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We setup Orthodox services where we are gratefully renting the chapel and hall space at:

Emmaus Catholic School Woodcroft
2 Todd Street, Woodcroft, SA, Australia, 5162.

Enter via the Pimpala Road entrance, parking is available.

Sundays:

  • Prayers of the Hours at 8:40am
  • Divine Liturgy starts at 9:00 AM
  • Coffee Hour fellowship 11:00am
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Liturgical life + Parish events

Daily readings, feasts, and saints alongside services, sacraments, and parish gatherings.

LiturgicalParish events
Today · Thu, 3 SeptToday
14th Week after Pentecost
Commemorations
  • Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy (44).
  • Martyr Bassa of Edessa and her sons Theogonius, Agapius, and Pistus (4th c.).
  • Venerable Abramius, archimandrite, wonderworker of Smolensk (1220).
  • St. Martha, schemanun of Diveyevo (1829).
  • New Hieromartyr Alexander priest (1918).
  • New Hieromartyr Paul priest (1937).
  • New Martyr Ignatius (1942).
  • Venerable Abramius the Lover-of-Labor of the Kiev Caves (14th c.).
  • Hieromartyr Raphael of Sisatovac, Serbia (1941) (Serbia).
  • Appearance of the Light-Painted image of the Most Holy Theotokos on Mount Athos in the Russian Saint Panteleimon Monastery (1903).
  • Venerable Theocleta the Wonderworker of Asia Minor (840).
  • Venerable Cornelius, abbot of Palei Island (Valaam) (1420), and his disciple St. Abramius.
  • Venerable Ephraim (1238) of Smolensk disiciple of St. Abramius.
  • St. Avitus, bishop of Clermont (594) (Gaul).
  • Martyrs Donatus the deacon, Romul the priest, Silvan the deacon, and Venust (Romania).
  • Venerable Isaiah of Mt. Athos (Greek).
  • St. Sarmean, Catholicos of Kartli, Georgia (779) (Georgia).
  • New Martyr Symeon of Samokovo (1737).
  • Translation of the relics (1953) of St. Nectarius (Kephalus), metropolitan of Pentapolis (1920).
  • St. Hardulph of Breedon.
Scripture readings
  • Galatians 1:1-10, 20-2:5 ()
  • Mark 5:1-20 ()
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Tomorrow · Fri, 4 SeptTomorrow
14th Week after Pentecost
  • Fast
  • By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
Commemorations
  • Martyr Agathonicus of Nicomedia and his companions: Martyrs Zoticus, Theoprepius, Acindynus, Severian, Zeno, and others, who suffered under Maximian (4th c.).
  • Martyr Gorazd of Prague, Bohemia and Moravo-Cilezsk (1942).
  • Venerable Isaac I (Antimonov, the "Elder") of Optina (1894).
  • New Hieromartyrs Macarius bishop of Vyazma, John Boyarschinov and Alexis Naumov priests (1918).
  • New Hieromartyrs Theodore bishop of Penza and with him Basil and Gabriel priests (1937).
  • New Hieromartyrs John bishop of Velikoluk, Alexis archbishop of Omsk, Alexander, Michael and Theodore priests, Hieromartyr Hilarion, John and Hierotheus (1937).
  • Hieromartyr Athanasius (270-275), bishop of Tarsus in Cilicia, Venerable Anthusa of Syria (298) and Martyrs Charesimus and Neophytus (270-275).
  • Virgin-martyr Eulalia of Barcelona (303).
  • Iveron Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos at the Monastery of St. Alexis of Moscow (1650).
  • Venerable Bogolep of St. Paisius of Uglich Monastery (16th c.).
  • St. Symphorian of Autun (2nd-3rd c.) (Celtic & British).
  • Venerable Sigfrid, abbot of Wearmouth (England) (688) (Celtic & British).
  • New Hieromartyr Andrew (Ukhtomsky), bishop of Ufa (1937).
  • Martyrs Irenaeus, Deakon, Or, and Oropsus (Greek).
Scripture readings
  • Galatians 2:6-10 ()
  • Mark 5:22-24, 35-6:1 ()
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Sat, 5 Sept
  • Great Vespers
    4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
