The Church Calendars for 2017 have been issued
- The Large Church Calendar - *** - The Small Church Calendar -
- The Large Church Calendar - *** - The Small Church Calendar -
- Official Receivement at the Headquarter of the Holy Synod -
Ngjallja Newspaper, December Issue, 2016 Headlines in this issue: - Nativity of Christ: News of Salvation for the Man - by Archimandrite Kozma Sovjani - Highlights of 2016 - "... Through our dialogue with the others, we distribute the light of Orthodoxy ..." - "Panagiotis Foteas" Motivation Prize Awarded to Archbishop Anastasios - "Your activity and contribution gleam like an Easter lambada": Greeting
"... Through our dialogue with the otherswe scatter the light of Orthodoxy... " Part of his visit were a series of activities and awards: •He was awarded Panagiotis Foteas prestigious prize for political essays and meditation• He was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa Title from the University of Peloponnese• He was awarded the Honorary Citizen of Kalamata Title From 13 to 16 December 2016, Archbishop
Every Christmas the Protagonists Albanian – American School in Tirana organizes a beautiful concert with a rich program. This tradition has been followed over the years and it was actualized also this year on Tuesday afternoon, December 20, 2016. Hundreds of children, parents and teachers gathered to attend the concert in the amphitheater of the Cultural Center of the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral. The given
Ngjallja Newspaper, November 2016 Issue Headlines in this issue: - Archbishop Anastasios Honored with "Honorary Citizen" Title in Durres – Ngjallja Newspaper Correspondent - 10 Years Ago - The Clergy-Laity Assembly Approved the New Statute: Three New Bishops Elected - “An attempt to register the Orthodox clergy and faithful who were persecuted during the atheist regime in Albania” - by Archimandrite Kozma -
Greeting of His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania on the occasion of the 70th Birthday of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia About 48 years ago, I was very blessed to have the opportunity to meet with his beloved Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow, who celebrates his birthday today. Both of us served as Vice-Presidents
Celebration of the 70th Birthday of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia A representation of our Church led by Archbishop Anastasios attends the celebration On Sunday, November 20th, 2016, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, a magnificent Divine Liturgy was celebrated on the occasion of the 70th Birthday of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Russia. In attendance
On the afternoon of November 16th, 2016, a ceremony to bestow the title "Honorary Citizen" was held on the premises of the Aleksander Moisiu Theater. The ceremony was organized by the Municipality of Durres to honor the heads of the four traditional religious communities of the country, respectively Mr. Haxhi Hafiz Sabri Koci (posthumously), Prof. Dr. Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, Mr.
Over fifty Presvyteras and Diakonissas came from the various Metropolises in Albania to participate in a meeting held in Shen Vlash at the Resurrection of Christ Theological School, November 4-6, 2016. At the invitation of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios, six Orthodox women from the OCMC (Orthodox Christian Mission Center), working with a team of Albanian women, reflected on the theme of “Christ, the living water.”