09 February, 2013

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia - The 11th Clergy-Laity Congress


Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
The 11th Clergy-Laity Congress  
 “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
looking unto Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith”
(Heb. 12: 1-2)
 The 11th Clergy-Laity Congress - the highest decision-making body of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia - was held in Sydney, from Sunday 20 January to Wednesday 23 January 2013. 
 His All-Holiness addressed via Skype the 11th Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.

06 February, 2013

Enrolments for GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL 2013

HOLY APOSTLES PARISH & 
COMMUNITY OF NEWCASTLE
GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOL
An open Letter 
to Parents and Grandparents of our 
Greek Language School in Newcastle

Dear Parents, Grandparents and Friends;

Acknowledging the fact that our children are now third and fourth generation Greek-Australians and the use of the Greek Language is possibly irrelevant to most, we will go on to say, that we believe that all of you share our desire to hold on to what is left of our Mother Tongue and Culture in this our Community. And if we are serious about promoting our culture and protecting our place in history, it is important that the next generation of our families understands what it means to be a Greek/Australian. As you are all aware, our ancestors are responsible for creating moral, intellectual and political systems that have become the backbone of Western Civilization. We should all be proud of this and need to keep educating our future generations of the important role Greece has played throughout history. The best way of achieving this is to ensure that our children and grandchildren have access to Greek School.