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On the day of the major feast of the Ascension of the Lord in the church of Christ the Saviour, located in the God-preserved city of Moscow, the fateful document “the Act of Canonical Communion was signed. It was signed by His Holiness Patriarch Alexis II on behalf of the Moscow Patriarchate and His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus, First Hierarch of the ROCOR. The Divine Liturgy followed during which bishops, (including our ruling Bishop – Archbishop Hilarion) clergy, monastics and laity of both parts of the one Local Russian Orthodox Church communed. The service was transmitted via live web feed from the site http://www.xxc.ru/ . See the archival web feed http://212.111.66.210/trans/

With this Act the eucharistic communion between the MP and the ROCOR has been restored. Once again the words of the highpriest’s prayer of Our Lord Jesus Christ have been fulfilled: “May they be one: as You are Father in Me and I in You so shall they be one in Us…” (John 17:21)

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See Russian news http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?tid=45852&cid=1 see these and other photos http://www.vesti.ru/photo.html?id=121527

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The Miracle-Working Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God
will be at the
Our Lady of Kazan Monastery
32 Smith Street
Kentlyn NSW 2560
on Saturday night, 12 May, 2007 for the All-Night Vigil
and
on Sunday morning, 13 May 2007 for the Divine Liturgy

Please let your Orthodox friends and acquaintances know of the Icon’s visit as all are welcome to venerate the Holy Icon and to ask for the intercession of the Mother of God.

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9-12 May – Kursk-Root Icon in Strathfield Cathedral area, for further information contact Archpriest George Lapardin on (02) 9868 5469

12 May, from 9am – visit to the Saint Alexander Nevsky Russian School

12-13 May – All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy at Our Lady of Kazan Monastery, Kentlyn

13-20 May – Kursk-Root Icon in Cabramatta area, for further information contact Priest Boris Ignatievsky on (02) 4625 7743

20-24 May – Kursk-Root Icon in Fairfield area, for further information contact Archpriest Nikita Chemodakov on (02) 9604 7528

25-26 May – Archbishop Hilarion will visit the Gold Coast community of Saints Cyril and Methody with the Holy Icon

26-27 May, Pentecost – All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield

28 May – Archbishop Hilarion will visit the Holy Trinity Monastery, Dungog with the Holy Icon. For further information contact Hieromonk John (Macpherson) on (02) 4951 5480

29 May – further details to be announced

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An Akathist will be served before the Miracle-Working
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God
at the
Holy Dormition Church
61 Wilford Street
Corrimal, Wollongong
on Wednesday 9 May, 2007 at 6pm

Please let your Orthodox friends and acquaintances know of the Icon’s visit as all are welcome to venerate the Holy Icon and to ask for the intercession of the Mother of God.

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An Akathist will be served before the Miracle-Working
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God
at the
Saints Peter and Paul
Russian Orthodox Cathedral
3-5 Vernon Street, Strathfield
on Tuesday 8 May, 2007 at 6pm

Please let your Orthodox friends and acquaintances know of the Icon’s visit as all are welcome to venerate the Holy Icon and to ask for the intercession of the Mother of God.

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Background

Born in Vienna, Austria of both European and Slavic backgrounds, Father Seraphim, like most Austrians, was born into the Roman Catholic Church, and always considered the Orthodox Church another side of the same coin. As a young man he immigrated to Australia, eventually taking on the citizenship of his chosen homeland.Continue Reading