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 [...]

On Saturday January 2, the Synthema (goal) of the Greek Orthodox Christian Society for 2021 was unveiled as "Christ has made us free" ("Χριστός ἡμᾶς ἠλευθέρωσεν"). This was presented by multiple speakers on the day due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place at that time. The synthema is taken from Galatians 5:1, and it invites us to reflect on what it really means to be free as Orthodox Christians living in the modern world. We can question whether there are things to which we are overly attached, and which harm our spiritual struggle. The synthema also invites us to reflect [...]

On Tuesday the 16th of February 2021, the new year for Sydney School of Byzantine Music officially began at the building of the Greek Orthodox Christian Society, in Kingsgrove. The school, which was established by the late Mr Basil Stavropoulos in 2002, continues to train students of all ages in the art of Byzantine chanting. On Tuesday evening, an opening introduction was given by Mr Kosmas Kokkinos, the head of the chanting school, on the importance of chanting and the running’s of how the school will progress this year. The students were then divided into their respective classes, as determined by [...]