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The weekend of April 28 and 29, 2007, will be remembered by many forever. These were two unforgettable days, not only in the life of the Orthodox community of Brisbane, but of every person who partook of these celebrations.

The celebrations began with a vigil on Friday, April 27, with the arrival of the Holy Kursk-Root Icon at the Parish of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God for a matins service conducted according to Paschal typicon. This alone was a rare occurrence for some. It was a very heartfelt service.Continue Reading

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An Akathist will be served before the Miracle-Working
Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God
at the
Protection of the Holy Virgin
Russian Orthodox Church
136 John Street, Cabramatta
on Thursday 3 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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The Kursk Root Icon of the Theotokos, accompanied by Archbishop Hilarion, arrived at the Parish of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God at Rocklea at 6pm on Friday the 27 April and was present for Matins.

The following morning, at 8:30am, the holy icon again was present at the Rocklea parish for the Hierarchal Divine Liturgy, presided over by Archbishop Hilarion, accompanied by the prayers of Archpriest Michael Klebansky (Dean of the Queensland parishes), Archpriest Gabriel Makarov, and Hieromonk John Macpherson, and assisted by Deacons Alexander Borodin, Gabriel Lapardin, John Weir and Konstantin Semovskih.Continue Reading

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On Tuesday, 24 April 2007, through the mercies of God and the gracious assent of the Heavenly Queen herself, the Holy Wonderworking Kursk Root icon of the Mother of God – the Odigitria (Guide) of the Russian diaspora arrived in Australia. With the blessing of the First Hierarch of ROCOR, His Eminence Metropolitan Laurus the holy icon was accompanied by his deputy, Archbishop Hilarion, the ruling bishop of the Sydney, Australia and New Zealand diocese of ROCOR.Continue Reading

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On Monday, April 30, at 7:00 pm, director Nicholas Sherman’s “Sobor 2006”, a documentary film (in Russian) about the IV All-Diaspora Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, will be shown in the Holy Protection Church hall in Cabramatta.

All are welcome to attend!

“Sobor 2006” chronicles the IV All-Diaspora Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in May 2006. By viewing this film you will become a participant of this historical event, a witness to the conciliar process. You will see the opening of the Council, solemn hierarchal services, the Akathist before the Kursk Icon, the working sessions and debates at the Council, rare footage of the great exodus of the White Army out of Russia, the destruction of churches, Patriarch Tikhon and St. John, the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco.Continue Reading

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Having left the episcopacy of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and joining the schismatic “Russian Orthodox Church in Exile” (ROCiE), Archbishop Lazar (Zhurbenko) and Bishop Veniamin (Rusalenko) arbitrarily formed their own jurisdiction, the “Russian True Orthodox Church” (RTOC).Continue Reading

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His Grace Archbishop Hilarion will arrive back in Sydney on Tuesday 24 April bringing with him the Miracle-working Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God, the Protectress of the Russian Diaspora. Everyone is invited to attend 

A Molieben and Akathist to be served before the Kursk Icon at the Archbishop’s Chapel, Chelmsford Avenue, Croydon at 6.00pm on Wednesday 25 April

The Icon will then travel to Brisbane and an itinerary will be arranged for visits to other parishes in Australia. There will certainly be opportunities to venerate the Holy Icon in Sydney after the itinerary has been finalised.

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