Category: Our Church

Clergy-laity Church Council

         For the management of ecclesiastical property and the control of real estate pertaining to churches of the Orthodox communities and…

Clergy-laity Church Council

Clergy-laity Church Council. For the management of ecclesiastical property and the control of real estate pertaining to churches of the Orthodox communities

Statute of Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania.

Statute of Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania.

History of our Church

Archbishop Anastasios

“A candle in front of the Savior” p. 8: The Cross and Resurrection

   The word most often used to describe the church in Albania is resurrection – ngjallja. Everywhere you turn in the Church, the word…

“A candle in front of the Savior” p. 7: The power of prayer

   Late in my stay in Albania, sitting next to him one night as we drove along a narrow, winding mountain road, I asked…

“A candle in front of the Savior” p. 6: Forging ahead

   “Now they are subject to another propaganda – the idea that status in society equals having money. The new system says that the…

“A candle in front of the Savior” p. 5: Education and love

   Related to the task of restoring the physical church and the understanding of what it means to pray together is the re-formation of…

“A candle in front of the Savior” p. 4: Building & reclaiming churches

   One of the most pressing tasks for Archbishop Anastasios was directing the effort to provide places for worship in a country in which…