Polish Orthodox Church

Sixty Seventh anniversary of tragic events in Zaleszany

February 23, 2013 Featured News

Polish Orthodox Church Maria Nalewajko February 2013 January 29 marks 67 years since setting fire to the village Zaleszany and brutal murder of the 16 residents who died for the fact that they were Orthodox and belonged to the Belarusian national minority. Thus, they have become part of a bunch of martyrs Chelm and Podlasie, [...]

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Lenten donation 2013

February 23, 2013 News

Maria Nalewajko - February 2013 Polish Orthodox Church Orthodox charity organization ELEOS of Bialystok and Gdansk Diocese is inviting all faithful to participate in all-Poland charity action “Lenten Donation 2013”. The aim of the action is to collect money saved during The Great Lent on shopping or other entertainments. You can put your donation to special [...]

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Annual Awards of “The Orthodox Church Review”

January 24, 2013 Featured News

Pawel Cecha 24/1/13 The Polish Orthodox Church Count Konstanty Bazyli Ostrogski, who was a sixteenth-century aristocrat, one of the greatest minds of his time, and at the same time a benefactor and protector of the Orthodox Church in the Republic of Poland, is the patron of the Annual Awards of “The Orthodox Church Review,” granted [...]

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Theft at Holy Mountain Grabarka

January 12, 2013 Featured News
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Polish Orthodox Church – 12/1/13 On the night of 8 to 9 January a theft has been carried out at Holy Mountain Grabarka. Someone or several persons broke into the church of the Holy Transfiguration, from which were stolen votive offerings. They were placed before Iverion Holy Mother of God icon.  Among others silver and [...]

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Polish Orthodox Movie wins Radonezh Award

December 19, 2012 Featured News

Maria Nalewajko - 19/12/12- Polish Orthodox Church The documentary film “Achimandrite” directed by Jerzy Kalina has won of the International Documentary Film Festival and Television Programme “Radonezh” in Moscow.  “Radonezh” is the oldest review and contest of the film productions about religion in Russia. It takes place under the patronage of Patriarch Kirill and Prime Minister [...]

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Old Cyrillic books renewed

December 8, 2012 News

The Polish Orthodox Church November 2012 Thanks to a grant from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the Marshal Office of the Malopolska this year the Diocesan Centre for Orthodox Culture “Elpis” in Gorlice realized a maintenance project of Cyrillic old prints. Orthodox Cultural Centre “Elpis”, set up to operate in 2000, has [...]

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Orthodox Community Centre in Warsaw is open

October 8, 2012 Featured News

September 2012 The Polish Orthodox Church Maria Nalewajko The official opening of the Orthodox Community Centre has begun from its consecration ceremony. It took place on the day of the patron saint of the Orthodox Warsaw and Bielsk Diocese, St. Job Poczajowski. It was attended by many priests from across the diocese. The ceremony was [...]

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New website of Suprasl Monastery

September 16, 2012 News

Maria Nalewajko 05.09.2012 Polish Orthodox Church Website: www.monaster-suprasl.pl Suprasl Monastery has launched a new website. It has replaced the older one, which had not been updated quite frequently: www.monaster.eu The updated website version is still developing. Apart from news concerning monastery and its parish life, one can find history of monastery complex, icon of Suprasl [...]

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National Digital Archive is expanding

September 16, 2012 Featured News

Maria Nalewajko August 2012 Polish Orthodox Church See Photos depicting Orthodoxy: National Digital Archive has started its activity in March 2008. Archives gathered there cover materials since the forties of the nineteenth century till contemporary times. This body is collecting, elaborating, preserving and making archives such as photos, voice recordings and films accessible. Approximately 14 [...]

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Orthodox Celebrations of the Border Guard Holiday

June 17, 2012 News

Polish Orthodox Church Maria Nalewajko 28.05.2012 Orthodox celebrations of the Border Guard holiday were organized in Siemiatycze. On May 13 dean of the Border Guard within the Orthodox Military Ordinariate of the Polish Army organized the Orthodox celebration of the Border Guard. The ceremony began with the Orthodox Church liturgy. Orthodox Ordinary of the Military [...]

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Bishop Jerzy Elected Deputy Vice Chancellor

June 17, 2012 News

May, 2012 Polish Orthodox Church On 10th May bishop Prof. Jerzy (Pańkowski) has been elected deputy vice chancellor for student affairs at Christian Theological Academy (ChAT) in Warsaw. During voting by secret ballot at university senate meeting twenty electors has chosen a vice chancellor and two deputy vice chancellors. New vice chancellor and deputy vice [...]

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Results of 31st Hajnówka Church Music Festival

June 2, 2012 News

The Polish Orthodox Church Maria Nalewajko 1/6/2012 The Jury of 31st International Festival Hajnówka Orthodox Church Music Days 2012 has given the following prizes: Category – Other choirs: Distinction: Male Choir of The Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus 3rd place: Vocal Group „VESPERASCIT” from Warsaw (Poland) 2nd place: Metropolitan Choir [...]

