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)
| Friday 11 April | 6:00 pm | Matins | Lazarus Saturday |
| Saturday 12 April | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| 5:00 pm | All Night Vigil | Palm Sunday The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem | |
| Sunday 13 April | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | |
| Monday 14 April | 6:00 pm | Great Compline | |
| Tuesday 15 April | 6:00 pm | Great Compline | |
| Wednesday 16 April | 6:00 pm | Holy Unction Anointing with oils At the Serbian monastery in Hall | Great and Holy Wednesday |
| Thursday 17 April | 6:00 pm | Matins Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels | Great and Holy Friday |
| Friday 18 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 19 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 20 April | 12:00 am | Paschal Matins and Liturgy | Pascha The Radiant Resurrection of Christ |
| Monday 21 April | 9:00 am | Divine Liturgy | Bright Monday |
| Saturday 26 April | 5:00 pm | No service | Second Sunday of Pascha St. Thomas Sunday - Requiems at cemetеries |
| Sunday 27 April | 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) |