On 19 January 2020, Sacrament of Baptism and Confirmation was performed in the Baptistery of the Monastery. The baptism was served by Archimandrite Dorotheos (Dbar). In the Sacrament took part 37 persons, 20 children and 17 adults of them….

On 18-19 January in the New Athos Monastery took place the Church service devoted to Epiphany.
After the Liturgy on 19 January, Sunday the clergy and parishioners of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia went to the Psyrdzkha River for…

On 6-7 January, Christmas services were held in the New Athos Monastery. The services were attended by parishioners and pilgrims from different parts of Abkhazia and Russia. The service was headed by Archimandrite Dorotheos (Dbar). According to the monastery…

On 10 January 2020, the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia prepared a traditional Christmas performance for 500 children from all regions of Abkhazia. Festive events were planned to be held at the Abkhazian State Philharmonic Hall.

For reasons beyond the…

4 January, Saturday
4.00pm – Vespers, Confession

5 January, Sunday
7.00am – Matins
9.00am – Divine Liturgy

6 January, Monday: Christmas Eve
8.00am – Canonical hours: 1st, 3rd, 6th and 9th.
10.00am – Great Vespers and…

On 23 December 2019 in Sukhum, in the lobby of RUSDRAM theater named after F. Iskander a festive evening dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights…

An expedition to the Anykhamatsa mountain (approx. 240 m above sea level) near New Athos took place on 20 December 2019. In the expedition took part: Archimandrite Dorotheos (Dbar), Igor Tsvinaria (head of the archeology department of Abkhazian Institute…

Monastery of St. Apostle Simon the Canaanite of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia thanks the company of “Ashta Group” represented by Inga Dziapshba and Asida Agrba for donated blue spruces on Christmas eve. The Clergy of the monastery wishes…

On 17 December 2019, employees of the Department of Social Service and Charity of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia took part in the presentation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Abkhazian language, published…

3 December, Tuesday:
4.00pm – Great Vespers with Litany

4 December, Wednesday: The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple
7.00am – Matins
9.00am – Divine Liturgy

7 December, Saturday:
4.00pm – Vespers, Confession

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