Male Choir of St. Iver Monastery Odessa (thanks & photos)

Posted on 10.02.2014 by Admin

Dear brothers and sisters!

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to those who helped with the visit of our guests from Odessa. A big ‘thank you’ to all who provided accommodation, bedding, catering and helped to arrange the concert. We would like to express our appreciation to everyone who came to the choir’s concert and supported them financially. The guests had a very warm impression from the visit: ‘We expected a hearty welcome, but your hospitality exceeded all our expectations!‘

In Christ!
Fr. Alexander

P.S. Click here to listen and watch short choir performance.

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Сoncert of the Male Choir of St. Iver Monastery Odessa (Ukraine)

Posted on 30.01.2014 by Admin

Dear friends!

9th of February we invite you to a concert of the Male Choir of St. Iver Monastery Odessa (Ukraine)

The program will feature performances of sacred music of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as classical and folk songs in Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian and Maori.

The concert will be held at 5 Hania Street (3d floor)

Beginning at 17.00

Admission is free (donations are accepted to the needs of the monastery)

You are welcome!

The choir will sing in our church during the Great Vespers service on 8 February at 18:00 and during the Divine Liturgy on 9 February at 10:00

http://youtu.be/aKQqsZTFM9o

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Parish Feast celebration (+ photo)

Posted on 18.01.2014 by Admin

It has become our tradition to celebrate our Patronal Feast on the first Sunday after Christmas. This is an important and happy event, especially as it is still illuminated by the light of Christmas. A gorgeous Christmas fir tree decorates the interior of the church; the choir sings Christmas chants; our parishers and guests share a meal after the service; children play joyful games and receive presents.

This year, a special occasion coincided with our celebration: His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of Eastern America and New York, Archbishop of Sydney and Australia and New Zeeland, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, visited Wellington on his Archpastoral mission. Like in previous years, a group of pilgrim from Auckland arrived with Fr. Vladimir, rector and dean of all New Zealand parishes.

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Christmas Message of His Holiness Patriarch KIRILL of Moscow and All Russia

Posted on 09.01.2014 by Admin

Paschal Message of His Holiness KIRILL Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and All the Faithful Children of the Russian Orthodox Church

Beloved in the Lord Your Graces the archpastors, all-honourable presbyters and deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters!

Today our churches are filled with people who have come to glorify the newly-born Divine Infant Jesus Christ and his Most Pure Mother the Virgin Mary. Continue reading →

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Parish Feast preparation

Posted on 21.12.2013 by Admin

Dear brothers and sisters!

On January 12, we will celebrate the Parish Feast of our church. This year Metropolitan Hilarion, the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, will lead the service. We would be very grateful if you could contribute to the preparation of the upcoming celebration.

Tomorrow, on December 22 at 12.00 pm we plan to clean up the hall and decorate a Christmas tree. A clean-up of the church and section is scheduled for Saturday, January 4 at 11.00 am.

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Pan-orthodox conference

Posted on 03.10.2013 by Admin

Pan-orthodox Conference took place last Saturday in St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church. It gathered people from all Wellington Orthodox parishes. The central topic of the day was “Practising the true faith – Orthopraxia”.

The key message on this topic was delivered by Father Paul Patitsas, who shared his reflections on the words of St. Kosmas: “If we want to fare well in this life and to go to Paradise … we must have two loves: the love for God and the love for our neighbor. Just as a swallow needs two wings in order to fly in the air, so we need these two loves …”.

Fr. Paul also presented a trial issue of the Orthodoxia NZ journal, which will hopefully be finilized into the Issue #1 in November and will be available in all Orthodox Parishes in Wellington and all over NZ. One the most important characteristics of the journal is its pan-orthodox nature. All parishes are encouraged to provide materials for the journal.

The seminar turned out to be an interesting and rich event – vivid discussions, informative reports, The liturgy in four languages (Romanian, Greek, Serbian and Russian), and above all – a spirit of unity overcoming the cultural borders and differences.