Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
3 Jul 11: Announcement – Melbourne Cappella & St Nicholas Chorale, “Icons in Sound”
MELBOURNE CAPPELLA & ST NICHOLAS CHORALE
“Icons in Sound”
St Mary Star of the Sea, West Melbourne
Sunday July 17, 5:00pm
A choral concert part of the 2011 concert series presented by the Sacred Music Centre of St Mary Star of the Sea.
The program will be shared by two outstanding Melbourne-based choirs specialising in the performance and promotion of music of the Eastern Christian churches.
The concert will close the 6th Russian Liturgical Music National Conference and will be devoted to works by the Conference’s keynote speaker, Fr Ivan Moody and his teacher Sir John Tavener. (more…)
3 Jul 11: Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God Cathedral website
The Cathedral of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God has a new website at: www.holyprotectioncathedral.org.au
20 Jun 11: Repose of Hieromonk Panteleimon (Lake)
Please be advised that Hieromonk Panteleimon (Lake) reposed in the Lord yesterday morning at 8.00am (local time, West Timor, Indonesia). Hieromonk Panteleimon was a cleric of the Indonesian Deanery (Indonesian Orthodox Church) of the Australia and New Zealand Diocese.
He will be buried Monday, June 20 in his home village in Nilulat-Kefamenanu – 230 km East of Kupangand. We ask you to pray for the soul of the newly departed Hieromonk Panteleimon.
17 Jun 11: Orthodoxy in the Land of the Kiwi
An interview with the dean of parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad in New Zealand, Archpriest Vladimir Boikov
Photo: Peter Sundstrom.
We imagine New Zealand as a distant, fairy tale land at the end of the earth. Its landscapes have become known only recently through their depiction in the movies.
Nevertheless, few know that Orthodox parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad have existed here for a half century now. Other local Orthodox churches also serve the spiritual needs of their flocks in New Zealand. Today we are speaking with Fr. Vladimir Boikov, a recent guest of Sretensky Monastery, about the Orthodox Church today, the Russian diaspora, and the spiritual problems of New Zealand society. (more…)
