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02 February 2010

Primate of the Russian Church noted the importance of Orthodoxy in Asia.

In his report to the bishops' conference, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia stressed the importance of active development of the Orthodox presence in Asia.

Addressing the bishops gathered February 2, 2010 in the hall of Cathedral of Christ the Savior, His Holiness presented the following: in June 2009 a temple was consecrated in honor of the Holy Trinity in Ulan Bator; the "Laying of the brick" service was performed by His Holiness in the summer of 2001, when he was the chairman of the DECR; in December 2009, as part of celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of Orthodoxy in Thailand, a temple was consecrated in honor of All saints in Pattaya, as well as the the constructing of the temples started in Phuket and Ratchaburi; in October, an Orthodox church was consecrated in honor of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary - a spiritual monument of the Russian Spiritual Mission in Beijing, located at the Russian Embassy in China.

His Holiness said, the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church still has a difficult position. «This effort is the subject of our many years of dialogue with the government of the People's Republic of China», - said the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. This topic was also discussed at the last year’s meeting of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill with the head of the State Administration for Religious Affairs of China, Ye Xiaowen, who arrived in Moscow for the celebrations of the enthronement of the Patriarch at the head of official delegation of China. In November 2009 a delegation of the Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations under the Russian President with representatives from the Department for External Church Relations of Moscow Patriarchate, headed by archbishop Hilarion visited China. Talks were held with the leadership of the State Administration for Religious Affairs; mutual understanding was reached on the development of Russian-Chinese exchanges and cooperation in the religious sphere including the preparation of Chinese students by the Russian Orthodox Church.

His Holiness also noted an important development of cross-border cooperation with China in the Far East of Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The coordinating role in this area is entrusted to the chairman of the Department for External Church Relations.

Public Communication Service of DECR

01 February 2010

His Holiness bestowed hierarchical awards to bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church.

At the small entrance to the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior Cathedral, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia honored a number of bishops of the Moscow Patriarchate with awards on the first anniversary of his enthronement:

• in consideration of his zealous service of the Church of God and in connection with the appointment as Chancellor of the Moscow Patriarchate, a permanent member of the Holy Synod, the archbishop Varsonofy of Saransk and Mordovia was elevated to the rank of metropolitan;
• in consideration of his zealous service of the Church of God and in connection with the appointment of the Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of Moscow Patriarchate, a permanent member of the Holy Synod, the archbishop Hilarion was elevated to the rank of metropolitan;
• in consideration of his zealous service of the Church of God, bishop Jonathan of Abakan and Kyzyl was elevated to the rank of archbishop;
• in consideration of his zealous service of the Church of God, the Vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, the secretary of the Moscow Patriarchate on foreign institutions bishop Mark of Yegorievsk was elevated to the rank of archbishop;
• in consideration of his zealous service of the Church of God, bishop Elisha of Sourozh was elevated to the rank of archbishop.

Information is taken from the site of Department for External Church Relations of Moscow Patriarchate.

27 January 2010

Russian Ambassador to Thailand E.V. Afanasyev completes his diplomatic mission.

Russia's Ambassador to Thailand, E.V. Afanasyev held a dinner to mark the completion of his diplomatic mission in the Kingdom and his return home. The dinner was attended by high representatives of the Thai government authorities, heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Thailand, the Russian diplomats and numerous guests. Representing the Russian Orthodox Church was archimandrite Oleg (Cherepanin). During the dinner, honored singers from Russia Zaur Tutov and Larisa Kolesnikova performed both folk songs and some classical pieces. On behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church, fr. Oleg sincerely thanked the Ambassador of Russia E.V. Afanasiev for cooperating to solve various problems affecting the Orthodox community in Thailand.

Evgeny V. Afanasiev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Thailand (2004-2010)

material was taken from the site Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia

22 January 2010

A new Patriarch of Serbia elected.

