Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
2 Jan 08: St Nicholas Church Feast Day, Christchurch
We welcomed our Bishop in the airport on the 14th of December, the day before out Church Celebration in honour of Saint Nicholas. This was his second visit to New Zealand this year. In the evening there was a short service at our church.
On Saturday, the next day after the Bishop’s arrival, the sisterhood organised a charity lunch. In the evening there was the Vespers service, during which most people had confession.
On Sunday there was the Divine Liturgy service. After that everyone was invited to the church hall for tea, during which the Bishop talked about his missionary trip to Indonesia. He also answered the questions that followed.
Vladika promised to come and visit our parish during Great Lent.
