On the morning of Friday, July 23 / August 5, 2022, the new Hegoumen of Gethsemane, His Eminence Metropolitan Joachim of Hellenoupolis, celebrated the Matins with the Divine Liturgy in the chapel of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the Metochion of Gethsemane, opposite the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, with the prayer of a…

On Sunday, July 25 / August 7, 2022, radical squatters of unknown origin occupied the property of the Patriarchate of Holy Sion, around the chapel and near the School building, bringing tables and a bed covers, intending to settle permanently. The Patriarchate strongly protested against the repeated flagrant violation of this pilgrimage site and, by…

On Sunday, 7 August 2022 with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos Five Loaves volunteers came to St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Church in Forrest Hill, Melbourne to make and then distribute sandwiches to homeless and people living in crisis accommodation. Approximately 50 volunteers…

The great Despotic feast of the Transfiguration of Christ our Lord and Saviour was celebrated with solemnity and splendor in the Archdiocesan District of Northcote, Victoria. The Divine Services at the celebrating Holy Church in the suburb of Thomastown were presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, who is on a pastoral tour…

With feelings of pain caused by the images of the fire in the building complex of the nursing home and hospital of Valouklis, but the news of his timely evacuation also brought relief, comments His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, in his statement about this shocking event of August 4. “And then, came as balsm,…

My beloved in the Lord, I am so pleased to be with you today, especially because my travels to our Ecumenical Patriarchate and to Pontus, in order to celebrate the feast of the Dormition at Panagia Soumela with His All-Holiness, will keep me from you this year. Nevertheless, I will carry you and the whole…

My beloved Deacon Alexander, Today, you stand in the Holy House of your upbringing – the wonderful community of Zoodohos Peghe – in the presence of your family, friends, and your brothers and sisters in Christ. These are the days of the Virgin’s Fast and Feast – the Holy Dormition. But within these fifteen days…

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Right Reverend Bishops, Reverend Parish Priests, Honourable Presidents and Esteemed Members of the Boards of Directors, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Members of the Philoptochos Societies, Teachers, Students and Youth Members of the Communities, and to the Entire Plenitude of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada. Beloved in the Lord, As I write this encyclical…