The Good Shepherd has departed. He received the call from his Master: “Well done, you good and faithful servant… Enter into the joy of your Lord.” (Mat. 25:23). Father Varnavas has reposed in the Lord. May his memory be eternal. We were deeply shocked and saddened on that Tuesday, 22nd June, to receive a call from … Continue reading Instead of a Eulogy
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Michael’s story
Michael Jones is an Orthodox Christian living with his wife and four children in Eagle River, Alaska. In February 2020 he assembled a mission team to travel to the Kingdom of Tonga to complete the weather-proofing phase of an Orthodox church building that was being constructed. At the time, we never could have imagined the … Continue reading Michael’s story
The Orthodox Apostolic Ministry in the Pacific
While in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the context of my first informative episcopal journey, I met Kyriakos, a rational thinker, a businessman, an energetic and active member of the local Greek Orthodox community who spends a considerable amount of his own personal time participating in civic life, providing aid and assistance. In his own straightforward … Continue reading The Orthodox Apostolic Ministry in the Pacific
I Am with You Always, to the End of the Age…
After the admirable interventions of the Lord in the Missionary effort in Tonga with the erection of the chapel of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the house of the missionaries and the majestic Sacred Church of Saint George the Trophy-Bearer, whose construction is about to end in a month, came Samoa’s turn. Samoa is … Continue reading I Am with You Always, to the End of the Age…