    Emmaus School Chapel, 2 Todd Street, Woodcroft, SA, Australia, 5159
    Confessions are heard before, during, or immediately after the Saturday evening service to properly prepare the faithful for receiving Holy Communion the following morning.
14th Week after Pentecost
Commemorations
  • Apodosis of the Dormition.
  • Martyr Lupus (306), slave of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica.
  • New Hieromartyrs Ephraim, bishop of Selenginsk (1918) and Archpriest John Vostorgov of Moscow (1918) and Martyr Nicholas.
  • New Hieromartyrs Paul and John priests (1937).
  • Hieromartyr Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons (202).
  • Venerables Eutychius (540) and Florentius (547) of Nursia.
  • St. Callinicus, patriarch of Constantinople (705).
  • Holy Martyr Ebba the Younger, abbess of Coldingham, Northumbria, and her companions (870) (Celtic & British).
  • 38 Martyrs of Thrace (Greek).
  • Venerable Nicholas the Sicilian, who struggled on Mt. Neotaka in Euboea (Greek).
  • Hieromartyr Pothinus, bishop of Lyons (177).
  • Martyr Victor of Marseilles (3rd c.).
  • Martyr Tydfil of Merthyr Tydfil.
Scripture readings
  • 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 ()
  • Matthew 23:1-12 ()
  • Philippians 2:5-11 (Theotokos)
  • Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 (Theotokos)
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Sun, 6 Sept
  • St Elizabeth & St Barbara Divine Liturgy
    8:40 am – 12:00 pm
    Emmaus School Chapel, 2 Todd Street, Woodcroft, SA, Australia, 5159
    Prayers of the Hours at 8:40am Divine Liturgy starts at 9:00am. Coffee Hour fellowship 11:00am All services are in english
14th Sunday after Pentecost
Commemorations
  • Synaxis of all saints of Moscow (movable holiday on the Sunday before August 26th, Russian Orthodox Church - the Moscow Patriarchate).
  • Hieromartyr Eutychius (1st c.), disciple of St. John the Theologian.
  • Translation of the relics of St. Peter, metropolitan of Kiev (1479).
  • New Hieromartyr Maximus Sandovich priest (1914).
  • New Hieromartyr Priests Michael Voskresensky, and those with him, of Nizhni-Novgorod (1918).
  • Venerable Aristoclius elder of Moscow (1918).
  • New Hieromartyr Seraphim (1946).
  • Venerable Arsenius, abbot of Komel (Vologda) (1550).
  • Martyr Tation at Claudiopolis (305).
  • Virgin-martyr Cyra of Persia (558).
  • Venerable George Limniotes the Confessor of Mt. Olympus (716).
  • Equal-to-the-Apostles Cosmas of Aitolia (1779).
  • Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Petrovskaya" ("of St. Peter of Moscow") (1306).
  • St. Martyrius, ArchBishop of Novgorod (1199).
  • Commemorating the appearance of Our Most Holy Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary to Venerable Sergius, abbot, of Radonezh (1385).
  • St. Dionysius of Zakynthos, archbishop of Aegina (1622).
  • St. Serapion the Wonderworker, abbot of the Monastery of St. John the Baptist at Garesja, Georgia (1747) (Georgia).
Scripture readings
  • Mark 16:9-20 ((3rd Matins Gospel))
  • 2 Corinthians 1:21-2:4 ()
  • Matthew 22:1-14 ()
  • Hebrews 7:26-8:2 (St. Peter)
  • John 10:9-16 (St. Peter)
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Mon, 7 Sept
15th Week after Pentecost
Commemorations
  • Return of the relics of the Apostle Bartholomew from Anastasiopolis to Lipari (6th c.).
  • Holy Apostle Titus of the Seventy (1st c.).
  • Hieromartyr Moses (1931).
  • New Hieromartyr priest Vladimir Moschansky (1938).
  • Sts. Barses and Eulogius (386), bishops of Edessa, and St. Protogenes, bishop of Carrhae (4th c.), confessors.
  • St. Menas, patriarch of Constantinople (6th c.).
  • St. John the Cappadocian (520) and St. Epiphanius (535), patriarchs of Constantinople.
