There was a festive atmosphere today in Pogradec for the Orthodox, as well as for the wider community. The Archbishop of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, Archbishop Anastasios, together with the Metropolitan of Korça, His Eminence John and the Bishop of Amantia, His Grace Nathaniel, conducted the ceremony of the consecration of the beautiful Church of the Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ, in
In the Edition of the Newspaper “Ngjallja”, July 2014, you will be informed about: - The Church of the "Nativity of Christ" was consecrated in Shkodra. - Return to Our Family. - Durrës – St. Asti Is celebrated in the Church Named after the Saint. - Tirana –St. Procopius, the Defender of the Capital Is Celebrated. - The Truth about St. Cosmas
Diakonia Agapes (Service of Love), the social, development and relief office of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania, continues with trainings and new initiatives in various areas of the country. Only last month Diakonia Agapes provided ongoing training for health care personnel to rural areas, and undertaken new beekeeping initiatives to support sustainable livelihoods in Gjinar. Since January 2014, Diakonia Agapes sponsored by
- A group from the OCMC (Orthodox Christian Mission Centre) organized a summer camp for children of Home of Hope – A team of eight people from different parts of America come to Albania for a short term assignment to conduct a 7-day Summer camp for the children of the Home of Hope at Saint Vlash, in Durrës. The camp was themed,
In the Edition of the Newspaper “Ngjallja”, June 2014, you will be informed about: - Orthodox Primates and the Representations Participated In A Great Historic Event for our Church and for the Whole Country, - The Service of Consecration of the "Resurrection of Christ" Cathedral, Was Conducted in Tirana. - Festive Concert on the Occasion of the Consecration of the Cathedral. - Official Lunch
For the Orthodox believers of Shkodra, Sunday, June 22, 2014, was very special and filled with spiritual experiences. In a festive atmosphere, Archbishop Anastasios consecrationed their church, dedicated to the Nativity of our Lord, Jesus Christ. The Consecration Service and the Divine Liturgy were presided by His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, assisted by the Bishop of Amantia, His Grace Nathanael, the Bishop of Bylis, His Grace
10 men and women graduated from the Resurrection of Christ Theological Academy in a ceremony held Friday June 13th at the reception hall of the Myrrh-Bearing Women’s Skete, next to the Monastery of Shën Vlash. Festivities for this day began with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy in the Church of Saint Vlash, followed by a breakfast with the students and their families.
Sunday afternoon, June 1, 2014, at 18.00, the program of the day also involved a festive concert at the modern Cultural Center, which took place in the amphitheater downstairs from the Cathedral Church. All the delegations, invited guests, politicians, intellectuals and Orthodox believers participated in this concert, especially the youth, who made the atmosphere very festive. The concert opened with the hymn "Christ is
On Monday, June 2, 2014, the Primates and representatives continued with meetings with the top leaders of the Albanian State. The first meeting was held with the President of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Bujar Nishani, at the headquarters of the President. Welcoming them once again, the Head of the Albanian State noted that after half a century of dictatorship, when the practice of
On Sunday, June 1, 2014, the Heads and representatives of the Orthodox Churches gathered in Tirana for the consecration of the new "Resurrection of Christ” Cathedral, bringing, for one historic day, Albania, to the center of the Orthodox world. This event is a definite source of pride for the exceptional work of Archbishop Anastasios, who resurrected our Church from the ashes of atheistic ruins
