Events

In line with the directives and consensus of the Episcopal Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Oceania; Greek, Antiochian, Russian, Serbian and Romanian Orthodox clergy gathered together at Axion Estin monastery complex in Northcote, on 19th July 2014, to serve a Pan-Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Memorial service to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I. A …

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 …

With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, the Australian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) cordially invites Orthodox teens, finishing Grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 at school this year, to attend the annual Russian Orthodox Teen Retreat.  ​Join us at this years Retreat, which will be held near Sydney this December, commencing on the 19th …

With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, the forty-ninth annual Orthodox Conference (“Syezd”) will be held at Camp Manyung, Mt Eliza, just south of Melbourne. Beginning on Thursday, 19th December, the Syezd will be held over six days and five nights ending on Tuesday, 24th December, 2013. What is Syezd? Syezd is an annual event where Orthodox and non-Orthodox people …

On Sunday, 1 December 2013, a lecture about St Philaret of Moscow will be presented at the St Lazarus Serbian Orthodox Church, Alexandria, NSW. Prior to the lecture, there will be a short memorial service in memory of Nebojsha M. Krstich, both events having been organised by the Center for Research of Orthodox Monarchism, with the blessings of His Grace Bishop …

Orthodox Christians representing the five canonical Orthodox Jurisdictions of New Zealand gathered at the Dormition of the Theotokos Romanian Orthodox Church known as St. Mary’s in Wellington to participate in the second official Pan-Orthodox Conference on Saturday, September 28th. The theme of the conference was Orthopraxia-Practicing True Faith. The conference was convened under the Omophorion of His Eminence Archbishop Amfilochios of the Sacred …

“You are the best thing that has happened to the Church” said Bishop IRINEJ of the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand to the youth in attendance at the 2013 Annual General Meeting of the Serbian Orthodox Youth Association (SOYA). SOYA, which has been in existence since May of 2008, meets annually in a different state of Australia …

INVITATION Beloved Orthodox Christians, We cordially invite you, your family and friends to attend the Foundation Stone Ceremony for the Main Church of Holy Cross monastery and its two side chapels dedicated to St Anthony the Great and St Irene Chrysovalantou. The foundation stone ceremony will be conducted by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos on SATURDAY 7th December 2013. PROGRAMME Saturday, …

Source: http://cycnsw.org.au/2013/10/10th-National-Youth-Conference The 10th National Youth Conference was held in Brisbane, QLD from the 29th of September until the 1st of October 2013. This conference is held every four years and this year’s theme was “The Terminology and Psychology of Socio-Political Developments in the Contemporary World”. Upon arrival at Brisbane, the delegates made their way to the parish hall of the …

Twenty years of Greek Serbian Friendship celebrated in Sydney Neos Kosmos – 2 Oct 2013 With more than 35 dancing groups participating, and a program of more than eight hours, the annual Greek-Serbian Orthodox and Cultural Friendship Day was celebrated last Sunday in Rooty Hill, Sydney. Serbian and Greek dancing schools were joined by other Orthodox communities to give unique …