Incheon, South Korea, December 11, 2024
Photo: churchkr.com
A new parish of the Korean diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church held its first Divine Liturgy over the weekend.
The new Church of All Saints is located in Incheon, South Korea’s third most populous city. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Eminence Archbishop Theophan of Korea on Sunday, December 8, the diocese reports.
This is now the fifth parish in the Korean Diocese.
The service was attended by Orthodox believers living in Incheon and the nearby cities of Ansan, Gimpo, and Bucheon, at whose request the parish was opened.
Photo: churchkr.com
After the decision to open the parish was made, the parishioners quickly found a space for services, installed a temporary iconostasis, and purchased the necessary Church utensils. The space for services has been rented in Incheon’s Russian-speaking district, where a significant number of people from CIS countries reside.
Before the start of the Liturgy, a moleben with the blessing of water was served, after which the walls of the church space were sprinkled with holy water.
His Eminence was assisted by Hierodeacon Nectary (Lim), and most of the faithful received Holy Communion.
After the Liturgy, the Archbishop delivered a sermon and thanked everyone for their help in opening and setting up the new parish.
South Korea: Monastery established by Russian Orthodox ChurchOn January 18, on the eve of the feast of Theophany, a new missionary monastery of the Korean Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church began in Incheon, South Korea.
“>In January of this year, a monastery was established in the Korean Diocese, also in Incheon. A collection of liturgical texts was published in Church Slavonic and Korean 
Orthodox liturgical texts in Korean and Russian publishedPublication was made possible through the assistance of the Foundation for the Support of Christian Culture and Heritage.”>in June of this year.
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