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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

Locality: South Melbourne, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9245 9000

Address: 221 Dorcas Street 3205 South Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.goyouth.org.au

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24.01.2022 , , , The Dormition of the Theotokos from Saint Athanasios Church, Korytsa, Northern Epirus.

20.01.2022 Patriarch Bartholomew: "The environmental activities of the Ecumenical Patriarchate are an extension of its ecclesiological self-consciousness and do not comprise a simple circumstantial reaction to a new phenomenon. The very life of the Church is an applied ecology." (The Day for the Preservation of the Natural Environment, 2020)

20.01.2022 Friends, many of you have been writing to me with questions about a COVID-19 vaccine. This weeks announcement that a Letter of Intent has been signed between o...ur government and AstraZeneca for a vaccine raises some important ethical questions because the vaccine in question makes use of a cell line cultured from an electively aborted human foetus. Whether this vaccine is successful or not, it is important that the government does not create an ethical dilemma for people. Along with the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney and the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia, I have written to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison, asking the government to pursue similar arrangements for alternate vaccines that do not raise the same ethical concerns, so that Australians will have a choice when it comes to vaccination. There are currently 167 vaccines being researched, many of which do not use foetal cells in their development. It is in the best interests of the community that vaccination is widely taken up and this deadly disease defeated, and this will better be achieved if the vaccines available do not create an ethical quandary. Ill have more to say on this in next weeks Catholic Weekly. In the interim, you might like to make your desire for an ethical vaccine known to your local MP.

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19.01.2022 According to Church tradition, Christ entered the synagogue in Nazareth today, September 1st , and taking the scroll of Isaiah recited the following about Himself, publicly proclaiming His mission for the first time: "The Spirit of the LORD is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the LORDs favor." (Lk 4:18-19)

18.01.2022 After the tragic transgression with Hagia Sophia, now the Monastery of Chora, (the Place of the One beyond space -- Chora tou Achortou), this exquisite offer...ing of Byzantine culture to humanity is being changed into a mosque. This is a sad state of affairs for the very same Turkish people who, since the founding of the modern state, have struggled to achieve an international reputation of productivity and progress that leaves a sorry legacy of conquest and carnage behind. This is a real shame, because no one is deserving of such a narrow-minded policy. Demeaning humanitys monuments to serve fleeting political schemes does not diminish the monuments themselves, but the schemers. The pleas and exhortations of the international community are ignored. How long? , , , , . , . , . , . . ;

18.01.2022 SPECIAL EVENT: Tribute in honour of Archbishop Stylianos of Australia of blessed memory With the blessing and exhortation of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios ...of Australia a special event will take place on Monday, 14th December 2020 in the reception hall of St Andrew’s Theological College at 6:00pm in honour of Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis of Australia of blessed memory, who reposed in the Lord on 25th March 2019. The first part of the proceedings includes the presentation of an honorary Volume concerning the life and works of the late Hierarch, under the title, Archbishop Stylianos Pastor, Theologian, Poet. It is a publication of St Andrew’s Orthodox Press that was completed under the guidance and supervision of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. The approximately 600-page Volume contains notable texts, written in Greek and English by learned and renowned hierarchs, university professors, clergy and laity, who knew the late Hierarch and who associated with him. It also includes a substantial number of photographs of historical importance from moments periods during the course of the life of the late Archbishop. The Volume begins with a message from His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Preface by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios. During the second half of the event, a documentary will be screened titled, An Opal of Many Colors: Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis of Australia (1935-2019). The 70-minute Tribute to the Archbishop presents the journey of the late Hierarch with references to his youth, the duration of his studies, the beginning of his ministry and university career, his election and enthronement as Archbishop of Australia as well as his 44-year contribution and crucial action at the helm of the Orthodox Church in the Antipodes. Due to the restrictive measures as a result of the pandemic, participation in the event on 14th December will be by invitation only. Further similar events will follow, which will also include the screening of the documentary about Archbishop Stylianos of Australia, of blessed memory.

