ANNOUNCEMENT Our parish St John’s Carlton is organizing an Afternoon tea on Sunday the 25 JUNE, at 2:30.p.m , at Bargoonga Nganjin, North Fitzroy Library 182 St Georges Road Fitzroy North. All proceeds and donations raised shall be going towards the heating of the Church. Entry is free and we invite and welcome you to …
This Sunday do not forget to bring your favorite Icon to Church it is Sunday of Orthodoxy. At the End of the service we shall be walking around the Church “Outside” holding our Icons as is the tradition, Reading the decree of the seventh Ecumenical Council. Sunday of Orthodoxy celebrates the restoration of the icons …
Every Friday during Great Lent 6PM During Great Lent the first four Fridays the service of the Salutation to the Theotokos is read honouring the Virgin Mary , followed by the fifth Friday the Akathist Hymn. This is one of the most beautiful and beloved hymns of the orthodox church. It is an ecclesiastical poem …
While men and women of the Orthodox faith can express their regretful to God and beg his forgiveness at any time or in any place, this is not always effective. Therefore loving guidance and direction may be sought in the formal sacrament of confession. THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION A person in emotional turmoil because of …
Friends today marks the beginning of Great Lent…an invitation to renew our walk with God in a spirit of humbleness, fasting, and prayer. I would like to share something from the Homily of St Basil on Lent. “There is both a physical and a spiritual fast. In the physical fast the body abstains from food …
Next Three Saturdays This Saturday is know as Saturday of Souls Traditionally the Orthodox remember the dead on a Saturday, the day Christ lay in his tomb. The Orthodox believe that it is the duty of the living to remember and pray for the deceased. A general prayer is said for specific individuals and all …
SUNDAY 19TH OF FEBRUARY 2023 Meat Fare Sunday, immediately after the church service, Souvlakia will be sold on the church grounds for ONLY $10 together with a drink. All funds raised will be going towards the ongoing expenses of the church. Everyone welcome please support.
On the feast day of St Makarios the Parish of St Johns Carlton would like to express their well wishes to our Archbishop who celebrates on this day. Happy Name-day Your Eminence.