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Tags: Croydon
On Sunday, February 20, 2013 the feast of the Holy Glorious Prophet John, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, the Parish of All Saints of Russia, Croydon was fortunate to celebrate a very special service.
Metropolitan Hilarion led the divine liturgy with priests Frs. Michael Li, Joachim Ross, Christopher Vakhabov; visiting Indonesian priests Frs. Dionysius, Boris, Barnabas, Athanasius; deacons Frs. Christopher Henderson, Constantine Tzortzis, Constantine Moshegov, Stephen McKay and heirodeacon Tykhon. (more…)
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Tags: Centennial Park, Indonesia
A photo-report from the celebration of the Great Feast of the Baptism of our Lord at Saint Vladimir Church, Centennial Park, is available below.
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His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, celebrated the second day of the Nativity of our Lord at the Church of All Russian Saints in Croydon.
Concelebrating with His Eminence were several local clergy as well as clergy from the Indonesian deanery of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese. (more…)
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Tags: Syezd
The 48th Annual Youth Conference was held in Brisbane this year from 27th to 31st December 2012. The theme of the Conference was “From the Womb to beyond the Tomb”. The Conference venue was the Rydges Hotel in the Southbank district of Brisbane. This year’s conference attracted attendees from the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Canada, United States, New Zealand and from all capital cities of Australia. 58 young people in total registered together with clergy from our Diocese. The clergy were headed by our own archbishop, His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion who attended the whole conference. Many young people living in Brisbane attended the organised functions and the lectures. Altogether there were 87 people who registered for the conference. (more…)
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Tags: Centennial Park
The established services for the Great Feast of the Nativity of our Lord were celebrated at Saint Vladimir Church, Centennial Park, by the rector of the church, Priest Daniel Metlenko.
A photo-report is available below.
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Tags: Indonesia, Kentlyn
The celebration of the Great Feast of the Nativity of our Lord at All Saints Church, Kentlyn, was blessed with the concelebration of a number of priests from the Indonesian deanery of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese together with the local parish clergy.

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Tags: Metropolitan Hilarion, Strathfield
On the Great Feast of the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the All-Night Vigil on the eve of the feast and the Divine Liturgy on the day of the feast were celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral together with cathedral and visiting clergy. (more…)
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Tags: Metropolitan Hilarion, Official
Собратья-архипастыри, всечестные отцы, боголюбивые иноки и инокини, дорогие братья и сестры, верные чада Русской Зарубежной Церкви!
С любовью и добрым сердцем приветствую всех с великим и всерадостным праздником Рождества Христова!
Все, что совершилось в священной пещере Вифлеемской в эту радостную ночь пришествия в мир Сына Божия, все это носило глубокую печать смирения. Сам Всемогущий Бог, Творец мира, содержащий все в Своей длани, становится тварью, одним из нас, смиряет Себя «даже до смерти крестной» (Флп. 2, 8), чтобы спасти человека. Преблагословенная Дева, созерцая духовно тайну нашего спасения, смиренно принимает то проречение Симеоново, которое предвозвещало ей боль обоюдо острого меча, поражающего Ее материнское сердце. (more…)