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On Sunday, 31 August 2025, Romanian Language Day, the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Düsseldorf received the official visit of Düsseldorf’s Lord Mayor, Dr. Stefan Keller, and Dr. Dan Moraru, Consul General of Romania in Bonn.

On Sunday, 6 July 2025, the Düsseldorf parish hosted the Parish Education Gala.

On Sunday, 15 June 2025, our parish celebrated its patronal feast. The celebration began after the Divine Liturgy with an atmosphere filled with the Romanian spirit of fellowship.

On Monday, 9 June 2025, the Feast of the Holy Trinity and patronal feast of the Düsseldorf parish, our community dressed festively to welcome His Grace Varlaam Ploieșteanul, Patriarchal Vicar Bishop, who was on a pastoral visit to several parishes in NRW.

On Friday, 6 June 2025, the Düsseldorf parish hosted the screening of the documentary “The Crown of Romania,” directed by George Grigoriu.

On Sunday, 4 May 2025, the Düsseldorf parish held an exceptional spiritual evening with Hieromonk Nil from “St. Spyridon” Skete in Geilnau, Germany.

On Sunday, 23 March 2023, the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Düsseldorf had the special honor and joy of hosting the conference of Fr. Prof. Dr. Stelian Tofană from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.

On Friday, 14 March 2025, the Düsseldorf parish rejoiced at the archpastoral visit of His Grace Dr. Sofian Brașoveanul, who served the Sacrament of Holy Unction with a concelebration of priests and deacons.

On Friday, 21 February 2025, the Düsseldorf parish hosted the seminar dedicated to relationships between parents and their children and teenagers.

On Sunday, 16 February 2025, the children of the Düsseldorf parish enjoyed a lively, fun outing at the Benrath ice rink.

The Sunday School of the Romanian Orthodox Parish “Sfânta Treime” and “Sfântul Nicolae” in Düsseldorf will receive strong support this year from the Romanian Teachers Association in NRW.

On Sunday, 15 December 2024, the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Düsseldorf lived unforgettable moments.

On Friday, 13 December 2024, the Romanian Doctors Association in NRW together with the Romanian Teachers Association in NRW organized the event “Romanians in the World. 35 Years of Freedom.”

On Sunday, 8 December 2024, the Düsseldorf parish held the traditional St. Nicholas celebration.

The Nativity Fast began with much joy and special events in the Düsseldorf parish.

On Sunday, 10 November 2024, the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Düsseldorf held its traditional “Family Day.”

On Monday, 4 November 2024, a new session of the Orthodox Pastoral Conference in Düsseldorf took place, gathering all canonical Orthodox communities in the city.

Dear parish members and friends, we are glad to announce that our project “Equipping the Romanian Orthodox Community Center in Düsseldorf,” focused on fitting out a kitchen, has been successfully completed!

From 18–23 October 2024, the Düsseldorf parish organized a pilgrimage to Greece to venerate Orthodox saints whose holy relics are kept there.

On Sunday, 29 September 2024, a new edition of the cultural and spiritual meeting program “Five O’Clock Tea” took place.

On Sunday, 8 September 2024, the Romanian Autumn Festival took place in the Düsseldorf parish.

Children and teenagers from the Düsseldorf parish gathered on Friday, 30 August 2024, to share vacation stories around a campfire.

On Saturday, 15 June 2024, the Düsseldorf parish held its first summer celebration in the community’s history.

On Sunday, 26 May 2024, the final celebration of the “First Confession” catechetical program took place.

On Friday, 17 May 2024, the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Düsseldorf together with the Association of Romanian Teachers in NRW hosted the launch of the poetry volume “Plasa de siguranță” by poet and philosopher Dr. Valică Mihuleac.

On Monday, 13 May 2024, a memorial service was held for Protopresbyter Emilian Vasiloschi, founder of the Düsseldorf parish, who fell asleep in the Lord in 1966.

Christ is risen!

Beloved faithful, the Paschal Vigil will take place on Saturday, 4 May 2024, at 22:00, in Liebfrauenkirche, Degerstr. 27.

On Saturday, 20 April 2024, a new creative workshop was held for the children of the Düsseldorf parish.

On Sunday, 14 April 2024, the Romanian Orthodox Parish of Düsseldorf awarded the 12 winners of the international religion contest “Together with Christ through the World.”

On Friday, 12 April 2024, the Romanian Orthodox Parish “Sfânta Treime” and “Sfântul Nicolae” in Düsseldorf received the archpastoral visit of His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim, Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe.

On Saturday, 24 March 2024, the Pan-Orthodox Priests’ Conference in Düsseldorf met at the Greek Orthodox parish “St. Andrew the Apostle.”

