: Holy Week, Pascha and Bright Week around the diocese

str_ps13_05A photo-report from Holy Week and Bright Week from various parishes around the Diocese is included below.

If you have photos from your parish and would like to see them added, please email them through to the Diocesan web team.

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: 3rd Sunday of Great Lent, Veneration of the Cross, and Annunciation at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral – photoreport

annun2013_15In 2013 the feast of the Annunciation coincided with the 3rd Sunday of Great Lent which is the Veneration of the Holy Cross.

The combined festal service was served at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral by the cathedral clergy.

Attached below is a short photoreport. (more…)

: Пастырское Cовещание Австралийско-Новозеландской епархии 2013 г.

clergy_conf18В пятницу 29 марта, по благословению Высокопреосвященнейшего Митрополита Илариона, состоялось ежегодное пастырское совещание духовентсва Австралийско-Новозеландской епархии Русской Православной Церкви Заграницей. (more…)

: Inaugural Conference of Russian Orthodox Monastics in Australia

au_monks7From 4-5 March 2013, representatives of the monks of the Australia and New Zealand Diocese met together in Dandenong for a period of fellowship in support of their shared monastic life. A majority of the monks of the diocese were present for the period of prayer, reflection and fraternal fellowship. (more…)

: Первоиераршее соболезнование в связи с кончиной Владимира Васильевича Бойкова

volodya_boikov_2013Дорогая о Господе Софья Михайловна! Дорогие о Господе отцы, братья и сестры!

Сим выражаю свое глубокое соучастие в постигшей Вас скорби и молитвенно желаю Христова утешения и небесной помощи, а скончавшемуся Владимиру Васильевичу – Царства Небесного и вечного покоя в Боге! (more…)

: Пастырское Cовещание Австралийско-Новозеландской епархии 2013 г. – Pastoral Conference of the Australian & New Zealand Diocese for 2013

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: First Hierarch of ROCOR visits Mumbai, India

mh_india01On 10th of January 2013 His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion arrived in Mumbai, India where he spent a number of days visiting the Indian Orthodox Mission.

The former Metropolitan of the Anglican Church in India, John Augustine hosted a welcome dinner later that evening to mark the historic event of the first ROCOR Metropolitan to visit the Indian sub continent. (more…)

: Рождественские Дни в Данденонге

dandy2Приидите, возрадуемся, Господеви, настоящую тайну сказующе…»
(7 января, на «Господи, воззвах», стихира первая)

Рождество праздник, который для всех верующих людей остается несказанной тайной. Праздник, который и дети и взрослые ждут целый год. Даже маловерующие люди верят в чудеса Рождественской ночи. (more…)

: Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ celebrated at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield

theo_sobor24A photo-report from the celebration of the Great Feast of the Baptism of our Lord at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield is available below.

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: Orthodox teens enjoy national retreat

teen_retreat_2012More than 50 young people between the ages of 14 and 17 years from all over Australia and also from New Zealand, enthusiastically attended the second Teen Retreat organised at the end of 2012 by the Australian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR). 

This year’s retreat followed a successful retreat for this age group in 2011 with many of the same young people attending for the second time and encouraging their friends to attend also.  (more…)