The shutting down of 10 postcodes across Melbourne due to COVID-19 outbreaks has lead to the closure of various churches around the area for the sake of public health. In this framework, Archbishop Makarios announced to public worship at eight Orthodox Churches which are in the danger zone. These churches are: 1. Holy Trinity, Footscray,…

“Our concern is that the current conflict, until now only a ‘war of words’, could result in similarly careless treatment of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul” On July 2, the Turkish Council of State will announce a decision regarding the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Multiple learned organisations have expressed concern regarding this news. As…

18 JUNE / 1 JULY 2020: Following publication of new Government guidelines, the Diocese is pleased to announce that from this coming weekend (Saturday 21 June / 4 July and Sunday 22 June / 5 July) parishes in England will re-open for public worship. The ever-benevolent hand of God, Who is wondrous in His Saints,…

Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to your name. The Hierarchs of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops have approved the Sunday before the feast of St. Silas (the patron of prison ministry) to be Prison Ministry Awareness Sunday in all Orthodox parishes in the US. This year, this occurs on…

On July 1st, 2020 it was 36 years of the episcopal ministry of His Grace Bishop Lukijan of Budim and Temisoara. On this occasion, His Grace Bishop Lukijan of Budim and the Administrator of Temisoara celebrated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the monastery of Saint George (in Romania) with the concelebration of the clergy of…

For the first time since the canonization of Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great (1992), the Saint’s feast day was celebrated at Putna Monastery in the absence of Archbishop Pimen of Suceava, abbot Melchisedec Velnic noted Thursday. The celebrations took place in special conditions caused by the pandemic. The abbot of Putna also lamented the…

Brothers and sisters in the Lord, To hear the words of the Declaration of Independence can still bring a shiver to my spirit. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the…

Independence Day 2020 The Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy Esteemed Members of the Metropolitan Council, Esteemed Members of the Parish Councils, Philoptochos Sisterhood, Faculty and Students of the Catechetical and Greek Afternoon Schools, Directors and Participants of all Youth Organizations, and all devout Orthodox Christians of the Communities of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New…

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