16.01.2022 Today the Church remembers the 40 Holy Virgins and Saint Ammoun the Deacon from Adrianopolis, Macedonia, martyred by a local ruler in Heraclea, Thrace. St Ammoun and eight of the virgins were beheaded, ten were burned, six died after heated metal balls were put into their mouths, six were stabbed with knives, and the remainder were struck in the mouth and stabbed in the heart with swords. The Virgins names were Adamantini, Athina, Akrivi, Antigone, Aribea, Aspasia, Aphrodite, Dioni, Dodoni, Elpiniki, Erasmia, Erato, Erminia, Euterpi, Thalia, Theanoi, Theano, Theonimfi, Theofani, Kalliroi, Kallisti, Kleo, Kleoniki, Kleopatra, Koralia, Lambro, Margarita, Marianthi, Melpomeni, Mosko, Ourania, Pandora, Penelope, Polimnia, Poliniki, Sapfo, Terpsihori, Troas, Haido, Hariklia each of who celebrate their Name Day today.

16.01.2022 For teens and young adults from 12-22

15.01.2022 + B A R T H O L O M E W BY GODS MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO ALL THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH GRACE, PEACE AND MERCY... FROM THE MAKER OF ALL CREATION OUR LORD, GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST Dearest brother Hierarchs and beloved children in the Lord, It is a shared conviction that, in our time, the natural environment is threatened like never before in the history of humankind. The magnitude of this threat becomes manifest in the fact that what is at stake is not anymore the quality, but the preservation of life on our planet. For the first time in history, man is capable of destroying the conditions of life on earth. Nuclear weapons are the symbol of mans Promethean titanism, the tangible expression of the complex of omnipotence of the contemporary man-god. In using the power that stems from science and technology, what is revealed today is the ambivalence of mans freedom. Science serves life; it contributes to progress, to confronting illnesses and many conditions that were hitherto considered fateful; it creates new positive perspectives for the future. However, at the same time, it provides man with all-powerful means, whose misuse can be turned destructive. We are experiencing the unfolding destruction of the natural environment, of biodiversity, of flora and fauna, of the pollution of aquatic resources and the atmosphere, the progressing collapse of climate balance, as well as other excesses of boundaries and measures in many dimensions of life. The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete, 2016) rightly and splendidly decreed that scientific knowledge does not mobilize the moral will of man, who knows the dangers but continues to act as if he did not know. (Encyclical, 11) It is apparent that the protection of the common good, of the integrity of the natural environment, is the common responsibility of all inhabitants of the earth. The contemporary categorical imperative for humankind is that we live without destroying the environment. However, while on a personal level and on the level of many communities, groups, movements and organizations, there is a demonstration of great sensitivity and ecological responsibility, nations and economic agents are unable in the name of geopolitical ambitions and the autonomy of the economy to adopt the correct decisions for the protection of creation and instead cultivate the illusion that the pretended global ecological destruction is an ideological fabrication of ecological movements and that the natural environment has the power of renewing itself. Yet the crucial question remains: How much longer will nature endure the fruitless discussions and consultations, as well as any further delay in assuming decisive actions for its protection? The fact that, during the period of the pandemic of the novel coronavirus Covid-19, with the mandatory restrictions of movement, the shutdown of factories, and the diminishment in industrial activity and production, we observed a reduction of pollution and encumbrance of the atmosphere, has proved the anthropogenic nature of the contemporary ecological crisis. It became once again clear that industry, the contemporary means of transportation, the automobile and the airplane, the non-negotiable priority of economic indicators and the like, negatively impact the environmental balance and that a change of direction toward an ecological economy constitutes an unwavering necessity. There is no genuine progress that is founded on the destruction of the natural environment. It is inconceivable that we adopt economic decisions without also taking into account their ecological consequences. Economic development cannot remain a nightmare for ecology. We are certain that there is an alternative way of economic structure and development besides the economism and the orientation of economic activity toward the maximization of profiteering. The future of humanity is not the homo conomicus. The Ecumenical Patriarchate, which in recent decades has pioneered in the field of the protection of the creation, will continue its ecological initiatives, the organization of ecological conferences, the mobilization of its faithful and especially the youth, the promotion of the environments protection as a fundamental subject for interreligious dialogue and the common initiatives of religions, the contacts with political leaders and institutions, the cooperation with environmental organizations and ecological movements. It is evident that the collaboration for the protection of the environment creates additional avenues of communication and possibilities for new common actions. We repeat that the environmental activities of the Ecumenical Patriarchate are an extension of its ecclesiological self-consciousness and do not comprise a simple circumstantial reaction to a new phenomenon. The very life of the Church is an applied ecology. The sacraments of the Church, its entire life of worship, its asceticism and communal life, the daily life of its faithful, express and generate the deepest respect for creation. The ecological sensitivity of Orthodoxy was not created by but emerged from the contemporary environmental crisis. The struggle for the protection of creation is a central dimension of our faith. Respect for the environment is an act of doxology of Gods name, while the destruction of creation is an offense against the Creator, entirely irreconcilable with the basic tenets of Christian theology. Most honorable brothers and dearly beloved children, The ecofriendly values of the Orthodox tradition, the precious legacy of the Fathers, constitute an embankment against the culture, whose axiological foundation is the domination of man over nature. Faith in Christ inspires and strengthens the human endeavor even before the immense challenges. From the perspective of faith, we are able to discover and assess not only the problematic dimensions, but also the positive possibilities and prospects of contemporary civilization. We call upon Orthodox young men and women to realize the significance of living as faithful Christians and contemporary people. Faith in the eternal destiny of man strengthens our witness in the world. In this spirit, from the Phanar, we wish all of you a propitious and all-blessed new ecclesiastical year, fruitful in Christ-like deeds, for the benefit of all creation and to the glory of the all-wise Creator of all. And we invoke upon you, through the intercessions of the All-Holy Theotokos, the Pammakaristos, the grace and mercy of the God of wonders. September 1, 2020 +Bartholomew of Constantinople Fervent supplicant of all before God

