The Priest, having set aside the censer and bowed his head, saith to the Deacon:
Pray for me, my brother and concelebrant.
Deacon: May the Holy Spirit come upon thee and the power of the Most High overshadow thee.Continue Reading
The Synod of Bishops, at its meeting on Friday, December 9, 2011, heard a report by the Synod Treasurer in which he discussed the maintenance and renovation of the building of the Synod of Bishops on Park Avenue in New York.
The building is magnificent, but demands enormous resources for its upkeep and constant renovation, which the Synod of Bishops does not possess. The previously-proposed projects of renovating and maintaining the building did not correspond to the needs of the Synod of Bishops.Continue Reading
The weekend of 26-27 November 2011 was the last time the Holy Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God was present for a service in Australia for 2011.
On Saturday 26th the Holy Icon was brought for the All-Night Vigil at the Diocesan Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Strathfield. The following day, Sunday 27th November, the icon was again present in the Cathedral for the the Divine Liturgy.Continue Reading
In recent years, a great many young Russian families have settled in the Hornsby Shire on Sydney’s northern fringe. Forging strongs friendships amongst themselves, these families have also gravitated towards the parish of Saint Panteleimon in Gosford, becoming active there in parish life.
The young parents there have for some time considered the possibility of a Russian language school in the Hornsby region. Their hopes became reality when, with the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion, the Saint Seraphim Russian Community School commenced lessons at Mount Colah Public School on Sunday 13 November 2011. Prior to classes beginning, Hornsby mayor Nick Berman cut the ribbon with representatives from both Russian (“Edinenie”) and English (“Bush Telegraph”) newspapers in attendance.Continue Reading
Over 25-26 November the Holy Wonderworking Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God was taken by plane to Brisbane by its guardian Deacon Nicholas Olhovsky. There the Icon visited the Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Kangaroo Point and the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God Church in Rocklea.Continue Reading
On Wednesday 23 November the Holy Wonder-working Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God was brought to the Holy Protection Church in Cabramatta by its guardian Deacon Nicholas Olhovsky. The Akathist to the Mother of God was then celebrated by the parish rector Archpriest Boris Ignatievsky, parish and visiting clergy.Continue Reading
On 6 November 2011 the Joy of All Who Sorrow Church in Geelong marked its Parish Feast with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy by His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion in the presence of the Holy Wonderworking Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God.Continue Reading
