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The Holy Protection Cathedral Of The Russian Orthodox Church

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 419 519 027

Address: 3 Albion Street, Brunswick East 3057 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.pokrov.com.au

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25.01.2022 Simultaneous Christmas services - booking ahead advised Dear fellow parishioner, For the moment, some Covid restrictions are still in force which will affect Christmas services. In order to maximize the number of people who can attend and keep below the allowed maximums, the following arrangements will apply:... There will be simultaneous services in the church and the hall on both Christmas eve (6pm, January 6) and Christmas day (9am, January 7) i.e., there will be two priests and two choirs officiating on both days. The Slavonic service will take place in the Church while, at the same time, the English service will take place in the hall. Due to the expected high demand, to avoid disappointment people will need to book ahead for these services. They will then also need to be present at the start of the service otherwise their booking will lapse after 20 minutes. For bookings call: Luba Cowall (0411 090 550) or Jonathan Page (0413 174 500) or contact a parish council member at the candle stand next Saturday (January 2) or Sunday (January 3). While we are reluctant to impose these arrangements, they will only apply for the Christmas services at this stage. Ian Smith (secretary) 28 December 2020

25.01.2022 Sunday night Theology talks - tune in at 7pm tomorrow night via our YouTube channel. Father Nicholas Karipoff will give a 20-30 minute talk titled 'Calvary - the apex of love'. Father Nicholas Dalinkiewicz will follow with a talk on 'Science and Faith'. The fathers' talks will be followed by a live Q and A. Subscribe here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_C_7kwTg6iu-E00Waw7y2g

25.01.2022 The December to early January timetable is up on the website. We are hoping and praying for restrictions to be further eased from Monday week, which will allow us bigger numbers at church for Saint Nicholas (19 December) and of course Christmas (the Nativity of our Lord, 7 January). Please note, we are currently permitted to have 80 people in church - there is no booking system, it's the first 80 people through the door. Father Nicholas Karipoff notes that this might get people into the habit of arriving earlier for services

23.01.2022 As there is no Russian school tomorrow, liturgy for Saint Nicholas Day will commence at 9am (not 9.30am).

23.01.2022 And finally, some good news for those who have missed church! Our church is open for 80 attendees at every service. There will be two liturgies on Sundays. The Slavonic will start slightly after 10 am to allow the church to be aired out and for the attendees of the English service time to leave the premises. Please sign in with your name and telephone number when you enter church. You do not need to book in advance to attend services.

23.01.2022 Position Vacant The Church requires a part-time cleaner. The duties will normally take several hours per week at an hourly rate of $25. Position details can be supplied upon request.... Please contact Father Nicholas Karipoff (0418 546 911) or the secretary (Ian Smith: 0421983691) if you are interested and available. Please note that cleaning is required to start immediately and will involve the entire facility

20.01.2022 Theology talk, live now

20.01.2022 Message from Father Nicholas Karipoff - I have received a message that someone is scamming on WhatsApp using my name and photo. This is about PIN numbers on Google Play that I supposedly want to give to a cancer patient. I have actually left WhatsApp in the last week... (Rev) Nicholas Karipoff

20.01.2022 We miss you all. Liturgies are particularly heartbreaking for the priests who serve to just four other people in the church building. Here is how we can keep our parish family together... Timetable for the next month is up - join in prayer and in spirit via our livestreamed services The next Theology talk (via Pokrov's YouTube channel) is next Sunday 30th August at 7pm... Sunday School will also take place via Zoom next Sunday at 11.30am , please contact Fiona at [email protected] And remember, if you require care for mental/ and or chronic health reasons (as well as pregnancy) you are permitted to seek care from a family member or friend without a special permit. Will post the information below. Take care and God bless!

19.01.2022 Our next theology class will be held online tomorrow night at 7pm. The topics will be as follows: 1. 'The Creed on One God' (30 minutes) by Fr Nicholas Karipoff. 2. 'Creation and Science', (30 minutes) Fr Nicholas Dalinkiewicz... Fr Nicholas Karipoff Instructions to join the meeting on Sunday at 7pm You can choose one of the following two options: 1) Either subscribe to the church's channel and you should get a notification. Go to the link below and hit the subscribe button. You should receive an email notification when the channel is live (if you have Gmail it will go to your 'social' folder). https://www.pokrov.com.au/ OR 2) You can head to the youtube channel at 7pm sharp on Sunday and watch it live without subscribing. Click on the link below and select the session 'Live now'. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_C_7kwTg6iu-E00Waw7y2g If for some reason you choose option 1 but do not receive an email notification, option 2 should work!

