Panagia Gorgoepikoos Monastery in Lovely Banks, Victoria, Australia | Convent and monastery

Panagia Gorgoepikoos Monastery

Locality: Lovely Banks, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5276 1221

Address: Corner of Monastery Court & Bluestone Bridge Road 3213 Lovely Banks, VIC, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 { A MODERN DAY MIRACLE } Saint Dimitrios Greek Orthodox Church is located less than a kilometre away from where the explosion in Beirut took place on on 4 August. The security footage during the blast shows the altar unscathed, with the religious relics staying firmly in place and perhaps even more impressive was the oil lamp that remained lit.... Miracles happen everyday, please keep praying! Read the full article here >> https://neoskosmos.com//the-alter-in-st-dimitrios-remaine/

23.01.2022 { LITTLE CHURCH AT HOME } Supporting our pilgrims through these difficult times in isolation is our priority so we have been slowly adding more products to our online store to help complete your little Church at home. Please click here to view some newly added religious items: https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au/little-church-at-home

22.01.2022 { MONASTERY RESOURCES } How to read the New Testament in a year! Please join the Friends of Panagia Gorgoepikoos Monastery by following this daily Bible reading guide which covers the New Testament in one year. The reading list is based on the Orthodox Study Bible, New Testament section.... We have added the guide to the new Resources page on our website, please click here: https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au/resources

21.01.2022 { MONASTERY GROUNDS } Our butternut pumpkin seedlings bend over towards the light in the window every day. Let us turn to Christ, the Light of the world.

21.01.2022 { SAINT GEORGE THE NEW CONFESSOR OF DRAMA } Listen to the Sisters of our Monastery chant the Paraklesis of Saint George the new Confessor of Drama by clicking here: https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au/resources... To learn more about St George, click the following link to watch a wonderful interview of Gerontissa Porphyria from Sipsa about the Life of St George Karslides: https://youtu.be/DpXE4y9yKs0

21.01.2022 { MONASTERY GROUNDS } How magnified are Your works, o Lord ! In wisdom have You made them all ~ Psalm 104:24

21.01.2022 { MONASTERY BOOKCLUB } Our Monastery Priest, Fr John Frangos coordinates our Monastery Book Club. The purpose is to discuss a spiritual book each month. Assisted by a team of volunteers of a wide range of ages, the Book Club is hosted online, once a month. The third book we will review is Turning the Heart to God by Saint Theophan the Recluse via our Monastery Bookshop:... https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au//p/turning-the-heart-to-go To register for our third session on 16 November at 7pm, please click here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEuf-6vqzovGtVjdpFFFCT91kb2nEKc5

20.01.2022 { SPIRITUAL TALK } A pilgrimage to the Holy Land is an experience that will change your life forever. The Holy Cross of Christ has much history and love behind it - many amazing truths, and many surprising misconceptions. Here are 9 things you may not know about the Holy Cross: https://youtu.be/RkZHsMlO2js

20.01.2022 { 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 spiritual 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

19.01.2022 { SPIRITUAL TALK } If our churches are closed, do not be afraid! Such a beautiful sermon by Abbot of Machaira's Epiphanios. For English subtitles, click on settings (the cog ) then Subtitles.

19.01.2022 { SPIRITUAL TALK } A beautiful spiritual talk from Elder Joseph from Vatopedi Monastery on the Sunday of All Saints. https://youtu.be/5i339l_pc2M

18.01.2022 { MONASTERY GROUNDS } The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. Their old age shall be fruitful, and they shall be ever full of vigor, to declare that the Lord our God is righteous, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.... Psalm 91:12-15 See more

18.01.2022 { SPIRITUAL TALK } I can do all things with the power of Christ! Please pray for Metropolitan Athanasios of Lemessou who is in hospital with Covid. ... May we learn to follow Christ with total dedication. https://youtu.be/BUcUKO4IyzM

