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Saturday 25th February 2023 A.D. Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford The light summer rains welcomed us as we arrived for the evening's...
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Jan 21, 20231 min read
Theophany
Saturday 21st January 2023 A.D. Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford The bells called the people to gather for the evening's celebration of...
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Jan 6, 20232 min read
Nativity
Friday 6th January 2023 A.D. Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford The church bells rang to welcome the guests to this evening's celebrations....
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Dec 17, 20221 min read
Feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
Saturday 17th December 2022 A.D. Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford The bells in the tower welcomed the congregation and the liturgy began....
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Dec 3, 20221 min read
Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple
Saturday 3rd December 2022AD Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford Bells welcomed the congregation as we prepared to honour the Holy Theotokos...
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Nov 19, 20221 min read
The Blessed Powers and Orders of Angels: 19th November 2022
Tonight's liturgy began with the ringing of the church bells before the clergy entered. The first reading by Father Mark was from...
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Oct 2, 20221 min read
Protection of the Theotokos: 15th October 2022 @ 7:00pm
The Protection of the Theotokos. The evenings celebration began with the Divine Liturgy, with Metropolitan +Raffaele in his beautiful...
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Sep 8, 20221 min read
Nativity of the Theotokos: 20th September 2022 @ 7:00pm
The Nativity of the Theotokos. Many Christians celebrate Christmas, yet ancient Christians also celebrate She who became the first...
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Aug 17, 20221 min read
Dormition of the Theotokos: 27th August 2022 @ 6:30pm
The liturgy began with the athakist for the Theotokos. Metropolitan +Raffaele and Fr Mark sang beautifully during the Athakist. Then the...
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Jul 26, 20221 min read
Vigil of St Anne & Ordination of Fr. Michael Albert: 6th August 2022 @ 7:00pm
The liturgy began... Photo Gallery ...
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
Afterfeast of the Holy Apostles: 16th July 2022 @ 7:00pm
The liturgy began with some prayers and then the Gospel was read. It spoke of the apostles and when Jesus cast out some demons. Father...
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Jun 4, 20221 min read
Vigil of Pentecost: 11th June 2022 @ 7:00pm
The evening began with some simple prayers. Then, Divine Liturgy began and the congregation saw the clergy’s new vestments for the first...
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May 21, 20221 min read
Vigil of the Lords Ascension: 1st June 2022 @ 7:00pm
... The Lord's ascension celebrated with the faithful in commemoration of the Lord's promise to keep watch and pray - further exhorted by...
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Apr 16, 20223 min read
Holy Pascha 2022 A.D.
THE METROPOLIS OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA INVITES ALL TO COME AND PRAY WITH US DURING HOLY WEEK TO REDISCOVER THE ANCIENT...
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Mar 6, 20221 min read
Presanctified Liturgy: Wednesday's During Lent @ 7:00pm
... Photo Gallery Wednesday March 9th 2022 Wednesday March 16th 2022 Wednesday March 23rd 2022 Wednesday March 30th 2022 Wednesday April...
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Feb 27, 20221 min read
Forgiveness Sunday: 6th March 2022 @ 6:00pm
... With the tolling of the bells from the tower of the Good Shepherd Chapel, Forgiveness Sunday’s Divine Liturgy began. The Metropolitan...
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Feb 9, 20221 min read
Presentation of The Lord: 15th February 2022 @ 7:00pm
The evening began with the chiming of the church bells across Collingwood. Soon the liturgy began and the Gospel of Luke was read. The...
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Jan 11, 20221 min read
Holy Theophany Vigil: 18th January 2022 @ 7:00pm
The church bells rang out again to announce the beginning of our Theophany vigil on a warm Tuesday evening in January. We gathered...
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Dec 18, 20212 min read
Holy Nativity Vigil: 6th January 2022 @ 7:00pm
It was the end of a very warm day in Melbourne - the sun had been shining and the air smelt of summer when the ringing of the church...
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Jul 1, 20211 min read
Forefeast of The Holy Apostles: 10th July 2021 @ 6:30pm
The evening began by honouring the holy apostles through the akathist prayers and veneration of our relics of the apostles. The liturgy...
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