Beloved in the Lord Brothers and Sisters:
I send my heartfelt greetings on the feast of All Saints, and the Day of Orthodox Youth celebrated on this day, which was established by the Russian Church Abroad seven years ago.
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Возлюбленные о Господе братья и сестры!
Сердечно поздравляю всех вас с праздником Всех святых, а также с отмечаемым в этот день Днем православной молодежи, который был установлен в Русской Зарубежной Церкви семь лет назад. (more…)
В праздник Святой Троицы (19 июня), епископ Канберрский Георгий совершил Всенощное бдение и Божественную литургию в Петропавловском Кафедральном Соборе Стратфильд. Его Преосвященству сослужили ключарь собора прот. Георгий Лапардин, протодиакон Александр Котляров и диакон Михаил Сторожев.
По окончании Литургии, Владыка Георгий совершил великую вечерню праздника Пятидесятницы с чтением коленопреклонных молитв. (more…)
В субботу 2-го июля 2016 г. Австралийско-Новозеландская Епархия будет отмечать 50-летний юбилей преставления Св. Иоанна Шанхайского и Сан-Францисского.
On Saturday, 2 July 2016 the Australian and New Zealand Diocese will be commemorating the 50 year anniversary of the repose of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco.
On Thursday, May 19, 2016, the feast day of Prophet Job the Much-Suffering, His Grace Bishop George of Canberra, Vicar of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God Church in Rocklea after which he officiated at the funeral of the late Mitred Protopriest Michael Klebansky. He was joined by 15 priests, three deacons and a large gathering of worshipers, among whom were relatives and the many followers of the late priest. (more…)
On Tuesday, May 17, 2016, the anniversary of the reestablishment of unity within the Russian Orthodox Church (2007), the clergymen of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand celebrated Divine Liturgy in Holy Virgin Protection Church in Cabramatta, having performed vigil and parastas in the presence of the coffin containing the body of the late Mitred Protopriest Michael Li, who died last week.
After Divine Liturgy, His Grace Bishop George of Canberra, Vicar of the Diocese, led the funeral service to a large gathering of worshipers who came to pray for the late pastor. During the eulogies read at the commemorative luncheon that followed the burial, the clergymen and laity stressed the decades of ascetic life of the priest, who endured a great deal of suffering for the sake of Orthodox Christianity, and his humble nature, humility, hard work and love for divine services. (more…)
On May 10, 2016, the feast of Radonitsa, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilaron, The First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad paid an archpastoral visit to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY USA.
During the reading of the Hours, Metropolitan Hilarion tonsured seminarian from the Australian and New Zealand Diocese Michael Storozhev a reader and ordained him a subdeacon. Following the Eucharistic Canon, subdeacon Michael was ordained to the diaconate.
Deacon Michael is assigned to Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield where he will fulfil his diaconate duties. (more…)
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