Antiochian Christian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines

Christ is Risen!

Saint George's missionary parish in Wellington

Services are held at Saint John's Anglican Church, Wainuiomata (SJW) and the Russian parish church of Christ the Saviour, Miramar (RC)

Service times Matins – 08:45, Divine Liturgy – 09:30 and as otherwise advertised

Services are normally held on the first Sunday of each month in Miramar and in Wainuiomata on other Sundays

May:

Sunday 17th (SJW) – Sunday of the Samaritan Woman; Sunday 24th (SJW) - Fifth Sunday after Easter (and parish annual general meeting)

Sunday 31st (SJW) – Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council


June:

Sunday 7th (RC) – Pentecost (Whitsunday); Sunday 14th (SJW) – Trinity Sunday

Sunday 21st (SJW) – Sunday of the Athonite Fathers; Sunday 28th (SJW) – Third Sunday after Pentecost


Other events

Saturday 16th May – Parish Council meeting

Tuesday 19th May – Ladies Group

Sunday 24th May – Parish annual general meeting


Throughout May on each Wednesday and Friday there is a laity led prayer group focussing on Mary



Other services, contact Fr. Ian for details (fr.ian@antiochian.org.nz, ph. 934 8921, SKYPE fr.ian-antiochian.org.nz).

Brief note on mission

The Wellington mission was formally started in 2000 following the visit by His Eminence, Metropolitan Paul, the Archbishop of Australia and New Zealand, though Fr Jack Witbrock had been visiting Wellington approximately monthly since April 1999.

Byzantine Rite Services are normally held on the first and third Sundays of the month. The Byzantine rite liturgy is usually the liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, but in Lent that of Saint Basil. Western Rite services (the mass of Saint Gregory the Great) are normally held on the second and fourth Sundays of each month.

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