NEXT ENGLISH LITURGY This will be on Wednesday 13 August, 7 – 8.30pm.
ST IOANNIS FELLOWSHIP This is held every Tuesday, 7.15 – 8.30pm, except on weeks when we have an English Liturgy, (so not on Tuesday 12 August). Talks are in English, young and old attend, currently we are studying the Liturgy.
FUN DAY This will held 10am – 1pm on Thursday 17 July, in our hall and ovals. Various craft and other fun activities will be organised for children and adolescents on school holidays. Each child needs to be accompanied by a carer, and $5 per child would be appreciated to cover costs.
FUND-RAISING HIGH TEA FOR PANTANASSA MONASTERY This will take place in our hall from 3pm on Sunday 20 July, and will be to raise much needed funds for the building of Pantanassa Monastery. We will be blessed to have at this Tea Fr Eusevios, the Abbot of the Monastery, who will speak to us.
THEOLOGY SYMPOSIUM ON THE COUNCIL OF NICAEA (1700th Anniversary since the Council of Nicaea in 325AD) This has been organised by St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College. It will no doubt be quite scholarly and academic, but also very interesting and spiritually beneficial. It will be held at our St Ioannis Church Hall, 10am – 4pm on Saturday 2 August 2025. All are welcome. You do not need to pay for the Symposium. Please register for by clicking: Symposium Registration. The Program will be as follows:
10.00am Registration and Coffee
10.30am Morning Prayer and Welcome
Chancellor of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia
10.45am The Historical Context of Nicaea
Very Revd Anastasios Bozikis
11.30am Morning Tea
12.00pm The Creed: What We Believe, How We Are Called to Live
Dr Philip Kariatlis
12.45pm Lunch
1.30pm Discover Your Path: Study Options at St Andrew’s
Revd Anastasios Kalogerakis
2.15pm Discussion Groups
3.00pm Open Panel Discussion and Plenary Engagement
3.30pm Afternoon Tea
4.00pm Vespers till 4.45pm
You will:
• Trace the powerful story of how the Creed emerged in a time of crisis and defined the boundaries of Christian truth.
• Discover how its words are deeply rooted in the Scriptures.
• Explore how the Creed still speaks into your life today—shaping how you live, love, believe, and
follow Christ.