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, 9 January | 5:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Sunday after the Nativity 31st Sunday after Pentecost |
| Sunday, 10 January | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| Saturday, 16 January | 5:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Sunday before the Theophany 32nd Sunday after Pentecost |
| Sunday, 17 January | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| Monday, 18 January | 6:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Theophany Baptism of the Lord |
| Tuesday, 19 January | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| Saturday, 23 January | 5:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Sunday after Theophany 33rd Sunday after Pentecost |
| Sunday, 24 January | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy |
If you would like your home blessed with holy water on Theophany, please leave your name and details on the list at the candle stall.
| 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 | ||