Australian and New Zealand Diocese (ROCOR)

23rd Sunday after Pentecost

MATINS (I)

Matthew 28:16-20

16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen. (more…)

22nd Sunday after Pentecost

MATINS (XI)

John 21:15-25

15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” 16 He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Tend My sheep.” 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. 18 Most assuredly, I say to you, when you were younger, you girded yourself and walked where you wished; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish. 19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, “Follow Me.” 20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” 21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, “But Lord, what about this man?” 22 Jesus said to him, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.” 23 Then this saying went out among the brethren that this disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but, “If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you?” 24 This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his testimony is true. 25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. (more…)

Sunday 22 November, 9am – Meeting of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad followed by the Divine Liturgy and a festive banquet – ALL WELCOME!

В воскресенье 8 ноября протоиерей Георгий Лапардин, ключарь Петропавловского кафедрального собора в Сиднее, провел беседу с русской православной молодежью этого города на тему: “Заповеди Блаженства”. По окончании дискуссии по теме была предложена трапеза, за которой продолжилось общение духовенства с молодежью в неформальной обстановке. (more…)

SPIRITUAL YOUTH TALK 2009 SERIES

Topic: The Beatitudes Explained

Speaker: Fr George Lapardin

Location: Sts Peter & Paul Cathedral, Strathfield

Time: 4pm

Date: Sunday 8th November 2009

Food and drinks after the talk.

A Talk by Priestmonk Kosmas, Do the Dead Need Our Help or Do We Need Theirs?  will be held in the hall of the parish of  St George Church, Carlton, at 6pm. A memorial Pannikhida (commemoration service for the departed), will be sung in English beforehand at 4.45pm.  The faithful will have an opportunity to submit the names of their reposed Orthodox relatives and friends. (more…)

The website of the South American Diocese is now online.

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– Отец Михаил, расскажите немного о своей семье.

– Я родился в городе Якиши, недалеко от границы Китая с Россией, в Северной Маньчжурии. В этом городе была православная община, которую окормлял отец Антоний Яков. Впоследствии, во время «культурной революции», он был убит китайскими коммунистами. Можно сказать, что я и родился в церковной ограде. Мои родители работали в храме, выполняли даже послушание старост. Так вот, моя мама просто не успела доехать до больницы и родила меня прямо на ступеньках храма. Когда мне был годик, мои родители, взяв меня и старшего брата, перебрались в Австралию. Там тогда была довольно большая русская община, особенно много людей было собрано вокруг храма Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Кабраматте. Правда, в те годы он еще только строился, и я помню, как мы ходили в старую церковь – маленькую-маленькую церковку. Руководил всем и всеми прекрасный священник – батюшка Ростислав Ган. (more…)