Bishop Themi addressing the audience at St George College. Photo: Supplied
Bishop Themistocles of Nikopolis (also known as Fr Themi) has been conducting visits around Australia to share his experiences and learnings from his missionary work in Sierra Leone.
While in South Australia, the bishop visited St George College, the state’s first Greek Orthodox School, to share some valuable insights with teachers and students as a guest and key speaker.
After the morning assembly prayers, the bishop went on to explain how he has been helping people in Africa since 2008 with fundraisers and volunteer work. He also explained that aside from the bigger projects he also involves himself everyday with “hands-on” duties including providing education to young and old, preparing meals, supplying those in need with clothing and helping in the building of homes for those who are homeless.
Bishop Themi then asked the students how many pairs of shoes they owned, receiving responses ranging from two to many.
“You don’t know how lucky you are here in Australia to have not just one pair of shoes, let alone multiple pairs of shoes,” he said, highlighting the privilege of Australian students to attend everyday schooling and have access to food.
“In Africa, if the parents and the children don’t go to the streets and work as beggars, they won’t have any money to buy themselves food for that day,” Bishop Themi added, explaining how much it means to have just one dollar a day in Africa.
The bishop then shared a video of the mission showing himself with other volunteers working alongside local people to ensure the community is provided with day-to-day necessities, health, education and support.
Touched by the speech and video, one of the younger students of the College, asked: “How can we help these families by sending shoes from Australia to Africa?,” a question that moved not only Bishop Themi but everyone in the audience.
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By the Grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, yesterday evening Metropolitan Jeronymos yet again presided over the Holy Mystery of Tonsuring Two Nuns.
Tayisia and Georgiana at Saint Catherine Nun’s Monastery in Kiyindi – Buyikwe District bringing now to a total of 9 Nuns attached to this Holy Monastery .
The Metropolitan was accompanied by the Bishop of Gulu, Nectarios Kabuye.
Glory be the name of our Lord and let keep our monastics in prayers always.
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Το μεγαλύτερο δώρο όταν επισκέπτεται τις πάνω από 200 ενορίες στις αχανείς εκτάσεις του Κονγκό είναι να τρώει μαζί του, να δέχεται οτιδήποτε του προσφέρουν, το βρώμικο νερό, μέχρι και να φάει φίδια.
Ακούστε τη διήγηση για τη συνάντησή του με τον μουσουλμάνο ιμάμη, αρχιερέα που ζήτησε να γίνει ορθόδοξος ναός στο χωριό του και να βαπτιστούν όλοι οι συγχωριανοί του.
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Avec la bénédiction de son Éminence notre Archevêque et Père CHARITON, la fête de Tous les Saints africains a été célébrée pour la premiere fois au Village de Bena Mande, au Temple dédié aux Saints. Le Samedi 8/10 sous des menaces de pluie les vêpres ont eu lieu et le Dimanche 9/10 la Messe Solennelle accompagnée de la cérémonie de bénédiction des pains comme cela est de coutume.
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Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 28, 2021
St. Paisios of Mt. Athos, “the saint of love, sacrifice and spiritual instruction, as the whole Orthodox world now knows him, is a spiritual beacon and guide for the faithful throughout the universe.”
Love and veneration of the great saint extends far beyond his Greek homeland, including to the Congo, where the Orthodox faithful of the war-torn Gazi area are greatly comforted by the presence of the saint in two churches built in his honor in the city of Kananga, reports Romfea.
“During the civil war, the area of Gazi was an area watered with the blood of thousands of its executed inhabitants and so now the presence of St. Paisios comes to comfort the aching souls of the Congolese brothers, to enlighten them and lead them to the truth of our holy Orthodox Church,” reads the report.
In addition to the monastery chapel, a new parish Church of St. Paisios was also recently consecrated and opened in Kananga, the capital of the Kasai-Central Province.
The construction of the church building has been completed. The painting of the church will soon begin, and the community expects to soon receive icons for the walls and iconostasis.
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SAINT PAISIOS ORTHODOX CHURCH, NANDI - ELDORET DIOCESE, KENYA
