St. John the Baptist Parish, A Parish of the Russian Orthodox Church, Canberra, Australia

Ministries and Resources from Other Parishes and Communities

Weekly Bulletins

These bulletins provide the Epistle and Gospel readings with a homily for the Sunday as well as a brief Lives of Saints for Saints for each day. In previous years they were handed out in hard copy at the end of the Divine Liturgy.

Faith&Wisdom Ministries

The following online ministries are provided by Fr Stephen David's Faith&Wisdom Ministries, a ministry of Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church Brisbane.

Faith and Wisdom

A new ministry will begin called 'Faith and Wisdom'. These talks/discussions will help congregations to better understand their faith and to grow in their faith. This is open to all adults and will cover all aspects of our faith including the basic concepts of Orthodoxy. Details are as follows:

These classes are now held online at 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm on Sunday afternoons. Please see their Facebook page for the link.

Daniel and the Three Youths Ministry

This is a new service for children aged between 5 and 8 years old. The purpose of this service is to teach the next generation the foundation of our faith, including beliefs and practises, as well as church hymns that will enable them to participate in the liturgy.

Class will begin and end with prayer and will be conducted according the the following format:

These classes are now held online at 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm on Sunday afternoons. Please see their Facebook page for the link.

Bible Study

The bible study continues at 6:30 pm on Monday evenings (except when this coincides with a church service). These classes are now held online. Please see their Facebook page for the link.