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Polish Orthodox Church to Honor Cypriot Byzantinist Chotzakoglou

May 7, 2012 News

By Areti Kotseli 4/5/2012 Byzantinist of the Greek Open University in Athens and member of the administrative board of the “World Forum For Religions and Cultures” of the Holy Kykkos Monastery in Cyprus, Charalampos G. Chotzakoglou, will be honored by the Prince Konstantin Ostrogski Foundation of the Polish Orthodox Church for his scientific work in [...]

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Watch a documentary about archimandrite Gabriel online!

April 19, 2012 Featured News

Michał Kalina Polish Orthodox Church 18.04.2012 Archimandrite Gabriel – an Orthodox monk from the Podlasie province in Poland – is the founder and sole inhabitant of the Kudak grove hermitage by river Narew. During his first few years there, he lived and prayed in a wagon house, without electricity, running water, or contact with the [...]

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Common proclamation will be signed in August

April 19, 2012 News

Maria Nalewajko Polish Orthodox Church 18/4/2012 During a visit of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and whole Russia in August a Common Proclamation to the Nations of Russia and Poland about the reconciliation between our nations will be signed – informed the KAI (Catholic Informative Agency) Archbishop Stanislaw Budzik. “It has a historical importance, as in [...]

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New website of the Brazil Diocese

January 4, 2012 News

Michał Kalina 23.12.2011 The Polish Orthodox Church Brazil Diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church has launched an official website. It contains, inter alia, news, contact details of the parishes and clergy, theological and historical articles and photo and video galleries. Polish Orthodox Diocese of Brazil has eight parishes and two monasteries. It is ruled [...]

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The plea of Bishop Ambrose

November 29, 2011 News

The Polish Orthodox Church 29/11/2011 The Holy Trinity cathedral parish in Recife is about to buy land for the construction of a church. Until now, the parishioners were able to collect R$ 29.000, which is about 40% of the required amount of money. The rest of the money will be paid in installments. The pastor [...]

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Episcopal Assembly of South America

November 10, 2011 Featured News

The Polish Orthodox Church Michał Kalina 06.11.2011 A second Episcopal Assembly of South America was held on 2-4 October in Buenos Aires, during which the bishops of the continent discussed issues relevant to the Orthodox Church in the region. The meeting was attended by a hierarch of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, Archbishop Chrysostomos of [...]

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Nineteenth anniversary of the transfer of the relics of St. Gabriel

September 26, 2011 Featured News

The Polish Orthodox Church Wiaczesław Perek 24.09.2011 September 22 marks the anniversary of the transfer of the relics of St. Martyr Gabriel from Hrodna to Białystok. Ceremonies in the St. Nicholas Cathedral in Białystok were presided by Metropolitan Savva of Warsaw and all Poland. The ceremonies were also attended by archbishops: Abel of Lublin and [...]

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Feast in Gorlice

September 13, 2011 Featured News

Jarosław Grycz 09.09.2011 The Polish Orthodox Church Celebrations to Hieromartyr Maximus of Gorlice, the Saint from the Lemkivshchyna, took place on 5 and 6 September in the Holy Trinity Parish in Gorlice The celebrations, which has already become a tradition, had been preceded by a series of meetings titled “Week of the Orthodox Culture” organized [...]

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Dormition of the Theotokos in Wojnowo

September 7, 2011 News

Polish Orthodox Church Anna Choruży 31.08.2011 As every year, 27-28 August, a female monastery in Wojnowo celebrated the feast of Dormition of the Theotokos. This is the main feast of the monastery. This year’s celebration had a special character, because they were presided by Bishop Gregory of Supraśl. On the eve of the feast, all-night-vigil [...]

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President joins Orthodox Pilgrimage

August 21, 2011 News
President Komorowski with Archbishop Sawa; photo – PAP/Artur Reszko

19.08.2011 The Polish Orthodox Church President Komorowski has joined several thousand Orthodox Church believers taking part in the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, which is celebrated every August at the Holy Mountain of Grabarka, Podlaskie province in the east of Poland. The majority of the pilgrims arrived at Grabarka by foot, some of [...]

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7th anniversary of OrthPhoto.net

April 12, 2011 Featured News

Karina Michaluk 11.04.2011 Polish Orthodox Church 10 April 2004, Holy Saturday, the world’s only Orthodox community service OrthPhoto.net was launched. OrthPhoto.net is owned by OrthNet association who is also the owner of Cerkiew.pl. During 7 years of service, more than 3.8 thousand members were published 52 thousand photos. OrthPhoto.net notes about 1000 visits a day. [...]

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Meeting with the President

January 17, 2011 News

The Polish Orthodox Church Maria Nalewajko 12.01.2011 On 11th January Polish President Bronisław Komorowski has met with representatives of Polish Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Sawa was the head of the delegation. There were also bishops: Jeremiasz, Abel, Jakub, Jerzy and Paisjusz and some of the clergy. Among other members were representatives of fellowships, Orthodox associations, charities [...]

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H.B. THEOPHILOS’ ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO H.B. METROPOLITAN SAWWA OF WARSAW AND ALL POLAND

December 9, 2010 News

28/11/2010 Your Beatitude, We welcome you with great joy again to the Holy City of Jerusalem, to our Patriarchate and to our monastery in the name of our crucified and risen Lord, Jesus Christ! Once again, let us say that your presence among us evokes happy remembrances of our recent visit to the Holy Polish [...]

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