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Eternal Memory!

The fifth First Hierarch of ROCOR Metropolitan Laurus peacefully reposed in the Lord on the first Sunday of Great Lent – the Triumph of Orthodoxy. The funeral, God willing, will be held towards the end of this week, in all likelihood on Friday 21 March 2008.

Archbishop Hilarion is planning to arrive in the USA for the funeral on Thursday 20 March.

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Please pray for the soul of Father Gregory Momongan, a priest of the Indonesian Deanery of the Sydney , Australia and New Zealand Diocese, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. Father Gregory reposed in the Lord Thursday, February 21, at 11:30 pm local time. Father Gregory was priest in charge of St Mary the Theotokos (Nativity of the Theotokos) Orthodox Church, Manado City in North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia.

Father Gregory was hit by a truck on Wednesday February 20, a victim of a hit and run accident, while operating his motorcycle, which he used as a taxi in downtown Manado City . He had a mechanical problem with his motorcycle and pulled over to the side of the road where he was hit by a speeding truck that was attempting to overtake another vehicle. People who rushed to Father’s aid were able to contact his family from the information of a billing statement which they found in his pocket.Continue Reading

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Glory be to God! God’s Providence manifests itself even in the most distant corners of the world! An example of this is New Zealand – a land separated from the rest of the world by many thousands of kilometres.

Today, February 11/24 2008, the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, His Eminence Hilarion, Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand, ordained Deacon Eugene Kulanov, a clergyman of the Holy Resurrection parish in Auckland, to the Priesthood. In the history of the Russian Orthodox Church this is the first time this Sacrament has been performed in New Zealand.Continue Reading

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ORTHODOX ACTION – SYDNEY is a much respected charitable organisation of our Australian ROCOR Diocese under the patronage of St John of Shanghai and San Francisco. With the blessing of His Grace Archbishop Hilarion its main aim is to raise funds to support orphaned and abandoned children and the needy in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

As part of its fundraising activities for 2008 the Executive Committee of Orthodox Action – Sydney invites all members of our Diocese in Sydney to attend their 7th Charity Concert

Children Our Precious Gems

To be held on Sunday 2nd of March 2008 at the Russian Club, 7 Albert Road, Strathfield, at 2.00pmContinue Reading

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With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Hilarion
English talks by Priestmonk Kosmas have been scheduled for a Sunday evening once a month

Topic: The Soul After Death

Date & Time: Sunday, 2 March 2008, 6:00pm

Venue: Saint George Russian Orthodox Church
15 Garfield St Carlton NSW 2218

For more information see here.

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Day 10

In the morning Vladyka met with the clergymen who, since May 2007, have aligned themselves with bishop Agathangel of Odessa (of the so-called THCA ROCA), though previously they had been subject to the Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, under the chairmanship of the First Hierarch of ROCOR, His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus.Continue Reading