18.01.2022 One of our choir masters, Dima Souprounovich, has been nominated for an award for Community Innovation. Dima has created online courses in Liturgics and Russian Liturgical Music, and is the founder of our annual Family Camps. The awards take place in November and we know Dima is a stand-out nominee!

16.01.2022 A very popular event for the kids, please ensure you book soon to avoid disappointment.

16.01.2022 The latest Theology talk in HD - here Father Nicholas unpacks the connection between the Old Testament and the New, and how Christianity found a foothold in the tradition of scholarship in the synagogues of the Jewish diaspora.

15.01.2022 Timetable for the next two weeks - on Sunday (Pentecost) night Father Nick and a guest speaker will be presenting Theology talks. Father Nicholas Karipoff's topic is 'Old and New Testament: the connection'.

14.01.2022 Learn the tones of the Russian Orthodox Church - all in English and made right here in Melbourne by our very own choirmaster Regent Dima

13.01.2022 Hi all, liturgy for the Meeting of our Lord and Saviour at the Temple will commence at 9am tomorrow (livestreamed, closed service). We hope and pray that this is indeed only a five-day lockdown here in Victoria. Very heartbreaking to cancel the English liturgy and Sunday school today and shut the church doors yet again. The full timetable for February / March will be published online tonight and shared here. God bless and s prazdnikom.

11.01.2022 Thinking of studying Orthodox theology? Father Peter Hill (Adelaide) and Father Nicholas Karipoff (Melbourne) of Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute will guide and instruct you via a fully university backed course, with government fee help available.

11.01.2022 "Patient endurance kills the despair that kills the soul; it teaches the soul to take comfort and not to grow listless in the face of its many battles and afflictions." Saint Peter of Damaskos

10.01.2022 This Sunday we have a refresher course - or a taster -depending on where you stand. It's Orthodoxy 101, a patristic powerhouse, via our YouTube channel at 7pm. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_C_7kwTg6iu-E00Waw7y2g

10.01.2022 Dropped off the radar with the loosening of Covid restrictions? Reconnect tonight with your spiritual muscle - uplifting talks at 7pm on our YouTube channel. Tonight we have a Theology talk with Father Nick and Father Mark

09.01.2022 Via Father Mark - we have added a few homeschooling resources to the website, to encourage our kids to continue their Orthodox education in lockdown. Orthodox ABC is a rare find, with free PDF lessons for primary school aged children.

05.01.2022 Livestreaming tonight at 7pm, Father Nicholas will give a talk on the 'Old Testament and the New Testament: the connection', followed by a Q and A. It's a shorter program tonight, don't miss it.

05.01.2022 For the youth still on facebook... We can't have the Russian Orthodox Church Syezd Conference this year unfortunately! But we can still meet up online and have a chat and renew old friendships. Talks, workshops, off-line activities. And a few surprises too! If you are 18+ years old, join me at 10am on Saturday 26th December. Send me a message, and I will send you the Zoom link. See you all there. #Syezd2020 #russian #youth #orthodox

04.01.2022 Thank you to Inna for giving a group of Rotarians and guests a tour of Pokrov as part of Australia Day activities this week. The response from the local community was very positive.

04.01.2022 Put the kettle on, next Theology talk -- live soon! Link will be in comments below.

03.01.2022 Fourth week after Pascha update The timetable is up, please find it here https://www.pokrov.com.au/timetable.html Did you miss the Theology talks on Sunday? Keen to rewatch?... We had two short but powerful talks; Father Nicholas Karipoff spoke on the topic, 'The Meeting - Our relationship with God', detailing personal accounts on drawing near to Christ. Rewatch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlHJTx3RfCM&t=1192s Father Nicholas Dalienkiewicz then followed up with his lifelong enquiry into Science and Faith, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTPX3FN-g0&t=310s Thanks to Dean for the beautiful filming, Andrei for hosting and Chris for the tech support.