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Come and See

an English speaking Orthodox parish in Adelaide

"on this rock I will build My church" (Matt. 16:18)

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Our Church Location

We setup Orthodox services where we are gratefully renting the chapel and hall space at:

Emmaus Catholic School Woodcroft
2 Todd Street, Woodcroft, SA, Australia, 5159.

Enter via the Pimpala Road entrance, parking is available.

Sundays:

Prayers of the Hours at 8:40am
Divine Liturgy starts at 9:00 AM
Coffee Hour fellowship 11:00am

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Liturgical life + Parish events

Daily readings, feasts, and saints alongside services, sacraments, and parish gatherings.

Liturgical Parish events

Today · Mon, 8 JuneToday

2nd Week after Pentecost

Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)

Commemorations

Beginning of Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
Apostles Carpus of the Seventy and Alphaeus (1st c.).
Translation of the relics (1534) of New Martyr George of Kratovo and Sofia (1515).
Uncovering of the relics (1521) of Venerable Macarius, abbot of Kolyazin (1483).
Martyrs Abercius and Helen, children of Apostle Alphaeus (1st c.).
Venerable John of Psichaita the Confessor of Constantinople (9th c.).
New Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica, who suffered at Smyrna (1794) (Greek).
Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir of Seligersk.
St. Augustine of Canterbury, evangelizer of England (ca. 605) (Celtic & British).
New Hieromartyrs Milan Banjac and Milan Golubovic of Drvar, Serbia (1941-1945).

Scripture readings

Romans 2:28-3:18 ()
Matthew 6:31-34; 7:9-11 ()

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Tomorrow · Tue, 9 JuneTomorrow

2nd Week after Pentecost

Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
Fish Allowed

Commemorations

Hieromartyr Therapon, bishop of Sardis (259).
Translation of the relics (1667) of Venerable Nilus of Stolben Island (1554).
Venerable Therapontes, abbot of Byelozersk (White Lake) (1426).
Translation of the relics (1472) of Sts. Cyprian (1406), Photius (1431), and Jonah (1461), metropolitans of Kiev.
Venerable Therapontes, abbot of Monza (1597).
St. John the Russian, whose relics are on the island of Euboea (1730).
Virgin-martyr Theodora and Martyr Didymus the Soldier of Alexandria (304).
Martyr Julius the Veteran at Dorostolum, Moesia (302) (Romania).
Venerable Bede the Venerable (735) (Celtic & British).
Venerable Michael of Parekhi (8th-9th c.) (Georgia).
St. Basil of Khakhuli, son of King Bagrat III (11th c.) (Georgia).
Martyr Eusebiotus (Greek).
Martyr Alypius (Greek).

Scripture readings

Matthew 11:27-30 (Matins Gospel)
Romans 4:4-12 ()
Matthew 7:15-21 ()
Ephesians 6:10-17 (St. John)
Luke 12:2-12 (St. John)

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Wed, 10 June

2nd Week after Pentecost

Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)

Commemorations

Venerable Nicetas, bishop of Chalcedon (9th c.).
St. Ignatius, bishop and wonderworker of Rostov (1288).
Venerable Helen of Diveyevo (1832).
New Hieromartyr Macarius, Dyonisius, Hieromartyr Nicholas deacon, Martyrs Ignatius and Peter (1931).
New Hieromartyr Heraclius confessor (1936).
Virgin-Martyr Hermogenas (1942).
St. Gerontius, metropolitan of Moscow (1489).
St. Eutychius, bishop of Melitene (1st c.).
Martyrs Heliconis and Dapni of Thessalonica (244).
St. Germanus, bishop of Paris (576) (Gaul).
Hieromartyr Helladius, bishop in the East (6th-7th c.).
"Nikeysky" (304), "Chukhlomsky" (Galich) (1350), "Orlovsky", "Antiochsky" and "Tenderness" Icons of the Mother of God.
New Martyr Mitros (Demetrius) of Tripolitsa (1794) (Greek).
New Hieromartyr Zachariah of Prusa (1802) (Greek).
Venerable Sophronius, monk, of Bulgaria (1510) (Bulgaria).
Martyrs Crescens, Paul, and Dioscorides of Rome (326) (Greek).
St. William of Languedoc (812) (Gaul).
St. Andrew the fool-for-Christ of Constantinople (911).

