Upcoming Feast Day – St. Panteleimon Church, Gosford
This year, the Gosford parish will celebrate its patronal feast on Saturday 7 August 2010. All-night Vigil will begin at 6.00pm on Friday 6 August 2010, with the Lesser Blessing of Waters at 7.45am on Saturday 7 August 2010, and Divine Liturgy at 8.30am. God willing, His Grace Bishop Agapit will be present at all services. Clergy and altar servers should bring gold vestments. Afterwards, there will be a festive lunch at the Niagara Park Community Centre in Washington Avenue, Niagara Park, only 5 kms/10 minutes drive from the church. All are invited! Continue Reading
St John the Wonderworker of Shanghai & San Francisco Parish Feast Day, Gunning
On Saturday the 20th June / 3rd July, around 60 faithful from across Australia came to Gunning, NSW, to celebrate the patronal feast of St John Wonderworker of Shanghai & San Francisco.
The faithful gathered at the Gunning local Anglican Church, which was made available to the local Orthodox community to celebrate the Vigil and the Divine Liturgy for St John of SF. The Chapel of St John being to small to accommodate the expected visitors for the Feast Day.Continue Reading
Bishop Agapit to arrive as originally scheduled
Breaking News – Bishop Agapit will arrive in the Australian and New Zealand Diocese as originally scheduled and will serve at the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral on Sunday 11th July and Monday 12th July for the Feast of theHoly Apostles Peter and Paul.
Divine Liturgy begins at 9am – all welcome!
Two Hierarchs of the Diocese of Berlin and Germany Survive a Car Accident – Bishop Agapit’s visit to Australia postponed
At approximately midnight of July 4, 2010, His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Berlin and Germany and His Grace Bishop Agapit of Stuttgart, returning to the Monastery of St Job of Pochaev in Munich from a visit to the Women’s Skete in Buchendorf, were involved in an auto accident in Bavaria.
Upon entering the A8 highway between Stuttgart and Munich, the BMW carrying the hierarchs was hit from behind by a car driven by a drunk driver who had been celebrating Germany’s victory over Argentina in the World Cup games in South Africa.
Vladyka Mark, sitting in the back seat, and the driver, suffered no injuries, but Vladyka Agapit, who was sitting beside the driver, suffered injuries to the back and neck.
“The back of his seat was broken and flew back, so this was a strong collision, said Vladyka Mark. “The back of the car was crumpled like an accordion and is beyond repair.”
That night, the hierarchs were examined by doctors at Dritter Orden Hospital in Munich. Vladyka Agapit was treated and released. Later that night they returned to St Job Monastery.
As a result of this accident, however, Vladyka Agapit must postpone his planned July 5 trip to the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, where he was to serve on a temporary basis.
Source: Synod of Bishops
