St John the Baptist Parish
Welcome to the mobile website of the St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Canberra. The cathedral parish is part of the Australian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Abroad)
Welcome to the mobile website of the St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Canberra. The cathedral parish is part of the Australian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Abroad)
Visitors are always welcome at our services. The All Night Vigil is celebrated beginning at 5 PM on Saturday evenings and the Divine Liturgy at 9 AM on Sunday mornings. Confessions are heard during the Vigil service. The principal language of the services is Church Slavonic. Some English is used in the Divine Liturgies and usually somewhat more during the All Night Vigils. The parish church is located at:
1 Matina St
Narrabundah ACT 2604 (map)
| Saturday 6 April | 5:00 PM | All Night Vigil | Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God Third Sunday of Great Lent |
| Sunday 7 April | 9:00 AM | Divine Liturgy | |
| Wednesday 10 April | 6:00 PM | Great Compline | |
| Saturday 13 April | 5:00 PM | All Night Vigil | Fourth Sunday of Great Lent St John of the Ladder |
| Sunday 14 April | 9:00 AM | Divine Liturgy | |
| Wednesday 17 April | 6:00 PM | Great Compline | |
| Saturday 20 April | 5:00 PM | All Night Vigil | Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Venerable Mary of Egypt |
| Sunday 21 April | 9:00 AM | Divine Liturgy | |
| Wednesday 24 April | 6:00 PM | Great Compline | |
| Friday 26 April | 6:00 PM | Matins | Lazarus Saturday |
| Saturday 27 April | 9:00 AM | Divine Liturgy | |
| 5:00 PM | All Night Vigil | Palm Sunday The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem | |
| Sunday 28 April | 9:00 AM | Divine Liturgy | |
| Monday 29 April | 6:00 PM | Great Compline | |
| Tuesday 30 April | 6:00 PM | Great Compline | |
| Wednesday 1 May | |||
| Thursday 2 May | 6:00 PM | Matins Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels | Great and Holy Friday |
| Friday 3 May | 3:00 PM | Vespers Christ’s body taken down from the Cross | |
| 6:00 PM | Matins Burial of Jesus Christ | Great and Holy Saturday | |
| Saturday 4 May | 9:30 AM | Vesperal Divine Liturgy Christ resting in the Grave | |
| 11:00 PM | Blessing of Easter fare (kulitchi, paskha, eggs) at the Community hall | ||
| 11:25 PM | Midnight Office Return Of Christ’s Shroud to the Altar | ||
| Sunday 5 May | 12:00 AM | Paschal Matins and Liturgy | Pascha The Radiant Resurrection of Christ |
| Monday 6 May | 8:30 AM | Divine Liturgy | Bright Monday |
| Saturday 11 May | 5:00 PM | All Night Vigil | Second Sunday of Pascha St. Thomas Sunday - Requiems at cemetеries |
| Sunday 12 May | 9:00 AM | Divine Liturgy |
| Rector | Rev. Archpriest Alexander Morozow | Phone: | (02) 6295 7798 (H) |
| Warden (староста) | Andrei Chernih | E-mail: | enquiry@stjohnthebaptist.org.au |
| Secretary | George Shaw | ||
| Head Sister | Irene Ovchinnikov | Phone: | 0411 029 026 (M) |
| Community Liaison | Dimitri de Wouytch | Phone: | (02) 6295 2874 (H) |
| E-mail: | dimitri@webone.com.au |