The ‘Open Doors’ Orthodox Evangelism Symposium, held on May 26, 2023, at St Seraphim Russian Orthodox Church in Brisbane, gathered clergy and laity from around Australia to discuss welcoming visitors, including newcomers, developing parishes, and enculturation.
Патриарх Тихон был избран Богом,1 чтобы восстановить сильное руководство Русской Церковью, без сомнения в труднейший период всей истории её существования. Церковь была поставлена перед лицом феномена революции – попыткой перестройки человеческого общества без Бога. Врата ада не одолели. Столетием позже, не только Россия, но и весь мир снова стоит перед вызовом революции – нравственной революции. Я чувствую, что Русская Церковь, к которой мы принадлежим, имеет уникальную возможность (если она воспримет эту миссию) поделиться опытом, как поступать с этим вызовом.Continue Reading
Patriarch Tikhon was chosen by God 1to restore strong leadership to the Russian Church at what was, without doubt, the most difficult moment in its entire history up to that point. The Church faced the phenomenon of revolution as an attempt to rebuild human society without God. The gates of Hades did not prevail. A century later, not just Russia, the whole world is facing the challenge of revolution reinvented as moral revolution. I feel that the Church of Russia, to which we belong, has a unique opportunity to bring to the table its historical experience of dealing with the challenges of revolution, should it accept this mission.Continue Reading
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen) arrived in Sydney from Washington on Friday 14 July 2017. His Eminence was invited as the guest speaker to participate in the Sydney Symposium dedicated to the New Martyrs of Russia.Continue Reading
On Friday 14 July 2017 at 5pm AEST the clergy and the youth of the Australian & New Zealand Diocese gathered at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Strathfield for the Symposium Syezd, in commemoration of the New Martyrs of Russia 100-years later.Continue Reading