The annual memorial service for the first Greek serviceman to fall during WWII was held on Sunday in the village of Pialia, in the central prefecture of Trikala. The service was held in the village’s main square in memory of Private Vassilios Tsiavaliaris, after a con-celebratory Divine Liturgy in the Church of St. George. Tsiavaliaris…

The newly elected Metropolitan of Gortynia & Megalopoli, His Eminence Nikiforos, on Sunday returned to officiate at an emotional Orthros service at the historic parish of St. Paraskevi, the patron saint of the south-central city of Halkida. His Eminence had served for 13 years as the Protopresbyter of the specific parish before his recent election…

The Archbishop Makarios III Foundation’s Byzantine Museum, in cooperation with the Cyprus Institute, will release a digital disk focusing on the Church of the Panaghia Kanakaria, which, unfortunately, is located in the currently Turkish-occupied parts of the eastern Mediterranean island republic. The digital work aims to highlight the destruction of religious legacy and monuments in…

The Church today venerates Aristobulus of the 70 martyrs.

On Friday, October 15/28, 2022, the national anniversary of October 28, 1940, was celebrated by the Patriarchate. On this day at around 10.30 a.m., a Doxology was held in the Catholicon of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. This Doxology was held as a thanksgiving to God for His help to our nation to repel…

Following the church service at St Dimitrios in Queanbeyan, His Grace Bishop Bartholomew of Charioupolis visited the church of St Nicholas in Canberra and conducted the Doxology service for the 28th October OHI DAY . Present at the service was His Excellency the Ambassador of Greece Mr Georgios Papacostas and the High Commissioner of Cyprus…

A Matt Guy Liberals and Nationals Government will provide $2 million towards the construction of a new community centre at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Three Holy Hierarchs in Clayton South. The main church building in Clayton South was damaged by water in February and upon investigation, black rot was discovered throughout the roof…

On Sunday, October 30, the festive events in honour of Saint Dimitrios the Myrrh-flower were completed in the celebrating Greek Orthodox Parish of Saint Dimitrios of the city of Queanbeyan, near Canberra, while the expatriates also celebrated the national anniversary of October 28, 1940. With the blessings of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia, His…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia and under the guidance of His Grace Bishop Kyriakos of Sozopolis, on Sunday, 30 October 2022 at the Parish-Community of the Holy Archangels in Mentone the Five Loaves program volunteers and local parishioners gathered to make 520 sandwiches for the homeless and those in need….