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 and school are located at:
1 Matina St
Narrabundah ACT 2604 (map)
| Saturday, 30 March | 5:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Third Sunday of Great Lent Veneration of Cross |
| Sunday, 31 March | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| Wednesday, 3 April | 6:00 pm | Holy Unction Anointing with oils | |
| Saturday, 6 April | 5:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God Fourth Sunday of Great Lent |
| Sunday, 7 April | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| Wednesday, 10 April | 6:00 pm | Matins Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete | St Andrew's Standing |
| Friday, 12 April | 6:00 pm | Matins The Akathist Hymn | Laudation of the Mother of God |
| Saturday, 13 April | 5:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Venerable Mary of Egypt |
| Sunday, 14 April | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| Wednesday, 17 April | 6:00 pm | Great Compline | 6th week of Great Lent |
| Friday, 19 April | 6:00 pm | Matins | Lazarus Saturday |
| Saturday, 20 April | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| 5:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Palm Sunday The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem | |
| Sunday, 21 April | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| Monday, 22 April | 6:00 pm | Great Compline | Great and Holy Monday |
| Tuesday, 23 April | 6:00 pm | Great Compline | Great and Holy Tuesday |
| Wednesday, 24 April | 6:00 pm | Matins | Great and Holy Thursday |
| Thursday, 25 April | 6:00 pm | Matins Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels | Great and Holy Friday |
| Friday, 26 April | 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, 27 April | 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, 28 April | 12:00 am | Paschal Matins and Liturgy | Pascha The Radiant Resurrection of Christ |
| Monday, 29 April | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | Bright Monday |
| Saturday, 4 May | 5:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Second Sunday of Pascha St. Thomas Sunday - Requiems at cemetеries |
| Sunday, 5 May | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy |
| Rector | His Grace Bishop George of Canberra | ||
| Dean | Rev. Archpriest Alexander Morozow | Phone: | (02) 6295 7798 (H) |
| Warden (староста) | Andrei Chernih | E-mail: | enquiry@stjohnthebaptist.org.au |
| Secretary | Neeraj Shokeen | ||
| 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 | ||