Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
11 Apr 12: A Plea for Pakistan
10 Apr 12: Palm Sunday in the Pakistan Orthodox Mission
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…)
9 Apr 12: Palm Sunday, the Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem, at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral
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.
24 Mar 12: Website for Saint George Church, Carlton
The Saint George Church in Carlton has established a website.
Please click on the picture below to open the site:
18 Mar 12: Diocesan Pastoral Conference 2012
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…)
7 Mar 12: Announcement – new Sections on Diocesan website
Four new sections have been launched on the Diocesan website:
- Forms / Анкеты
- Liturgical notes / Литургические заметки
- Regulations / Положения
- Ukazes / Указы
Open the Sections menu at the top left to access the new sections.
Also, as the menu for the News Archive was becoming quite lengthy, it has been moved from the top menu to just below the Search box on the right hand side.
6 Mar 12: Announcement – new Diocesan webpages
The Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael and the Holy Dormition Sisterhood have new webpages:
4 Mar 12: New Orthodox Church opened in Pakistan
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion a new Orthodox church was opened in Sargodha, Pakistan on 30th January, 2012.
Rev. Father Adrian Augustus a parish priest from Sydney, Australia traveled to Pakistan to baptise and chrismate 174 people.
Fr. Adrian reports: (more…)