Sts Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
12 Nov 09: Important announcement
7 Nov 09: Announcement – Talk at the Cathedral – Sunday 8th November 2009
SPIRITUAL YOUTH TALK 2009 SERIES
Topic: The Beatitudes Explained
Speaker: Fr George Lapardin
Location: Sts Peter & Paul Cathedral, Strathfield
Time: 4pm
Date: Sunday 8th November 2009
Food and drinks after the talk.
6 Nov 09: Announcement – Talk in English – Sunday 8th November 2009
A Talk by Priestmonk Kosmas, Do the Dead Need Our Help or Do We Need Theirs? will be held in the hall of the parish of St George Church, Carlton, at 6pm. A memorial Pannikhida (commemoration service for the departed), will be sung in English beforehand at 4.45pm. The faithful will have an opportunity to submit the names of their reposed Orthodox relatives and friends. (more…)
6 Nov 09: Website of the Diocese of South America
The website of the South American Diocese is now online.
6 Nov 09: Беседа с протоиереем Михаилом Бойковым
– Отец Михаил, расскажите немного о своей семье.
– Я родился в городе Якиши, недалеко от границы Китая с Россией, в Северной Маньчжурии. В этом городе была православная община, которую окормлял отец Антоний Яков. Впоследствии, во время «культурной революции», он был убит китайскими коммунистами. Можно сказать, что я и родился в церковной ограде. Мои родители работали в храме, выполняли даже послушание старост. Так вот, моя мама просто не успела доехать до больницы и родила меня прямо на ступеньках храма. Когда мне был годик, мои родители, взяв меня и старшего брата, перебрались в Австралию. Там тогда была довольно большая русская община, особенно много людей было собрано вокруг храма Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Кабраматте. Правда, в те годы он еще только строился, и я помню, как мы ходили в старую церковь – маленькую-маленькую церковку. Руководил всем и всеми прекрасный священник – батюшка Ростислав Ган. (more…)
1 Nov 09: Website of the Diocese of Canada
The website of the Canadian Diocese is now online.
1 Nov 09: Homily on the 21st Sunday after Pentecost
21st Sunday after Pentecost – the Sower
Homily From “The One Thing Needful,” Sermons of Archbishop Andrei (Rymarenko)
Brothers and sisters! Did you know that there exists a psychological law by which under the influence of thought, a feeling, a desire is kindled; and from desire comes action. This law was discovered back in the first centuries by the Fathers of the Church, and then it passed on into secular life. In any sphere of life, there isn’t a single action which is not provoked by feeling and desire. And in their turn, feeling and desire are kindled by thought; just as any flammable substance will catch fire if, for a sufficient length of time, one holds over it a magnifying glass through which a ray of sun is concentrated. And so: thought — feeling — action.
Both readings for this Sunday, the Apostle and the Gospel, are in a wonderful way connected with this law. Even more: without this law we wouldn’t even be able to understand them in all their depth. The Gospel tells us about the Sower, the seed, and the ground. Different kinds of ground are mentioned: the ground by the wayside, the stony ground, the ground overgrown with weeds, and finally, good ground. (more…)