Construction of the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in Kinabalan (Philippines) continues.
The frame for the tent under the dome has already been installed and the building is increasingly taking on the outlines of an Orthodox church.
On December 21, the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, representatives of the Hanoi and Nha Trang Committees on Nationalities and Religions, as well as religious studies teachers, visited the parish of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Nha Trang, Vietnam. The guests attended the Divine Liturgy, celebrated by the parish rector, Abbot Micah (Selyakov). “They watched and […]
On December 21, the 28th Sunday after Pentecost, diocesan secretary Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev) and diocesan cleric Priest Dimitry Cahilig baptized five people at the Blessed Matrona of Moscow Mission Center in Davao, Philippines. Two more were catechumenated. The sacrament of baptism took place in a mountain river on Samal Island. The newly baptized were given […]
On December 19, the feast day of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the Wonderworker, the St. Nicholas Parish in Manukan (Zamboanga del Norte Province), Philippines, celebrated its patronal feast. Diocesan Secretary Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev) celebrated the Divine Liturgy, assisted by the parish rector, Priest Juventinus Bulaqueña. This parish currently has no church, and […]
The Department of Charity and Social Ministry of the Diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam held its second Christmas season program for children. The program was rich and inspiring: from opening prayers to caroling, Christmas stories, children’s performances and contests, games, gifts, a hot lunch, and celebrations that filled our hearts with love… Thank you […]
On Saturday, December 6, Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Mission of St. Seraphim of Sarov in the village of Lawigue (Tayabas, Quezon Province). The service was celebrated by Hieromonk John (Gondayao), a cleric of the Iveron Parish in Manila. Following the Liturgy, staff and volunteers from the Department of Charity and Social Ministry of […]
On November 30, the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Parish of the Protection of the Mother of God in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Priest Stanislav Rasputin celebrated the service. The chants of the Liturgy were sung in English, Vietnamese, and Church Slavonic.
Divine Liturgy on the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, the day of remembrance of St. Nikon, Abbot of Radonezh, disciple of St. Sergius, in the Church of the Epiphany of the Lord in Talas, Philippines.
In November 2025, Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed over 100 people in the Philippines, struck central Vietnam. The typhoon flooded more than 52,000 homes. Airports in the region were suspended, and flights were canceled or postponed. With the blessing of Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi, parishioners of the Orthodox Parish of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker […]
On November 21, 2025, the feast of the Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers of Heaven, the patronal celebrations were held at the Church of the Archangel Michael in Mahongcog, Republic of the Philippines. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by Priest Moses Kahilig, Dean of the North Cotabato Parish District; Priest […]
On November 10th, the sacrament of baptism of Anu, an Indian by nationality, was performed in Hanoi, with the name Anthony the Great. Anthony had carefully prepared for baptism for over two years, first as a parishioner of the Orthodox Church in America, and for the last six months as a parishioner of the Orthodox […]
On November 9, 2025, the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, Divine Liturgy was celebrated at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Tagaytay, Philippines. The service was celebrated by Hieromonk Korniliy (Molev), Secretary of the Philippine-Vietnamese Diocese, co-served by Priest David Grubbs, the church’s rector, and a guest of the parish, Priest Georgiy Maximov, Chairman of the Missionary […]
Divine Liturgy in Talas, the church of the Holy Theophany, on the 21st Sunday after Pentecost