Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
31 Jul 09: Upcoming Feast Day – St. Panteleimon Church, Gosford
This year, the Gosford parish will celebrate its patronal feast on Saturday 8 August 2009. All-night Vigil will begin at 6.00pm on Friday 7 August 2009, with the Lesser Blessing of Waters at 8.15am on Saturday 8 August 2009, and Divine Liturgy at 9.00am. Afterwards, there will be a festive lunch at the Narara Community Centre. All are invited! Clergy and altar servers should bring gold vestments. (more…)
28 Jul 09: Announcement – Talk on the Spiritual Significance of the Paschal Period – 4th August 2009
Topic: The Spiritual Significance of the Paschal Period
(A continuation of the talk Fr. Alexis gave during Great Lent on the different aspects of Great Lent)
Speaker: Archimandrite Alexis, Abbott of Holy Transfiguration Monastery (more…)
27 Jul 09: Announcement -Talk in English – Sunday 2nd August 2009
A Talk by Priestmonk Kosmas, Why Logic and Reason in Spiritual Matters Can Lead to a Loss of Grace will be held in the hall of the parish of St George Church, Carlton, at 6pm. A Paraklesis (Moleben) to the Most Holy Theotokos will be served in English beforehand at 4.45pm. (more…)
14 Jul 09: Всенощное бдение и Литургия в день убиение царской семьи в архиерейской крестовой церкви в Кройдоне будут начинаться в 10.30 часов ночи
В архиерейской крестовой церкви в Кройдоне служба в память Святых Царственных мучеников начинается в четверг 16 июля 2009г в 10.30 часов ночи и закончится рано утром в день их злого убиения.
14 Jul 09: Announcement – Feastday of the Royal Martyrs – Vigil and Liturgy at Archbishop’s chapel, Croydon: beginning Thursday 16/7 at 10.30pm through to Fri. 17/7/09
Allnight Vigil and Liturgy – Thursday 16/7/09 at 10.30pm
14 Jul 09: Website for Saint Nicholas Church, Christchurch
The Saint Nicholas Church in Christchurch, New Zealand has a website (more…)
9 Jul 09: Canberra Parish Celebrates Patronal Feastday
Sunday 5 July 2009. On a beautiful, crisp, clear Canberra morning, the parishioners of St John the Baptist, led by their rector Archpriest Alexander Morozow, welcomed their beloved hierarch His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand to their Church to celebrate their patronal feastday – the Nativity of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John.
On the preceding evening, His Eminence celebrated the All Night Vigil Service with Litia (Blessing of the Loaves), and earlier that morning according to the traditional practice, a Blessing of the Waters service was conducted by the assistant Priest of the parish Fr Alexander Borodin and Fr Protodeacon Alexander Kotlaroff (from Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral in Strathfield, Sydney), with assistance from Reader Victor Kargin. (more…)