Monday, April 29, 2019
Pascha in Sydney
On Pascha Bishop John again visited Sydney, serving at the parish of Sts Cosmas and Damian (GOC) at Dulwich Hill. The service was in Greek and English. He concelebrated with priest George Jan (GOC) and ordained subdeacon Elias to the diaconate during the Paschal midnight liturgy. Fr Deacon Elias will be assigned to serve both at St John of Kronstadt (ROCA) and Sts Cosmas and Damian parishes (GOC).
In the afternoon, Bishop John visited the home-chapel of St John of Kronstadt, where father Nebojsa had celebrated the full paschal service the night before. During his visit, a group of parishioners sang the paschal hours.
The start of Paschal Matins
Parishioners of all ages
Subdeacon Elias standing at the iconostasis until he was brought into the Altar for ordination.
Axios!
First litany by the new deacon.
Just above the church, we saw a plane write “Christ is risen!” in the sky! The flying calligrapher in the plane is in the process of writing + ХРИСТОС АНЕСТИ +
At the home-chapel of St John of Kronstadt
Paschal Vespers on the first day of Pascha.
Small Entrance at the Liturgy on the second day of Pascha.
