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St Michael's

OrthodoxCross Church

Dunedin

 

Friday, April 2, 2010

Pascha 2010

Good Friday

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 5:6-8
  • Gospel: Matthew 27:62-66

Saints and feasts

  • St. Titus the wonderworker
  • Martyrs Amphianus (Apphianus) and Edesiua (Aedesius) of Lycia
  • Martyr Polycarp of Alexandria
  • St. Gregory, ascetic of Nicomedia
  • Virgin Martyr Theodora of Palestine

Pascha

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: Acts of the Apostles 1:1-8
  • Gospel: John 1:1-17

Saints and feasts

  • St. Joseph the Hymnographer
  • St. George, monk of Mt. Maleon in the Peloponnesus
  • St. Zosimas, monk of Palestine
  • Virgin Martyr Pherbutha of Persia, her sister and servants
  • St. Theonas,
  • Metropolitan of Thessalonica
  • St. Zosimas, abbot of Vorbozamsk
  • New Hieromartyr Nicetas the Albanian, of Mt. Athos
  • St. Joseph the Much-ailing of the Kiev Caves

Holy Saturday

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 6:3-11
  • Gospel: Matthew 28:1-20

Saints and feasts

  • St. Nicetas the Confessor, abbot of Medikion
  • St. Illyricus of Mt. Myrsinon in the Peloponnesus
  • Martyrs Elpidephorus, Dius, Bithonius, and Calycus
  • Virgin Martyr Theodosia of Tyre,and Martyr Irene
  • St. Nectarius, abbot of Bezhetsk
  • New-Martyr Paul the Russian at Constantinople

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Palm Sunday

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9
  • Gospel: John 12:1-18

Saints and feasts


  • St. Hilarion the New, abbot of Pelecete
  • St. Stephen the Wonderworker, abbot of Tryglia
  • Martyrs Jonah and Barachisius and those with them in Persia: Zanithas, Lazarus, Maruthas (Marotas), Narses, Elias, Marinus (Mares), Abibus, Sembeeth (Sivsithina), and Sabbas
  • Martyr Eustratius of the Kiev Caves
  • St. Hilarion, monk of Gdov. St. Hesychius the Theologian, presbyter of Jerusalem
  • Saints George, Bishop of Parodus, and Peter, presbyters, and Prince Boyan, Martyrs of Bulgaria
  • Apostle Herodion of the Seventy.) Repose of Abbot Adrian (in schema Alexis) of Konevits (1812), and Blessed Helen of Arzamas, disciple of Abbot Nazarius of Valaam (1820)

Eternal Memory - June

Reposed in the Lord, 20th March 2010
O Master, Lord our God.
Who in Thy wisdom hast created man,
and didst honor him with Thy Divine image,
and place in him the spirit of life,
and lead him into this world,
bestowing on him the hope of resurrection and life everlasting;
and after he had violated Thy commandments,
Thou O Gracious lover of mankind, didst descend to the earth that Thou mightest renew again the creation of Thy hands.

Therefore we pray Thee,
O All-Holy Master give rest to the souls of Thy servant June in a place of brightness,
a place of green pasture,
a place of repose,
and, in that they have sinned in word,
or deed or thought forgive them:

For Thou art a good God and lovest mankind and unto Thee do we ascribe Glory, together with Thy Father, Who is from everlasting and Thine All-Holy and good, and ever giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

The living

  • Matushka Mary
  • Nicholas
  • Angeline
  • Sisters Joan and Suzanne
  • brother Peter
  • Andy
  • Karen
  • Valery
  • Felicity
  • Justin
  • Diccon
  • Sheryl

The Departed we Commemorate today

  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • June
  • Maria
  • Natalia
  • Lotifi
  • Nicola

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

Sunday, March the 21st,  2010

Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

Eternal Memory -Archpriest Ilyan

Reposed in the Lord, 18th March 2010

O Master, Lord our God.
Who in Thy wisdom hast created man,
and didst honor him with Thy Divine image,
and place in him the spirit of life,
and lead him into this world,
bestowing on him the hope of resurrection and life everlasting;
and after he had violated Thy commandments,
Thou O Gracious lover of mankind, didst descend to the earth that Thou mightest renew again the creation of Thy hands.

