprinting of documents on the tragedy in a special series. The first volume has just appeared. It is a reprint of the [...]

Moscow, November 27, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his solidarity with the people of Serbia. “Russian Orthodox Church will never leave brothers in the Christ in Kosovo enduring the difficult period on the territory of the sacred and God-loving ancestors,” he writes in a message to the President of the [...]

Dean’s visit to India strengthens connections between SVS and the Malankara Orthodox Church V. Rev. Dr John Behr (Dean) spent two intense but immensely rewarding weeks in October, travelling and speaking to different groups in southern and central India as the guest of the Malankara Orthodox Church. He was invited by Rev. Dr Bijesh Philip, [...]

The Board of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) met on St. Vladimir’s Seminary campus from November 16–18, 2009 for their semi-annual meeting. President of the Board Clifford Argue and 30 board members were welcomed by Vice President of the Board Archpriest Chad Hatfield, SVS Chancellor (CEO). Source:

Coventry – On November 21st 2009 St. Marys Indian Orthodox Church Congregation of Coventry was elevated to the prominence of an independent Parish – ST. MARYS’ INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH by Dr HG Mathew Mar Themothios, Metropolitan of the Diocese of UK, Europe & Africa. The parish is under the able headship of Rev. Fr. …

November 27, 2009 Yerevan – On November 24 a protest was organized by Armenian youth in front of the Georgian Embassy in Yerevan against the destruction of Armenian churches in Georgia. One of the organizers of the protest was the Student Council of Yerevan State University. Tsolak Hakobyan, the chair of the council, told Arminfo [...]

On 24 November 2009, Archbishop Hilarion, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, arrived in the Cherkassy diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at the invitation of Metropolitan Sofrony of Cherkassy and Kanev. On November 25, Archbishop Hilarion celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Ascension in the village of [...]

27/11/2009 The New Serbian Orthodox Patriarch will be elected on January 22 by the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the church’s website said on Friday. The election will take place 40 days after the November 15 death of Patriarch Pavle. Patriarch Pavle, elected to head the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1990, [...]

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November 26, 2009 Dear brothers and sisters, thank you for your support and prayers. This is the pain which cannot be expressed in words. This is the pain experienced by those who stood at the Cross of the Saviour. This is the joy which cannot be expressed in words, this is the joy experienced by [...]