Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
8 Dec 10: 16th Diocesan Assembly – Circular Letter
Circular Letter regarding the 16th Diocesan Assembly
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2 Dec 10: 2010 Diocesan Youth Conference Registration Form
Register soon to secure one of just 120 places available at this year’s Syezd! To be held over three full days and four nights at Treetops Resort Avoca Beach on the beautiful NSW Central Coast, Syezd 2010 offers an interesting and relevant programme of lectures, panel discussions and workshops; Hierarchical Divine Liturgy on December 30, the day of commemoration of the Holy Prophet Daniel; Lenten meals served in the resort restaurant; an opportunity to meet and mix with clergy and young people from across our Diocese; and time to relax at the resort or at nearby Avoca Beach.
Download the Syezd brochure and application form: here. (more…)
20 Nov 10: Mount Merapi Volcano Eruption Refugee Appeal
Friends of Indonesia – Australia
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion
Friends of Indonesia-Australia was established in July 2010 to aid the priests and parishes of the Indonesian Orthodox Church (Gereja Orthodox Indonesia – GOI) who make up the Indonesian Deanery of ROCOR’s Australian and New Zealand Diocese.
Mount Merapi Volcano Eruption Refugee Appeal
The active volcano Mount Merapi on the Indonesian island of Java erupted on the 25th of October. It continues to spew hot gases and ash as far as 5,000 meters into the atmosphere, wreaking havoc on surrounding villages and farms, and disrupting air travel. 194 people have been killed, and at least 350,000 fled their homes, and cannot yet return because of the danger of further eruptions.
19 Nov 10: Announcement From the Chancery of the Primate of the Russian Church Abroad on the Commemoration of Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) of Blessed Memory
Dear Brother Archpastors, Honorable Fathers, Dear in the Lord Brothers and Sisters:
November 21, the feast day of the Synaxis of Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers, marks the 25th anniversary of the repose of Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) of blessed memory, the third Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, one of my predecessors on the Cathedra of the Eastern American Diocese, who consecrated my unworthiness to the episcopate in 1984. On this day, I will celebrate Divine Liturgy in Archangel Michael Church in Paterson, NJ, after which a memorial trapeza will be held in the parish hall, where a lecture on the biography of the esteemed Vladyka Philaret will be read with a presentation of rare photographs. That same day His Grace Bishop Jerome of Manhattan, Vicar of the Eastern American Diocese, will perform a memorial service at his crypt in Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY. (more…)
11 Nov 10: Announcement – Bishop Agapit of Stuttgart has returned to Germany
ANNOUNCEMENT
His Grace, Bishop Agapit of Stuttgart returned to Germany on 9 November.
Members of the Diocesan Council met with His Grace on the morning of his departure to thank him for his visit and archpastoral care during the past four months.
After a relaxing luncheon, Mitred Archpriest Michael Protopopov and Archpriest George Lapardin accompanied His Grace to the airport.
His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion is expected to return to Australia on 23 December 2010.
21 Oct 10: Communique of the First Episcopal Assembly of all canonical Orthodox Bishops of Oceania
Communique of the First Episcopal Assembly of all canonical Orthodox Bishops of Oceania
The members of the First Episcopal Assembly of all canonical Orthodox Bishops of Oceania welcomed the opportunity to meet in Sydney from 16-18 October, 2010 under the chairmanship ex officio of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos of Australia.
The Assembly commenced with a Divine Liturgy manifesting our essential Eucharistic unity at the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, Redfern, Sydney.
In accordance with the decisions of the pre-conciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference convened in Chambésy, Switzerland from 6 – 13 June, 2009, the canonical Orthodox Bishops met in a brotherly spirit, and after lengthy and edifying discussion centred on issues of mutual concern, such as pastoral care, catechesis, liturgical life, reaffirmed the unity of all canonical Orthodox Churches. (more…)
23 Sep 10: Invitation – Saint Panteleimon Church Annual Picnic Day
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