Therefore we pray Thee,
O All-Holy Master give rest to the souls of Thy servant Priest Ilyan in a place of brightness,
a place of green pasture,
a place of repose,
and, in that they have sinned in word,
or deed or thought forgive them:

For Thou art a good God and lovest mankind and unto Thee do we ascribe Glory, together with Thy Father, Who is from everlasting and Thine All-Holy and good, and ever giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 9:11-14
  • Gospel: Mark 10:32-45

Saints and feasts

  • St. James the Confessor, Bishop of Catania
  • St. Thomas, Patriarch of Constantinople
  • St. Cyril, Bishop of Catania
  • St. Serapion, Bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt
  • St. Pachomius, monk of Nerekhta
  • St. Lupicinus, desert-dweller of the Jura Mountains (Gaul)
  • New-Martyr Archbishop Theodore Pozdeyev (1938)
  • Martyrs Philemon and Domnina of Rome



The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • George Erakovic

The Departed we Commemorate today

  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Archpriest Alexey
  • Fanka
  • Ankitsa
  • Alexandros
  • Alexander

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Sunday of St. John Climacus

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 6:13-20
  • Gospel: Mark 9:17-31

Saints and feasts

  • St. Benedict of Nursia, abbot. St. Euschemon, Bishop of Lampsacus

  • St. Theognostus, Metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow

  • St. Rostislav-Michael, prince of Kiev

  • Repose of John, fool-for-Christ of Yurievits (1893)

The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • Olga
  • Chris
  • John
  • Trevor
  • Carol
  • George Erakovic
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Christophoros
  • George
  • Elias
  • Peter
  • Semion
  • Natalia Grigori
  • Paracseva
  • Athena
  • Maria

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Sunday of the Holy Cross

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6
  • Gospel: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

Saints and feasts

  • Hieromartyr of Cherson: Basil, Ephraim, Capito, Eugene, Aetherius, Elpidius, and Agathadorus
  • St. Paul the Confessor, Bishop of Plusias in Bithynia
  • St. Paul the Simple of Egypt, disciple of St. Anthony the Great
  • St. Emilian of Rome
  • Saints Nestor and Arcadius, bishops of Tremithus
  • St. Laurence, founder of the Monastery of the Mother of God in Salamina
  • Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Surety for sinners"
  • Repose of Schemamonk Sisoes of Valaam (1931)

The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • Olga
  • Chris
  • John
  • Trevor
  • Carol
  • George Erakovic
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Dorothea
  • Nushka
  • Maria

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40
  • Gospel: Mark 2:1-12

Saints and feasts

  • St. Basil the Confessor, companion of St. Procopius at Decapolis
  • Saints Marina, Cyra, and Domnica (Domnina), nuns of Syria
  • Hieromartyr Proterius, Patriarch of Alexandria
  • Hieromartyr Nestor, Bishop of Magydos in Pamphilia
  • Apostles Nymphas and Eubulus
  • Blessed Nicholas of Salos of Pskov, fool-for-Christ
  • New-Martyr Kyr-Anna
  • St. Romanus, desert-dweller of Condat in the Jura Mountains (Gaul)
  • Six Holy Martyrs of Egypt
  • St. Barsus of Damascus, Bishop Martyr Abercius
  • St. Shio of Georgia, monk
  • Repose of Arsenius Matseivich, Metropolitan of Rostov (1772)
  • St. John Cassian the Roman, abbot. St. John, called Barsanuphius, of Nitria in Egypt
  • Martyr Theocteristus, abbot of Pelecete Monastery near Prusa
  • St. Cassian, recluse and faster of the Kiev Caves
  • St. Meletius, Bishop of Kharkov.

