Category: Significant Events
On October 6th through 8th, a group of up to 100 young parishioners of the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church Complex visited Tao-Klarjeti. As part of the trip, the group visited Georgian holy and historic places: Khandzta, Otkhta, Oshki, Doliskana, Khakhuli, Artanuji, Ishkhani and Bana.
On Monday, September 25th, a spiritual child of Hieromonk Seraphim Rose, the Right Reverend Gerasim, Bishop of Fort Worth (USA), visited the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church Complex. By the initiative of the missionary group, the members of the parish met with Bishop Gerasim and asked him questions about Fr. Seraphim and about […]
On Sunday, September 17th, the Divine Liturgy at the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church was celebrated by Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi, together with Archpriest Theodore Gignadze and co-celebrant members of the clergy. After the service, there was a meeting held with Elder Ephraim at the “Mount Athos Public Hall”, a part of the church […]
On Sunday, September 10th, around 60 parishioners of the Holy Church of St. Nicholas in Romania, together with their rector – Priest (Basil Joachim), visited the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church Complex. After the Sunday Liturgy, the guests viewed the complex, met with Fr. Theodore and asked him questions relating to the spiritual […]
On Thursday, June 8th, a group of 50 parishioners of the Romanian Parish of All Saints in Belgium, together with their rector, Priest Cyprian, visited the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church Complex. After the All-Night Vigil, the guests met with Fr. Theodore and asked him questions relating to the spiritual life that were […]
The video was created by the participation and organization of the youth of the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church Parish in Tbilisi (Rector: Archpriest Theodore Gignadze). In the video, they send a Happy May 26 message to Abkhazian and Ossetian youth.
On Friday, February 17th, a spiritual child of St. Porphyrios of Kafsokalyvia, a Doctor of Theology and a Master of Byzantine Art – Elder Patapois of Kafsokalyvia (Mount Athos), and a Doctorant of Theology – Mr. Gabriel Victor Baklea (Romania) visited the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church Complex. By the initiative of the […]
On July 16th, the director of St. Maxim the Greek Institute and the head of Evgenios Voulgaris Digital Academy – Mr. Nikos Gouraros, conducted an interview with Fr. Theodore Gignadze on the topic of “The Arrangement and Revival of the Parish Life”. Mr. Gouraros was present at the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church Parish […]
On the eve of July 14th, before the start of the All-Night Vigil, the Holy Relic of Elder Joseph of Vatopedi, which was gifted by Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi to Fr. Theodore for the parish, arrived at the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church in a celebratory fashion, marking 101st anniversary of the birth and […]
On May 4, 2022, before the start of the All-Night Vigil, the Holy Relic of St. Joseph the Hesychast, which was gifted by Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi to Fr. Theodore for the parish, arrived at the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church in a celebratory fashion. The liturgy was celebrated by the rector of the […]
On April 8th, 2022, “St. Gregory of Khandzta Center of Education”, an organization existing under the Elevation of the Holy Cross Church Complex, began a new project called “the Spiritual School and Legacy of St. Joseph the Hesychast”, which is a documentary genre and is presented in the form of a series of interviews. By […]