Monthly Archives: July 2010

If you haven’t been on the ROCOR website yet, then you wouldn’t have seen photos of Fr Gabriel and Matushka Irina in Russia. At the moment, they are in Kursk. There is also a photo of Volodya Bigdan and Ben Drozdovski. Hope you enjoy them. Keep praying for them, and their speedy return back home.

Father Gabriel reading Metropolitan Hilarion's greeting to the gathering

Here is Matushka Irina sitting in amongst the crowd, trying to look inconspicuous

Here is the whole group, Volodya is in the middle

Upon arrival, Ben is there and so is another Aussie on the right.

Well, the icons are finally being put up – this Saturday 17th July – they are all going up.

I don’t know about you, but I am homesick.

As per the Service  Schedule, Vigil is at 6pm and Liturgy at 8:30am.

See you all there.

Over the next three weeks, our church will be painted inside and out. At the moment, 1 July 2010, the church is being painted inside. During this time, (the next two Sundays) there will not be any services. Please check on the Schedule for the exact times.

All of this necessary work is taking place to prepare the church and its surrounds for the 90th Anniversary of our Parish. You all know that this is the first Russian Orthodox church built on Australian soil.

It is a very important date and we must prepare our church building for this anniversary. Many other works will be taking place. Please contact our Head Sister Mussia Okulov and our Matushka Irina (when she returns from Russia) about how you can contribute as well.