"Νέες ομάδες κατηχουμένων προσήλθαν για να λάβουν το Άγιο Βάπτισμα στο Ιεραποστολικό Κέντρο του Κινταμάλι..." Τανζανία

 ΙΕΡΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΙΚΗ ΣΤΕΓΗ 

Νέες ομάδες κατηχουμένων από διάφορα χωριά της περιφέρειας Ιρίνγκα προσήλθαν, για να λάβουν το Άγιο Βάπτισμα στο Ιεραποστολικό Κέντρο του Κινταμάλι. Μια ημέρα χαράς με τα φωτεινά πρόσωπα μικρών και μεγάλων να λάμπουν στο φως του ήλιου και τις ψυχές τους να ακτινοβολούν τη χάρη του Αγίου Βαπτίσματος.

Ο Θεοφιλέστατος Επίσκοπος Αρούσας και Κεντρικής Τανζανίας κ. Αγαθόνικος καλωσόρισε τους νεοφώτιστους στην Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία, τους μίλησε πατρικά και τους συμβούλεψε πώς να συνεχίσουν την πορεία τους συμμετέχοντας στα Μυστήρια της Εκκλησίας μας. Κυρίαρχη ήταν η παρουσία πολλών ατόμων από τη φυλή των Μασσάι, οι οποίοι δείχνουν μεγάλο ενθουσιασμό και είναι κοντά στην Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία, αφού οι περισσότερες οικογένειες των Μασάι που κατοικούν κοντά στο Ιεραποστολικό Κέντρο έχουν ασπαστεί την Ορθοδοξία.

Μετά το πέρας των βαπτίσεων προσφέρθηκε γεύμα προσφορά της αδελφής μας Μαρίας εις μνήμην πατρός Ιωάννου Καρακούση και Δημητρίου Αργυρόπουλου.

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Patriarch of Alexandria celebrates historic Divine Liturgy in South Sudan

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"The visit of Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa to our community of St Catherine in Acholinyek village where he consecrated our Church..."

 Simon Menya 

The visit of Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa to Uganda and to our community of St Catherine in Acholinyek village where he consecrated our Church. We are still out of word to describe the day and the significance of this event. The event was huge and by the grace of God it worked out well even within the shortest timeframe to prepare. This is because the Holy Spirt was there to fill the gap. 13 of 100 each seaters tents with their chairs hired, two bulls were slaughtered and additional 50Kg of beef was added to the other food like rice, cabbages, beans, fish, chicken, sweet potatoes etc to feed the over 1400 people who came to witness this historical Pope’s visit to this community.

A brieft description of this community:

This community is located a distance of 33km away from the city on dirt roads to get there. A community that was one of the war zone and formerly a home of rebel leader Joseph Kony who had his house under the mango tree, under this mango tree in 2019 turned into Church community, meeting place, teaching and learning of the children and adults etc. A community that is between two rivers with no access road now has a paved road and awaits putting bridges to connect to other communities. A community that now has a health clinic that serves over 8 villages. A community that started with a Church gathering under the mango tree before building a temporary Church and now the St. Catherine permanet and a beautiful Church building instils in the people spiritual nurturing, healings and upgrowth of minds and souls. A community that now has pig farm to empower groups of women mostly widows from the war who are in groups is now becoming a center for socialisation and also empowerment. This community with the help of the school is now a teaching and learning environment for our children. This is a community that does not discriminate any Non-Orthodox religious affiliated persons from accessing services set up here because we believe and know that we are all icons of God and created in His likeness. So we work and share everything together for everything belongs to God including us. We are happy and thank God for blessing us also with other projects like bee keeping project, water well providing access to clean water to the people as opposed to the old time where people drink from the two rivers. Our people farm the land and make a tithe of 10% of their harvest to support the Church and our school. This community struggled and struggles; and was not build over night but it took great sacrifice, perseverance, Faith, Love, Transparency, working together, learning from each others, teaching with integrity and example the 90% of the community peope who are on committees and runs these projects because they helped create it. As this community strives slowly toward becoming self sufficient and as we journey toward Great Lent, please remember St. Catherine community in your prayers. A lot and sincere thanks to everyone in my community for the very hard work to prepare for this day, sincere thanks for everyone’s prayers, love, kindness and everything that each of you do for us. We sincerely do love you all our dear brothers and sisters and you will forever be in our prayers with so much love in Christ.

