English Divine Liturgies
These are special opportunities for fervent prayer and worship, fully in English.
- On Wednesday 25 September, the Feast of St John the Theologian, we will have English Matins and Divine Liturgy from 6 to 8.30pm.
- On Wednesday 29 October we will have an English Divine Liturgy from 7 – 8.30pm .
Visit to Sydney of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the 100 year Anniversary of our Archdiocese
This will be a huge blessing for all of us. His All-Holiness is first amongst all Eastern Orthodox Bishops in the world. The Sydney events, and how we at St Ioannis can participate, are as follows. Even though the events below are in early October, ticketed events need to be secured over the next few weeks, and our Parish needs to know how many buses to book, so it will help if our faithful could register and respond soon.
Arrival of His All-Holiness at Airport – 7pm Friday 4 October, at Sydney Kingsford-Smith International Airport All are welcome to come to the airport to welcome our Patriarch.
Official Doxology and Official Receiving of our Patriarch – 10am Saturday 5 October at the Archdiocese, 242 Cleveland St Redfern There will be ample room at this event- the road outside the Cathedral, (Cleveland St), will be closed to vehicles. You can make your own way to this event, eg by train to Central or Redfern Stations, or request a seat on the bus that our Parish will organise. To book a seat on the bus you can see one of our volunteers after a Sunday Liturgy, or you can book a seat electronically after registering for the Patriarchal Divine Liturgy on the link mentioned below in the Liturgy section. We will let you know in due course what time the bus will depart our Church. (If you have already booked for the Liturgy but not yet for the Doxology, or can only come to the Doxology on Saturday morning, you can book a seat on the bus for Saturday morning on bus bookings for Doxology at Archdiocese on Saturday morning 5 October. The bus trip will be free of charge.
Celebratory Performance with Song and Dance for the 100 Year Anniversary of our Archdiocese – 6pm Saturday 5 October at Sydney Seymour Centre, corner Cleveland St and City Rd, Chippendale This will be staged by the Greek Orthodox Christian Society in the presence of His All Holiness. It will be a ticketed event, specific details will be released soon.
Patriarchal Divine Liturgy – arrive 7.30am to no later than 8.45am, Sunday 6 October, at the International Convention Centre (ICC), Sydney Theatre, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney That Sunday there will be no Liturgy in any of our Sydney Parishes, and all are encouraged to attend this very special and historic Liturgy. There will be no fee to enter the ICC, but only those with tickets can enter. You can obtain a ticket for yourself and for members of your family, and also let us know if you need seats on the bus our Parish will organise, by clicking: https://forms.gle/ryXk5ka6HMMs3fjs7 This link also enables you to book a seat on the bus for the Saturday morning Doxology. We will let you know in due course what time the buses will depart our Church. The bus trip will be free of charge.
Official Dinner with His All- Holiness – 6.30pm Tuesday 8 October, at the Grand Ballroom, ICC, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney (This is now booked out)