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Services for Great Lent

The forty days of Great Lent is a time of expectant preparation heading towards that moment when we meet our Resurrected God and King. Services during these weeks energise the faithful in their journey toward Pascha.

Visitors are most welcome at any service.

 

Week of the Triumph of Orthodoxy

Great Lent commences with the most penitential service of the entire year, the Great Canon of St. Andrew & Great Compline. The Triumph of Orthodoxy is a memorial and celebration of the Church's reception of the Seventh and final Ecumenical Council.

7.30 pm

Mon, 26 Feb 2023

Great Compline & Canon of St. Andrew

 

7:30 pm

Wed, 1 Mar 2023

  Presanctified Liturgy

 

7:30 pm

Fri, 3 Mar 2023

    Akathist of Thanksgiving to the Theotokos

 

10:00 am

Sun, 5 Mar 2023

 Divine Liturgy

 

 

Learn More

Learn about the services for Holy Week and Pascha.

Learn about the Liturgical feasts of the year.

 

Details

The Good Shepherd Orthodox Church, located in Clayton, Melbourne, is a living witness to the power of the Gospel and the fullness of the Christian Faith in modern, secular Australia.

We are a vibrant Australian Christian community under the direction of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand & the Philippines, within the jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East.

The Church of Antioch is the continuation of the Christian community founded in Antioch by the Apostles Peter (who served as its first bishop) and Paul. The Patriarchate of Antioch is the oldest of the ancient Patriarchates constituting the one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ.

All services are in the English language and are held in the Main Chapel of the Religious Centre at Monash University, Clayton Campus, conveniently located in the centre of Melbourne’s residential population.

Parking in the University car parks is free after 7:00 pm, but please take note of all signs regarding Loading Zones, No Standing and Disabled Parking, these restrictions apply and are enforced.

For directions to the Religious Centre click here 

 

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