The Archdiocesan pilgrimages have provided an outstanding opportunity for the faithful of the Church to participate in spiritually edifying and didactic journeys to various venerable sites of the Orthodox Faith around the world. His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros organized these initiatives, which have already brought about several successful, very well attended and memorable trips to the…

Sunday, the 17th / 30th of April 2023, was celebrated by the Patriarchate as the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women and Joseph of Arimathea in accordance with the Gospel narratives and the book of Pentecost on the 3rd Sunday of the Resurrection. On this feast, the Church commemorates Joseph of Arimathea, the present day Ramle,…

On Saturday, April 16th/29th, 2023, the eve of the Sunday of Myrrh-bearing Women, the Community of South Pkea, a town of the region of Acre – Ptolemais under its priest Fr Ioannis, the Commissioners and about twenty members visited the Patriarchate and thanked His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos for the ecclesiastical,…

St Andrew’s Grammar Day School held their Anzac Day commemoration on the morning of 27 April 2023. The whole school, as well as members of the wider community came together for the commemoration hosted by both Primary and Secondary student leadership team. Unfortunately, the threat of rain meant that the Service needed to be moved…

On Saturday, April 22, the opening ceremony of the 4th International Online Meeting/Festival – “Youth Theater On Air” took place. This is a program that started in 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, with organisers the Poupoulos Theatrical Visual Arts Centre in Thessaloniki, Motivation in Art of Paphos, Cyprus and Creative Drama & Arts…

With splendour and with the participation of a large number of believers, the two-day celebrations of Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 April, the annual brilliant celebration, on the occasion of the anniversary of the consecration of the Holy Church of the Archangels, took place in Mantamados, Lesvos. Following the noble invitation of His Eminence Metropolitan…

With the blessing and holy prayers of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, the newly established Parish of St Sophrony of Essex, in Hectorville Adelaide, celebrated its first Pascha. Established in February 2023, the church was full of people during the services of Holy Week, with many young families and new converts to the faith….

At 5pm on Tuesday 2 May, Greek Orthodox Schools from around the country descended on host school Oakleigh Grammar, for the 2023 Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia National Schools Event (GOAANSE). The event kicked off with a Blessing and Opening Ceremony at Sts Anargiri Church Oakleigh. Since 1998, Greek Orthodox schools across Australia have each…

The Governor General of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David John Hurley AC DSC (Retd), accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Linda Hurley, arrived in Athens on Monday, 1 May 2023, as part of his official visit to Greece. Upon arrival, His Excellency Mr. Hurley was welcomed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of…