Dear parishioners, guests and friends!
Merry Christmas and Happy New 2020 year!
We would like to invite you to celebrate Christmas with us on the 12th of January 2020.
Holiday service will start at 9.30 am. At the end of the service, there will be a procession around the church. Straight after that, at the end of the service (around noon) there will be Christmas concert in the church hall. Santa Claus (Father Frost) will give gifts to children.
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We want to ask you for financial support for the Russian church in Wellington city. This parish was founded in 1952, at the expense of immigrants, members Russian community. Several times the temple buildings were resold for various reasons.
and currently the temple is located at 62 Darlington road, Miramar, Wellington.
Now this temple is experiencing very serious financial problems. On the account of the temple funds left to pay the necessary payments for a maximum of 6 months.
We ask you to make a donation to the church to cover the most necessary things for our community life, such as the priest’s salary and utilities. The responsibility for collecting this money lies with the entire parish as a whole and with every person in particular. Every donation can make a difference side. But hoping that someone will make the necessary donation and account wonderful way to replenish do not have to.
A donation can be made to the church: Russian Orthodox Church EXPAC. Account number: 11 7247 0009754 11
If you are a New Zealand resident for tax purposes you are eligible to claim a tax refund equaling one-third of your donation to our church. Please add the reference “DONATION (your SURNAME)” when making the transfer of funds and we will send you a tax deductible receipt at the end of the tax year.
All donations are tax deductible and the tax office returns one third to the donor of the donated amount, if there is a supporting document, which can be issued by the temple accountant upon request.
Thank you all for your support!
May the blessing of God be with you!
Archpriest Vladimir Boykov, Dean of the New Zealand Parishes,
Cleric of the Church of Christ the Savior Archpriest Alexei Popkov.
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On November 23, 2019, a charity fair was held on the territory of the Russian church in Wellington, the main purpose of which was to collect donations to support church activities.
At 11:00, the opening of a personal photo exhibition by Alexei Kulikov, a photo artist, mainly taking photographs using lenses released in the last century, as well as using film, took place.
In parallel with the opening of the exhibition, the Garage sale began to work in the Sunday school classroom.
In the middle of the day, the kitchen began to work in the church hall, where everyone was invited to try traditional Russian dishes: borsch, Olivier salad, and vinaigrette. On the street, meanwhile, cooked kebabs and sausages. “Teremok” and the visiting peddlers offered to try cakes and sweets.
All guests were invited to watch a video that told about the secrets of cooking Russian borsch. Special thanks for the video editing to Alexei Medvedev.
Very pleased with the performance of Irina Shatalova. She performed several traditional dances accompanied by Vladimir Zvegintsev (accordion). Especially the guests of the fair were filled with a costume in which Irina danced to the public.
The concert was attended by:
Trio – Elena Street (vocals), Irina Dudarenko (piano), Alexey Medvedev (guitar);
Acoustic duet “Broken lexicon” – Brooke Davis (vocals), Alexey Medvedev (guitar);
Anastasia Dolinina (vocals) and Diego Pando Rubio;
Neilos Hodges (guitar);
Priest Alexei Popkov (harp);
Natalya Belyaeva.
Our fair was visited by Paul Eagle, a Member of Parliament from the Labor Party.
The main goal of the fair was to collect donations for the church. Together, they managed to raise 1420 New Zealand dollars. This is a good result.
Everyone can make a donation through the online service on our website.
We thank everyone who helped in organizing and conducting the fair.
More photos on the page of our temple in the FB.
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From November 14 to November 17, 2019, a meeting of the Australian – New Zealand diocese was held in the city of Sydney in Australia. The meeting was led by Bishop George of Canberra.
Before the beginning of the meeting, a moleben was served in the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, at the end of which Vladyka sprinkled holy water on everyone.
On the agenda were questions about the activities of the diocese over the past three years, as well as plans for the coming years. Among the speakers were priests from New Zealand – prot. Vladimir Boykov, prot. Valentin Basyuk and prot. Alexey Popkov. They talked about the activities of the parishes, and also outlined the difficulties that they have to face in the parishes where they serve.
On November 15, a concert of the Australian Russian Orthodox Male Choir, conducted by Nektarii Kotlyarov, was held in the Russian club building on Friday evening. Among the guests of the concert was the Bishop of Australia and New Zealand Siluan Serbian Orthodox Church.
On Sunday, a divine liturgy was held in the cathedral, led by: Gabriel – Archbishop of Montreal and Canada, and George – Bishop of Canber. Many priests and deacons received regular awards from the bishop.
The meeting was held in an atmosphere of Christian brotherly love and harmony. More information can be found on the website of the Australian – New Zealand diocese.
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On November 10, 2019, Father Alexander Skorik served a divine liturgy in the Church of Christ the Savior in Wellington. Many parishioners remember Father Alexander, because he served here several years ago and, therefore, a lot of people gathered in the church that day. After the end of the service, a conversation was held with the priest in the refectory.
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Our temple conducts its activities exclusively on the voluntary donations of parishioners. Those funds that our church receives now through donations cover only 60% of the required amount, the remaining 40% are spent from the account. At the moment, the amount of money in the temple account very quickly tends to zero. Most likely, after a maximum of a year (this is a good combination of circumstances), there will be no money left for regular payments: salary to the priest, payment of electricity, payment of real estate insurance, repair of the church and refectory, and other obligatory payments. If the money runs out, then the only way out of this situation may be – the next sale of the temple building and the refectory and the purchase of a cheaper building intended for worship. The difference between the sale and the purchase can be maintained by the priest and the parish. Maybe there are other options?
In order to raise additional funds for necessary needs, a fair will be held near the Russian church, which will be held on November 23 from 11:00.
Photographer Alexey Kulikov will present his work. His photographs of New Zealand’s nature, the night sky, flowers, birds and much more are varied and attractive. The vision of the surrounding world shows the author’s rich inner world.
Russian – New Zealand artist – Anton Makarov will present his work.
An interesting event will take place in the church hall – cooking borsch according to a traditional Russian recipe. Spectators and participants of the fair will be able to take part in the preparation of borsch, as well as the chef will discover the main secret in the recipe for borsch. After the dish is ready, anyone can taste the freshly prepared traditional Russian borsch.
The concert will be attended by:
Acoustic Duo “Broken Lexicon” (Alexey Medvedev, Brook Davies);
Irina Shatalova – will perform several folk dances in a traditional Russian costume;
Vladimir Zvegintsev (accordion);
Father Alexey Popkov (harp) and others.
For carrying out Garage sale the collection of things in good condition is announced. If someone has something that could be sold, please bring it to the temple on Saturday or Sunday. It is advisable to pre-coordinate the time of delivery of things by phone: 0212372236.
At the fair itself, everyone will be invited to purchase inexpensive things, clothes, books ….
We invite everyone to participate in this event and provide financial support to the Russian church in Wellington.
The aim of the fair is to collect 5,000 New Zealand dollars, which will be transferred to the account of the temple: 11 7247 0009754 11
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On November 9, 2019, a missionary trip to the city of Masterton took place, where the first Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom was held in the Anglican Church (St Andrew’s in the Paddock Upper Plain Road). The liturgy was celebrated by priest Alexei Popkov in English and Old Slavonic. On this day, 15 people gathered in the church, 5 of whom communed at the end of the service. After the service in a building located near the temple, a conversation was held with parishioners.
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