The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • Olga
  • Chris
  • John
  • Trevor
  • Carol
  • George Erakovic
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Dorothea
  • Ludmilla
  • Zaheeyee

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Sunday of Orthodoxy

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40
  • John 1:43-51

Saints and feasts


  • St. Timothy of Symbola in Bithynia
  • St. Eustathius (Eustace), Archbishop of Antioch
  • St. George, Bishop of Amastris on the Black Sea
  • St. John the Scholastic, Patriarch of Constantinople
  • St. Zachariah, Patriarch of Jerusalem
  • "Kozelshchanskaya" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
  • Repose of Blessed Simon Todorsky, Bishop of Pskov (1754)
  • Elder Macarius of Glinsk Hermitage (1864)

The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • Olga
  • Chris
  • John
  • Trevor
  • Carol
  • George Erakovic
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Eletherios
  • John
  • Nicholas

No Liturgy next Sunday the 28th of February

Father Ilyan will be in Auckland next Sunday so there will be no Liturgy held at St Michael's on Sunday the 28th of February

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Fourth Sunday of the Triodion: Forgiveness Sunday

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4
  • Gospel: Matthew 6:14-21

Saints and feasts

  • St. Cyril, Equal-to-the Apostles, teacher of the Slavs
  • St. Auxentius, monk of Bithynia
  • St. Isaac, recluse of the Kiev Caves
  • St. Maron, hermit of Syria
  • St. Abraham, Bishop of Charres in Mesopotamia
  • Translation of the Relics of Martyr Michael and his counsellor Theodore of Chernigov
  • Martyr Philemon, Bishop of Gaza. New-Martyr George of Mitylene, at Constantinople
  • New-Martyr Nicholas of Corinth

The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • Olga
  • Chris
  • John
  • Trevor
  • Carol
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Archpriest Alexey Godaev
  • Luba
  • Theodoros
  • Gordana
  • Milos
  • Nenad
  • Katica
  • Slavko
  • Antigoni
  • Ioannis
  • Theofanis
  • Athena

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Third Sunday of Triodion: Judgement Sunday

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2
  • Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46

Saints and feasts

  • St. Parthenius, Bishop of Lampasacus on the Hellespont
  • St. Luke of Hellas. The 1,003 Martyrs of Nicomedia
  • Six Martyrs of Phrygia
  • St. Peter of Monovatia, monk
  • Martyr Theopemptus and Synodia
  • St. Aprionus, Bishop of Cyprus
  • New-Martyr George of Crete
  • Repose of Archimandrite Gennadius, ascetic of Roslavl forests

The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • John
  • Trevor
  • Carol
  • Archpriest Ilyan

Вічная Память - Eternal Memory

  • Luba Kachnova - February 3rd 2010

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Luba
  • Sergei
  • Thoeodoros
  • Eletherios

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Eternal Memory

  • Luba Kachnova

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Second Sunday of the Triodian: The Prodigal Son

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 6:12-20
  • Gospel: Luke 15:11-32

Saints and feasts

  • Holy wonderworkers and unmercenaries Cyrus and John
  • Martyrs Athanasia and her daughters Theoctiste, Theodotia and Eudoxia, at Canopus in Egypt
  • St. Nicetas of the Kiev Caves, Bishop of Novgorod
  • Martyrs Victorinus, Victor, Nicephorus, Claudius, Diodorus, Serapion, and Papias of Egypt
  • Martyr Tryphaenes at Cyzicus
  • St. Pachomius, abbot of Keno Monastery
  • New-Martyr Elias Ardunis of Mt. Athos
  • Repose of Elder Codratus of Karakallou Monastery, Mt. Athos (1930)

The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Luba
  • John
  • Trevor
  • Carol
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Alexander
  • Mikhail
  • Polina
  • Vera

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Sunday, January 24, 2010

First Sunday of the Triodian: The Publican and the Pharisee

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 3:10-15
  • Gospel: Luke 18:10-14