13.01.2022 The youth and teens of our Parish and Community are excited to to launch CATALYST - an Orthodox Christian Fellowship for Teens (12-19). Our first Online Meetin...g will be on Saturday August 22 at 3pm. Whilst in lockdown we have prepared a 6 week series of presentations and discussions that will be hosted by a range of facilitators. This gives our Teens the opportunity to connect, share their thoughts and challenges and grow in Christ. Please register your interest below in order to receive a link to join our first session. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

09.01.2022 Today our church honours the Exaltation of the Life Giving Cross. May the Holy Cross bless us always.

08.01.2022 Statement from His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia together with other heads of Christian Churches in Australia regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

07.01.2022 A N N O U N C E M E N T The Holy Archdiocese of Australia, our Shepherd, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, the God-loving Bishops and all the benevolent clergy..., with pain of soul, pray for the divine consolation and strengthening of all our sisters and brothers, who are profoundly being tested with the loss of their loved ones due to the coronavirus pandemic and with overwhelming sorrow, we commemorate the names of all our sisters and brothers from St Basils who have fallen asleep. His Eminence our Archbishop is in constant communication with the authorities, the relevant Ministers and other officials, and all together, with the help and prayers of our faithful people, we will move forward to a new day. Within this context, it is announced that the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of St Basils in Victoria, Mr Konstantinos Kontis has submitted his resignation from the position of Chairman. His Eminence, after expressing his gratitude for the long-standing contribution of Mr Kontis and his co-workers to St Basils, accepted his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors, appointing the Very Reverend Archimandrite Father Evmenios Vasilopoulos, Archiepiscopal Vicar of Northcote, as the new Chairman. At the same time, he urged Mr Kontis to remain as an ordinary member of the Board of Directors until some practical and legal issues, that were created during the pandemic, are finalised. His Eminence also appreciates the expressions of regret from the relevant Ministers, because in part the efforts to stem the pandemic in certain residential aged care services in Victoria, as well as to support them, did not go as well as people had hoped. We note that, from the 6th August 2020, the management of St Basils was returned to its own administration. His Eminence and the members of the Institution, greet with joy the families who wish and insist that their relatives return to St Basils, recognising the contribution of the Institution to the community and, at the same time, showing trust and respect to the local Church. See more

