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On 11 April 2026, during the Baptismal Vesperal Divine Liturgy of Holy Saturday, thirty-two catechumens were baptised at Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church, Brisbane, marking what is believed to be the largest number baptised in a single service in the history of the Orthodox Church within Australia.

The five-hour service was celebrated by Fr Andrew Smith with Fr Stephen David, and the deacons Fr Palladius van Zyl and Fr Jeremy Morse, with more than 150 attendees.

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Entering the Kingdom is a series that will teach you about all the fundamental teachings of the Orthodox Church – including the Nicene Creed, who is God, what humans are and how we are saved, how we are to live, the Sacraments of the Church that Christ founded, and how we are to get closer to our loving God.

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