Saints and feasts


  • St. Xenia of Rome and her two female slaves
  • St. Macedonius, hermit of Syria
  • Martyrs Babylas of Sicily and his two disciples
  • Timothy and Agapius
  • Translation of the Relics of St. Anastasius the Persian
  • Martyrs Paul, Pausirius, and Theodotian, of Egypt
  • St. Philo, Bishop of Kalpa in Cyprus
  • St. Philippicus the presbyter
  • Martyr Barsimaeus of Syria and his two brothers
  • St. Zosimas, Bishop of Babylon in Egypt
  • St. Dionysius of Olympus and Platina (and Mt. Athos). Martyr John of Kazan. St. Gerasimus, Bishop of Perm
  • St. Xenia of Petersburg, fool-for-Christ
  • St. Felician, Bishop of Foligno in Italy
  • Martyrs Hermogenes and Mamas
  • St. Neophytecluse of Cyprus.

The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Luba
  • Madge
  • John
  • Trevor
  • Carol
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • The newly illumined Handmaid of God, Lolita
  • Godparent Alevtina
  • Godparent Sergei
  • Mother Alina

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Sophia
  • Despina
  • Slavka

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Sunday, January 17, 2010

15th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21
  • Gospel: Luke 19:1-10

Saints and feasts

  • St. Anthony the Great
  • Emperor St. Theodosius the Great
  • St. Achilles the Confessor, hermit of Egypt
  • St. Anthony the New, of Berrhia in Macedonia
  • St. Anthony of Dymsk (Novgorod)
  • St. Anthony of Krasny Kholm, monk
  • St. Anthony of Chernoezersk, monk
  • St. Anthony the Roman, of Novgorod
  • New-Martyr George of Ioannina

The living

  • June
  • Andy
  • Sheryl
  • Matushka Mary
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Luba
  • Madge
  • John
  • Trevor
  • Carol
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Margaritis
  • Sophia
  • Emmanuel
  • George
  • Stavros

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

The Presbytery

The Presbytery is 112 years old and as such is in dire need of repair. Nicholas Eades is concentrating on the exterior walls including the front of the house , and Mr.Peter Walton is working on the back door and back part of the house , which is deteriorating rapidly.

Their latest serveillance shows a leaking roof ,a fragile back door , which will probably be replaced before the weekend.

Although it is true that we own the property ourselves , it is St.Michael's Presbytery , and with that in mind , any contributions , financial or otherwise would be very much appreciated

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Sunday after Theophany

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:7-13
  • Gospel: Matthew 4:12-17

Saints and feasts

  • Afterfeast of the Theophany
  • St. Gregory of Nyssa
  • St. Dometian, bishop of Melitene
  • St. Marcian, presbyter of Constantinople
  • St. Paul, abbot of Obnora (Vologda), and his disciple St. Macarius, abbot of Pisma Monastery
  • Blessed Theosebia the deaconess, sister of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nyssa
  • St. Ammon, monk. St. Macarius of the Kiev Caves
  • Repose of Schemahieromonk Antipas of Valaam (1882)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary
  • Madge

Вічная Память- Memory Eternal

  • Maria Savina

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Maria Savina
  • Wadier
  • Tagie
  • Aggiprina Prokopoff and her Husband

2010 Archdiocese Calendar

The 2010 Archdicese calendar is now available. The cost is $15. The proceeds, after costs, from the sale go to the Parish

Car for Sale

Nobila Azer and her family are moving to Australia, and she has an 8 seater 1995 Toyota Lucida, with Sun-roof, 148,000kms on the clock, . Diesel. Offers $3,500. to $4000.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Sunday before Theophany

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 4:5-8
  • Gospel: Mark 1:1-8

Saints and feasts

  • St.Gordius The Martyr
  • St.Sintan & St.Finlugh
  • The Holy Prophet Malachi
  • St.Genevieve of Paris

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary
  • Madge
  • John Green
  • Trevor
  • Carol

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Slavko
  • Dimitar
  • Keriake
  • Jelica

