St. John the Baptist Parish
Canberra, Australia

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Parish Jubilee Anniversary

In 2002 the parish celebrated its 50th (1952-2002) Jubilee Year, although irregular services have been held in Canberra since the early 1940s, when Russians begain arriving in Canberra.

Pre-1962 Life of the Parish

The pre-1962 life of the Parish covers the early years of the formation of the Parish. If anyone has photographs of this era of the parish's life, we would be most grateful for copies of them.

Parish Life at 1 Matina St, Narrabaunda

Historical photographs of early church life in Narrabunda are available in two archives, one of colour photographs and one of black and white photographs.

The construction of the New Church

Some photographs of the period from the consecration of the Church to 1998 are available in the history section of our web site.

Church Life

Available here are collections of photographs from the consecration of the Church in 1988, the anniversary of the conversion of Russia, the celebration of the feasts of Pascha and Pentecost, children from the parish school as well as some general photographs and postcards. Also of interest may be photographs from the archives of the parish school as well as some more recent photos from the school.

Jubilee and Parish Feast Celebrations

Some photographs of the celebration of the Jubilee in 2002 are available in the Jubilee photograph collection.

Photographs from the 2006 Patronal Festival are available. A description of the celebrations can be found on ROCOR web site.

Photographs from the 2007 Patronal Festival are available.

Photographs from the 2008 Patronal Festival, at which Deacon Alexander Borodin was ordained to the priesthood and Subdeacon Seraphim Slade was ordained to the diaconate, are available. At this service the Danilov Monastery choir from Russian sang and the relics of the New Martyr St. Elizabeth were venerated.

Diocesesan Youth Conference - 2004

In December 2004 the parish hosted the annual Youth Conference for the diocese. A small selection of photographs is available:

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