Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is Risen!
Αληθώς Aνέστη! Truly He is Risen!
Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling on death,
and granting life to those in the tombs.
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Welcome!
‘St Spyridon’ is a canonical Orthodox Church serving the spiritual and community needs of South East Sydney. It functions through the authority of
the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. St Spyridon Parish is also responsible for the founding and continuing development of St Spyridon College.
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Lest we forget
‘St Spyridon’ is a War Memorial Church, and on April 28th, the annual Anzac Day Service was held where we pray for the souls of all men, women and children who died for Australia in the Two World Wars and in other conflicts around the world. We invite you to read the moving Anzac Day Sermon given by Fr Steven Scoutas.
Easter Message
Read the Patriarchal Proclamation for Pascha from His All Holiness, Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch and the Easter Message from His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia.
Easter Sermon
Read the moving Easter Sermon from Fr Steven delivered to the many thousands of faithful who attended the Service of the RESURRECTION of our Lord at midnight. With deep gratitude, we also need to express our sincere thanks in English and Greek to the attached for their contribution to Holy Week.
Program of Holy Services
Download the English program of Holy Services to be held at St Spyridon Church during April and May. If your parents or grandparents don't read English, why not surprise them by printing the Greek Program and giving it to them.
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English Divine Liturgy Services
St Spyridon Church will be conducting the Divine Liturgy service in English on the first SATURDAY evening of each month from 7 – 8.30 p.m. The next Divine Liturgy service in English will be Saturday, 2nd of June from 7pm.
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Seeing and Believing: The Thomas Incident
There is a special episode preserved by the Gospel of John that stands out from among the post-resurrection scenes - the incident of the appearance of the risen Lord to Thomas. A story deeply human and divine, it culminates in the supreme dominical proclamation “Blessed are those who have not seen and (yet) believed.”
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All-holy Virgin Mary
"All generations shall call me blessed." The veneration of the All-holy Virgin Mary will live throughout all generations and tribes, and the Mother of the Lord is, before God, higher than all the saints of heaven.
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Great and Holy Feast of Pascha
On the Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, Orthodox Christians celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This feast of feasts is the most significant day in the life of the Church. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, and in this victory that came through the Cross, Christ offers us restoration, transformation, and eternal life.
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The Holy Bible and the Church
There are today some 250 denominations claiming to be Christian and appealing to the Holy Bible as the sole source of their respective creeds. However the Bible was not the starting-point of the Christian faith, but a resumé of it: not the whole revelation, but a part: not the foundation of the Church, but its product. The Church preceded the Bible.
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Who is Jesus Christ?
Who do we say that Jesus Christ is? Who is this Jesus Christ in whom we believe as baptised members of the Orthodox Church? Is Jesus Christ a mere man? Is He only God? Or is He rather, as the Orthodox Church teaches, both truly God and truly man.
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