The weekend of 23–24 March 2024 was dedicated to spring. Children from the Düsseldorf parish joined the painting workshop, creating spring landscapes under the guidance of Mrs. Ruxandra Bâgu, Iuliana Guriță, and Adina Popescu.

On Sunday, 10 March 2024, the traditional spring celebration of the Düsseldorf parish children took place.

On Saturday, 24 February 2024, the mărțișor workshop gave parish children a chance to enjoy creative moments and the feeling of spring.

On Sunday, 17 December 2023, the parish center in Wersten hosted the event “Tree of Joy.”

On Sunday, 10 December 2023, after the Divine Liturgy, the Düsseldorf parish held the Traditional Feast of St. Hierarch Nicholas, the parish’s second patronal feast.

1 December 2023 was a unique moment for the Düsseldorf parish. For the first time, Romania’s National Day was organized in collaboration with the Romanian Doctors Association in NRW and the Romanian Teachers Association in NRW.

On Sunday, 26 November 2023, the Düsseldorf parish hosted the extraordinary Romanian carol concert by maestro Ștefan Hrușcă.

On Sunday, 19 November 2023, the Düsseldorf parish celebrated Parish Library Day, marking six years of activity. Coordinated by Ms. Ruxandra Grou, an ATORG member, our parish library project enjoys the support of many faithful.

On Sunday, 12 November 2023, the “Sfânta Treime” and “Sfântul Nicolae” parish celebrated Family Day, dedicated to all parish members and to gratitude for the joy of being together.

The Romanian Doctors Association in NRW together with the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Düsseldorf organized, on Wednesday, 1 November 2023—the feast of the Holy Unmercenary Healers Cosmas and Damian—the first edition of the prevention program “Move for Health.”

On Sunday, 29 October 2023, at “Five O’Clock Tea,” we had the great joy of learning the secrets of a healthy heart from Associate Professor Dr. Raluca Mincu of the University Clinic in Essen.

On Saturday, 28 October 2023, the Düsseldorf parish hosted the seminar “Healthy Boundaries, Happy Life,” led by Protopresbyter Dr. Iosif Cristian Rădulescu.

On Sunday, 22 October 2023, we celebrated the festive conclusion of the Creative and Craft Workshops held in the Düsseldorf parish starting 19 October 2023.

On Saturday, 3 June 2023, the Düsseldorf parish hosted a new Pastoral Circle meeting in a special atmosphere, honored by the presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim.

On Sunday, 14 May 2023, the “Sf. Treime” Parish in Düsseldorf celebrated the joy of the children who took part in the catechetical program “First Confession.”

On Sunday, 29 January 2023, our parish held the first catechetical meeting of the year, symbolically titled “Five O’Clock Tea.”

During Great Lent 2023, the children of the Düsseldorf parish are encouraged to join a new edition of the religious essay contest. The theme is “Faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”

On Sunday, 22 May 2022, after a two-year pause due to the pandemic, the “Sf. Treime” Parish in Düsseldorf once again held the closing celebration of the children’s catechetical program “First Confession.”

The Commemorative Year of Pastoral Care for Parents and Children began in the “Sfânta Treime” parish with a very special and eagerly awaited event — the visit of Fr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Constantin Necula.

Between 6–9 December 2019, Lecturer Deacon Dr. Adrian Sorin Mihalache delivered a series of conferences in the deanery of North Rhine-Westphalia.

On Friday, 22 November 2019, an exceptional event dedicated to the Year of the Romanian Village was held in the Düsseldorf parish, in collaboration with the Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum in Bucharest.

During this year’s Great Lent, the Düsseldorf parish was greatly blessed to receive the archpastoral visits of all the hierarchs of the Metropolis of Germany, Central and Northern Europe.

On Sunday, 16 December 2018, the faithful of the Düsseldorf parish experienced a special event. After the Divine Liturgy, those present enjoyed a Christmas Concert offered by the children’s group “Joy of Communion” from the “Sfântul Nicolae” parish in Reghin-Apalina.

As every year, the children of our parish prepared to honor Saint Nicholas with a program of songs and poems on Sunday, 9 December 2018, after the Divine Liturgy.

December 2018 began in the “Sfânta Treime” and “Sfântul Nicolae” parish with a festive Liturgy marking the Centenary of the Great Union. The service was celebrated by a concelebration of priests.

On Friday, 16 November 2018, Fr. Sorin Mihalache delivered the conference “Inner Life in a Culture of Exteriority. Reflections on Spiritual Intelligence and Texts from the Philokalia” in the Düsseldorf parish.

