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01 February 2009
THE ENTHRONEMENT OF THE MOST HOLY PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA KIRILL
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| In the picture: The Most Holy Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. (A picture from 'Vesti' channel) |
On Sunday, February the 1st, in the Cathedral of the Redeemer first time in its history an enthronement was held: during the solemn Divine Litugry 16th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill ascended to the throne.
During the Liturgy two senior metropolitans, permanent members of the Holy Synod, took the Patriarch by the arm and seated him at his patriarch's throne at the altar center. Thrice-repeated seating at the throne was accompanied by the bishops' exclamations "Axios!" ("worthy" in Greek).
After that subdeacons took off the bethroned patriarch's bishop robes and put on him patriarch's robes: surplice and omophorion, and on the head - patriarch's mitre. In those particular garments the procedure of Russian Orthodox Church Patriarchs Alexy I, Poemen and Alexy II's enthronement was held.
By the beginning of the liturgy about five thousand people gathered round near the Cathedral of the Redeemer. During the divine service Russian president Dmitry Medvedev and PM Vladimir Putin were present.
The new Primate of Russian Orthodox Church was elected by the Local Council on 27th of January. It was Kirill, Locum Tenens of Patriarch's Throne, Chairman of the Church's External Relationships Department Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad. He received 508 votes, with total number of 702 delegates who took part in voting.
29 January 2009
Congratulations on the election of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
In connection with His Eminence Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad KIRILL the XVI's appointment as Patriach of Moscow and All Russia, Russian Orthodox Church Representation is receiving numerous congratulations from religious heads and other Christian confessions of Thailand. Thus, greetings were received from Catholic arch-bishop Salvatore Pinnaccio (nuncio of Vatikan in Thailand, Roman Catholic Church), head of Finnish luteran mission Jukke Helle, Taize community coordinator in South-East Asia region brother Gisleyn and many others.
28 January 2009
From the archive of Russian Orthodox Church Representation in Thailand
On January the 27th, 2009, the National Council of the Russian Orthodox Church elected His Eminence Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad as the XVI-th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
The election of His Eminence Metropolitan Kirill as a Partiarch aroused a surge of interest among the Orthodox flock in Thailand to His Eminence's visits to South-East Asian countries and Thailand in particular. Representation of Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand is publishing an archive report (in Russian) on His Eminence Kirill's visits to Thailand in 2001.
28 January 2009
Congratulations to newly elected PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA !
On the occasion of His Eminence Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad KIRILL's election to the Moscow Partiarch's trone on January 21st, 2009 by Local Council of Russian Orthodox Church, hegumen Oleg (Cherepanin), Representative or Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in Thailand on behalf of the Orthodox flock of Thailand, Cambodia and Laos sent the newly elected Patriarch congratulations on this occasion. Particularly, in the message it is also said: «We know that it is not only great honor and greatness of ecclesiastical rank, but also exorbitant labor that may surpass human strength. Because of that we pray to God that he would increase Your spiritual and physical strength in carrying the new, highest penance in our Holy Orthodox Church».
27 January 2009
The election of PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA
By the decision of Local Council of Russian Orthodox Church, LOCUM TENENS OF THE PATRIARCH'S THRONE HIS EMINENCE KIRILL, METROPOLITAN OF SMOLENSK AND KALININGRAD has been elected the XVI-th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. The enthronement of the new Primate of Russian Land will take place on February the 1st, 2009 at the Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer in Moscow.
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| In the picture: Partiarchal Locum Tenens KIRILL, Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, newly elected on 01.27.2009 PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA. |
26 January 2009
Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand Representative's appeal to the Orthodox congregation of Thailand.
In response to Holy Life-Giving Trinity parish council on Phuket, hegumen Oleg (Cherepanin), Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Representative in Thailand addressed himself to the Orthodox flock of Thailand with a request of financial aid to the construction works for Phuket Chapel building. Particularly, in hegumen Oleg's Address it's said:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
There is an acute want in financial means for completing the land works in the area on Phuket where Chapel in the name of Holy Life-Giving Trinity would be constructed. Those of you who have ever been involved with construction know the importance of the first period of these works. It is even more essential for Thailand due to the season of pouring tropical rains. In order to avoid flooding of the territory where the chapel is located, it was decided to raise the ground level for more than 1 meter. For a territory of more than 4200 square kilometres it is a great volume of work. Lack of financial means is 1,250,000 ТНВ at the moment. The problem is made worse by the fact that these works can not be postponed. In spite of financial crisis and financial difficulties, which many of you might experience, I humbly ask you to respond to Phuket parish's request and render any possible assistance for the successful completion of the works. The faithfulness to God and the Church is tested not only at times of prosperity, but also, and even more at times of losses and disorder. May God bless you.