On January 22, 2010 the synod of bishops elected bishop Irenaeus Nishsky (Gavrilovic) the Serbian Patriarch. After the first round of voting, three candidates were considered for the Patriarchal Throne: metropolitan Amfilohij (Radovic) of Montenegro and the Coastlands, bishop Irenaeus Nishsky and bishop Irinaeus of Backa. The honor of choosing the ballot went to archimandrite Gabriel (Vuckovic), abbot of the monastery of Lepavina, who drew an envelope with the name of the new Patriarch.

material was taken from the site pravoslavie.ru

Serbian Patriarch Irenaeus

18 January 2010

Reception in honor of His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Thailand.

The representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand, archimandrite Oleg (Cherepanin) attended a diplomatic reception at the invitation of the Vatican Nuncio to the Kingdom, archbishop Salvatore Pennachio. Archbishop Salvatore, acting аs doyen of the diplomatic corps in Thailand, honored Mr. E.V. Afanasyev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Thailand upon completing his diplomatic mission and returning to his homeland.

16 January 2010

Visiting the nursing home of disabled children.

The representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand archimandrite Oleg (Cherepanin) with a group of parishioners of St. Nicholas parish in Bangkok visited a nursing home for disabled children in the suburbs of Bangkok. There, care is given to more than 70 blind children who also have varying degrees of mental disability. The main task of the nursing home is to teach the children self-sufficiency, dressing themselves, eating, etc. On this visit, archimandrite Oleg, on behalf of the Foundation of the Orthodox Church in Thailand, presented a donation for the needs of disabled children.

03 January 2010

Conversion of Miss Napatra Apichatapong to Orthodox Christianity.

At the St. Nicholas Chapel in Bangkok, before Divine Liturgy, archimandrite Oleg (Cherepanin) the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand received Miss Napatra Apichatapong into the Orthodox Church. Miss Apichatapong converted to Orthodoxy from the Roman Catholic confession. As a Thai convert, she took the Christian name Natalie. Conversion included renunciation of the errors of Catholicism, the confession of the unaltered Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed and Chrismation.

Before Natalie’s conversion there was a year of the spiritual guidance by the monk Seraphim (Raicea), sponsoring her entrance into the community. During the Divine Service, Natalie received the Holy Gifts of Christ. The parishioners warmly congratulated the new convert. On behalf of St. Nicholas parish, fr. Oleg gave her an icon of the Mother of God "Tenderness". He expressed the hope that the handmade of God Natalie would be a worthy member of the Orthodox Church. Taking into account that Natalie is a professional translator, she has been blessed to translate "The Law of God" into Thai.

02 January 2010

Divine services schedule for January

06 January 2010, Wednesday – Chrismas Eve
      18.00 Festive moleben in “Royal Cliff” hotel, Pattaya

night from 06 to 07 January 2010 -
THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
      22.00 Festive Divine Service, All Saints church in Pattaya
      18.00 Vespers, St. Nicholas' church in Bangkok

07 January 2010, Thursday - Christmas
      09.30 Divine Liturgy, St. Nicholas' church in Bangkok
      17.00 Evening Service, St. Nicholas' church in Bangkok

18 January 2010, Monday
      18.00 Vespers, All Saints church in Pattaya
      19.00 Vespers, St. Nicholas' church in Bangkok

19 January 2010, Tuesday - Epiphany
      09.00 Divine Liturgy, The Great Sanctification of Waters, All Saints church in Pattaya
      09.30 Divine Liturgy, The Great Sanctification of Waters, St. Nicholas' church in Bangkok

29 December 2009

Photo album published «10 years of Orthodoxy in Thailand»

The the Orthodox Church in Thailand Foundation, together with St. Nicholas parish in Bangkok published the photo album, "10 years of Orthodoxy in Thailand." The album clearly shows the historical formation of the Orthodox Church since 1999; the 76 pages of photographs depict the life of the church in the Kingdom. Photos were provided by the St. Nicholas parish and the representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand, as well as individuals.

Cover of photo album «10 years of Orthodoxy in Thailand»

27 December 2009

Tonsure of riassaphore monk Nicholas (Racha).

During the Divine Liturgy in the church of All Saints in Pattaya (Chonburi Province), representative of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in Thailand, archimandrite Oleg (Cherepanin) tonsured riassaphor monk Nicholas (Raicea) and given the mantia. The new monastic name was given Seraphim in honor of St. Seraphim of Sarov.

Monk Seraphim (Raicea)