We invite everyone to celebrate the Nativity of Jesus Christ according to ancient Orthodox calendar at the Church of Christ the Saviour.

on January, 6 the night holiday service will start at 11 p.m., and continue at midnight on January, 7

on January, 8 our church will celebrate its Dedication day:

9 a.m. – service

11.30 a.m. – Christmas party for children. Concert. Fair. Games and dances.

Please bring a plate of food for the party table (finger food, desserts, etc.)

If your child is going to take part in the party, please bring your own inexpensive gift, wrapped and signed.

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On December, 18 the final classes for this year were held in the Sunday School for children. Before the students left the school for over a month, they heard a farewell speech from father Aleksey Popkov. The first class in the new year is going to be on the first Sunday of February, i.e. on February, 4. We wish all our children to have a good rest during the holidays, to come back healthy and full of new impressions, and to get more knowledge and become even more intelligent and talented in the new year. God be with you!

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On December, 10 and 17, the Church of Christ the Saviour prepared for its Dedication day, the Nativity of Jesus Christ. Many people came to work to the Glory of God, to clean and decorate the church before Christmas. The flowerbeds in the church backyard, the church itself and the church hall were thoroughly cleaned and renovated. The parishioners also decorated the icon of The Nativity and set the Christmas creche at the church entrance.

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On December, 3, 2016 the president of Wellington Russian club Viktor Gaiduch held a meeting of the organising committee of the Russian Festival (which took place on November, 5, 2016). Among others, father Aleksey Popkov and his wife Olga attended the session. At this meeting the results of the Russian Festival were discussed, as well as the Russian club events planned for the coming year.

According to Viktor Gaiduch, this year’s festival attracted more than 600 people, which is more than last year. The cultural programme of the festival was very diverse. Many colourful performances in Russian style were shown by various artists and performing groups.

After recapitulation of the festival, there was a notice about the New Year performance for children that will take place at 1 p.m. on December, 26.

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Dear brothers and sisters, all the parishioners of our church!
We have to let you know that the schedule of the services in our church have been changed. It was decided at the staff and parents meeting of the Sunday school that the Sunday classes are to commence after the liturgy. Because of this the beginning of the service is scheduled at 9 am, in order for the classes at Sunday school to start at 11am and finish around 1 pm.
Please refer to the services schedule for details.
Apologies for any inconvenience.

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On November, 15, 2016, father Aleksey Popkov, his wife Olga, and Aleksey Kulikov attended the meeting of Greek priests and their parish at the Greek Orthodox church of St. Andrew. At first, there was an evening service with the reading of the Canon of the Mother of God. It is worth mentioning that the prayers were read in three languages (Greek, English and Russian) so that all those who attended the service understood it.

After evening prayers everyone gathered at the hall for the discussion. The topic of the meeting this time was “The Divine liturgy and its symbolism” Father Meletiy explained the meaning of offertory, the preface of the liturgy, and offered to discuss it in the form of a question-and-answer session in smaller groups. All the audience was divided into three groups and continued the meeting in that format. After a while the groups rejoined for the common discussion.

The atmosphere of the meeting was warm and friendly. The priests were happy to answer the parishioners’ questions and illustrated their explanations with interesting stories from their practice.

After the meeting f. Aleksey Popkov has a conversation with metropolitan Amphilochios and got his admission for holding services in remote Greek Orthodox churches in Old Church Slavonic language.

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A meeting of the parents and staff of the Sunday school of Wellington Church of Christ the Saviour was held on November, 13, 2016. The priest, teachers and parents discussed the education programme and timetable for the next academic year. The financial needs and expenditures of the school were also mentioned. All the parents supported the changes in the timetable, and also agreed to make donations for the school.

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