Old Calendar Christmas

The Old Calendar Divine Liturgy is at 10.am on January the 7th - followed by a 'Pot-Lunch' at the Presbytery

Car for Sale

Nobila Azer and her family are moving to Australia, and she has an 8 seater 1995 Toyota Lucida, with Sun-roof, 148,000kms on the clock, . Diesel. Offers $3,500. to $4000.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Sunday after Nativity

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: Acts of the Apostles 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60
  • Gospel: Matthew 2:13-23

Saints and feasts

  • Holy Protomartyr and Archdeacon Stephen
  • St. Theodore Graptus ("the Branded", confessor, brother of St. Theophanes the Hymnographer
  • St. Theodore, Archbishop of Constantinople
  • St. Luke, monk of Tryglia
  • New-Martyrs Tikhon, Archbishop of Voronezh, and with him 160 martyred priests (1919)
  • Repose of Athanasius of Grigorious Monastery, Mt. Athos (1953)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary
  • Madge
  • John Green
  • Trevor
  • Carol

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Theodore
  • Sofia
  • Maria
  • Konstantinos

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Sunday before Nativity

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 11:9-10; 32-40
  • Gospel: Matthew 1:1-25

Saints and feasts

  • Repose of Righteous John of Kronstadt Hieromartyr
  • Ignatius the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch
  • St. Philogonius, Bishop of Antioch
  • St. Daniel II, Archbishop of Serbia
  • St. Ignatius, archimandrite of the Kiev Caves
  • New-Martyr John of the Isle of Thasos
  • Repose of Anthony, Archbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk (1846), and Metropolitan Philaret of Kiev (Theodosius in schmea) (1857)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary
  • Madge
  • John Green
  • Trevor

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Tagie
  • John & Christina
  • George
  • Dusanka
  • Swapna

Saturday, December 12, 2009

11th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 3:4-11
  • Gospel: Luke 14:16-24; Matthew 22:14

Saints and feasts

  • Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius, and Orestes at Sebaste
  • Virgin Martyr Lucy of Syracuse
  • St. Arsenius of Latros
  • St. Gabriel, Archbishop of Serbia
  • St. Mardarius, recluse of the Kiev Caves
  • St. Ares, monk
  • Schemamonk Pantileimon "the Resurrected" of Glinsk Hermitage (1895)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Jacob
  • Dusanka

Sunday, December 6, 2009

10th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 13:17-21
  • Gospel: Luke 13:10-17

Saints and feasts

  • St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia
  • Blessed Maximus, Metropolitan of Kiev. New-Martyr Nicholas of Karamania in Asia Minor
  • New Hieromartyr Gregory Peradze

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Nicholas
  • Andy
  • Matushka Mary
  • Kathleen
  • Nikolai

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Milena
  • Maurice

Sunday, November 29, 2009

9th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 4:1-7
  • Gospel: Luke 18:18-27

Saints and feasts

  • Martyr Paramon and 370 Martyrs in Bithynia
  • Martyr Philumenus of Ancyra, and with him Martyrs Valerian and Phaedrus
  • St. Acacius of Sinai who is mentioned in The Ladder
  • St. Nectarius the Obedient of the Kiev Caves
  • St. Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth
  • St. Pitirim of Egypt, disciple of St. Anthony the Great
  • Hieromartyr Abibus, Bishop of Nekressi in Georgia
  • St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Thessalonica
  • Hieromartyr John of Persia
  • St. Urban of Macedonia
  • Repose of Blessed Abel "the Prophet" of Valaam (1831)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Eftihia
  • Andonis
  • Alesavet

Sunday, November 22, 2009

After-feast of the Entry into the Temple

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:14-22
  • Gospel: Luke 12:16-21

Saints and feasts

  • Afterfeast of the Entry into the Temple
  • Apostles Philemon and Archippus
  • Martyr Apphia, wife of Philemon, and St. Onesimus, disciple of St. Paul
  • Martyrdom of St. Michael, prince of Tver
  • Martyrs Cecilia (canon only), Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus at Rome
  • Martyr Procopius the reader at Caesaria in Palestine
  • Martyr Menignus at Parium
  • St. Agabbas of Syria
  • Righteous Michael the soldier of Bulgaria
  • Martyrs Stephen, Mark, and Mark (another) in Pisidia
  • Martyr Agapion of Greece
  • St. Callistus II, Patriarch of Constantinople (Mt. Athos)
  • St. Clement of Ochrida, Bishop of Greater Macedonia.