Scripture readings

Romans 4:13-25 ()
Matthew 7:21-23 ()

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Thu, 11 June

2nd Week after Pentecost

Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
Food with Oil

Commemorations

Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Constantinople (730).
Repose of Blessed John of Ustiug, fool-for-Christ (1494).
Uncovering of the relics (2000) of Venerable Job, Schemamonk of Anzersk (1720).
New Hieromartyr John deacon and martyr Andrew (1938).
St. Luke, hierarch-surgeon of Simferopol (1961).
Virgin-martyr Theodosia of Tyre (308).
Commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council (325).
Pskov-Pechersk Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Surety of Sinners".
Synaxis of All Saints of Krasnoyarsk Metropolia.
The Icon of the Mother of God "Non-Slumbering Eye" ("Nedremliuschee Oko").
The Icon of the Mother of God "Imperial" ("Tsesarkaya") Borovsk.
St. Alexander, patriarch of Alexandria (328).
New Martyr Andrew of Chios (1465) (Greek).
New Martyr John (or Nannus) at Smyrna (1802).
Blessed Constantine XII, last of the Byzantine emperors, martyred by the Turks (1453).
Hieromartyr Olbian, bishop of Aneus, and his disciples (Greek).
Martyrs Cyril, child Carellus, Primolus, Phinodus, Venustus, Gissinus, Alexander, Tredentius, and Jocunda at Caesarea in Cappadocia (253-259).
Righteouses John and Mary of Ustiug (13th c.).

Scripture readings

Romans 5:10-16 ()
Matthew 8:23-27 ()

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Fri, 12 June

2nd Week after Pentecost

Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)

Commemorations

Venerable Barlaam of Khutyn (1192) (movable holiday on the 1st Friday of Apostles' Fast).
"Tabynsk" and "Kursk-Root" Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos (movable holiday on the 9th Friday of Pascha).
Venerable Isaac, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople (383).
Synaxis of All Saints of Penza Metropolia.
New Hieromartyr Basil priest (1942).
Martyr Natalius.
Martyrs Romanus, Meletius and Euplius.
St. Macrina, grandmother of St. Basil the Great (4th c.).
Venerable James, monk of Galich Monastery (15th c.).
Venerables Isaiah and Nikanor of Arkhangel'sk.
Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea in Cappadocia.
St. Venantius of Gaul (374).
St. Hubert of Maastricht (727) (Neth.).

Scripture readings

Romans 5:17-6:2 ()
Matthew 9:14-17 ()

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Sat, 13 June

2nd Week after Pentecost

Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
Fish Allowed

Commemorations

Apostle Hermes of the Seventy (1st c.).
Martyr Hermias at Comana (160).
New Hieromartyr Archpriest Philosoph Ornatsky with his sons Boris and Nicholas, in St. Petersburg (1918).
New Hieromartyrs Hierotheus, bishop of Nikolsk (1928), and his friend Hieroschemamonk Seraphim (Nikolsky) (1923).
Martyr Philosophus at Alexandria (252).
Martyr Marus the Magician who was converted on witnessing the martyrdom of Hermias.
Five Martyrs of Ascalon (Greek).
Martyrs Eusebius and Charalampus (Greek).
St. Eustathius, patriarch of Constantinople (1025).
Finding of the relics of New Martyr Nicholas the Deacon of Lesbos.
Translation of the relics (1591) of St. Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow (1569), to Solovki.
St. Philotheus, metropolitan of Tobolsk (1727).

Scripture readings

Romans 3:19-26 ()
Matthew 7:1-8 ()

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Sun, 14 June

St Elizabeth & St Barbara Divine Liturgy
8:40 am – 12:00 pm
Emmaus School Chapel, 2 Todd Street, Woodcroft, SA, Australia, 5159
Prayers of the Hours at 8:40am Divine Liturgy starts at 9:00am. Coffee Hour fellowship 11:00am All services are in english

2nd Sunday after Pentecost. All Russian Saints

Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast
Fish Allowed

Commemorations

All venerable and holy Fathers of the Holy Mount Athos (movable holiday on the 2nd Sunday of Pentecost).
All venerable and holy Fathers of Bulgaria (movable holiday on the 2nd Sunday of Pentecost).
"Kaluga" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1771) (movable holiday on the first Sunday of the Apostles' Fast).
Martyr Justin the Philosopher, and those with him at Rome: Martyrs Justin, Chariton and his wife Charita, Euelpistus, Hierax, Peon, Valerian and Justus (166).
Venerable Dionysius, abbot of Glushitsa (Vologda) (1437).
New Hieromartyr Basil priest, Virgin-martyr Vera (1940).
Glorification (1990) of Righteous John of Kronstadt (1908).
Venerable Justin (Popovich) of Chelije in Serbia (1979) (Serbia).
Venerable Agapitus, unmercenary physician of the Kiev Caves (1095).
St. Mertius the Farmer of Myra in Lycia (912).
Martyr Neon (Greek).
Hieromartyr Pyrrhus the Virgin (Greek).
Martyr Firmus of Magus (3rd c.) (Greek).
Martyr Thespesius of Cappadocia (230) (Greek).
Holy Martyrs Shio the New, David, Gabriel and Paul of Gareji (1696) (Georgia).

Scripture readings

Mark 16:1-8 ((2nd Matins Gospel))
Romans 2:10-16 ((Epistle))
Matthew 4:18-23 ((Gospel))
Hebrews 11:33-12:2 (Epistle, Saints)
Matthew 4:25-5:12 (Gospel, Saints)

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