Mini symposium of the Antiochian Orthodox community of Canterbury

The Antiochian Orthodox parishes of Canterbury will gather to celebrate the Feast of Pentecost together (Sunday the 15^th of June) at the The Antiochian Orthodox Mission in Christchurch.

The Agenda for this event is

Proskomide: 9:30 AM

If you wish to offer Prosphora please arrive in plenty of time for this to be prepared before the Divine liturgy.

The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom: 10:00 AM

Celebrants: Fr Michael and Fr Jack.

Bring a plate Lunch

Afternoon Program

Welcome by MC: Fr Dn Max.

Address on the Rublev icon of the Holy Trinity: Fr Michael.

The Kingdom of God: Fr Dn Keith.

Proposal for a Women's group: Mother Julia, and Lynette Hardie-Wills,
with discussion of forward planning for our whole Canterbury Mission.

Summary (and address) : Fr Jack

Contacts:	Fr Jack	Ph: (03) 313 5673 Email: Fr Jack
	Fr Michael	Ph: (03) 329 4674 Email: Fr Michael
	Fr Victor	Ph: (03) 981 7796 Email: Fr Victor

7th Sunday of Pascha : After-Feast of The Ascension

Scripture readings

• Epistle: The Reading is from: The Acts of the Apostles 20:16-18,28-36
  


• Gospel: The Reading is from: John 14:10-21
  

Last Thursday was the the Great Feast of the Ascension of Christ, celebrated forty days after Pascha.

Today we also remember the holy Fathers of the first Council of Nicea in 325 AD.

The Translation of the Relics of The Great Martyr Theodore the General

St .Ephraim , Patriarch of Antioch (545)

New Martyr Theophanes . (1588)

• Metropolitan Paul Bandally

A Trisagion will be held in all parishes of our Archdiocese for

• His blessed Memory Metropolitan Paul Bandally

who died last week.

The living in need of our prayers

• Zita and her Family
• June
• Andy and his Family
• Kathleen
• Luba
• Olga Soroka

The Departed we Commemorated today

• Metropolitan Paul Bandally
• Olga
• Tom
• Sarah
• Elias
• Les
• Jacob
• Peter

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