{"id":18517,"date":"2026-03-10T10:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T00:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/?p=18517"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T22:39:06","slug":"ordination-of-a-deacon-in-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/?p=18517","title":{"rendered":"Ordination of a Deacon in Brisbane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a class=\"highslide img_1\" href=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-scaled.jpg\" onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-18518\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-109x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-109x160.jpg 109w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-768x1130.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-1392x2048.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-374x550.jpg 374w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-340x500.jpg 340w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Haoc-1-scaled.jpg 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 109px) 100vw, 109px\" \/><\/a>On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, prior to the annual Pastoral Conference, Archbishop George celebrated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St Nicholas Cathedral, Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u00a0Clergy from Brisbane parishes concelebrated with His Eminence at the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mitred Archpriest Gabriel Makarov (Dean of St Nicholas);<\/li>\n<li>Archpriest Vladimir Deduhin (retired);<\/li>\n<li>Priest Andrew Smith (Rector of Holy Annunciation);<\/li>\n<li>Priest Stephen David (Assistant Priest of Holy Annunciation);<\/li>\n<li>Priest Boris Metlenko (Assistant Priest of St Nicholas);<\/li>\n<li>Protodeacon Vladimir Bigdan (of Vladimir Icon);<\/li>\n<li>Deacon Palladius van Zyl (of Holy Annunciation);<\/li>\n<li>Deacon Rostislav Karipoff (of Vladimir Icon).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the Sixth Hour, Luke and Nikita were tonsured as Readers and assigned to St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the Eucharistic Canon, Subdeacon Jeremy Morse was ordained to the diaconate, continuing to serve at Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church.<br \/>\nRegular parishioners of the Cathedral were joined by the congregation of Holy Annunciation, joyous at the ordination of one of their own.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During the time for Communion of Clergy, the Presanctified Lamb was prepared for the Lenten Pastoral Conference, which would be held a few days later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Upon completion of the Liturgy, Archbishop George addressed the faithful with a sermon on St Gregory Palamas, whose memory we commemorated, connecting the previous Sunday\u2019s \u2018Triumph of Orthodoxy\u2019 with this Sunday as a further example of a triumph of Orthodoxy, and calling all to repentance as foundation for the spiritual life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-18517 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail\"><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_2\" href='https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-scaled.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-120x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-413x550.jpg 413w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-01-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-03-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-03-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-03-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-03-413x550.jpg 413w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-03-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-03-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><div style='clear: both'><\/div><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_5\" href='https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-04.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-04-160x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-04-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-04-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-04-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-04-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-04-465x348.jpg 465w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-04-668x500.jpg 668w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-04.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_6\" href='https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-scaled.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-160x120.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-1536x1149.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-2048x1532.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-465x348.jpg 465w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-05-668x500.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"highslide img_7\" href='https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06.jpg' onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06-120x160.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06-414x550.jpg 414w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06-376x500.jpg 376w, https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/news25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HAOC-06.jpg 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><div style='clear: both'><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following the Divine Liturgy, Abp George congratulated the newly-ordained, commending their service in their respective parishes, and Pdcn Vladimir intoned the \u2018Many Years.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With Cathedral Hall being occupied with preparations for the Pastoral Conference, all were invited to a celebratory luncheon, held at a local community hall in honour of our ruling hierarch and the newly-ordained Fr Jeremy. Congratulatory speeches were offered by Fr Andrew, who welcomed his new co-labourer in the Lord&#8217;s vineyard, and asked all to keep Fr Jeremy and his family in their prayers; and by Fr Stephen, who led all in thanking His Eminence, St Nicholas Cathedral, the QRCC, and all the parishioners of Holy Annunciation who organised, contributed to, and ran a successful luncheon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">May God bless and preserve His newly-ordained servants, Deacon Jeremy, Reader Luke, and Reader Nikita, unto many years!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the Second Sunday of Great Lent, prior to the annual Pastoral Conference, Archbishop George celebrated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at St Nicholas Cathedral, Brisbane. &nbsp; &nbsp;<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/?p=18517\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-priest-andrew-morgan","has-more-link","post-18517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-diocesan-news","category-photos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18517"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18535,"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18517\/revisions\/18535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rocor.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}