18.01.2022 { MONASTERY PROGRAM } Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Due to current Covid-19 restrictions, the Monastery remains closed between Monday and Friday.... We are now open on Saturdays and Sundays to pilgrims. In keeping with the current restrictions, only 20 pilgrims may attend Divine Liturgy Services. Please contact the Monastery to make a booking and refer to our new Monastery Program by clicking the link below. www.gorgoepikoos.org.au/monasteryprogram Our Monastery continues to support you all through prayers and counseling, especially through these difficult times. You may phone to send us your prayer requests or complete the prayer request form on our website; your names will be commemorated during our prayers and services. You may visit the Monastery’s bookstore at weekends, or alternatively, place an order online. We will be answering the phone on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays between 10 am and 12 midday. Outside these times you may leave a message with your prayer or bookshop requests. We humbly ask you to remember us in your prayers. Your love and support are greatly appreciated. May Panagia, who is Quick to Hear, protect and guide us all. + Panagia Gorgoepikoos Monastery

17.01.2022 { SAINT GEORGE THE NEW CONFESSOR OF DRAMA } On 4th November we celebrate Divine Liturgy in the Chapel of Saint George the New Confessor of Drama. Saint George founded the Holy Monastery of the Ascension of our Lord in the village of Sipsa, Drama. ... Our Abbess had the blessing to begin her monastic life in his Holy Monastery. Through the prayers of Saint George of Drama, Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on us and save us. Amen. https://youtu.be/N64sg5bu50c

15.01.2022 { MONASTERY BOOK SHOP } We have limited copies of our English 2021 Orthodox Icon Calendars left in stock! The calendar features Icons of the Apostles of Christ,... Large calendar boxes for recording your important date reminders, Major saints and feast days traditionally celebrated in Orthodox countries around the world are listed, A hole is drilled at the top of the calendar, so that it is easy to hang on your wall, A brief history and explanation of the Apostles, including Who are 'The Twelve'?, Going Forth to All Nations, and more. Click here to order online: https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au//icon-calendar-2021-icons-

14.01.2022 { SAINT JOSEPH THE HESYCHAST } On the 16th day of August we commemorate the memory of our Holy Godbearing Father Joseph the Hesychast. Our Monastery is blessed to have a holy relic of St Joseph. ... Through his prayers and intercessions Christ our God, make us worthy to live in repentance and with Divine zeal, and save our souls as a good and loving God. You may view an excellent documentary of his life on YouTube: LIFE OF SAINT JOSEPH THE HESYCHAST THE MOVIE https://youtu.be/IqDsvmNSG9Q

14.01.2022 { BLESSED FEAST OF PANAGIA GORGOEPIKOOS } Today, our Monastery, dedicated to Panagia Gorgoepikoos, celebrates its feast day! Today our Monastery would be blessed by having all our beloved Pilgrims participating in the worship and festivities of the day.... Sadly however, this year we have restrictions in place. We know your prayers and hearts are with us today. We are united with love and prayer for one another even though we cannot be here together. Thank you for your encouragement, love and support. Be assured, our love and prayers are with you always. Please click here to learn more about the history of Panagia Gorgoepikoos: www.gorgoepikoos.org.au

13.01.2022 { SPIRITUAL TALK } Join us today by tuning in to the link below as we learn more about the life of Saint Porphyrios. https://youtu.be/q_ifoznlb6M

12.01.2022 { PENTECOST } A Blessed Feast of Pentecost! Today, the 50th day after Pascha, we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.

