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PATRIARCHAL PASCHAL ENCYCLICAL

The Serbian Orthodox Church to her spiritual children at Pascha, 2015

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By the Grace of God Orthodox Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch, with all the Hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church to all the clergy, monastics, and all the sons and daughters of our Holy Church:...

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ARCHPASTORAL PASCHAL MESSAGE

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BY THE GRACE OF GOD BISHOP OF THE METROPOLITANATE OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Beloved monastics, clergy, all sons and daughters, faithful spiritual children of our Holy Church in Australia and New Zealand, from a paternal heart overflowing with Paschal joy, We greet all...

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NSW: Pan-Orthodox Vespers on the Sunday of Orthodoxy

The Pan-Orthodox Vespers on the Sunday of Orthodoxy was held at the Church of St Nicholas in Marrickville, Sydney on 1 March 2015. Various Orthodox Churches in Sydney came together to pray and to jointly declare their Orthodox Faith with a Procession of icons around the Church. His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos...

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PRAYER FOR OUR ENEMIES

Holy Bishop Nicholai Velimirovich Lord Jesus Christ, our God, accept from me, Your unworthy servant, this prayer for my enemies and our enemies. Forgive us all our sins. Have mercy on all our enemies who hate us, or insult us, or persecute us, or torture us, and do not judge them...

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THE DISCIPLINE OF FASTING

By Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) Within this developed pattern of Great Lent, what precisely do the rules of fasting demand? Neither in ancient nor in modern times has there ever been exact uniformity, but most Orthodox authorities agree on the following rules: (1) During the week between the Sunday of the Publican and...

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The Annual Opening of the New Law Term for 2015

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, under the aegis of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Oceania, hosted the 32nd Annual Opening of the Law Term for 2015 with a Pan-Orthodox Prayer Service held at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Sydney on Tuesday evening, 10 February 2015. Many...

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Opening of the Legal Year 2015 Service in Melbourne

The Episcopal Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Oceania, sponsored the Annual Opening of the Legal Year for 2015 with a Pan-Orthodox Prayer Service held at the St Eustathios Greek Orthodox Church in South Melbourne on Tuesday morning, 3 February 2015. Many notable participants, including clergy and lay, legal professionals...

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STARTING 2015 WITH NUMEROUS RESULTS

Dear friends, In the year behind us, we faced a flood and many of our compatriots have lost everything they had been acquiring all their lives. In addition, many other people needed support to improve their situation. Bearing all this in mind, the Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, with the support of...

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Training session with world #1

World number 1 men's tennis player Novak Djokovic has once again shown his loyalty and passion towards his fans. On Wednesday, 21st January 2015 after Novak's training session, he made his way over to greet his many fans. Amongst the fans was a young 6 year old boy Stefan Stefanov...

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Journey of St Paul & Classical Greece 4th – 20th June 2015

GREECE – what better place to explore the history of Western philosophy and religion! Join us as we spend two weeks roaming the ancient temples, monasteries and cities in which the great themes of human life were articulated in debate and dogma and from which many of our parents, grandparents...

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Patriarchal Nativity Encyclical

The Serbian Orthodox Churchto her spiritual children at Christmas, 2014 +IRINEJ By the Grace of GodOrthodox Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch, with all the Hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church to all the clergy, monastics, and all the sons and daughters of our Holy Church: grace, mercy...

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Archpastoral Nativity Message

IRINEJ BY THE GRACE OF GODBISHOP OF THE METROPOLITANATE OFAUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALANDTHE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH GOD'S PEACE — CHRIST IS BORN! What shall we offer You, O Christ,Who for our sakes have appeared on earth as a man?Every creature made by You offers You thanks:The Angels offer a hymn; the heavens, a...

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Monk Arsenije of Ostrog in Melbourne

On Saturday December 20th after Vespers in the Holy Trinity parish in Brunswick a crowd of more than 100 people gathered to listen to the talk of Fr. Arsenije (Jovanovic), who is well-known for his book: "God and Rock 'n' Roll" and who is currently a part of the brotherhood...

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SOYA CONVENES ITS ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

On Saturday the 29th of November, on the feast day of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, on the Gold Coast, Queensland, the Serbian Orthodox Youth Association held its Annual General Meeting (AGM). In the parish hall of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos and in the presence of His...

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CUT FLOWERS PRODUCTION IN KOSOVO

INCOME GENERATING INITIATIVE FOR HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONMAJKA DEVET JUGOVIĆA INTRODUCTION This report contains a comprehensive summary of the activities within the project "Cut flowers production in Kosovo". The report includes an overview of the activities carried out during the lifecycle of the project, implementing partners' description, progress in relation to the project objectives,...

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76 Rookwood Cemetery graves vandalised

More than 70 graves have been vandalised in the Russian Orthodox and Serbian Orthodox sections of Rookwood Cemetery, police say. Police said offenders entered the cemetery via Hawthorne Avenue and desecrated the graves between 9pm on Tuesday and 6am on Wednesday. Several were pushed over or smashed but no graffiti was found. Flemington...

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Russian and Serbian gravestones smashed, knocked over at Sydney’s Rookwood Cemetery

Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery will tighten its security after vandals smashed more than 70 gravestones. Police have also been asked to investigate whether the crime was politically motivated after the graves, all in the Serbian orthodox and Russian orthodox areas, were smashed or knocked over. Rookwood Cemetery chief executive officer Ian McIntosh said...

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FLOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJECT KRALJEVO

INTRODUCTION With funding support awarded by the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Australia and New Zealand and in cooperation with Red Cross of Kraljevo, International Orthodox Christian Charities – IOCC implemented the flood response program for the flood affected population of four villages in Kraljevo municipality, running from 01st July, 2014 to...

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