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.