Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
26 Sep 07: Photo Gallery of the “Reigning” Icon of the Mother of God and the Delegation in Melbourne
See the Photo Gallery here.
26 Sep 07: The Parishioners of the Melbourne Deanery Greet the “Reigning” Icon of the Mother of God
On September 19, 2007, the members of the official delegation of the Moscow Patriarchate and the singers of Sretensky Monastery Choir, accompanying the “Reigning” Icon of the Mother of God, arrived in Melbourne, Australia. They were welcomed at the airport by the Rector of Holy Protection Church, Protopriest Nikolai Karipoff and the Chairman of the Music Committee of the Diocese of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, NN Kovalenko, who greeted the guests with the following words:
“Allow me, on behalf of our Church Music Committee, on behalf of all the singers of the Diocese and from me personally to express our welcome and gratitude to all the participants of today’s celebrations on Australian soil. (more…)
26 Sep 07: Read a concert review from a Victorian newspaper
Russian voices echo a vast landscape
John Slavin, Reviewer
September 25, 2007
There is a late Fassbinder film in which a composer is locked in a soundproof room by his enemies. The torture they devise is to play the song Lili Marlene over and over again until he goes mad. I dreaded something similar in the one concert that the male a cappella ensemble from the Sretensky Cathedral in Moscow gave at St Paul’s.
It was the memory of visits by the Red Army Choir during the Cold War with dull liturgy added that aroused dread. I needn’t have worried. (more…)
25 Sep 07: С успехом проходит первый официальный визит в Австралию Великой Княгини Марии Владимировны
Как сообщает Объединенная пресс-служба Движения «За Веру и Отечество» и Московского Георгиевского отдела РИС-О по материалам Канцелярии Е.И.В. и Генерального представительства РДС в Австралии и Новой Зеландии, официальная часть визита Государыни Великой Княгини Марии Владимировны в Австралию началась 18 сентября 2007 года прибытием из Мельбурна в столицу страны. В поездке Ее Императорское Высочество сопровождают Директор Канцелярии Главы Российского Императорского Дома Личный Секретарь Императорской Семьи Александр Закатов, начальник Управления межрегиональных связей Канцелярии князь Вадим Лопухин и статс-дама Ольга Галкина. (more…)
18 Sep 07: The Holy Kursk-Root Icon in Victoria – August 2007 – updated with photos
The meeting of the Icon was arranged for 8.30 pm at the Cathedral on Sunday 12 August. The moving spirited chanting of the Akathist that evening, attended by our English theological group, parishioners and visitors, set the tone for daily services with the Icon over the next two weeks culminating with the patronal feast of Holy Dormition in Dandenong. In that period the icon was also taken to Churches in Warrnambool, Geelong, Hobart, Keysborough (Serbian), mission Churches of the Holy Trinity (Parkville) and The Holy Cross (Spring Street, Melbourne). Many sick and infirm people received the blessing of the Icon in hospitals and in their homes which brought joy, healing and consolation. (more…)
14 Sep 07: Schedule of Divine Services in Celebration of the Restoration of Fellowship Within the Unified Russian Orthodox Church
September 19, Wednesday, Melbourne-Brunswick
8:45 pm – Moleben to the “Reigning” Icon of the Mother of God at the new Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection
September 20, Thursday, Dandenong
6:00 pm – All-Night Vigil Service at the Church of the Dormition
September 21, Friday – Nativity of the Theotokos, Melbourne-Brunswick
9:00 am – Divine Liturgy at the new Cathedral of the Holy Virgin Protection
September 22, Saturday, Croydon
1:00 pm – Moleben to the “Reigning” Icon of the Mother of God at the Archbishop’s Chapel
September 22, Saturday, Cabramatta
6:00 pm – All-Night Vigil Service at the Church of the Holy Virgin Protection in Cabramatta
September 23, Sunday, Sydney
9:00 am – Divine Liturgy at the Peter and Paul Cathedral
29 Aug 07: Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus on the visit to the dioceses of the Russian Church Abroad of the Reigning Icon of the Mother of God and the celebration in the Russian diaspora of the reestablishment of the fullness of brotherly communion within the Local Russian Orthodox Church
In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit!
Esteemed Brother Archpastors, Reverend Fathers, God-loving Brothers, Sisters and Children!
The Lord, in His great mercy, has enabled us to experience the joy of the reestablishment of prayerful and Eucharistic communion between the two parts of the Russian Orthodox Church, held in the city of Moscow, the heart of our Fatherland during the days when the Holy Church sings the praises of Christ our Savior Who ascended to the Heavens. St John Chrysostom, the 1600th anniversary of whose repose is being celebrated this year, in explaining the meaning of the Ascension of the Lord, said: “Today God has reconciled with mankind, the long enmity has now ceased and the long war has ended, now a wondrous world has appeared.” (more…)
28 Aug 07: Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral – Service Schedule
The service schedule for Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is now available on the Cathedral web page.
23 Aug 07: Upcoming Talk – Lives of St Cyprian, the former sorcerer, and the Virgin Martyr Justina
With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Hilarion
English talks by Priestmonk Kosmas have been scheduled for the first Tuesday of the next few months (more…)