STYLIANOS By the grace of God Archbishop of Australia To all the Reverend Clergy and devout faithful of our Holy Archdiocese Brother concelebrants and beloved children of the Church, “Pascha, the sacred feast, today shines forth for us Pascha that has opened the doors of Paradise to us Pascha that sanctifies all faithful”. These three concise verses of the …
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IRINEJ By The Grace of God Bishop of The Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand of The Serbian Orthodox Church Beloved monastics, clergy, all sons and daughters, faithful spiritual children of our Holy Church in Australia and New Zealand, from a paternal heart overflowing with Paschal joy, We greet all of you on this great and most radiant Feast …
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Mary Bakopoulos will continue to fight her case with the help of the Archdiocese 15 Apr 2014 HELEN VELISSARIS “I’m very disappointed with this. I’m not giving up, I’m determined to explore my options,” a passionate Mary Bakopoulos told Neos Kosmos this week. After The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) denied giving a ruling on the discrimination case she …
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23 Apr 2014 PENNI PAPPAS Prokopios Kanavas, former Bishop of St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Adelaide, and Bishop of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), has resigned. The resignation follows three attempts to quit this position that weren’t accepted by the GOCSA. Yet Friday nights resignation was final and now, Mr Kanavas is no longer serving the …
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At the invitation of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the First-Hierarchs of all the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches will gather from March 6-9, 2014, for a Sacred Synaxis at the Phanar in order to deliberate on matters pertaining to the entire Orthodox Church throughout the world and procedural issues for the convocation of the Holy and Great Council, whose preparation is …
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Dear sister and brothers, The anniversary of the 25th March always had a special resonance in the conscience of the Greek people and the Church. The double Annunciation that announces the redemption of all people through the incarnation of God, but also the liberation of the enslaved Greek nation through the sacred uprising of our heroic ancestors, became the “Magna …
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Woman claims she was denied committee membership because of her gender Helen Velissaris Reporting 25 Feb 2014 – Neos Kosmos English Edition A Greek woman in the Victorian town of Mildura has taken the local Orthodox Church committee to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), arguing her application to join the committee was rejected because of her gender. Maria …
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CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2013 STYLIANOS By the grace of God Archbishop of Australia to all the Reverend Clergy and devout faithful of our holy Archdiocese Brother concelebrants and beloved children of the Church, Once again, we are preparing to celebrate Christmas and the other Feasts of the sacred Twelve Days following. Yet, the phenomena of international violence, together with crime of …
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Date: 22 December Time: 5:00pm – 8:30pm Venue: Festival Hall Address: 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne Cost: All are welcome to attend and entrance is free Refreshments: Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase at the Hall. Concert Presentation Programme: A variety of traditional Christmas Carols in Greek, English and other languages for all ages. This is a combined Christmas celebration for all …
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On Tuesday, November 27, 2013, the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate decided the formal inclusion in the List of Saints of the Orthodox Church of elder Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia and of venerable Meletios of Lardos. Feast Day of Saint Porphyrios of Kafsokalivia: December 2nd. Feast Day of Saint Meletios of Lardos: February 12th. Saint Porphyrios Bairaktaris of Kafsokalivia …
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ModeOfLife Become love as God exhorts us, for this is the true starting point for changing your life and the world. For it is love that will bring respect, justice and equity into the world, not our personal opinion of what justice or equity is.