Upcoming Events

• Sat Nov 4
• 8:00AM, Ioannikios the Great, Nikandros of Myra, Ioannikios, John - English Liturgy
• 4:00PM, Vespers
• Sun Nov 5
• 8:00AM, 5th Sunday of Luke - Matins & Divine Liturgy
• Wed Nov 8
• 7:30AM, Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel - Divine Liturgy
• 6:30PM, Eve of St Nectarios the Wonderworker of Aegina - Vespers (Combined Service at Church of St Nectarios)
• Thu Nov 9
• 8:00AM, Nectarios the Wonderworker of Aegina - Divine Liturgy (Combined Service at Church of St Nectarios)
• Fri Nov 10
• 7:30AM, St Arsenius of Cappadocia - Divine Liturgy
• 9:30AM, Supplicatory Canon to the Theotokos
• 6:00PM, Supplicatory Canon to the Theotokos - English
• Sat Nov 11
• 4:00PM, Vespers

English Liturgy

Just to remind everyone, tomorrow we have an English Liturgy from 8:00am. Everyone is invited to attend.

Sunday Epistle & Gospel Explanations
5th Sunday of Luke (05/11/2017)

Epistle: Galatians 6:11-18

Gospel: Luke 16:19-31

Click here to download this week's readings and explanations.

Saint Nektarios Feast Day - 9 Nov

The following services have been organised for the feast day of Saint Nektarios. All clergy will be in attendance at the Church of Saint Nektarios in Dianella. Everyone is invited to join us in the celebrations.

• Wed Nov 8
• 6:30PM, Vespers
• Thu Nov 9
• 8:00AM, Matins and Divine Liturgy

Divine Liturgy for St Arsenios the Cappadoician - 10 Nov

As we do every year, a special Divine Liturgy service is held for St Arsenios the Cappadoician, along with the veneration of the Saint's relics. These relics were brought to Australia by Saint Paisios himself, the godchild of Saint Arsenios, and are currently housed in our Church.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia News

In case you haven't already had a look, the October edition of the "Vema" Newspaper is out and can be downloaded from here (the Greek version is also available from here).

Some of the stories that you can read about are:

• Prayer Service for National Postal Vote
• Orthodox and Heterodox (Part F), by Archbishop Stylianos of Australia
• Fundraiser Organised by St Stylianos Parish for Congo Central Africa Raises $12,000

There is a prayer for all of life written by David, the greatest of Israel’s Kings (c.1000 BC). The prayer is Psalm 25 where David repents before the Lord for the sins of his youth:

“Do not remember the sins of my youth,
nor my transgressions” (vs. 7)
“Show me Your ways O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.” (vs. 4-5)

Unfortunately for many young people and for those who have already spent their youth, it is all too easy to become immersed in the activity of life so that no time can be found to serve the Lord. Giving thanks to the Lord is routinely side-lined. The remembrance of God becomes a rather remote experience, considered only to be practised and valued at a later stage in life when one is old and close to death. Who knows however, how much time we have to live? Our lives should always be lived in a way in which we continually strive to come closer to God, especially more so during our youth. It seems that youth and spirituality are viewed by many as incongruent. Youth and sport? No problem. Active social life? Very desirable. Spirituality? You cannot be serious?
Youth and spirituality however are highly compatible and critical in the practice of our Orthodox faith. This is because our overall condition and state of health, fitness and energy are at their peak when we are young. Our perception tends to be sharper and more acute in our youth as is our capacity to remember and learn, and accommodate new information than when we reach a ripe old age. Serving the Lord is not only for the frail but especially for the young and strong. If we do not build our spiritual strength when we are young we will be less able and likely to follow the spiritual path when we are older, and who is to know that we will have the same opportunities as we do now? When a person ages it is not only the physical self that loses vitality and agility, but the whole person is affected. In this there is an interesting paradox because many people are convinced they will be able to practice spirituality when they are older and have more time to do so. The opposite however usually occurs. For as the body grows weaker it is less inclined to submit to the will of the spirit. Serving the Lord must take precedence over all other things especially in our youth. Whilst we are enjoying our youth however, we do not appreciate that our days are numbered and that there is no guarantee of finding the idyllic old age we may be envisaging for ourselves. If God blesses us with many years of life, our body will nevertheless be subjected to the ills of ageing so that it is easily prone to stress, disease, fatigue, irritability, frustration and exhaustion.
Whilst we have our youth we are easily deceived into believing that we can delay or postpone the intensity of our obligation to practice our faith to the full by living a life that is pleasing to God. It does not however seem logical for the young to invest time on matters that have no immediate worldly gain.

Upcoming Events

• Sat Oct 28
• 7:30AM, Holy Protection of the Theotokos - Divine Liturgy
• 4:00PM, Vespers
• Sun Oct 29
• 8:00AM, 7th Sunday of Luke - Matins & Divine Liturgy
• Wed Nov 1
• 7:30AM, Holy Unmercenaries Kosmas and Damian - Divine Liturgy
• Fri Nov 3
• 9:30AM, Supplicatory canon to the Theotokos
• 6:00PM, Supplicatory canon to the Theotokos - English
• Sat Nov 4
• 8:00AM, Ioannikios the Great, Nikandros of Myra, Ioannikios, John - English Liturgy
• 4:00PM, Vespers

Holy Protection of the Theotokos

Tomorrow we have the feast of the Holy Protection of the Theotokos. This service will be in Greek, with the start time of 7:30am. Everyone is invited to attend.

Sunday Epistle & Gospel Explanations
7th Sunday of Luke (29/10/2017)

Epistle: Galatians 2:16-20

Gospel: Luke 8:41-56

Click here to download this week's readings and explanations.

Are you still looking for that special Christmas gift? Well, look no further!

On Sunday, 5 November, the Evangelismos bookstore will be discounting a large range of CD's.

This sale will occur just outside the Church, at the conclusion of the service.

Discounts will be ranging from 20-40%. That's a huge saving!

So, book the date in, come past, and pay us a visit.

We'll be waiting :)