07.01.2022 Message from Archbishop Makarios of Australia concerning International Youth Day Today is dedicated to the youth; to the most active and creative building blo...ck of any society, to the most beautiful and fragrant blossom that adorns the garden of humanity. It may seem trite but we must repeat it at every opportunity: Our young people are our hope for the future. With this admission, comes a great responsibility for all of us: Firstly, to listen to our young people; to listen to their anxieties and to share their concerns. And then to try and meet their needs and, at the same time, to generously offer not only the material but primarily the spiritual provisions that will be useful for them to create a better world than the one they receive. In other words, we have a responsibility to give them their space in the present world. The space they need and the space that they deserve. Personally, from the moment I arrived in Australia, I have prioritised to direct the focus and resources of our Holy Archdiocese to provide support and spiritual guidance to the young people of our community. Through a series of initiatives, we have tried as a local Church, with our local Bishops and priests, to reduce the distances and break down the barriers in order to bring the new generation closer to the way of Christ. We have tried to inspire the new generation but we also rely on the enthusiasm and joy of our youth. So, on the occasion of this International Day, I feel the need to reaffirm my confidence in the youth and to pledge that their voice will always be heard in the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. Our Church will always have her arms open to embrace them with affection, to empower them, to give them the space they need, to give them a say and a role for the future. Above all, to give them Christ.

07.01.2022 <3 ~ Our beautiful EPITAPH to the Most Holy Mother of God, the Theotokos. We thank all that contributed towards this blessing including those who contributed financially and to the lady who prepared it.

06.01.2022 MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS OF AUSTRALIA Chora Monastery conversion I was deeply saddened to learn of the decision of the Turkish authorities to convert t...he historic Chora Monastery in Constantinople into an Islamic mosque. It is a decision that intensifies our frustration and concern, given the recent desecration of the Church of Hagia Sophia, which is the universal symbol of Orthodoxy and Christianity. Unfortunately, the Turkish political leadership insists on following a path of disrespect for religious monuments of the Orthodox Church but also displays contempt for monuments that constitute a part of the worlds cultural heritage. There are currently more than 3500 mosques in Constantinople. There is no need for another one to be added to the list as most of them are empty. Unfortunately, Turkey is moving in the opposite direction from what all modern democracies and societies have set out to do in recent years. At the same time, it invalidates all actions and steps taken in previous decades by the Turkish Republic and the Turkish people, choosing to go backwards instead of progressing and showing disrespect even for its own history. However, we must realise that such decisions not only constitute an insult to Orthodox Christians or, generally, to Christians around the world. We must understand that such heroic initiatives promote intolerance, religious fanaticism and nationalist ideology while, at the same time, undermining peaceful coexistence, which is a pursuit of all religions. It is crucial to ponder particularly by those who instigate and execute such decisions that no present intervention can change the historic reality reflected in a monument. It can only determine the future. And this is why the responsibility that comes from such decisions is heavy-laden.

03.01.2022 The District of Melbourne and His Grace Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis wish all a very Happy and Blessed Fathers Day 2020!!

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02.01.2022 { PANAGIA GORGOEPIKOOS MONASTERY BOOK CLUB } Mother Kallisthenis has given a blessing to FrJohn Frangos to coordinate a book club. The purpose is to discuss a s...piritual book each month. Assisted by a team of volunteers of a wide range of ages, the first book we will review is Wounded by Love by Saint Porphyrios. The session is for both people who have, and have not read the book. Wounded by Love by Saint Porphyrios is available via our bookstore: https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au/bookstore (in the search bar, enter the title) To register for our first session on 21 September at 7pm, please click on the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEuf-6vqzovGtVjdpFFFCT91kb2nEKc5 Book Club video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJPewEhQ0Os&feature=youtu.be

01.01.2022 Vespers Service for the Dormition of the Theotokos On Friday evening the 14th of August, in a spirit of great joy and love, the Vespers Service for the Dormiti...on of the Theotokos was conducted. The Hierarchical Vespers Service was presided over by His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon, Archiepiscopal Vicar for the Archdiocesan District of Perth and Assistant Bishop to His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia. The Vespers Service was celebrated at the Church of Evangelismos in West Perth by all the clergy and faithful from the Parishes of Perth and also from the Holy Monastery of St John of the Mountain. In His sermon, Bishop Elpidios briefly outlined the significance of the three Old Testament Readings and the important place that the Theotokos has in the Liturgical Year of the Church. His Grace also conveyed to the clergy and faithful the paternal blessings and love of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios. At the conclusion of the service the Lamentations dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos were chanted before the beautifully decorated Epitaphio of the Theotokos. 14 , , . . .. . . , . . ... , .