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

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Introduction

Photo of the Church 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.

Recent Updates

6 January 2024
January edition of Listok (in Russian).

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 9 March5:00 PMAll Night VigilSunday of the Last Judgment
Meatfare Sunday
Sunday 10 March9:00 AMDivine Liturgy
Saturday 16 March5:00 PMAll Night VigilThe Sunday of Forgiveness
Cheesefare Sunday
Sunday 17 March9:00 AMDivine Liturgy
Monday 18 March6:00 PMGreat Compline
Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
Clean Monday
Tuesday 19 March6:00 PMGreat Compline
Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
Clean Tuesday
Wednesday 20 March6:00 PMGreat Compline
Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
Clean Wednesday
Thursday 21 March6:00 PMGreat Compline
Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete
Clean Thursday
Saturday 23 March5:00 PMAll Night VigilFirst Sunday of Great Lent
Triumph of Orthodoxy
Sunday 24 March9:00 AMDivine Liturgy
Wednesday 27 March6:00 PMGreat Compline
Saturday 30 March5:00 PMAll Night VigilSecond Sunday of Great Lent
St. Gregory Palamas
Sunday 31 March9:00 AMDivine Liturgy

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

Our behaviour During Services… Read on…(PDF)

Church interior

Parish Membership

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We would encourage those who attend our services and are part of the Orthodox community in Canberra to become parish members. An explanation of the importance of parish membership (PDF) is available in Russian and English, as is a parish membership form, (PDF) also in Russian and English.

Information is available about how members of our community can help to support our parish financially, when unable to attend weekly services.