On Sunday, 26th September at 4 pm, as part of the Greek Orthodox Christian Society’s 2021 seminar series over Zoom, the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Pantanassa, Geronda Eusebios Pantanassiotis, presented his talk on ‘The Cross-Bearing Christian’. Geronda Eusebios first spoke about the meanings of the Holy Cross for Christians through the ages, where before Christ’s sacrifice, the cross was a symbol of suffering and humiliation. However, it was Christ’s death and resurrection which transformed this symbol into the emblem of the Church, a symbol of God’s infinite love for humanity, and the path towards salvation. He followed on [...]

On Saturday 18 September at 7pm, the second seminar in the Greek Orthodox Christian Society’s 2021 Seminar Series was held on Zoom. His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon – Archepiscopal Vicar of Western Australia – considered the Series theme, “O God, You are my protector, Your mercy shall go before me” (Psalm 58: 10-11) by speaking on “The obligations of the living towards the ones who have fallen asleep.” After songs by the young mens’ and womens’ Virtual Choirs of the Greek Orthodox Christian Society and Orthodox Ladies Fellowship, His Grace Bishop Elpidios spoke on the obligations which those who [...]

On Sunday 12 September at 4pm, the first seminar in the Greek Orthodox Christian Society’s 2021 Seminar Series was held on Zoom. The topic for the first seminar was the topic of the Series as a whole: “O God, You are my protector, Your mercy shall go before me” (Psalm 58: 10:11).   After chanting and songs by the young mens’ and womens’ Virtual Choirs of the Greek Orthodox Christian Society and Orthodox Ladies Fellowship, Dr John Psarommatis spoke on the theme of the seminar. He highlighted how God is the protector of the faithful, and provided some words of [...]

THE PHILHELLENES AND THE 1821 GREEK REVOLUTION The Philhellenes and the Greek Revolution was the theme of the Greek Orthodox Christian Society’s 5th Presentation, which took place on Friday the 18th of June, 2021 at the Greek Orthodox Mission Centre - Kingsgrove. It was presented by the young ladies and men of the Greek Orthodox Christian Society as part of the celebrations by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese for the 200 Year Anniversary of the Greek Revolution. The Philhellenes who were grateful for what the Ancient Greeks contributed to civilization, and who wished to assist the modern Greeks to free themselves [...]

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 [...]