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan
  • Petros
  • Katherine
  • Irini

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Georgeos
  • Reginald
  • Haido
  • Gordana
  • Milos

Sunday, November 15, 2009

8th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians 2:4-10
  • Gospel: Luke 10:25-37

Saints and feasts

  • Repose of St. Herman, Wonder worker of Alaska
  • Holy Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samonas and Abibus of Edessa
  • Martyrs Elpidius, Marcellus and Eustochius who suffered under Julian the Apostate
  • Martyr Demetrius of Thrace
  • St. Quinctian, Bishop of Seleucia
  • St. Philip, abbot of Rabang (Vologda)
  • St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) of Moldavia and Mt. Athos
  • St. Thomas the new, Patriarch of Constantinople.
  • St. Malo (Machutas) of Brittany

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Georgeos
  • Kostos
  • Eleni
  • Kyriaki
  • Loukas
  • Keriaki

Sunday, November 8, 2009

7th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 2:2-10
  • Gospel: Luke 8:41-56

Saints and feasts

  • Synaxis of the Archangel Michael & the other Bodiless Powers: Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Salaphiel, Jegudiel, & Barachiel
     
  • Abbot of Meifod( Powys)

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Dmitri

Sunday, November 1, 2009

6th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 12:27-31; 13:1-8
  • Gospel: Luke 16:19-31

Saints and feasts

  • Cosmas & Damianos the Holy Unmercenaries and their mother Theodota
  • David the Righteous of Evia
  • St.Pabiali
  • St Cledwyn and St Dingad
  • St Ceitho
  • St Cadfan of Bardsey
  • St John the Bishop and St James the Prebyter of Persia
  • Martyr Hermengild the Goth of Spain
  • St David the Ascetic of Euboea
  • New Martyr Iakovos the Ascetic at Edirne

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Leo
  • Anna
  • Paraskeva
  • Tisbena
  • Yeleyna

Sunday, October 25, 2009

6th Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 1:11-19
  • Gospel: Luke 8:26-39

Saints and feasts

  • St Tabitha, the Almsgiver
  • Holy Martyrs St Marcianus the Church Reader and St Martyrius the Sub-deacon of Constantinople
  • St Tabitha,the Widow, Raised from the Dead by the Apostle Peter
  • St Front, Bishop of Perigueux

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Yeleyna
  • Nicholas
  • Marija
  • Alexander

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Luke the Evangelist

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians 4:5-11, 14-18
  • Gospel: Luke 10:16-21

Saints and feasts

  • Holy Apostle and Evangelist, St Luke
  • Marinos the Martyr
  • St Gwen, the Martyr
  • St Wenna, the Martyr
  • St Brothen and St Gwendolen
  • St Monon, the Martyr
  • St Julian Sabas of Syria

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Yevgeni
  • Caliopi
  • Aspasia

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15
  • Gospel:Luke 8:5-15

Saints and feasts

  • Sunday of the 7th Ecumenical Council
  • Philip the Apostle of the 70, one of the 7 Deacons
  • Theophanes the Confessor, Bishop of Nicaea
  • Holy Martyrs Zenais and Philonilla
  • Our Holy Father Nectarius, Arsacuis and Sisinius, Patriarchs of Constantinople
  • St Ethelburga, Abbess of Barking
  • St Kenneth Abbot of Aghaboe

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Romulus
  • Savdelina
  • Ingraham Mervyn
  • Irina
  • Vasily
  • Sarandos
  • Nicolas

