News
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Simultaneous Sunday Liturgies, one in the English and one in the Greek language
12th March, 2023
Today history was made at our Monastery with two simultaneous Sunday Divine Liturgies being held at the Monastery grounds, one in the English language and the other in the Greek. …
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Fr Makarios’ Ordinations
6th June, 2022
With great joy, faithful and clergy alike joined in celebrating the ordinations first to the diaconate (Sunday the 29th of May 2022) and then to Presbyter (Monday the 30th May …
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New Release – Spiritual Enlightenment
1st September, 2021
The Monastery is pleased to announce that it is offering a new book just released to our Orthodox faithful. This truly unique book is entitled ‘Spiritual Enlightenment’ and is ideal …
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Commemoration of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
31st August, 2021
The Beheading of our Glorious and Holy Prophet and Forerunner Saint John the Baptist was commemorated on Sunday the 29th of August at the Holy Monastery of St John in …
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International Shipping Now Available
5th August, 2021
Our Monastery is pleased to announce that with the Grace of God our E-Shop can now accept international orders. You can visit our E-Shop here. We would like to thank …
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Saint Paisios Feast Day Celebrations
12th July, 2021
The celebrations for the feast day of Saint Paisios the Athonite (12 July) commenced with His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon presiding in the Hierarchical Vespers in the evening of …
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New Ormylia Publications
30th June, 2021
The Monastery is pleased to announce that we are offering exclusively in Australia the new English translations of three books by Archimandrite Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra. These books are published …
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Saint John Feast Day Celebrations
27th June, 2021
The Saint John Feast Day celebrations commenced with His Grace Bishop Elpidios officiating in the Hierarchical Vespers of the 23rd of June. Then, on the actual feast day of the …
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Raising Orthodox Christians: Orthodox Parents Group Recommences
17th June, 2021
Today, our Orthodox Parents Group, which had paused its meetings since the start of the pandemic, re-commenced at the grounds of the Monastery. We were very blessed to have Fr …
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Ormylia Products Arrived
20th May, 2021
Our Monastery is pleased to announce that the first shipment of products from Ormylia Monastery (Greece) has arrived. The first product on offer is the Personal Care Gift Box as …
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Resurrection Night – Christ is Risen!
4th May, 2021
This year our Monastery celebrated the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ with much joy and happiness. Despite the masks, it was such a blessing and a …
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Handmade Easter Candles from Ormylia Monastery on Offer
8th April, 2021
We are very pleased to announce a new initiative of the Monastery, which will be distributing Australia-wide handmade products from the renowned female Holy Convent of the Annunciation of the …
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First Iconography Course for 2021 Completed
21st March, 2021
The first Iconography course for 2021 was successfully completed on the 19th of March. During the 8 sessions, each student was guided through the various steps of writing an icon …
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Handmade Easter Wreaths on Offer
19th March, 2021
In a new initiative, the Monastery is offering handmade Easter Wreaths for this Lenten season. The crosses on the wreaths are all handcrafted from the highest quality seasoned hardwood, such …
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Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon Liturgizes at the Monastery
14th March, 2021
On the Sunday of Forgiveness, it was such a blessing to have a morning Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Monastery in the Church of Saint John the Baptist with His …
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E-Shop Coming Soon
4th March, 2021
We are pleased to announce our new E-Shop, which will be available very soon for online purchases. The Monastery will be offering its own products, including the Monastery olive oil, …
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Perth Glendi Stall
1st March, 2021
Over the last weekend of February 2021, the Monastery held a fundraising stall at the Perth Greek Glendi, at Wellington Square, East Perth. The stall was run by friends of …
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New Website – Many New features
19th February, 2021
The Monastery has recently redesigned its entire website. All the content has been updated and many new features have been incorporated. One of the most significant and exciting features is the …
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Saint Paisios Church furniture arrives
18th February, 2021
After significant shipping delays due to the pandemic, the custom-made furniture and brassware for the Saint Paisios Church have finally arrived from Thessaloniki (Greece) to our Monastery. Now, for the …
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New Logo Design
16th February, 2021
The Monastery’s logo has been redesigned. The circular crest is based on the abbreviated name of Saint John the Forerunner in the Greek language. This abbreviation is commonly used in Byzantine …
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Iconography Classes Started
3rd February, 2021
Iconography classes started with great enthusiasm. In this course, the students are guided in a step-by-step process to write an icon, using the traditional ancient technique known as ‘egg tempera’, …