Extending the Hand of Hope as Covid-19 Bites Covid 19 global pandemic has indeed flashed aside the other part of humanity more specifically in Kenya. My fellow Christians I take this opportunity to thank those who have made me achieve this goal of blessing the needy families from Njabini in Nyandarua County Kenya. The [...]
The Feast of Orthodoxy also known as the Sunday of Orthodoxy or the Triumph of Orthodoxy is celebrated on the first Sunday of Great Lent. The Feast is kept in memory of the final defeat of iconoclasm and the restoration of the icons to the churches. Click Here to Support St Irene Orphanage Lent was in origin the time of final preparation for [...]
Christ in our midst. I was brought up by Orthodox parents from childhood, I felt motivated to serve in the Orthodox church as a priest. Similarly, I was serving as an altar boy from my tender age, and seeing my priest serving in the faithful I admired and prayed to God that one day would [...]
Lessons from the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man What is your attitude toward wealth and possessions? Through one of His parables, Jesus Christ showed that our attitudes toward such things can have eternal consequences. What happens to a rich person who loves his money more than his neighbor and laughs at those less well off? [...]
Yesterday, August 1, 2018, the Orthodox Mission Center and St. Irina Orphanage had extensive drilling work on a deep well. Up to now, water supplies were made from a 20-kilometer-long river, but neither the quality of the water nor the quantity they needed could be permanently secured. The water spring was found at a depth of 250 meters by [...]
In the last few days, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa was on a pastoral visit to three dioceses in Kenya. Donate Now On August 19, 2018, His Beatitude, Patriarch Teodor II, visited His Eminence Macarie, Archbishop of Nairobi, PS Aktona, Bishop of Kisumu and PS Neofit, Bishop of Nyeri and [...]
În ultimele zile, Preafericitul Părinte Patriarh Teodor al II-lea al Alexandriei și al Întregii Africi s-a aflat într-o vizită pastorală, în trei eparhii din Kenya. Donează acum Duminică, 19 august 2018, Preafericirea Sa, Patriarhul Teodor al II-lea, a vizitat alături de ÎPS Părinte Macarie, Arhiepiscop de Nairobi, PS Părinte Akunda, Episcop de Kisumu și PS [...]
Today is Constantine's and Hellen's Name Day May 21st is the name day of Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. Saint Helen was born inDhrepanon of Bithynia in Asia Minor, in the mid-3rd century A.D. She was the mother of Constantine the Great. Constantine the Great was a Roman Emperor and the first Emperor of Byzantium, who solidified the freedom of [...]
The purpose of Holy Baptism To remove the consequences of the 'original sin'. To wash away all other sins committed before the time of Baptism if the person is beyond the age of infancy. To unite the person to "The Body of Christ" (that is, the Church), and to open the door of salvation and [...]
St Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage empowers orphans and vulnerable children, their families, and their communities to build a foundation of action and hope for a healthy and sustainable future by offering education, protection, shelter, food security, psychosocial support, medical care and spiritual nourishment. Donate Today We feel called to serve orphans and vulnerable [...]