On Friday, 22 June 2018, Hieromonk Atanasie Ulea delivered the conference “The Logic of Inner Health” in the Düsseldorf parish.

On Sunday, 10 June 2018, the faithful of the Dortmund and Düsseldorf parishes venerated together the relics of the Holy Martyrs and Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian, kept in Essen Cathedral.

On Sunday, 27 May 2018, the “Sfânta Treime” parish in Düsseldorf celebrated its patronal feast. The joy of the Romanian Orthodox faithful in Düsseldorf was heightened by the presence of His Eminence Dr. Serafim Joantă, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan for Germany, Central and Northern Europe.

On Sunday, 6 May 2018, the Düsseldorf parish held the closing celebration of the catechetical program “First Confession.”

On Sunday, 29 April 2018, the Romanian History Circle, coordinated by Mr. Paul Bagiu, held its second meeting.

On Friday, 20 April 2018, with the archpastoral blessing of Metropolitan Serafim, the Düsseldorf parish hosted the conference of Fr. Prof. Constantin Necula.

On Sunday, 25 March 2018, the Feast of the Annunciation, the Düsseldorf parish enjoyed a special moment.

On Sunday, 18 March 2018, the Düsseldorf parish hosted a new edition of the catechetical program “Children’s Conference” within Sunday School.

On Sunday, 4 March 2018, the first meeting of the Romanian History Circle took place within the Düsseldorf parish.

On Sunday, 7 January 2018, the Feast of St. John the Baptist, the blessing of the waters of the Rhine took place in Düsseldorf.

On Sunday, 17 December 2017, after the Divine Liturgy, two events dedicated to children and organized with their help took place in our parish.

On Thursday, 14 December 2017, the Greek Orthodox Church in Düsseldorf hosted a new session of the Orthodox Pastoral Conference.

The Düsseldorf chapter of the Association of Romanian Orthodox Youth in Germany (ATORG) organized the meeting of Romanian Orthodox youth in North Rhine-Westphalia on 2–3 December 2017.

The Düsseldorf chapter of the Association of Romanian Orthodox Youth in Germany (ATORG) organized the meeting of Romanian Orthodox youth in North Rhine-Westphalia on 2–3 December 2017.

On Sunday, 3 December 2017, the Düsseldorf parish hosted the children’s traditional St. Nicholas Celebration. Organized in two groups, our parish children offered a beautiful artistic program with testimonies, poems, and Romanian carols.

The Romanian Orthodox community in Düsseldorf celebrated Romania’s spiritual patron, St. Apostle Andrew, in the Greek Orthodox Church in Düsseldorf, which bears his name and has housed a relic of the saint since 2016, brought from Mount Athos.

Dozens of faithful gathered on Sunday, 26 November 2017, in the Romanian church in the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) to honor the “Saint of Transylvania,” 28 years after his repose.

On Monday, 5 June 2017, the Feast of the Holy Trinity and patronal feast of the Düsseldorf parish, His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim served the Divine Liturgy.

On Friday, 2 June 2017, Fr. Constantin Necula held a conference.

On Sunday, 11 December 2016, our parish hosted a beautiful and eagerly awaited event: the Christmas carol concert by Mr. Grigore Leșe.

From 30 September – 3 October 2016, the Association of Romanian Orthodox Youth in Germany (ATORG), under the chairmanship of Bishop Sofian Brașoveanul, organized its 9th annual meeting.

On Friday, 9 September 2016, Fr. Conf. Dr. Constantin Necula and Mother Siluana Vlad held the spiritual conference “Value Your Life!” at the “Sfânta Treime” / “Sfântul Nicolae” Parish in Düsseldorf.

Düsseldorf, 24 June 2016 — “Jesus Christ — our life. The miracle and joy of confessing faith.”

Festive conclusion of the “First Confession” religious education course in the Düsseldorf parish on 5 June 2016.

The Düsseldorf parish, together with the Bonn and Dortmund parishes, organized the visit of lecturer Fr. Dr. Constantin Necula to the Westphalia deanery over the weekend of 30 October–1 November.

Between 11–13 September 2015, the “In the Light of the Cross” exhibition of Orthodox icons was hosted at the “Sfânta Treime” Parish in Düsseldorf.

On Pentecost Sunday, the “Sfânta Treime” Parish in Düsseldorf celebrated its patronal feast together with many faithful from Düsseldorf and the surrounding area.

Festive conclusion of the “First Confession” religious education course in the Düsseldorf parish, 2015.

On Sunday, 8 June 2014, at the Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the “Sfânta Treime” Parish in Düsseldorf celebrated its patronal feast with the joy of the Divine Liturgy and the Pentecost Vespers served by His Eminence Dr. Serafim Joantă, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe.