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Introduction

Welcome to the website of the St. John the Baptist Cathedral in Canberra. The cathedral parish is part of the Australian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Abroad). We hope that your visit will be of benefit.

The dean of the cathedral is Archpriest Alexander Morozow.

For general enquiries please email enquiry@stjohnthebaptist.org.au. For information and enquiries about hiring the parish hall, please see the contact page.

Our parish website also has web pages in Russian with different content.

To help us overcome the financial impact that the pandemic has had on our finances, we ask you to consider a regular monthly financial contribution to our parish. Contributions directly into our parish bank account is the easiest way to make your donation. Our bank account details are as follows:

BSB: 032719
Account: 602930

Other updates for the parish community and communications from the parish clergy will be published here. Please check back regularly.

Schedule of Upcoming Services

Saturday, 5 August	5:00 pm	All Night Vigil	9th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 6 August	9:00 am	Divine Liturgy
Saturday, 12 August	5:00 pm	All Night Vigil	10th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 13 August	9:00 am	Divine Liturgy
Friday, 18 August	6:00 pm	All Night Vigil	Transfiguration of our Lord
Saturday, 19 August	9:00 am	Divine Liturgy
	5:00 pm	No service	11th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 20 August	9:00 am	Divine Liturgy
Saturday, 26 August	5:00 pm	All Night Vigil	12th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 27 August	9:00 am	Divine Liturgy
	5:00 pm	All Night Vigil	Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God
Monday, 28 August	8:30 am	Divine Liturgy
Saturday, 2 September	5:00 pm	All Night Vigil	13th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 3 September	9:00 am	Divine Liturgy
Saturday, 9 September	5:00 pm	No service	14th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 10 September	9:00 am	No service
Saturday, 16 September	5:00 pm	All Night Vigil	15th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 17 September	9:00 am	Divine Liturgy
Wednesday, 20 September	6:00 pm	No service	The Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God
Thursday, 21 September	8:30 am	No service
Saturday, 23 September	5:00 pm	All Night Vigil	16th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 24 September	9:00 am	Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, 26 September	6:00 pm	No service	The Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-giving Cross
Wednesday, 27 September	8:30 am	No service
Saturday, 30 September	5:00 pm	No service	17th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 1 October	9:00 am	No service
Saturday, 7 October	5:00 pm	All Night Vigil	18th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 8 October	9:00 am	Divine Liturgy

During Fr Alexander’s Absence

Fr Alexander will be away 30 August to 5 October. If an urgent pastoral need arises during this time, please contact Reader Christopher Dowling, on 0411 694 892, who will assist in making any necessary arrangements.

Services

Visitors are always welcome at our services. The All Night Vigil is celebrated beginning at 5 PM on Saturday evenings and the Divine Liturgy at 9 AM on Sunday mornings. Confessions are heard during the Vigil service. The principal language of the services is Church Slavonic. Some English is used in the Divine Liturgies and usually somewhat more during the All Night Vigils. The parish church is located at:

1 Matina St
Narrabundah ACT 2604 (map)

For updates to the service schedule and other parish events, follow us (@stjohn_baptist) on Twitter or on Facebook.

Parish Life

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