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25.01.2022 27-09-2020 First Sunday Of Luke

25.01.2022 (-English) Saint Justina who was from Damascus, lived in virginity for the sake of Christ. Saint Cyprian, who was from Antioch, began as an initiate of ...magic and worshipper of the demons. A certain foolish young man who had been smitten with Justina's beauty hired Cyprian to draw her to love him; when Cyprian had wed every demonic device he knew, and had failed, being repulsed by the power of Christ Whom Justina invoked, he understood the weakness of the demons and came to know the truth. Delivered from demonic delusion, he came to Christ and burned all his books of magic, was baptized, and later ascended the episcopal throne in his country. Later, he and Justina were arrested by the Count of Damascus, and having endured many torments at his hands, they were sent finally to Diocletian in Nicomedia, where they were beheaded about the year 304. , , . (249 - 251 ..) . . . . , , . , . , . . , , . , .

25.01.2022 Announcement from the Archdiocesan Council of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia The Archdiocesan Council of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia met yesterday, 29...th September 2020, in Sydney, under the Presidency of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and dealt with the issues on the agenda. After extensive deliberations, the members of the Archdiocesan Council unanimously resolved upon and hereby announce the following: 1. Firstly, we praise the Triune God and express our gratitude and our deepest respect to His All-Holiness our Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Mother Church for the election of our new Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios. Moreover, we were moved to learn that His Eminence has been invited to be a member of the Holy and Sacred Synod, a first in the history of our local Church. 2. It is a fact that within a year, our new Shepherd, despite the adversities of the devastating fires and the COVID-19 pandemic, has proven to be a dynamic presence throughout the entire continent. We are aligned with, and fully embrace, the vision of our new Archbishop, which is based on unity and love, so that, together, we may make the Archdiocese of Australia a more formidable force in Australian society. Within this spirit of unity and reconciliation, we thank our Ecumenical Patriarchate for the restoration of His Grace Bishop Paul of Christianoupolis and the priests, Fr George Athanasiadis and Fr Christodoulos Vassilaris, who are now members of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Australia. 3. We also express our deep gratitude to our Ecumenical Patriarch and our Archbishop for the election of our new and worthy Bishop Emilianos of Meloa, Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon and Bishop Silouan of Sinope, who have already assumed executive positions within the Holy Archdiocese, and we consider the creation by His Eminence of separate Archdiocesan Districts in Perth, Northcote and Canberra to be beneficial in effectively dealing with the administrative and spiritual issues in those areas. 4. We gladly accept our Archbishop’s proposal for the regular convening of the Archdiocesan Council, as defined by the Special Regulations of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. It should be noted that today’s convening of the Archdiocesan Council was set during the meeting of the Bishops of our Archdiocese on 7th August of this year; the previous sittings of the Archdiocesan Council had met were in 2015 and in 2012. 5. The Clergy-Laity Conference of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia was due to take place next January. However, due to the restrictions of the pandemic, the local authorities have advised us to postpone its convocation. We therefore decided to reschedule the commencement of the event to 30th May 2021, as long as we are free from the restrictions of the pandemic. The theme of the Clergy-Laity Conference will be For Faith and Nation. Also, the National Youth Conference will begin on 24th September 2021. For these two major events, the Archdiocesan Council will convene again soon and relevant details will be announced in due course. 6. In a spirit of unity, a National Committee was established by His Eminence to celebrate the Bicentenary of the beginning of the Greek Revolution (1821-2021). The National Committee is working with great fervour and a rich program of events for the whole country will soon be announced. The Archdiocesan Council approved the proposal of the Committee and that of the Archbishop for the minting of a commemorative coin and the printing of an anniversary stamp. 7. With deep pain, we experienced the consequences of the pandemic in Victoria and especially at our St Basil’s Aged Care facility in Melbourne. We all share in the pain of the relatives of the victims. We are praying for the repose of their souls, while proceeding with a restructuring of the organisation. At the same time, we wish the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of St Basil’s in Melbourne, the Very Reverend Archimandrite Father Evmenios Vasilopoulos, every success, as well as to the new CEO of St Basil’s in NSW and the ACT, Mr Spiro Stavis. 8. The Archdiocesan Council accepted responsibility for not providing an official residence for the incumbent Archbishop, as there is for each Hierarch all over the world. The small lodgings adjoining the Archbishop’s office are completely unsuitable as a permanent residence of any person, let alone for the leader of our Church in Australia. The purchase of an apartment by the Consolidated Trust, with all due process, provides an asset of the Archdiocese, and not His Eminence. To this day, the Archbishop continues to reside in the Archdiocese. It is our respectful decision and our request that the Archbishop should occupy the apartment until the completion of the renovations of the Archdiocese, in which a residence for the serving Archbishop will be incorporated. 9. Finally, with great disappointment we note the continuing hostile conduct of Mr Nicholas Kalliouris and Mrs Vasso Morali, former journalist, and both residents of Greece, as well as other non-institutional and para-ecclesiastical elements against the Archdiocese, St Basil’s Aged Care and our Archbishop personally. We agree with the position of His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Sevasteia that their publications are blasphemous lies. With abhorrence, we condemn what they have written and inform the faithful that they have all been referred to the justice system. We assure everyone that His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, as well as the Archdiocese with its benevolent institutions, will not be blackmailed or influenced in their decisions by their malicious conduct and their defamatory publications.

