7 New Baptisms in Medan

On January 5th, Fr.Crysostomos Manalu baptized seven new Catechumens at Saint Demetrios Church in Medan.

Νέος Ναός στο Σουμπούλ

Με την χάρη του Θεού ο Ναός του Αγίου Εφραίμ στο Σουμπούλ της Σουμάτρας ετελείωσε. Στις 26 Δεκεμβρίου, ο π.Χρυσόστομος Μανάλου επισκέφθηκε την Ορθόδοξη Κοινότητα του Σουμπούλ και τέλεσε την πρώτη θεία Λειτουργία. Μετά το πέρας της θείας Λειτουργίας ο π.Χρυσόστομος είχε την ευκαιρία να μιλήσει με τους πιστούς και να μοιράσει χριστουγεννιάτικα δώρα στα […]

New Church in Sumbul

The new bulding of the Church of Saint Efraim in Sumbul, Sumatra has finished. On December 26th, Fr.Chrysostomos Manalu visited the Orthodox Community in Subul and celebrated the first Divine Liturgy at Saint Efraim Church. After the Liturgy Fr. Crysostomos had the opportunity to speak with the faithful and to distribute Christmas gifts to the […]

Orthodox Christian Belief

Dogma – God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us; blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hymn from Orthros. The foundation of Christian doctrine, that is, a religious truth issuing from divine revelation and indisputably defined by the Church, is God’s revelation to humanity. The fullness of His self-revelation […]

The Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church is the ancient Christian Church tracing its roots back to Jesus Christ and His Apostles. The Church embodies and expresses the rich spiritual treasures of Eastern Christianity. Historically, the Gospel of Christ was first preached and the first Christian Communities were established in the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. On Pentecost Day, […]

New Orthodox Community in Pargambiran

On December 25th, after the Christmas Liturgy, fr.Crysostomos Manalu visited the new Orthodox Community in Pargambiran. There fr.Crysostomos had the opportunity to teach the Catechumens and the Faithful about the Orthodox faith and life. In Pargambiran we need to built a Church!

Χριστούγεννα στη Μαλαισία

Την Κυριώνυμο ημέρα της μεγάλης εορτής των Χριστουγέννων, ο Σεβασμιώτατος Μητροπολίτης Χονγκ Κονγκ και Άπω Ανατολής κ.Νεκτάριος, συνοδευόμενος από τον Πανοσιολογιώτατο Αρχιμανδρίτη π.Κωνσταντίνο, μετέβη αεροπορικώς στην Κουάλα Λουμπούρ της Μαλαισίας, όπου το απόγευμα τέλεσε την Χριστουγενιάτικη θεία Λειτουργία. Πρό της θείας Λειτουργίας ο Σεβασμιώτατος εχειροθέτησε Αναγώστη έναν Μαλαίσιο Ορθόδοξο νέο, ο οποίος προετοιμάζεται για το […]

Holy Scripture in the Orthodox Church

Holy Scripture In the Orthodox Church Based on “Which English Translation of the Bible Should I Use?” by Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver Strictly speaking, there never was a “Bible” in the Orthodox Church, at least not as we commonly think of the Bible as a single volume book we can hold in our hand. Since […]