Saturday, October 3, 2009

2nd Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians 6:16-18; 7:1
  • Gospel:Luke 6:31-36

Saints and feasts

  • Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens
  • St Ammon and St Paul the Simple of Egypt
  • St Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver
  • Domnina the Martyr and her daughters
  • St.Barrog
  • Hieromartyr Anthimus , the Georgian

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Anastasi
  • Irina
  • Itsa
  • May
  • Sarah
  • Stanojko

Saturday, September 26, 2009

1st Sunday of Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11
  • Gospel:Matthew 19:16-26

Saints and feasts

  • Kallistratos the Martyr and his 49 Companions
  • Mark, Aristarchos, and Zenon, Apostles of the 70
  • Akylina the New Martyr of Thessalonik
  • St.Sabbatius of Solovietsk
  • St.Barrog
  • Hieromartyr Anthimus , the Georgian

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Valentina
  • Ekaterini
  • Yelena

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Sunday After The Exaltation of The Precious Cross

Scripture readings

  • Epistle:St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 2:16-20
  • Gospel:Mark 8:34-38; 9:1

Saints and feasts

  • Great Martyr Eustathius, His Wife Theopiste, their Two Sons Agapius and Theopistus
  • St Michael, Prince of Chernigov and His Boyar Theodore, Martyrs at the Hands of The Tartars
  • Our Righteous Father Eustathius, Archbishop of Thessolonica
  • Hilarion the New Martyr of Crete

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Ivan
  • Vulla
  • Uriy
  • John

Saint Michael's Antiochian Orthodox Church AGM


Agenda

20 September 2009
  1. Welcome and opening prayers
  2. Minutes of the previous meeting
  3. Matters arising
  4. Presidents Report
  5. Financial report
  6. Setting of Subscriptions
  7. Church Deeds
  8. Conservation plan
  9. Other Business

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Sunday before Holy Cross

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 6:11-18
  • Gospel:John 3:13-17

Saints and feasts

  • Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross
  • Memorial of the founding of the Holy Temple: Holy Resurrection of Christ
  • Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Peter
  • Nikolai
  • Grigori
  • Ivan
  • Eleni

Sunday, September 6, 2009

13th Sunday of Matthew

St Matthew

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 16:13-24
  • Gospel:Matthew 21:33-42

Saints and feasts

  • Commemoration of the miracle of the Archangel Michael in Colossae
  • Martyrs Eudoxios, Andronikos and Kalodote

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Michael
  • Peter
  • grigori
  • kleianthei

Saturday, August 29, 2009

12th Sunday of Mathew

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 15:1-11
  • Gospel:Matthew 19:16-26

Saints and feasts

  • Apodosis of the Feast of the Forerunner
  • Alexander, John & Paul, New Patriarchs of Constantinople
  • Phantinos the Righteous of Calabria

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Frederick
  • Evdokiya
  • Zorona
  • Nicholas

Reminder

There will be no divine Liturgy today, 30th August as Fr Ilyan is in the North Island.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

11th Sunday after Pentecost

St Matthew

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 9:2-12
  • Gospel:Matthew 18:23-35

Saints and feasts

  • Our Holy Father Ireneaus, Bishop of Lyons
  • Our Holy Father Kallinikos, Patriarch of Constantinople
  • Luppus the Martyr & Slave of St. Demetrios of Thessaloniki
  • Our Righteous Father Nicholas of Sikelion
  • 38 Martyrs of Thrace

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Mary
  • George
  • Sadie
  • Valentina
  • Alexander
  • Walter
  • Millie

Notice

There will be no divine Liturgy next Sunday, 30th August since Fr Ilyan will be in the North Island.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

After-Feast of The Holy Dormition of Our Lady , The Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary

Dormition of the Theotokos

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 4:9-16
  • Gospel:Matthew 17:14-23