24.01.2022 28-09-20 Funeral Service of the late

21.01.2022 28-09-20 Funeral Service of the late Dimitrios Kolivas

20.01.2022 This Sunday the church committee are going to sell traditional souvlaki with a piece of bread. So give mum a break from cooking on Mothers Day and surprise her with a cooked lunch. So look out for the souvla and get in early these won’t last.

19.01.2022 ( ) Our Church on the 24th September celebrates Panagia Myrtidiotissa, the holy icon of Our Lady onthe island of Kythera that has miraculous pr...operties. Panagia Myrtidiotissa means Our Lady of the Myrtle the the holy icon was found by a shepherd in a myrtle bush.Virgin Maryappeared to the shepherd 40 days after her Dormition and told him to search for the icon and that every time he would look for it, he would find it in the same place. As the shepherd kneeled to pray, he turned around and found it inside the myrtle and took it home. The next day, when the shepherd woke up, the holy icon was missing. He went back to the myrtle and found it there. He took it home and the same thing happened the next day. So the man realized that he should leave the holy icon where he found it, inside the myrtle bush, and that it should not be removed again. A Church was built on that site as a home for the icon. . . 13 . . , . .

19.01.2022 14-09-2020 The Elevation of the Venerable and Life-Giving Cross.

17.01.2022 8-9-2020 Today we celebrate the Birth of Theotokos

16.01.2022 25-11-2020 Feast day Saint Catherine Happy Nameday to all who are celebrating.

16.01.2022 The 1st of September is the first day of the Ecclesiastical year in the Orthodox Church and the day that has been dedicated by our Holy Patriachate to the care ...and prayer for the environment and God's creation in general. This day will be honoured by the following services: 1. Monday 31st August 5pm Great Vespers. 2. Tuesday 1st September 8am Matins and Divine Liturgy. 3. Tuesday 1st September 7pm Blessing of Waters Service (Ayiasmo). All services will be bilenguil and LIVE STREAMED only. Services will be conducted from the Archdiocesan Church, Holy Monastery AXION ESTI. This year, although in restrictions, we can still dedicated Tuesday 1st September to our environment. We can do something during the 1 hour we can leave our homes for some exercise or shopping. Details of some ideas on the post!

14.01.2022 20-09-2020 Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross

14.01.2022 Share with the World Fundraiser aims to support the Orthodox Christian Missions in Africa and Asia. On November 22nd, a fundraising dinner is being organised, ...in the presence of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios. This dinner will be livestreamed here --> https://youtu.be/VR2Waey0SH4 if you can't make the dinner maybe organise a dinner at your place and consider making a donation at this link --> https://donation.sharewiththeworld2020-goaa.org.au/

12.01.2022 17-09-2020 Agia Sophia and daughters Faith, Love and Hope Happy Nameday to all who are celebrating today

12.01.2022 CHRIST IS RISEN! Join us for another Youth event! Easter BBQ... Friday 7th May 2021 7pm @ the parish grounds of Sunshine West. Please register attendance by emailing [email protected] Hope to see you all there!

