Australian and New Zealand Diocese (ROCOR)

Христос Воскресе!

Наконец-то настал этот Великий День! Назвать этот день праздником, даже самым большим – слишком мало. Он важнее любого праздника. В этот день все человечество получило надежду на спасение, потому что Христос Воскрес! В Пасхе вся суть христианства, весь смысл православной веры. (more…)

RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS HOBART

3 Augusta Road Lenah Valley Tasmania 7008

Rector:  Mitred Archpriest Dr. Michael Protopopov OAM

Sunday 6th May – Divine Liturgy served by Fr. Michael at 9.00 a.m.

Saturday 5th May – Reader Vespers 5.30 p.m.

Warden: Alexander Panevin 6267 4776

Starting from the reading of the 12 Passion Gospels His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, celebrated the services of Holy Week and the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were the clergy of the Cathedral – Archpriest George Lapardin, Priest Simeon Nekipelov, Protodeacon Boris Evstigneev and Protodeacon Alexander Kotlaroff.

On Bright Monday Archpriest George Lapardin and Priest Simeon Nekipelov were joined by Deacon Andrew Morgan from the Holy Protection Church in Cabramatta.

Below is a photo-gallery from Holy Thursday through to Bright Monday. (more…)

Пасхальное послание
ИЛАРИОНА,
митрополита Восточно-Американского и Нью-Йоркского,
Первоиерарха Русской Зарубежной Церкви.

ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ!

Праздников праздник и торжество из торжеств наступило для нас, собратья-архипастыри, досточтимые отцы, возлюбленные о Господе братия и сестры! Воскресение Христово все мы встречаем с великой радостью и не скрываем своих чувств: «веселимся божественне, яко воскресе Христос, яко всесилен»! (more…)

Paschal Epistle
of His Eminence
Hilarion,
Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York,
First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad

Christ is risen!

The feast of feasts and triumph of triumphs has arrived for us, brother archpastors, right honorable fathers, brethren and sisters beloved in the Lord!  Let us all greet the resurrection of Christ and not hide our feelings: “Let us be divinely glad, for Christ hath risen as One omnipotent.”

O wondrous and blessed night!  O night so full of joy for every Christian!  The risen Christ “changed the lamentation of the myrrh-bearing women into joy” on this night.  And He does the same for us!  This night of splendor proclaims to us His arising.  And now this “prophetic night” renews us to the depths of our soul.  And it gives us the certain hope that our departed ones, and we ourselves, will arise on the last day of the world to “celebrate the eternal Pascha in the never-waning day of the kingdom of Christ.” (more…)

Palm Sunday, the Feast of our Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem, was celebrated in the Pakistan Orthodox Mission.

See below for a detailed photoreport. (more…)

On Saturday and Sunday 7-8 April/25-26 March 2012 His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, celebrated the All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy for the Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield.

Concelebrating with His Eminence were the clergy of the cathedral and a visiting priest from Georgia.

His Eminence announced that he would remain in Australia for the Feast of our Lord’s Resurrection and celebrate the services of Holy Pascha at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.

The Midnight Office will begin at 11:30pm on Saturday 14th April followed by the Resurrection Matins and Divine Liturgy from 12:00am on Sunday 15th April.

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The Saint George Church in Carlton has established a website.

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The Pastoral Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese was held on the 13th and 14th of March 2012.

On Tuesday March 13th the cleargy of the diocese assembled at the Church of All Russian Saints, Croydon, for Matins and Confession. On Wednesday morning the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts was served at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Strathfield.

Following the Divine Liturgy there was lunch in the parish hall followed by the Pastoral Conference under the presidency of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion.

Please see below for a photo report of the event. (more…)