Saints and feasts

  • Translation of the Image of Our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ
  • Diomedes the Physician & Martyr of Tarsus
  • Timothy of Euripus, founder of the Monastery of Pentele
  • Nicodemus the New Martyr of Meteora
  • Gerasimos the New Ascetic of Cephalonia
  • Holy Monk Penteles
  • Afterfeast of the Dormition of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Mary
  • Alexander
  • George
  • Pilip

Saturday, August 8, 2009

9th Sunday of Matthew

St Mathias

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 3:9-17
  • Gospel:Matthew 14:22-34

Saints and feasts

  • Matthias Apostle of the 70
  • Anthony the Martyr of Alexandria

  • Afterfeast of the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Alexander
  • Margareta
  • Vladimir
  • Tamara
  • Constantine-George

Saturday, August 1, 2009

8th Sunday of Matthew

St Stephen

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians 1:10-17
  • Matthew 14:14-22

Saints and feasts

  • Translation of the Relics of Stephen the Protomartyr
  • Holy Glorious New Martyr Theodore of Dardanelles

  • Phocas the Martyr
  • St.Basil of Moscow, fool for Christ

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Alexander
  • Thomas
  • Laura
  • John
  • Najiebe

Saturday, July 25, 2009

7th Sunday of Matthew

St Luke

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-5
  • Matthew 9:27-35

Saints and feasts

  • Hermolaos the Holy Martyr & his Companions
  • Paraskevi the Righteous Martyr of Rome
  • St. Prisca, the Righteous Martyr
  • Moses the Hungarian
  • Jacob Nestsvetov the Enlightener of Alaska

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Polya
  • Josephine-May
  • Lydia
  • Mithun

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Sunday of The Holy Fathers of The First Six Ecumenical Councils

Fathers of the First Council of Nicea

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to Titus 3:8-15
  • Gospel: Matthew 5:14-19

Saints and feasts

  • Sunday of the Holy Fathers
  • Macrina the Righteous, sister of St. Basil
  • Dios, Abbot of Antioch

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Kate
  • Margareta
  • Venelin
  • Maria

Otago Combined Christian Group 10th Anniversary celebration dinner

You are warmly invited to attend this dinner which will celebrate ten years of Otago Combined Christian Group (CCG) ministry together on campus. We are inviting all current students, past and present members and leaders of the CCG committee, University and Polytechnic staff, all Church leaders and the people of Dunedin to celebrate with us.
Everyone is welcome !

The dinner will be held in Herron Hall, behind Knox Presbyterian Church 449 George Street from 6pm on Saturday 1st August.

The speaker will be Rev Richard Dawson

Tickets are $25 for a lovely meal and entertainment.

The dinner is being held at the end of our annual "Jesus Week” on our campuses, and will be a celebration of and highlight of this week

Come along and learn about the history of CCG and what God has been enabling us all to do together over the last ten years, and to find inspiration for the future

Tickets are available ($25) from Greg Hughson in the Upper Room on the University campus, upstairs in the University Union building

E mail Greg via greg.hughson@otago.ac.nz to reserve your ticket as soon as possible.

Cheques can be made out to "Otago Combined Christian Groups" or payment made electronically to 060942 0179032 00 or cheques posted
to Greg Hughson , Chaplaincy, Box 1436, Dunedin.

For further information please contact Greg Hughson (479 8497, 027 212 1048) Tim Muller (Chairperson of CCG) tim.muller@gmail.com or Richard Dawson. rdawson@ihug.co.nz

Sunday, July 12, 2009

5th Sunday of Pentecost

St Veronica

Scripture readings

  • Epistle: St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 10:1-10
  • Gospel: Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1

Saints and feasts

  • Holy Martyrs Proclus and Hilary
  • Icon of The Most Holy Theotokos of The Three Hands
  • St Veronica Who was Healed by Christ
  • Holy Martyr Serapion
  • St Michael of Maleinus

The living

  • June
  • Luba
  • Olga
  • Kathleen
  • Sheryl
  • Archpriest Ilyan

The Departed we Commemorated today

  • Kathleen
  • Nicolas
  • John
  • Elini