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The Contribution of the Clergy in 1821

The third presentation by the Greek Orthodox Christian Society for the 200 Year Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence took place on Sunday the 18th of April in the Church Hall of St John’s Parramatta. The presentation depicted the variety of ways that the Clergy nurtured the hope of revolution during 400 dark years of Ottoman occupation, preserving the Greek Orthodox identity through education and Church life. Countless priests, monks and hierarchs stood side by side with the people in their sufferings; supported the revolutionaries in their activities and some of them even took up arms, inspiring and leading [...]

2021-05-03T18:11:58+10:00May 3rd, 2021|

Theodoros Kolokotronis

Theodoros Kolokotronis was the theme for the second presentation by the Greek Orthodox Christian Society for the 200th anniversary of the 1821 Revolution, which took place at the Orthodox Mission Centre, 217 Bexley Rd, Kingsgrove, Sunday evening, 28th March 2021. Kolokotronis' life was presented through narration, poetry, song, and drama in such a way as to capture the heart and energy of the ‘Old Man of the Morea’. His Eminence, Archbishop Makarios was represented by the Very Reverend Fr Christodoulos of St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Marrickville as well as Professor Vasilis Adrahtas, Secretary of the National Committee for the [...]

2021-04-04T14:44:11+10:00April 1st, 2021|

From the Fall of Constantinople to the Revolution: First Concert for 200th Anniversary of 1821

The first concert of the Greek Orthodox Christian Society for the 200-Year Anniversary of the Greek War of Independence took place at the Orthodox Mission Centre at Kingsgrove on the 28th of February at 7 pm. Present was His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon, who represented His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia together with the Abbot and brotherhood of Pantanassa Monastery, as well as other clergy of our Archdiocese. The young people, who are third and fourth generation Greek-Australians, presented in the Greek language, a historical overview of the period before the Greek Revolution from the Fall of Constantinople to [...]

2021-03-10T18:44:56+11:00March 10th, 2021|

And in one Lord Jesus Christ…

And in one Lord Jesus Christ… And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages, light from light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one essence with the Father, through Whom all things were made. The main body of the Creed (Articles 2-7) outlines our belief in God the Son. The need for the Church to formally state and clarify the identity of the Son of God was triggered by the mother of heresies – Arianism. Arius, a priest of the Christian Church in Alexandria, argued that the [...]

2021-07-09T17:39:28+10:00March 9th, 2021|

Metropolitan Kallistos Ware of Diokleia

Metropolitan Kallistos Ware of Diokleia Metropolitan Kallistos is an English bishop and theologian of the Orthodox Church. He honed his skills as a master orator over 35 years (from 1966 to 2001) as the lecturer of Eastern Orthodox Studies at the University of Oxford. He was tonsured a monk at the monastery of St John the Theologian in Patmos. He has written many books (including the “Orthodox Church” and the “Orthodox Way”), and many articles. He was one of the translators into English of the Philokalia, Lenten Tridion, and Festal Menaion. His podcasts are engaging, dynamic and beautifully elucidated. Most [...]

2021-07-09T17:34:07+10:00March 9th, 2021|
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