Heightened concerns have again surfaced within the Church of Greece’s ranks, as well as among the faithful in the predominately Orthodox nation, on exactly what restrictions will be imposed during the upcoming Christmas services, given that a partial nationwide lockdown in the country, imposed to prevent exposure to the coranavirus, extends to Dec. 14. A…

The Church today venerates the memory of Patapius, the Righteous of Thebes. This saint hailed from Upper Egypt, and toiled for many years in the desert wilderness. He departed for Constantinople, and having performed many miracles and healings, he reposed in peace in the fifth century in a mountain cave above the Gulf of Corinth,…

On Thursday, November 3/20, 2020, the new Ambassador of Cyprus in Tel-Aviv/ Israel, Mrs Theodora Constantinidou visited the Patriarchate, accompanied by the Attache’ Mr Constantinou. The new Ambassador was warmly received by His Beatitude and Hagiotaphite Fathers. In this visit, His Beatitude spoke to the Ambassador about the Patriarchate, as the first Christian religious institution…

On Tuesday, November 25/ December 8, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine the all-wise. On this Feast, the Church commemorates Saint Catherine, who lived in Alexandria of Egypt in the 4th century. The Saint was well-educated and “silenced brilliantly the clever among the godless, by the sword of the…

On Monday morning, November 24 / December 7, 2020, the Ambassador of Greece in Tel-Aviv Mr Panayiotis Sarris visited the Patriarchate, accompanied by his wife Mrs Catherine Loupa and his colleagues Mr Constantinos Daskalopoulos and Mrs Dimitra Mazaraki. The Ambassador and his company were received by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos and…

  Dedicated retired educator Constantinos Papadopoulos (OAM) received the Silver Cross of St Andrew’s for his work for the Greek community of Victoria and the church. The presentation was made by the Archbishop Makarios of Australia in a private ceremony at the Archdiocese offices on 27 November. Mr Papadopoulos joined the Victorian Education Department in…

His Grace Siluan, Sebian Orthodox Bishop in Australia, visited the parish of the Holy Great Martyr George in St. Albans. The Vesper service was performed by the parish priest, protopresbyter-stavrophor Borislav Petrovic, with co-celebration of protodeacon Miodrag Tomic and readers of the Melbourne Deanery, while protopresbyter-stavrophor Petar Damnjanovic chanted responses.   spc.rs

On Sunday, November 15, 2020, approximately 40 Slavonic faithful accompanied by Rev. Fr. Roman Kavchak visited the Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Ga-Pyong. They attended the Service of Matins and the Divine Liturgy, celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Sotirios assisted by Fr. Roman. Following the Divine Liturgy, a meal was offered…

His Grace Jovan, Bishop of Sumadija and administrator of the Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovac, officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church dedicated to that holy Russian price, in the Dorcol district, in Belgrade, on 6 December 2020, on the day of blessed repose of Saint Alexander Nevsky At the end of the eucharistic…