11.01.2022 21-11-20 The Presentation of Our Lady to the Temple.

10.01.2022 According to Church tradition, St John the Apostle was assisted by St Prochoros in writing the Gospel According to St John. St John, Son of Thunder (Mark 3:17...), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. John and his brother, the Apostle James, were fishermen by trade, like their father Zebedee. John is believed to be the youngest Apostle and also the beloved disciple of Christ (John 13:23; 21:7,20). On the Cross, Jesus entrusted His mother, the Virgin Mary, to John’s care (John 19:26, 27). John was a pillar of the church in Jerusalem, and later moved to Ephesus. He served as the leading authority (Elder, lit. presbyter, in 2 John 1) of Ephesus for the remainder of his ministry. During the reign of the tyrannical Roman Emperor Domitian (81-96 AD), John was exiled to the nearby island of Patmos, where he wrote Revelation (also called the Apocalypse). Upon the Emperor’s death he returned to Ephesus to resume his episcopacy and to write his Gospel. St John is the first of only three saints in history to be named by the Church the Theologian, because of the profundity of his Gospel, which has been called the spiritual Gospel. The new Testament contains four other books attributed to John: three letters (1, 2, and 3 John, written about 90 AD, and the Book of Revelation, written about 95 AD). St John the Apostle was almost one hundred years old when he died, about 96-100 AD , , , , , . 26 . () , , . , , , , . . , . . , , , . , 4 .., . 9 .. , ' . , , : , (. 34), , , . , ,

08.01.2022 Dear Friends, We have received an enormous amount of enquires about our next scheduled outreach day and for grocery donations. We thank you so much. If you are ...planning on organising an online supermarket order please schedule your delivery by Thursday 1st October 5pm. Deliveries are accepted Monday- Thursday 10am-5pm. Delivery address is: Welfare Centre 7 Hartington St Northcote, Vic, 3070 Alternatively you can contribute by donating to: National Bank Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Consolidated Trust-District of Northcote Bsb: 082135 Acc: 421289455 Financial help assists us in bulk buying some items from markets such as fruit and vegies.

07.01.2022 14-09-2020 Exaltation of The Holy Cross Happy Nameday to all who are celebrating today

05.01.2022 With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia presents Saint Ypomoni Family and Friends Ministr...y an initiative to try connect with all. 'MINI ME FELLOWSHIP' is one of the greatest initiatives of St Ypomini Family & Friends Ministry as children come together to reflect on their best friend, Jesus. Join in every fortnight with your children via zoom at 6pm! For more info on St Ypomini and their many other programs visit link below: https://m.facebook.com/stypomonifamilyandfriendsmission/

03.01.2022 6-9-2020 The 13th Sunday of Matthew.

03.01.2022 22-11-20 9th Sunday Of Luke

03.01.2022 The final touches are being completed around the College in preparation of the students returning in Term 4. A big thank you to Mr Sherwood for your continued hard work. Have a safe and relaxing holidays! #stjohnspreston #stjohnscollege #preston #darebin #melbourne

01.01.2022 Matins and Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Community Church of St George THORNBURY. THORNBURY.

01.01.2022 7-5-2021 Fountain of Life

01.01.2022 (-ENGLISH) Dear Friends, We are continuing to receive very kind enquiries regarding the offering of donations for our community relief program. ... For those who wish to donate groceries please deliver between 10am-5pm Monday to Friday to 7 Hartington St, Northcote, 3070. Alternatively supermarket online orders and deliveries are also accepted between those times. For those who are willing and able to contribute monatory donations these can be made electronically to the following account: Account Name: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia - District of Northcote. BSB: 082135 Account Number: 421289455 Please email a copy of the remittance together with your details (title, full name, address, and contact number) and a receipt will be forwarded to you. The relevant email address is: [email protected] Please note that cheques should be sent out to: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese District of Northcote P.O. Box 169 Northcote, VIC, 3070 With kind regards and sincere thanks in Christ for your generosity, The Community Relief program District of Northcote. . .

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