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Eminent Fellow Hierarchs,

Dear Fathers, Brothers, Sisters and Children in the Lord!

With a feeling of great spiritual joy I greet all of you on the world-saving feast of the Birth of Christ, foretold by the prophets, and bringing heavenly joy to all people, for there has been accomplished the “great mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh” (1 Timothy 3:16). I congratulate all of you with this great joy! May the Divine Infant Christ grant all of us this joy. The struggle of faith and its fruits in our days must be that joy which comes from hearing the heavenly doxology and the feast of the Incarnation of God.Continue Reading

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We welcomed our Bishop in the airport on the 14th of December, the day before out Church Celebration in honour of Saint Nicholas. This was his second visit to New Zealand this year. In the evening there was a short service at our church.

On Saturday, the next day after the Bishop’s arrival, the sisterhood organised a charity lunch. In the evening there was the Vespers service, during which most people had confession.Continue Reading

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From the 6th to 11th December 2007 His Grace Archbishop Hilarion of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand and His Grace Bishop Mark of Egorevsk headed a joint delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Moscow Patriarchate) to Indonesia to visit our missions there.Continue Reading

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With God’s help the 15th Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Diocese of the ROCOR has concluded successfully.

The Conference began on the morning of the 23rd of November with a moleben service in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Sydney, and continued over a two day period in a noticeably peaceful manner, without any excessive argumentative discussions.Continue Reading

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Summary of Archbishop Hilarion’s Address
to the Diocesan Conference 24 November 2007

Greetings to all assembled here today.

First of all, we give thanks to God for all His blessings to our diocese during last 3 years. Freedom of worship, which is lacking in many countries even today. In Russia until recent years Orthodox Christians endured unprecedented persecution for the Faith.

During last 3 years there were many joyous events, but also quite a lot of uneasiness and turmoil in connection with the dialogue of our Church with the Moscow Patriarchate.Continue Reading