On June 29, 2016, in the day of memory of the glorious Apostles Peter and Paul, a group of pilgrims from Alanya, headed by the Parish Priest of the Orthodox Church of Holy Mother of Pisidia Fr Constantine (Schevchenko) , went for the Divine Liturgy to the Church of St. Paul- St. Alypius in Antalya.
For the first time this year, Orthodox Christians of Alanya, they had the special blessing of being able to participate in all Church Services during the Great and Holy Week.
Almost 25 years ago I used to work in Korea as a professor in Pusan University, and before returning to Russia in late 1993 my husband and I visited the Monastery of the Transfiguration. I would never have thought then that after so many years I will once again come here.
On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, at the cathedral of St. Athanasios in Kymi, his Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Karystia honored Fr. Angelos Vakalopoulos with the official rank of Protopresbyter and Spiritual Father-Confessor.