Some events in the Church take place without great ceremony or attention, yet they mark a quiet turning in the life of a community. The recent ordination of Fr. Timothy in Fiji was just such an event. Held in a modest church of Holy Trinity in Saweni, among people who had long prayed for a … Continue reading In the Midst of the Feast – A Priest for the Pacific
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Ierapostole: The Real Purpose of the Entire Church
Just a few days after the Sunday of Pentecost, which marks the birthday of our Church, the our thoughts run to the first days of the Church of Christ on planet Earth. Simple, unlettered people, without education or diplomas, with their only references being the “graduation ceremony” of the Holy Spirit, in regards to who … Continue reading Ierapostole: The Real Purpose of the Entire Church
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