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The Good Life: Orthodox Great Lent
29/03/2009

Noel Debien with Helen Metlenko, teacher, wife of a Russian Orthodox Priest and mother of three children

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For the Orthodox, not unlike Western Christians, the education of “desire” into healthy directions is one key to the Christian Spiritual life, and in the 40 days of Lent leading up to Easter, fasting; prayer and almsgiving are undertaken by many Christians. The Russian Orthodox follow the Julian calendar, and count the Sundays as days of lent also…Continue Reading

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Cultural Infusion has collaborated with the newly opened Mel-bourne Recital Centre to present a Russian Easter Vigil on Easter Saturday as part of festival Walk to the Field of Stars – A Musi-cal Pilgrimage that celebrates the music of the Christian Holy Week and Jewish Passover. David Barmby, Melbourne Recital Centre Artistic Administrator says that “The Festival has been designed not so much as a festival of sacred music from around the world, but as an opportunity.Continue Reading

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6/19 марта, 2009
свв. мучч. Амморейских

Ваше Высокопреосвященство, Высокопреосвященнейший Владыка Иларион, благословите!

Духовенство благочиннического округа штата НЮУ, Австралийско-Новозеландской Епархии, собравшись по давно упрочнившейся великопостной традиции 17-го и 18-го марта, 2009г. для общей молитвы, говения и духовного общения, провели время плодотворно, в духе братской любви, еще в очередной раз прочувствовав силу слов псалмопевца: “се что красно, се что добро, но еже жити братии в купе”.

Полнота духовных впечатлений не была несколько достигнута единственно по причине Вашего отсутствия.

Шлем Вам Владыка Святый свои искренние пожелания: помощи Божией на всех стезях Ваших и во всех церковных предприятиях; духовного утешения и легкости сердечной в сии очистительно-просветляющие дни великого поста; и торжественно-пасхальной радости в грядущие дни Светлого Праздника Христова Воскресения!

Просим Вас Владыка Святый, при удобном на то случае, передать наши сердечные поздравления Его Святейшеству, новоизбранному патриарху Кириллу, с пожеланием духовных сил и крепости и неизменно Боговдохновенные “уста и премудрость” необходимые при столь ответственном и нелегком служении Церкви Христовой.

Благочинный Протоиерей Никита Чемодаков и все духовенство штата НЮУ и столицы Канберра.

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6/19 March, 2009
Holy Martyrs of Ammoria

Your Eminence, Most Reverend Vladyka Hilarion, we ask for your blessing!

The clergy of the NSW Deanery, of the Australian and N.Z. Diocese, having convened according to the long established Lenten tradition on the 17th and 18th of March, 2009 for common prayer, confession and spiritual communion, passed the time beneficially in the spirit of brotherly love, yet again having felt the meaning of the Psalm-writer’s words: “Gracious the site, and full of comfort, when brethren dwell united”… The fullness of our spiritual enjoyment however could not quite be achieved due to your Eminence’s absence.

We would like to wish you: Divine help along all the paths you take and in all ecclesiastical initiatives you embark on; spiritual comfort and lightness of heart in these soul-cleansing and enlightening days of Great Lent; and triumphantly-paschal joy in the approaching days of the bright Feast of Christ’s Resurrection!

We ask you Vladyka, at a convenient time, to convey our heartfelt greetings to His Holiness, the newly elected Patriarch Cyrill, with wishes of vigour, strength of spirit and God-inspired “mouth and wisdom” so essential in his difficult and responsible position of serving the Church of Christ.

Archpriest Nikita Chemodakov, dean
together with the clergy of NSW and ACT

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St Michael the Archangel Church, Blacktown, turns 50 this year and a great deal is happening.

Please visit the Church website at http://www.archangelmichael.net.au/

The Parish invites you to come and see:

  • the Church is undergoing painting and refurbishment;
  • the Hall is being painted; and
  • the Hall Kitchen is being transformed.

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In July of 2008 the Australian and New Zealand Diocesan Liturgical Music Committee organised the 5th Diocesan Choral Conference.

The conference took place in Sydney over a period of 5 days and its already rich programme was greatly enhanced by the presence and inclusion of the Moscow Danilov Monastery Choir.

Conference activities included a range of lectures, workshops, demonstrations, divine services and concerts, all aimed at teaching and improving the skills of church choir conductors, singers and readers.

The participation in the conference of many young people from parishes all over the diocese was particularly encouraging as it attests to continued interest, growth and development of our church choirs.

The organising members of the Diocesan Liturgical Committee should be very heartily congratulated for their tremendous effort and for a job done so well. May our Lord bless their endeavours, always!Continue Reading

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On fasting

“For this kind is expelled only by prayer and fasting” (Matt. 17:21). With these words the Lord Himself indicated to us two kinds of weapons in our combat against our enemy – the dark and evil spirits. At the same time, He indicated to His disciples the need for them to fast at a time “when the Bridegroom shall be taken from them” (Matt. 9:15). The grace of the Holy Spirit is taken away from us through our sins. And its return to us is achieved primarily by means of repentance, assisted by prayer and fasting.Continue Reading