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POPE AND PATRIARCH THEODOROS II ON A VISIT TO UGANDA

 Uganda Orthodox Church - Holy Metropolis of Kampala 

POPE AND PATRIARCH THEODOROS II ON A VISIT TO UGANDA.

The Uganda Orthodox Church is excited to announce the 3 Days visit of our Holy Father, Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II to Uganda. The Patriarch will arrive on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, until Friday, February 21, 2025.

During his pastoral visit, our Holy Father will preside over divine liturgy at Sts. George and Andrew Lwemiyaga, Ssembabule district in the Holy Metropolis of Kampala on the 19th, on the 20th He will visit the Holy Diocese of Gulu and Northern Uganda where he will concentrate the church of St. Catherine in Omoro District, Lakwaya Sub County, Acholi Nyek village and finally on the 21st visit the Holy Diocese of Jinja and Eastern Uganda.

Therefore, we invite you all to join us in receiving our Holy Father.

You are warmly welcome to the Pearl of Africa your Beatitude.

#PatriarchTheodorosII #PatriachateofAlexandriaandAllAfrica

"The Diocese of Eldoret and Northern Kenya has recently initiated a year-long catechist training program..."

 Orthodox Christian Mission Center 

The Diocese of Eldoret and Northern Kenya has recently initiated a year-long catechist training program, instructing lay leaders who will serve as catechists through classes twice a month, culminating with a one-week seminar. Missionaries are needed to assist with teaching, developing curriculum, and growing program attendance. Don’t miss your chance to support Kenya’s future Church leaders!

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Τελώνου και Φαρισαίου... Κένυα

 Yieronda Makarios Tillyrides Kenyas 

SUNDAY OF PUBLICAN AND PHARISEE

AT St. Eleftherios Rironi, together with Priests, Deacons, Seminerians, youths and parishioners had a very beautiful Divine Liturgy, memorial service of the mother of our beloved lecturer at the seminary Mr. Clement Kabutu and also Trisagion service for our departed Rev. Fr. Paul Sankale from Ngong.

We wish all the participants from different regions of our East African Countries who participated in a along week seminar all the best and keep their candles burning for other youths in our region.

May the memory of our Mother Esther be eternal and Let's pray for the soul of our dear beloved Fr. Paul Sankale who went to meet with his Maker.

All of us if we think and evaluate ourselves with truth and honest we are all like pharisee, we don't look like the tax collector, am telling you this let's try to humble ourselves and Let's try to follow the example of our Lord Jesus before it's too late. Let us try to imagine how our Lord was humiliated, suffered on the cross but He was prepared to save the people who humiliated Him.

Brothers and sisters let us be sincere in Christ, let's fear God, if inside us we have the fear of God He will give us wisdom to assist us not to go beyond our action's that will lead us to unnecessary things but give us knowledge to remain always attached to God who is the source of joy and life. This is my prayer to each and every one of you.

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"Catechism lesson took place in our Chirundu Missionary Center..." Zambia

 Orthodox Metropolis of Zambia 

With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop IOANNIS Metropolitan of Zambia and Mozambique, catechism lesson took place in our Chirundu Missionary Center on Saturday 7th February 2025.

The parable of the Publican and the Pharisee

James 4.6: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

Brethren, let us not offer prayer as did the Pharisee, for he who exalts himself will be brought to humility. Let us humble ourselves in the presence of God, as did the Publican, and through fasting cry to Him, “God, be merciful to us sinners.”

Fr Prodromo

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