The Church today commemorates the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. The story of the Presentation is told in the Gospel of Luke, by which Mary and Joseph were faithful Jews and observed their religious customs. An important custom was for the couple to take their first-born son to the Temple  40 days after his…

As is customary, the school community of St George College, Thebarton SA, had their annual “agiasmos” service to mark the start of the new school year at the end of their first week, on the morning of Friday, 28th of January. In recent years, this service has been celebrated with the whole school together in…

Dear friends, We would like to announce that the Web Magazine Pemptousia organizes the “1st e-Synaxis from Mount Athos with Elder Ephraim and Romanian Psychologists and Psychiatrists” which will take place on Friday, February 5 at 19:30 (Greek Time). Elder Ephraim will speak for 30-40 minutes and then a dialogue with the participants will follow….

The Women’s Wellness and Awareness Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Philoptochos recently held a one-day Zoom seminar focusing on “Stroke in Women: Across the Lifespan.” Presenter Dr. Christina Mijalski Sells, MD MPH, was the featured presenter, bringing with her an extensive background through her affiliation in the Department of Neurology at…

  Ipapanti tou Sotiros” is one of the largest cathedrals in Messinia and celebrates its Feast Day on February the 2nd. Built in 1839 and consecrated in 1873, the layout is traditional Byzantine style and inside the church resides the ancient and miraculous icon of Panagia Ipapanti, Protectress of the city of Kalamata. When visiting…

On February 2, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Christ to the Temple. The Church also refers to this Feast as the Synaxis (or meeting) of our Lord in the temple. The fortieth day after His birth, the All-holy Virgin brought her divine Son into the Temple of Jerusalem, to…

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia is planning to restore the Cathedral of the Annunciation of Our Lady and build a new theological college and museum. The Cathedral has been located at 242 Cleveland Street in Redfern since 1848. The rectory was designed by John Burcham Clamp. It was an Anglican church for its first…

A Monument of Memory My Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As you will see from the pictures in this issue, the walls of Saint Nicholas are beginning to glow! We have arrived at the beginning of the installation of the curtain wall and the first marble siding (lower right) that has come all the…

In a bid to meet the requests of numerous Russian-speaking faithful from around the world, the online platform Pemptousia will host the second online synaxis, or assembly, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, on Thursday at 19.30 Athens time, or 17.30 GMT. The online assembly will…