On 16 October 2020, the corn harvest began in the Skete of St. John the Baptist. Employees of the New Athos Monastery harvested 1050 kilogram of corn on that day. The entire harvested corn was delivered to the subsidiary farm of the New Athos Monastery for storing in a new barn (abh. Аца), built in August this year. The rest of the corn and beans will be harvested by the

On 9 October 2020, the abbot of the New Athos Monastery, Hierodeacon David (Sarsaniya), together with other representatives of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia Germain Marchand and Azamat Chuaz visited the Armenian church of Surb Amenaprkich in the city of Gagra to transfer donations to victims of the recent military events in Nagorno-Karabakh. On behalf of the Council of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia, Ab David (Sarsaniya) gave a cover

This year, for the first time since the revival of the New Athos Monastery in 1994, agricultural works have been carried out in the monastery. Vegetables, cereals and other crops are cultivated. Agricultural works were carried out on the territory of the New Athos Monastery and on the territory of the Skete of St. John the Baptist in the village of Ankhua. After the crops were harvested, they were canned

3 October, Saturday of St. Martyr Eustathius Apsilian († 740), St. Anastasius of Constantinople († 662) and St. Anastasia Apocrisiaria († 666). Pilgrimage to the ancient churches of Tsabal fortress, services of water prayer, arthoclosy and a special prayer to St. Eustathius Apsilian. 16.00 – Vespers, confession. 4 October, Sunday: 7.00 – Matins 9.00 – Divine Liturgy. 10 October, Saturday: 16.00 – Vespers, confession. 11 Sunday, October of Saint 12

On 29 September 2020, commemorative events dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the Victory of Abkhazian people in the Patriotic War of 1992-1993 were held in New Athos. In the cathedral church of the New Athos Monastery, Archimandrite Dorotheos (Dbar) prayed for the Homeland (Doxology). After the prayer service, the abbot of the New Athos Monastery, Hierodeacon David (Sarsania) served Litany at the burial place of the soldiers at the

On 25 September, 2020 the Rector of the North Caucasian Federal University D.N.Bespalov visited the New Athos Monastery, accompanied by the director of the Abkhazian Institute for Humanitarian Research named after D.I. Gulia ANA, member of the Council of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia A.E. Ashuba. In the cathedral church of St. Panteleimon, the guests were met by the abbot of the New Athos monastery, Hierodeacon David (Sarsaniya). He told

On 25 September, 2020 the remaining 5 icons were installed for the new iconostasis at the cathedral church of St. Great Martyr Panteleimon. The icons are 152 × 73 cm, they were painted by the icon painter Vladimir Guk in the Byzantine style, covered with gold leaf and they have inscriptions in the Abkhaz language. The iconostasis contains images of St. John the Baptist, St. Apostle Andrew, St. Apostle Simon

5 September, Saturday: 17.00 – Vespers, confession. 6 September, Sunday: 7.00 – Matins 9.00 – Divine Liturgy. 11 September, Friday: Beheading of St. John the Baptist. 10.00 – Holy water-prayer-service in the skete of St. John the Baptist in the village of Ankhua (7 km from New Athos). Fast day. 12 September, Saturday: 17.00 – Vespers, confession 13 September, Sunday: 7.00 – Matins 9.00 – Divine Liturgy. 19 September, Saturday:

  President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania intends to visit the New Athos monastery in September. Representatives of HMA had a meeting with the president of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania. After this meeting, the secretary of the Council of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia Germain Marchand informed the “Echo of the Caucasus” about the upcoming visit. Germain Marchand tells Bzhania supported the idea of autocephaly of the Abkhazian Church and the creation

On 17 August 2020, the President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania met with the delegation of the Holy Metropolis of Abkhazia. Chairman of the Council of HMA Archimandrite Dorotheos (Dbar), abbot of the New Athos Monastery, Hierodeacon David (Sarsaniya), member of the Council of HMA Dionis Yalanchidi, secretary of the Council of HMA Germain Marchand were received by Aslan Bzhania on a visiting day in the Administration of

On 17 August 2020, a presentation of a new book by Doctor of Philology, Professor, Member of the Academy of Sciences of Abkhazia, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Abkhazia Vyacheslav Chirikba “Abkhazia and Italian city-states of the XIII-XV centuries. Essays on Relationships” took place in the conference hall of the Abkhazian State Museum. The book under the stamp of the Academy of Sciences of Abkhazia was published by the

On 7 July, 2020 the Nativity of St. John the Prophet celebrated in the skete of St. John the Baptist, Ankhua, Gudauta region. A prayer canon and water blessing took place, as well as the blessing of bread according to the Abkhazian folk Christian tradition and a litany (procession) with the icon of St. John the Baptist.