April 2019- Afrikaans Programme of The Holy Services in Robertson
Sondag 21 April: Liturgie vir Palmsondag: 9:30vm Liturgy for Palm Sunday: 9:30am Bruidegomsmette: 6:30nm Bridegroom Matins: 6:30pm Maandag 22 April: Liturgie van...
View ArticleTHE CHRISTMAS KARAVAKI 2018
Once again the air was alive with the sounds of little voices celebrating the spirit of Christmas!Our annual presentation of the traditional Christmas Karavaki held at the Archbishopric in Rondebosch...
View ArticleHis Holiness Irinej Bulović Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church visits...
October 28 is Greek National Oxi Day and commemorates the stand against the forces of fascist tyranny and oppression by the people of Greece on this day in 1940. It is also acclaimed as an...
View ArticleSt Mamma’s Day at the Metropolis of Good Hope-Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday...
Saint Mamas annual blessing of the pets, Sunday 2 September 2018. With a woof woof here, and a neigh neigh there, and children, pets and ponies everywhere, we celebrated our ninth annual St Mamas...
View ArticleFeast Day celebrations of Saints Cyril and Methodius – May 2018
The annual Pan-Orthodox celebrations for the Feast Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius took place on Sunday 20 May in Cape Town. The day’s events began with the Holy Liturgy Service held at the Cathedral...
View ArticleFeast Day celebrations of Saints Cyril and Methodius — Orthodox Centre, Cape...
On Sunday 21 May 2017 the Service of the Holy Eucharist and an Artoclasia in honour of the Feast Day of Saints Cyril and Methodius was held, at the Cathedral of Saint George in Woodstock, Cape Town....
View ArticleOfficial visit from The Greek Deputy Minister of foreign affairs to Cape...
The Greek deputy minister of foreign affairs visited paid an official visit to Cape Town after having visited The Patriarchate of Alexandria and Ethiopia. At the start of his stay in Cape Town he...
View ArticleSt Georges Sunday school Christmas Karavaki 2016- Archbisnhopric of Good...
“The Church is like a boat, even if you forget yourself and fall asleep, it will still take you to the other side.’’ Saint Paisios of The Holy Mountain Once again the air was alive with the sounds of...
View ArticleThe Port Elizabeth Hellenic Community celebrates 80 years!
The Hellenic Community of Port Elizabeth comprising approximately 250 family members or 800 people is one of the oldest Greek enclaves in South Africa and this year they are celebrating the...
View ArticleA cameo history of the Port Elizabeth Hellenic Community
This long-standing bastion of the Hellenic community in South Africa was established 80 years ago by immigrants from the Motherlands of Greece and Cyprus, seeking to find ways of making a living and...
View ArticleFeast Day celebrations of St Sergios and St Bacchus and St Sergius of...
The Vespers Service for the Feast Day of Saint Sergios and Saint Bacchus and Saint Sergius of Radonezh was held on Thursday 6 October. His Eminence Archbishop Sergios officiated at the service, which...
View ArticleLove Your Enemies…
Today, on the Second Sunday of Luke, we hear Jesus’ challenging words about loving our enemies. He starts by saying that we should treat others as we would wish to be treated. This so-called “Golden...
View ArticleThe Fear of God
Today we hear Saint Luke’s account of the miraculous catch of fish. The disciples had been fishing all night, but had caught nothing. However, when Jesus instructed them to “Launch out into the deep...
View ArticleWhoever Loses their Life will Save it
Today, on the Sunday after the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, we hear Jesus’ challenging words about cross in our own lives. By His victory over death on the Cross, Jesus Christ has...
View ArticleThe Exaltation of the Holy & Life-giving Cross
Today we celebrate the Great Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. On this day we commemorate two specific incidents. The first is the finding of the Cross upon which Christ was crucified by the...
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