Saint Nicholas is real!

"Sinterklaas, who doesn't know him (in Belgium and the Netherlands)?"















Who was St. Nicholas really? This is how he looks on our icons. What heas this saint to do with our customs of putting a shoe at the chimney, "pepernoten", his bag, presents, etc?

Meeting @ Cathedral Feast

Dear All,

On November 8th, the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Archangels will celebrate its Feast (Panigyri). We invite you all to join us at this celebration and the reception afterwards to discuss future meetings!

Jubilee Meeting: Pictures

Some pictures of the Jubilee Meeting of the Orthodox Youth in Belgium (OJB-JOB):

http://picasaweb.google.com/cora259/EncuentroSjw
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/album.php?aid=41122&id=1272102253&fbid=1261186691081
http://picasaweb.google.com/orthobel2009/GatheringOfTheOrthodoxYouthOfBelgiumInDeKluisOct16182009
http://picasaweb.google.be/annacarenina06/YouthWeekend1618Oct2009

Official Jubilee Weekend Report (Orthobel)

The Annual Gathering of the 'Orthodox Youth of Belgium' took place from 16 till 18 October, 2009 in 'De Kluis', Sint-Joris-Weert (near Leuven). The very theme of the gathering was "Keep thy mind in hell, and despair not", a significant sentence of Saint Silouan the Athonite.