Orthodoxy

Information for Catechumens

The Orthodox Christian Church is the faithful continuation of the Church which Our Lord Jesus established through His Apostles in the first century AD.

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Procedure for Admission to St Nicholas Nursing Home and Hostel

Members of the community who seek admission to St Nicholas Nursing Home or Hostel must meet certain criteria. Admission cannot occur unless the government body, the Aged Care Assessment Team...

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A Discourse in Iconography

Iconography began on the day our Lord Jesus Christ pressed a cloth to His face and imprinted His divine-human image thereon. According to tradition, Luke the Evangelist painted the image of the Mother of God; and, also according to tradition, there still exist today many Icons which were painted by him.

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Divorce

An ecclesiastical divorce may be granted after a civil Decree Nisi Absolute has been given. However, the parish priest must exert every effort to reconcile the couple and avert the divorce.

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Fasting

Our Church adopted fasting from the Old Testament. Christ Himself fasted and preached about its significance (Matt.6:16; Mark 2:20 and 9:29). The early Church too, observed fasting (Acts 13:2, 14:23 and II Cor. 2:27).

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What is Orthodoxy?

ON THE FIRST SUNDAY of the Great Fast our Church celebrates the triumph of Orthodoxy, the victory of true Christian teaching over all perversions and distortions thereof heresies and false teachings.

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Marriages

The sacramental union of a man and a woman should be performed in the Orthodox Church according to the liturgical tradition and blessed by a priest recognised as canonical by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. The procedure for intended weddings is as follows:

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Memorial Services

Such services are held as an act of love and remembrance towards the departed members of the Church. They are not, however, held on the following days:

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Father Dimitri Tsakas

Father Dimitri Tsakas was born and raised in Australia. Ordained by His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos to the Diaconate in 1991 and to the Priesthood in 1994, he currently serves as Proistamenos at the Parish-Community of Saint George in Brisbane. He represented His Eminence in the capacity of Archepiscopal Vicar for the 4th Archdiocesan District of Queensland and Papua New Guinea of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia from 2000-2019.

Cultural Committee

The Cultural Committee of the Greek Orthodox Community of St George was established in 1974 under the chairmanship of the Late Alex Freeleagus, Consul General for Greece in Queensland. The cultural committee successfully staged three Greek Expos (Ekthesis) in 1976, 1978 and 1981.

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