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22.01.2022 Beloved congregation, Please see the below message from the NSW Government on COVID-safe requirements. Please remember to wear your masks at Church tonight, wash/sanitise your hands and practice social distancing. Christmas does look a little different this year.. but the meaning of Christmas is and always will remain the same. May the birth of our Lord and Saviour fill you with a renewed sense of joy and hope. Blessed feast of the Nativity to you all

22.01.2022 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:11) Wishing our fathers His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, His Eminence Metropolitan Tadros and His Grace Bishop Daniel a blessed and joyous Feast of the Nativity. A Merry Christmas also to our fathers the clergy, and the beloved congregation of the Diocese of Sydney. May your hearts be filled with love, peace and happiness, spending time with your loved ones on this blessed occasion.

19.01.2022 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17) Wishing our fathers His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, His Eminence Metropolitan Tadros and His Grace Bishop Daniel a blessed and happy new year. A blessed, joyous and prosperous new year also to our fathers the clergy, and the beloved congregation of the Diocese of Sydney. Happy New Year!

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13.01.2022 As indicated in the statement, the changes have been forwarded to His Holiness for review first. Once His Holiness has reviewed the draft, and the feedback, we will publish the final document as received from His Holiness. Notable updates made to the draft Constitution based on the feedback provided by the Diocese congregation include: * Corporate Trustees increased to 9 persons to allow for Geographical Representation. * Vicar-General included in Corporate Trustees as Clergy... Representative. * Corporate Trustees to be appointed by His Holiness. Interim Board will not elect the first Board of Trustees. * Increased autonomy for His Holiness Pope Tawadros II throughout entire Constitution. * Objectives of the Parish Council’s adopted from His Holiness’s paper on Parish Council management. * Parish Councils with 3 priests or less are to have 7 elected parishioners. Parishes with more than 3 priests are to have 9 elected parishioners. * Treasurers of Parish Councils to have accounting knowledge. * Restructuring of the Finance Advisory Board to include two Accountants who are members of an Australian professional accounting body, nominated by the Parishes and appointed by the Corporate Trustees. * Finance Advisory Board is to include geographical representation of the Diocese. * Finance Advisory Board is to include two clergy members with financial knowledge. * The corporate body of trustees may appoint committee(s) comprised of persons with suitable knowledge and experience in finance, real estate, building and construction and other such matters to advise them. * Youth representatives from each parish are included in General Advisory Council & Diocese Youth representative is a member of the General Advisory Board. * Decisions of Boards and Councils are by simple majority and a quorum is by majority attendance. No proxy voting is permitted. * A new clause was added to ensure His Holiness has absolute authority to amend the constitution at any time. See more

12.01.2022 Dear beloved congregation, here is an update from the Interim Board of Trustees on the feedback received about the draft Constitution.

12.01.2022 2021

10.01.2022 A message of condolence on the repose of the late Rev Fr Karas St Shenouda

09.01.2022 Wishing all our Christian brothers and sisters a blessed, joyous and safe Merry Christmas.

09.01.2022 We are so pleased and grateful to God to share the news that His Eminence Metropolitan Tadros has made a full recovery from Covid-19 and has now been discharged from hospital. We thank the Lord for His abundant blessings and for the health and safety of His Eminence. May the Lord bless his service and keep him in good health for many, many years to come.

07.01.2022 The Diocese of Sydney extends its heartfelt condolences to Bishop Anba Daniel: Bishop & Abbot of St. Shenouda Monastery Sydney. and the monks of St Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Monastery following the repose of Fr Karas St Shenouda. We also offer our sincere condolences to the family of Fr Karas, his cousin Fr Suriel Hanna and the congregation of St. Anthony's and St. Paul's Coptic Orthodox Church, Guildford. May our Lord grant you peace and comfort, and may Abouna pray for, and remember, us before the Throne of God.

07.01.2022 Nativity Feast message for our beloved fathe, HG Bishop Daniel of Sydney and Its Affiliated Regions. Happy feast dear saydna. Happy feast for everyone with joy and peace.

04.01.2022 The Diocese of Sydney extends its heartfelt condolences to the family of Nabih Fanous following his departure to paradise. Our thoughts are with Tunt Mervat, and his children Mary, David and Fr Samuel Fanous. Our prayers are also with his brother Fr Michael Fanous, his nephews Fr Daniel Fanous and Fr Paul Fanous, the extended family and their congregations. Nabih, together with Fr Michael, and the support of Fr Tadros Yacoub Malaty, translated the Liturgy Book (St Basil’s Lit...urgy) into English in the 1970s. May our Lord grant you peace and comfort, in the knowledge he is now in the loving embrace of our Lord.

03.01.2022 Happy feast of Epiphany The Father was revealed to the sense of hearing; the Spirit was revealed to the sense of sight, and in addition to these, the Son was r...evealed to the sense of touch. The Father uttered His witness about the Son, the Son was baptised in the water, and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove hovered above the water. When John the Baptist witnessed and said about Christ, Behold, the Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world (John 1:29), and when John immersed and baptised the Lord in the Jordan, the mission of Christ in the world and the path of our salvation was shown. That is to say: The Lord took upon Himself the sins of mankind and died under them [immersion] and became alive again [the coming out of the water]; and we must die as the old sinful man and become alive again as cleansed, renewed and regenerated. This is the Saviour, and this is the path of salvation. ~St. Nikolai Velimirovich