Please use the following details for transactions aimed at helping Holy Life-Giving Trinity chapel construction:
Bank Acc. 130-219314-9
Beneficiary's Bank: THE SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK PUBLIC CO.LTD
Branch- RATCHAWAT
SWIFT Code- SICOTHBK
(please specify the aim of the donation – «for Phuket»)
With a prayer,
hegumen Oleg (Cherepanin),
Representative of Russian Orthodox Church
(Moscow Patriarchate)
in the Kingdom of Thailand
22 January 2009
Stage of preparatory work for Holy Life-Giving Trinity chapel construction on Phuket.
In connection with the beginning of preparatory work for Holy Life-Giving Trinity chapel construction on Phuket and the number of questions related, Chairman of Christian Orthodox Church in Thailand Foundation committee deacon Daniel Wanna visited the building site and got acquainted with the situation. As fr. Daniel noted in his report to the Foundation Committee, on the whole the work progress could be considered satisfactory. Thus, the building site has been completely leveled by now, a water hole has been excavated, and crush-rock pad has begun. There are some difficulties with the power supply, as the owners of neighbor plots of land refused to coordinate a temporary power line and didn't want to share the costs of placing a fixed line which they would be able to connect to. After the meeting the corresponding administrative structures of Talang district, a decision was made to fund this construction work without assistance, since the Church was offered a reduced tariff on placing a fixed power line.
Addition of soil remains a big problem. Out of more than 4000 sq.m. of the plot area, the addition of only 100 sq.m. has been performed. This is related to high costs of such type of work. The Foundation Committee asked Russian Orthodox Church Representative hegumen Oleg to appeal to the Holy Trinity parish council on Phuket and Orthodox congregation in Thailand with the request to increase the number of donations for these aims. Deacon Daniel Wanna informed that a temporary wooden church has been ordered for divine service on Phuket, and that some sponsors agreed to cover all the construction expenses.
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| In the picture: stage of preparatory work for Holy Life-Giving Trinity Chapel construction (22.01.2009) | |
19 January 2009
Thais convert to Orthodoxy
On the day of the Epiphany Orthodox Church in Thailand accepted a new sister in Christ. At the St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Mira in Lycia chapel in Bangkok Mrs. Promthida Charshuraksha was baptised with the name Paraskeva, in honor of St. Martyr Paraskeva Friday.
Mrs. Promthida is a citizen of Thailand and Thai by nationality; she descends from the ancient aristocratic family that originated from the King Rama IV; she was educated at Chulalongkorn University of Thailand, where she received a degree in law, and is also known for remarkable achievements in shooting sports. For more than half a year she had been performing catechumenate by attending the divine service in St. Nicholas' Chapel in Bangkok, offering possible help to the chapel and, finally, on the day of the Epiphany she crossed the salvation fence of the church. The parish sincerely congratulates Paraskeva on baptising and wishes her rising in cognition of True God. As work of obedience, Paraskeva is blessed to deal with the questions concerning Orthodox Church's real estate purchases in Thailand and their legal registration.
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| In the picture: the servant of God Paraskeva (Promthida Charshuraksha) in the chapel of St. Nicholas after the sacrament of baptism |
15 January 2009
Schedule of the Divine Service for Epiphany
17 January. Saturday.
All-night vigil 19.00
18 January. Sunday. .
Divine Liturgy - 09.30
Great Blessing of Waters - 11.00
All-night vigil - 19.00
19 January. Monday. Epiphany.
Divine Liturgy - 07.00
Great Blessing of Waters - 08.30
All divine service will be coducted in St. Nicholas' chapel in Bangkok: 19 Sukhothai Soi 3, Sukhothai Road, Dusit, 10300, Bangkok.
08 January 2009
A young couple of Russian tourists in Bangkok has had a misfortune.
Representative of Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in Thailand hegumen Oleg (Cherepanin) and Chairman of the Christian Orthodox Church Foundation in Thailand deacon Daniel Wanna visited the Samitivej hospital in Bangkok. During the feast of Christmas a young couple of Russian tourists in Bangkok have had a misfortune. Their 8-year-old son Daniel was knocked down by a speeding car while he was crossing a busy road. The boy couldn't orientate himself in the system of left driving; he received a serious craniocerebral trauma and lapsed into coma. The sorrow of his parents is beyond measure. The priests consoled the parents, calling on not to lose hope and asked them to pray to God for the cure of their child. In the evening at St. Nicholas' Chapel in Bangkok the reading of a special ectene of the ill servant of God boy Daniel's cure began. Hegumen Oleg (Cherepanin) also appealed to all Orthodox believers in Thailand to pray for the boy in certitude that everything is possible with God's help.
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