Welcome! 'St Spyridon' is a canonical Orthodox Church serving the spiritual and community needs of South East Sydney. It functions through the authority of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. St Spyridon Parish is also responsible for the founding and continuing development of St Spyridon College.

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TODAY'S SAINTS AND FEASTS St. Eutyches the Martyr, Bishop of Melitene Nikitas, Bishop of Chalcedon Helikonis the Martyr Heladios the Hieromartyr of the East Zacharias the New Martyr		TODAY'S SCRIPTURE READINGS
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Calendar of Saints, Feasts and Holy Services Don't miss a thing with our Calendar of Saints, Feasts and Holy Services. Program of Holy Services for Holy Week Download the English or Greek program of Holy Services during Holy Week to be held at St Spyridon Church. We've missed you and we can't wait to see you back at St Spyridon. If you are unable to attend in person, we are live-streaming the main Services through Facebook or YouTube. English Divine Liturgy Services The Divine Liturgy in ENGLISH is conducted at St Spyridon church on the first SATURDAY evening of each month from 6:00pm - 7:15 p.m. Can't make it to the Saturday evening services? Download and save the mp3 of the Divine Liturgy Service in English recorded at St Spyridon Church. Like us on Facebook St Spyridon Parish is using all possible means to reach out to its people which is why St Spyridon Parish has a Facebook page. And as many of you already know, our Parish Priest Fr Steven Scoutas is also on Facebook.		Holy Week One's beliefs constitute his being; the more our beliefs are true and firm, the more purposeful meaning life has. Remembrance of the events of Holy Week, the last week in the life of Jesus Christ, has a practical appeal to the heart of the Christian believer. [Learn more] Great Lent Great Lent before Easter is when the Christian participates fully in preparing himself to praise and glorify his God as Lord and Saviour. During the period of the Great Lent the awakening of the spirit of man comes about through inspiration from the Head of the Church, Jesus Christ. It is a time of self-examination and preparation, and of taking an inventory of one's inner life. [Learn more] Fasting The primary aim of Fasting is to make us conscious of our dependence upon God. Yet it would be misleading to speak only of weariness and hunger. Abstinence leads, not merely to this, but also to a sense of lightness, wakefulness, freedom and joy. [Learn more] The Divine Liturgy Undoubtedly, the central aspect of Orthodox Christian life is participation in the Divine Liturgy. Orthodox Christians consider the Liturgy to be 'Heaven on Earth' and try to experience this reality in many ways. [Learn more] Who is Jesus Christ? Who do we say that Jesus Christ is? Who is this Jesus Christ in whom we believe as baptised members of the Orthodox Church? Is Jesus Christ a mere man? Is He only God? Or is He rather, as the Orthodox Church teaches, both truly God and truly man.  [Learn more]