Parish News
October 10, 2026 / October 10, 2026 by Иером. Алексий
Filipino Students from Russian Theological Schools Participate in “Synodal Translation: History and Modernity” Conference On October 5–6, the Tomsk Seminary hosted the all-Russian research-to-practice conference “Synodal Translation: History and Modernity: Marking the 150th Anniversary of the Synodal Translation’s Publication,” held with international participation and the blessing of Metropolitan Rostislav of Tomsk and Asino. The event […]
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Archpastoral ministry
October 9, 2026 / October 9, 2026 by Иером. Алексий
Congratulation to Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi on the 30th Anniversary of His Monastic Tonsure Today, October 8, 2026—the feast day of the Venerable Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh—marks the 30th anniversary of the monastic tonsure of Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi. Your Eminence, dear Vladyka, your monastic path, sanctified by God’s grace, stands […]
Congratulation from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ to Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia, Metropolitan of Singapore and Southeast Asia, Sergiy, on his Name Day Your Eminence! On the day commemorating Venerable Sergiy of Radonezh, Abbot of the Russian Land, please accept my heartfelt congratulations on your Name Day. On this radiant […]
October 5, 2026 / October 5, 2026 by Иером. Алексий
On October 4, 2026—the 18th Sunday after Pentecost and the Leavetaking of the Feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord—the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov in the settlement of Makalangot, Philippines.
October 3, 2026 / October 3, 2026 by Иером. Алексий
On October 3, Saturday after Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the first ever Divine Liturgy was celebrated in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. On the eve, 2 people were converted into Orthodoxy there.
October 1, 2026 / October 1, 2026 by Иером. Алексий
On September 30, students from the Protestant United Theological Seminary visited the Parish of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. The guests were welcomed by the parish rector, Hieromonk John (Gondayao). The priest gave the students a tour of the church and spoke to them […]
September 29, 2026 / September 29, 2026 by Иером. Алексий
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord was celebrated at the diocese’s parishes in Vietnam—in Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City. At the Intercession Parish in Ho Chi Minh City, the rite of catechumenate for six individuals took place following the Divine Liturgy.
September 27, 2026 / September 27, 2026 by Иером. Алексий
September 27 marks the 30th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi, Administrator of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese. Three decades ago, on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, he received the grace of priestly ministry at the Epiphany-Anastasia Cathedral in Kostroma, setting out to be a zealous laborer […]
On September 27, the Feast of the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the Diocese’s oldest parish in Siniloan (Manila Deanery) celebrated its patronal feast. A religious procession took place following the Divine Liturgy. The day before, the parish rector, Archimandrite Philimon (Castro), administered the Sacrament of Baptism in the […]
On September 27, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the Sacrament of Baptism was celebrated at the Nativity of Christ parish in Tagaytay. Basil, Athanasius, Christina, and John were received into the number of the saved. The Sacrament was administered by the parish rector, Priest David Grubbs.