  • Synaxis of Hierarchs of Crete: Andrew the Wonderworker; Cyril, bishop of Gortyna; and Eumenius, bishop of Rome. (Greek).
  • St. Aredius of Limousin (591) (Gaul).
  • St. Gregory of Utrecht (775) (Neth.).
  • Translation of the relics of St. Hilda of Whitby (680) (Celtic & British).
  • St. Ebba the Elder, abbess of Coldingham, Northumbria, England (683) (Celtic & British).
Scripture readings
  • Galatians 2:11-16 ()
  • Mark 5:24-34 ()
  • Titus 1:1-4;2:15-3:3,12-13,15 (Apostles)
  • Matthew 5:14-19 (Apostles)
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  • five
Tue, 8 Sept
15th Week after Pentecost
Commemorations
  • Commemoration of the Meeting of the "Vladimir" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos and the deliverance of Moscow from the Invasion of Tamerlane in 1395.
  • Martyrs Adrian and Natalia and 23 companions of Nicomedia (4th c.).
  • New Hieromartyr Peter priest and St. Gregory confessor, priest (1938).
  • Blessed Mary Diveyevo (1931).
  • New Hieromartyr Victor priets, Martyr Demetrius, Peter and New Hiero-confessor Archpriest Roman Medved of Moscow (1937).
  • New Hieromartyr Nectarius (Trezvinsky), bishop of Yaransk (1937).
  • Uncovering of the relics of St. Nicholas the Confessor, metropolitan of Almaty (2000).
  • Venerable Adrian, abbot of Ondrusov (Valaam) (1549).
  • Synaxis of Saints of Central Asian Metropolitan District.
  • Synaxis of Saints of Oryol Metropolia.
  • The Pskov Caves Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God, named the "Tenderness" (1542).
  • Blessed Cyprian of Storozhev, former outlaw (16th c.).
  • Venerable Adrian, abbot of Poshekhonye (1550).
  • Vladimir-Eletsk Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God (1395).
  • Venerable Tithoes of the Thebaid (4th c.), disciple of St. Pachomius the Great (4th c.).
  • Venerable Ibestion the Confessor, Egyptian ascetic.
  • St. Zer-Jacob, missionary of Ethiopia.
  • Venerable Adrian of Uglich (1504), disciple of St. Paisius of Uglich.
  • Finding of the relics of Venerable Bassian of Alatyr Monastery (17th c.).
  • Monk Ioasaph, prince of India (Greek).
  • Martyrs Atticus and Sisinnius (Greek).
  • The miraculous renewal of the Vladimir Icon of the Theotokos in Harbin (Manchuria) (1925).
Scripture readings
  • Luke 1:39-49, 56 (Matins Gospel)
  • Galatians 2:21-3:7 ()
  • Mark 6:1-7 ()
  • Philippians 2:5-11 (Theotokos)
  • Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28 (Theotokos)
Tone
  • five
Wed, 9 Sept
15th Week after Pentecost
  • Fast
  • By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
Commemorations
  • Venerable Poemen the Great (450).
  • New Hieromartyr Stephen Nemkov, and those with him, of Nizhni-Novgorod (1918).
  • New Hieromartyrs Paul, priest (1918).
  • New Hieromartyrs John, John priest and Hieromartyr Methodius (1937).
  • New Hieromartyr Aleksander, priest (1939).
  • New Hieromartyr Vladimir, priest (1940).
  • St. Demetrius confessor, priest (1952).
  • Venerables Pimen, Kuksha, and Nicon of the Kiev Caves (1114).
  • St. Hosius (Osia) the Confessor, bishop of Cordova (4th c.).
  • St. Liberius, pope of Rome (366).
  • Venerable Poemen of Palestine (605).
  • Martyr Anthusa.
  • Venerable Sabbas of Benephali.
  • Great-martyr Phanurius the Newly Appeared of Rhodes (Greek).
  • Translation of the relics of Sts. Theognostus, Cyprian, and Photius, metropolitans of Moscow (1479).
  • St. Caesarius, bishop of Aries (543) (Celtic & British).
  • Martyr-hermit Decuman of Watchet.
  • Martyr Djan Darada, the Ethiopian eunuch of Queen Candace.
Scripture readings
  • Galatians 3:15-22 ()
  • Mark 6:7-13 ()
  • Galatians 5:22-6:2 (St. Poemen)
  • Matthew 4:25-5:12 (St. Poemen)
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