New Approaches to Youth Events
Each year, a dedicated group of volunteers has put in a huge amount of time and energy to organise two main events:
- The Teen Retreat for 13-17 year olds
- The Syezd for 18-29 year olds
Brisbane: 32 Baptised during Historic Holy Saturday Liturgy
On 11 April 2026, during the Baptismal Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Holy Saturday, thirty-two catechumens were baptised at Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Brisbane, marking what is believed to be the largest number baptised in a single service in the history of the Orthodox Church within Australia.
The five-hour service was celebrated by Fr Andrew Smith with Fr Stephen David, and the deacons Fr Palladius van Zyl and Fr Jeremy Morse, with more than 150 attendees.
“НАСЛЕДИЕ И ПРИЗВАНИЕ” – НАУЧНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ В ГЕРМАНИИ 6-8 МАЯ
Германская епархия Русской Православной Церкви Заграницей сердечно приглашает принять участие в международной научной конференции “Наследие и Призвание”, которая состоится 6-8 мая с.г. в Мюнхене и приурочена к 100-летию Германской епархии.
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“LEGACY & CALLING” SCHOLARLY CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN GERMANY MAY 6–8
The German Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia organizes n an international scholarly conference – “Legacy & Calling,” which will take place from May 6-8 of this year in Munich, and is timed to mark the centenary of the German Diocese.
The conference will bring together leading historians and theologians specializing in the history of the Russian Church, with the aim of comprehensively reflecting upon the historic journey of the German Diocese.
