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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Feast of St Spyridon On December 12th, the Orthodox Church celebrated the Feast of our Patron Saint, SPYRIDON the Miracle-Worker, Bishop of Trimythounda, blessed amongst the Holy Fathers of the Church. On the eve of St Spyridon's Feast Day, 11th December at 7.30 p.m, the Vespers Service (Esperinos) was conducted by His Grace Bishop Seraphim of Apollonia. Following the Vespers Service and the Blessing of the Five Loaves (Artoklasia), St Spyridon Parish offered the annual Celebratory Dinner in the Church Hall as our hospitality to all the faithful present on the evening. Program of Holy Services for January 2019 Download the English program and Greek program of Holy Services during January to be held at St Spyridon Church. English Divine Liturgy Services The Divine Liturgy in ENGLISH is conducted at St Spyridon church on the first SATURDAY evening of each month from 7 – 8.15 p.m. The next Divine Liturgy service in English is Saturday, 2 February 2019 from 7pm. 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.		New! Feast of Epiphany What meaning does the annual repetition of the Feast of Epiphany on January the 6th have for our faith and for our Christian life? The recurrent celebration of Epiphany has a great spiritual significance and is not the mere commemoration of a historical event because in the Christian faith everything is present, here and now, for our Lord Jesus Christ is with us here and now, our inseparable Companion and Comforter. [Learn more] The Feast of the Nativity of Jesus The Feast of the Nativity of Jesus, also known as Christmas, is one of the most joyful days of the Orthodox Church and commemorates that Jesus became a man and came into the world to save us. [Learn more] Twelve Apostles Jesus Christ endowed His Church with Himself and His divine Message. He handed it down to His Apostles, who constituted His Church, to carry on with authority His Gospel, and He sent them to preach it and to baptize converts all over the world [Learn more] Orthodox Spirituality The sources of Orthodox spirituality are the Holy Scriptures, sacred Tradition, the dogmatic definitions of the Ecumenical Synods, and the spiritual teachings of the Greek Orthodox Fathers. Orthodox spirituality is mainly expressed through prayer, daily Christian living, and worship, which ultimately lead to union with the divine uncreated Light. [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]