On Saturday, 20 April 2019, the eve of the feast for the Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad and His Grace Bishop George of Canberra celebrated the All-Night Vigil at Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral Strathfield. (more…)
Communique
The 2019 Lenten Pastoral Conference of the clergy of the Australian & New Zealand Diocese (ROCOR), convened in Sydney 26-27 March, in the presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion The First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and His Grace Bishop George of Canberra.
The Conference commenced with Matins and a talk by Fr Peter Heers “The Boundaries of the Church and the Demonic method of adulteration of the Faith in Ecumenism” which generated a lively discussion amongst the clergy. (more…)
On Friday, 22 March 2019, His Grace Siluan, Bishop of the Metropolitanate Australia and New Zealand, Serbian Orthodox Church visited the residence of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad in Sydney.
His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion together with His Grace Bishop George of Canberra welcomed His Grace Bishop Siluan where they exchanged greetings and discussed Church matters of mutual concern. (more…)
On Friday, 15 March 2019 His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, Archbishop of Sydney Australia and New Zealand arrived in Australia. His Eminence is expected to stay in Australia until Pascha.
On Saturday, 16 March 2019 and Sunday, 17 March 2019 His Eminence together with His Grace Bishop George celebrated the Sunday of Orthodoxy services at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Strathfield. Co-served with His Eminence and His Grace were the Cathedral clergy, Archpriest George Lapardin, Priest Michael Storozhev, Protodeacon’s Alexander Kotlaroff and Constantine Moshegov. The Rite of Orthodoxy was intoned by Protodeacon Alexander. (more…)
Eminent Brother Archpastors, honorable Fathers, beloved Brothers, Sisters and Children in Christ:
I offer my words of greeting, which are inspired by Christian love, on this great feast of the Nativity of Christ! With a warm heart I wish you all that profound and inalienable peace, which was heralded by the angels above the town of Bethlehem on the holy night when “the Word was made flesh” (John 1:14). (more…)
Преосвященные собратья-архипастыри, всечестные отцы, дорогие братья, сестры и дети мои во Христе!
Примите мои, исполненные христианской любви, слова поздравления с великим торжеством Рождества Христова! С добрым сердцем желаю всем глубокий и неотъемлемый мир, воспетый ангелами над градом Вифлеемским в ту святую ночь, когда «Слово стало плотью» (Иоан. 1, 14). (more…)
Во время Рождественских праздников 2018 года в Австралию приехал Первоиерарх РПЦЗ митрополит Иларион. Здесь он провел около месяца, возглавил праздничные службы в Сиднее и других городах, участвовал в открытии памятника Николаю II в. Данденонге (Мельбурн).
Русские православные в Австралии хорошо знают и любят владыку. В 1996 году он был назначен архиепископом Австралийской и Новозеландской епархии, и двенадцать лет его домом была резиденции архиерея в сиднейском районе Кройдон. (more…)
On the Great Feast of the Baptism of our Lord, the Divine Liturgy and the Great Blessing of Water was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion and Bishop George at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.
A photo-report from the celebration is available below. (more…)
On Sunday 14th January 2018, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion celebrated the feast day of the Circumcision of the Lord, the commemoration of Saint Basil, and New Year’s Day on the Julian Calendar at St Nicholas Parish, Wallsend. (more…)
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