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Russian Orthodox Church has to withdraw from inter-Orthodox commission for drafting a message of primates of Local Orthodox Churches - statement by Communication Service of Moscow Patriarchate departmPatriarch Bartholomaios of Constantinople, in his letter of 7 May 2008, informed Patriarch Alexy of Moscow and All Russia of his intention to invite primates of Local Orthodox Churches to Constantinople this October for a fraternal meeting and joint pilgrimage to places hallowed by the preaching of St. Paul as the Church of Constantinople has declared 2008 the Year of St. Paul. In particular, he invited His Holiness Patriarch Alexy with a delegation and asked him to assign a bishop or a priest to an ad hoc commission for drafting a message of the primates to be adopted by the upcoming meeting. The drafting commission was to begin its work on 19 June 2007 at the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Metropolia of Rhodes. In his reply of 3 June 2007, Patriarch Alexy thanked Patriarch Bartholomaios for the invitation and informed him that Archpriest Nikolay Balashov, DECR secretary for inter-Orthodox relations, and A. Churyakov, a DECR staff member acting as interpreter, were assigned to the drafting commission from the Russian Orthodox Church.Read the rest...
Statement of Communication Service of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations on election of new bishops for Patriarchate of Constantinople’s jurisdiction in EstoniaRepresentatives of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s jurisdiction in Estonia at their meeting on June 12 in Tallinn nominated clergy for consecration as bishops for Tartu and Pjarnu-Saaremaa and announced that the process of ‘reconstruction of the Estonian Orthodox Church’ would be soon completed by establishing a Bishops’ Synod for it. In this connection the Communication Service of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations is authorized to state the following.Read the rest...
Estonian church problem in light of negotiations between Patriarchates of Moscow and Constantinople on 26 March 2008 in ZurichStatement by Communication Service of Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church RelationsDelegations of the Patriarchates of Moscow and Constantinople held negotiations on 26 March 2008 in Zurich to discuss their differences concerning the situation of the Orthodox Church in Estonia, which had forced the Russian Orthodox Church delegation to withdraw from the meeting of the Joint International Commission for theological dialogue between the Roman Catholic and the Orthodox Churches, which took place on 8 October 2008 in Ravenna, Italy. The withdrawal was caused by the fact that a representative of Constantinople's church jurisdiction in Estonia was invited to the meeting as a participant from the autonomous Estonian Orthodox Church that is not recognized in this canonical status either by the Russian Orthodox Church or other Local Orthodox Churches. The invitation had been sent by the Orthodox co-chairman of the Commission, Metropolitan John of Pergamon, Patriarchate of Constantinople, without any consultation with representatives of other Local Orthodox Churches. Acting on requests coming from the mass media, the DECR Communication Service has issued the following memorandum reflecting the position taken by the Russian Orthodox Church at the recent negotiations in Zurich. Read the rest...
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia: Paschal MessageCome, O people, let us hymn the Saviour's resurrection on the third day,through which we have been released from the indestructible bonds of hades and all received incorruption and life, crying aloud: O thou who wast crucified, buried and rose again, save us through thy resurrection, O thou alone who lovest mankind! Stanza for Lord, I have cried. for Vespers of Tuesday of Bright Week Beloved in the risen Christ Your Graces the archpastors, God-loving presbyters, deacons, honourable monks and nuns, pious Orthodox lay men and women - faithful children of the Church! From the depths of my heart I congratulate all of you, my dear ones, on Christ's bright resurrection - the most joyful feast for Orthodox Christians. Again our churches are replete with Paschal rejoicing. Again and again we relive the great mystery of the Redemption that has liberated those who follow Christ from the dominion of sin and death. As St Peter the Apostle says, our Lord and Saviour who himself 'bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness' (1 Pet 2:24). Read the rest...
A pilgrim trip to Riga Transfiguration hermitageThe ”Blagovest” society arranges a pilgrim trip to Riga Transfiguration hermitage in Lithuania.The pilgrim trip will be headed by the Representative of Moscow Patriarchate in Finland, the Rector of Protection of the Mother of God church in Helsinki, archpriest father Victor Lioutik. Read the rest...
The child drawing contestRussian Orthodox Culture Center of the Representatives of MoscowPatriarchate in Finland announces the child drawing contest. The topic of the contest is “My Easter”. Read the rest...
Second issue of ”Severnyj Blagovest”This year’s second issue of ”Severnyj Blagovest”* magazine came out of print.*Could loosely be translated as ‘Northern (Church) Bells’ Read the rest...
Exhibition and sale of icons was open in the Russian Orthodox Culture Center in Helsinki15 of February, on the day of The Presentation of Christ to Temple an exhibition and sale of icons was open in the Russian Orthodox Culture Center of the Representatives of Moscow Patriarchate in Finland. It was arranged by the ‘Blagovest’ society and exhibits 60 icons painted in different techniques. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Representative of Moscow Patriarchate in Finland, archpriest father Victor Lioutik who told about the role of the icons and their veneration in the life of an orthodox. The guests could also see a number of eastern eggs from private collection. The exhibition is opened daily from 12.00 to 16.00.Read the rest...
Second round of ’Sretenie discourses’ took place in HelsinkiThe second round of ’Sretenie* discourses’ took place in Helsinki, Finland between 17th and 19th of February. ’Sretenie discourses’ is an annual forum, which is arranged by the joint effort of the Representatives of Moscow Patriarchate in Finland and the Helsinki ‘Blagovest’ society following the blessing of His Eminence the Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad Kirill. The subject of this year’s gatherings was ‘The Saints and the Holy Relics of the North’. The proceedings were held in Russian Orthodox Center in Helsinki and were headed by the deputy of the chairman of ECRD of MP, Bishop of Egorievsk Mark.*Russian Orthodox term in old language meaning ‘meeting (e.g. someone)’ and used in Church to denote the feast of The Presentation of Christ to Temple Read the rest...
Pilgrimage to Pühtitsa Dormition Convent (Estonia)Pilgrim trip to Pühtitsa Dormition Convent (Estonia) took place between 1st and 3rd of February. The pilgrimage was arranged by ‘Blagovest’ society of Helsinki and led by the Representative of Moscow Patriarchate in Finland, the Rector of Protection of the Mother of God church in Helsinki, archpriest father Victor Lioutik.Read the rest...
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