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St Michael's

OrthodoxCross Church

Dunedin

 

Monday, June 9, 2008

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 15th 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

Sunday, June 8, 2008

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

Scripture readings

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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