Contact Us

Services

We meet for services in the Religious Centre at Monash University's Clayton Campus. Come visit us here:

Religious Centre
38 Exhibition Walk
Monash University
Clayton VIC 3168

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Map showing location of the Religious Centre at 38 Exhibition Walk, Monash University, Clayton Campus

Public transport

From Huntingdale Train Station, walk to the Huntingdale Bus Station and catch routes 601 or 900 to Monash University, Wellington Road. After alighting from the bus, use the red dotted line on the map to find your way to the Religious Centre.

Parking at Monash Uni

Parking is free on weekends, weeknights and public holidays. Use the red dotted line on the map to find your way to the Religious Centre.

Postal Address

Please send all postal mail to:

PO Box 8061
Monash University VIC 3800
Australia

Administrative and Clerical Contacts

Fr. Geoff and the other clergy can be contacted via The Good Shepherd Orthodox Church's Office Secretary, Cheryl.

Office hours are 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday.

Mobile: 0493 758 443

Email Fr. Geoff

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Blog

The Two Kinds of Suffering: Voluntary and Involuntary

Sdn Tim Grace

August 9, 2026 10:00 AM

In this sermon, Sub Dn. Timothy Grace explores the Orthodox understanding of suffering, distinguishing between the voluntary hardships we take on through the ascetic disciplines of the Church and the involuntary trials that come to us against our will. Drawing on the day's epistle and gospel readings, he shows how both kinds of suffering, when met with patience and the right attitude, can open the heart to the grace of God. He reminds us that the Church is the place where these two forms of suffering meet, and that even what feels like failure by the world's standards can become our victory in Christ.

What Will You Do? The Feeding of the Five Thousand

Daniel McInnes

July 26, 2026 10:00 AM

In this sermon on the feeding of the five thousand, Daniel McInnes reads St Matthew's account alongside the fuller detail of St John's Gospel, where Christ tests the disciples with the question, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" Daniel draws out how God chooses to work through people who bring the little they have, how the miracle foreshadows the Eucharist, and how the same question — "What will you do?" — meets us in the needs we encounter every day.

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