12.01.2022 { LORD JESUS CHRIST HAVE MERCY ON US & YOUR WORLD } O Mother of God, intently we cry out to you the wellspring of mercy and the refuge of the world. O vehement advocate, unassailable fortress, anticipate and deliver us from perilous ordeals, O Lady who alone are swift to fend for us. (Kathisma from the Service of the Great Paraklesis to the Most Holy Theotokos)... May our loving Lord, through the prayers of our Holy Theotokos, shelter and protect us all. If you have a prayer request, please complete the form via the link below: https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au/prayer-request

12.01.2022 { MIRACLE OF ST. BARBARA } On July 15 we commemorate the Miracle of the ceasing of the 1917 epidemic by St. Barbara in Polydendri in Attica, Greece. In 1917 an epidemic struck the village of Polydendri. Eight people died, and others were on the verge of death. Everyone panicked and many took to the mountains. Homes and surrounding areas were quarantined, and the wells and fountains guarded. Lime was spread over the graves to prevent the spread of the epidemic. A villager nam...ed Panagiotis Spyridon Sotirchos had a vision of St. Barbara in her church, and she said, Come and get me so that I can chase away the sickness. The priest and others took the wonderworking icon of St. Barbara to the intersection of the village. The Christians received her with reverence and tears. Then the saint’s icon was processed around the town, and not only did the epidemic cease, but all the sick became well. Out of gratitude, a feast was established to commemorate this miracle. See more

07.01.2022 { PANAGIA GORGOEPIKOOS VESPERS } May Panagia Gorgoepikoos protect & guide us as we journey to the Heavenly Kingdom.

06.01.2022 { SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST } On the second Sunday after Pentecost we celebrate the Sunday of All Saints of Mount Athos. Apolytikion:... In hymns let us honour the fathers of the wilderness of Athos, the angels in the flesh, the confessors and the venerable, holy hierarchs and martyrs; and, emulating their virtues, let us cry aloud, saying: Glory to Him who has glorified you! Glory to Him who has crowned you! Glory to Him who has shown you to be our intercessors amid tribulations! By their holy intercessions, Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen. https://youtu.be/V139Hr4vuJ4

06.01.2022 { BLESSED LORDS DAY } Our Monastery food forest is flourishing, Glory be to God!

05.01.2022 { MONASTERY PROGRAM } Please click here to view our Monastery Program for Great Lent - March 2021: https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au/monasteryprogram

04.01.2022 { SATURDAY OF SOULS } Today is Psihosavato, a day in a series of Saturdays set aside in the liturgical calendar for the remembrance of those who have fallen asleep in the Lord. Saturday holds special significance in our faith as the day on which the crucified Christ lay in the tomb before His Glorious Resurrection.

04.01.2022 { DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS } Please share your decorated icons of Panagia!

03.01.2022 { MONASTERY BOOK CLUB - APRIL } We ought to be on our guard, in case our conscience has stopped troubling us, not so much because of it being clear but because of its being immersed in sin. ~ Thirty Steps to Heaven, page 47 Our Monastery Priest, Fr John Frangos coordinates our Monastery Book Club. The purpose is to discuss a spiritual book each month. Assisted by a team of volunteers of a wide range of ages, the Book Club is hosted online, once a month.... For our April book club, on Monday 19 April at 7pm, we will review the book Thirty Steps to Heaven: The Ladder of Divine Ascent for All Walks of Life which is available via our Monastery Bookshop: https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au//thirty-steps-to-heaven-th All are welcome to join. To register, please click here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEuf-6vqzovGtVjdpFFFCT91kb2nEKc5

03.01.2022 { GREEK BOOKS } Our Father among the Saints, John Chrysostom says When you immerse your mind and heart in spiritual books, you will always be filled, for spiritual reading gives you a foundation in God. A wonderful selection of Orthodox Books in the Greek language are now available on online bookstore:... https://www.gorgoepikoos.org.au/bookstore

02.01.2022 { SPIRITUAL TALK } A wonderful sermon given by Metropolitan Morphou Neophytos on earthy cares and the lack of faith in Eternal Life. https://youtu.be/7HQ55MWynEg

02.01.2022 { SPIRITUAL TALK } Questions & Answers from Elder Ephraim of Vatopedi who gently reminds us it is now more important than ever to remember that we cannot stand on our own two feet without the grace of God. (Greek with English subtitles)... https://youtu.be/CKeDyfdbqOc