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On March 31, 2024, the 2nd Sunday of Great Lent, of the Holy Hierarch Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica, Patriarchal Exarch for South-East Asia, Metropolitan of Singapore and South-East Asia, Sergiy celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the parish named after the Apostle Thomas in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were Priest Boris Setiyavan, rector of the church; Hieromonk Seraphim (Punuf), cleric of the Archpastor’s Metochion of St. Vladimir’s Church in Bekasi, Indonesia; Hierodeacon Juvenaly (Marushchak) and Deacon Damian Darmavan, cleric of the Church of the Apostle Thomas in Jakarta.

At the end of the service, Metropolitan Sergiy addressed the faithful with his archpastoral sermon. After that, he communicated with numerous parishioners.

His Eminence also met with the youth of the parish and talked with those gathered in a friendly, informal atmosphere.

On March 24, 2024, the 1st Sunday of Great Lent, the Triumph of Orthodoxy, the Patriarchal Exarch of South-East Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia, celebrated Divine Liturgy at Archpastor’s Metochion of St. Vladimir’s Church in Bekasi, Indonesia.

During the service, the Archpastor lifted up fervent prayers for the recovery of the injured and for the repose of those innocent killed during the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk. These fervent petitions were lifted up on Sunday in all the churches of the Diocese of Singapore: in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

At the end of the service, the rite of the Triumph of Orthodoxy was performed.

On March 17, 2024, Cheesefare Sunday, the commemoration of Adam’s exile, Forgiveness Sunday, the Patriarchal Exarch for South-East Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos in Singapore. The day before, His Eminence celebrated the All-Night Vigil.

His Eminence was co-served by the clergy of the church.

Upon completion of Liturgy, the archpastor addressed the congregation with an exhortation for Great Lent. After that, Vespers were served with the Rite of Forgiveness. Then, according to tradition, the clergy and laity present in the church asked each other’s forgiveness in order to enter the spiritual realm of Great Lent in joy and peace.

On October 8, 2023, the feast day of St. Sergiy, Hegumen (Abbot) of Radonezh, the Wonderworker of All Russia, the patronal feast day of St. Sergiy’s Church of the Russian Orthodox Church on the island of Bali, Indonesia, was celebrated. The festal Liturgy at the parish was led by the Patriarchal Exarch of South-East Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia. The day before, Vladyka also celebrated here the All-Night Vigil.

In his archpastoral sermon at the end of the Divine Liturgy, the hierarch congratulated everyone on the feast day. All the present were given a sweet treat as a souvenir of the celebration.

On this day, Metropolitan Sergiy’s name day was also celebrated. In the congratulatory message, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill wrote: ” Having as your heavenly patron St. Sergiy, Hegumen of Radonezh, you strive to imitate him in your zealous service to the Holy Church. It is gratifying to note that, taking care of the dioceses and parishes of the countries of South-East Asia, which are part of the Patriarchal Exarchate, you are doing much for the proper organization and development of church life in this inheritance of God.”

The parishioners of St. Sergiy Church continued their conversation with the archpastor over the festal trapeza. The clergy and members of the parish also congratulated Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia on his name day.

On June 25, 2023, the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, the Patriarchal Exarch of South-East Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Ostankino, Moscow.

His Eminence was co-served by: Hegumen Pavel (Khokhlov), rector of the Church of the Archangel Michael in Kuala Lumpur; Priest Alexander Churochkin, cleric of the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Ostankino; Priest Dimitry Lavrentiev, cleric of the Church of the Dormition of Most Holy Theotokos in Singapore; and Priest Vissarion Mahardik, cleric of the Church of St. Jonah of Manchuria in Surabaya, Indonesia.

During the Liturgy, Metropolitan Sergiy ordained Deacon Phillip Calington to the rank of presbyter.

By decree of Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia, Priest Phillip Calington, was appointed full-time cleric of the Church of the Dormition of Most Holy Theotokos in Singapore.

At the end of the service, Metropolitan Sergiy read out “The Appeal of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to his Compatriots,” after which His Eminence addressed those present in the church with an archpastoral address and congratulated the audience with a Sunday, and the communicants – on receiving Christ’s Holy Mysteries.

On May 21, 2023, on the 6th Sunday after Pascha, of the blind and of Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, the Patriarchal Exarch of South-East Asia, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Ostankino, Moscow.

His Eminence was co-served by the clergy of the church.

During the Liturgy, Metropolitan Sergiy ordained to the rank of presbyter Deacon Vissarion Makhardik, a cleric of the church of Holy Hierarch Jonah of Manchuria in Surabaya, Indonesia, and to the rank of deacon – reader John Nugrahanto, with his appointment as a full-time deacon of the Archpastor’s Metochion of St. Vladimir Church in Bekasi, Indonesia.

After the Liturgy, a Paschal procession around the church took place. At the end of the service, vladyka Sergiy addressed those present with a sermon and gave everyone his archpastoral blessing.