On the final day of camp after 6 weeks of summer camp, including a week of staff training, over 600 faithful gathered at our Saint Methodios Faith and Heritage Center for the divine liturgy and the ordination of Deacon Andrew (Jack) Bushell. Campers and their families, guests of the newly ordained Deacon Andrew, together with…

On Thursday, 27th July 2024, commemorating the Great Healer and Martyr St Panteleimon and celebrating the Five-Year Anniversary of His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas’ Enthronement as the Archpastor of this Biblical and historical eparchy of the Ecumenical Throne, His Eminence Nikitas presided over Matins and celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of St Panteleimon in…

With the blessing of our Father and Chief Shepherd, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the Diocese of Adelaide held it second annual “Omatha” camps for young boys and girls in years 7-12. Patterned after the highly successful and long-running “Omatha” camps in Sydney, the boys and girls camps were run consecutively for three days…

From Friday 26 until Sunday 28 July 2024, the memory of Saint Panteleimon the Great Martyr and Healer was celebrated with due ecclesiastical splendour and particular reverence at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Panteleimon in the regional town of Goulburn in New South Wales. In the small but beautiful Church of Saint Panteleimon, there…

On Friday, 26 July 2024, the Church celebrated the memory of the Holy Glorious Martyr Saint Paraskevi. A service of supplication to the Saint was performed late in the afternoon at Sacred Spring of Saint Paraskevi, located within the Community of Neochorion on the Bosphorus. An Artoklasia (Blessing of the five loaves) was blessed for…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Brisbane visited the Government House of Queensland and had an audience with Her Excellency the Honourable Dr. Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland. His Grace from the outset conveyed the sincere respect and love of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios…

For a spectacle that was clearly beneath the occasion, which contained scenes of irreverence that were offensive to Christianity and the Church, His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia comments, referring to the recent opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris. In his message, through the Instagram social networking site, His Eminence underlines: “Everyone has…

The Olympic Games constitute a supreme athletic event, which draws the interest of millions of our brothers and sisters from every corner of the planet, and the opening ceremony is of solemn importance inasmuch as it provides an occasion for the host nation to highlight its history and civilization, while transmitting positive messages on a…

While attending the patronal feast of St Paraskevi Church in Constantinople last Friday, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed his love for the Romanian community under His Holiness’s jurisdiction, as well as for the entire Romanian Orthodox Church. Additionally, the Patriarch of Constantinople announced that he was eagerly anticipating the events in Bucharest dedicated to the Centennial…