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Welcome!
«Indeed, I have become everything in turn to men
of every sort,
so that in one way or another I may save
some»
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Corinthians 9.22
By
the Very Reverend Archimandrite Fr Seraphim H.
Papathanasiou,
Parish Priest
This Pauline tactic stands out many times as a sacred
challenge, that excites and electrifies the minds of the
guiding Church and it becomes a springboard for new
practices and applications of its divine message, which
for centuries, stubbornly and firmly, brings to the
souls of the people. No discounts and changes to the
substance of teaching, but with manners, timely and
perceived at any period of time, make visible and
tangible the dimension to the rescue. In other words, it
uses words, it readjusts mechanisms of the modern era,
which allows it adjust its apocalyptic faith in every
person of every age, in ways that can embrace and
understand.
In our era, that has a purely electronic dimension and
applies in its everyday life at large, many times, its
achievements, pastoral sensitivity of the Church could
not and possibly would not have the right to ignore.
With its discretionary capacity, inherent and
charismatic, and accumulated experience and growing the
guiding Church can distinguish the «good and the
beautiful» of our technological civilization and to
adopt them as a means and tactics of evangelization of
human souls.
So, one of the achievements, of modern reality is also
the Internet, which more or less has become part of
everyday life for us all. The Church, fortunately, from
its very early stages, became aware of its positive side
and has already raised it in its contemporary pastoral
practice, as a global cyber information, awareness and
exposure of its sacred teaching. And it demonstrates
how, once again, that the benefit gained from anything,
lies in its proper and positive use.
With this outlook of things, and with an enthusiastic
inclination, we created the website of our local Church
of St. John the Baptist of North London, which with the
grace of God we minister and offer our operational and
pastoral services. A Parish, which is one of the most
central, lively and largest communities of the Holy
Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain and which,
under the wise and experienced guidance of our wise
inspired Leader of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, His
Eminence Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain and
our Venerable Father Mr Gregorios, all of us, clergy and
laity, as far as possible, we try to make clear the
«position of Christ» in the modern mainstream, offering,
in other words, the experience of the Crucified and
Risen Christ as a message of patience and hope for
humanity.
Like all our Community practice, so in this way, the
creation of our website has been addressed and targeted
to man, any man. The man who savors Christ and him,
especially him, who has not perceived him in his life.
In addressing all and for all, mutatis mutandis, we can
become everything for the sake of their salvation! This
small «corner» in the endless «area» of the Internet was
created with the sacred aspiration to serve as a means
of contact, which in no case, however, does not replace
a face to face people with their fellowmen and God, that
is mysteriously accomplished on the one hand, and
organically on the other hand, in the living body of the
Church and will always be the challenge ...
Welcome to our website!
We look forward to seeing you at our Church!
Archimandrite. S.CH.P.
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