Annual General Meeting of the parish; Pokrov; 2027 Tear-off Calendars
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the parish will take place on Sunday 1 November at 10:45 AM in the parish hall. All parishioners are invited to attend. Only parishioners are eligible to vote at the AGM or stand for election to parish offices; therefore, we remind everyone to pay their membership dues. On Wednesday 14 October, the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, the patronal feast day will be celebrated at the cathedral in Melbourne. All our parishioners are invited to attend the patronal feast; there will be no services at our church on that day. However, Vigil will be held here on the eve of the feast. Some parishioners prefer tear-off calendars. Unfortunately, shipping costs have become so high that they exceed the price of the calendars themselves. Those wishing to purchase tear-off calendars for 2027 should place their orders with the parish starosta by October 31; this will allow us to order exactly the number required by our parishioners. Other (wall) calendars will be ordered separately, and there is no need to pre-order them. The next services at our church are as follows: Tuesday 13 October at 6:00 PM: Vigil. Saturday 17 October at 6:00 PM: All-Night Vigil. Sunday 18 October at 8:30 AM: Liturgy.
The warden, the responsible person for the economy of the entire parish is James Tobolov. He is directly assisted by members of the parish council, as well as many parishioners.
Sisterhood
Monitors the cleanliness and decorum of the church and on the territory of the church, organizes various events to maintain our traditions, raises funds for the parish. Organizes dinners and funeral wakes. Our Senior Sister Tatyana Pye heads the sisterhood.
Jurisdiction
Our parish is a part of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, and is in the Australian and New Zealand Diocese, in the deanery of the state of Victoria. The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.
His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas, is the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
The Diocesan Bishop is Archbishop George.
The Dean of the state of Victoria is Archpriest Mikhail Protopopov.
In a legal sense, our parish is governed by the Normal Parish By-laws of the ROCOR. According to the by-laws, the Rector is appointed by the Diocesan Bishop; the Warden is elected at the AGM of the parish for three years; members of the parish council are elected for one year at the AGM. The Sisterhood is governed by the Regulations on Church Sisterhoods; the Senior Sister and the Sisterhood Board are elected at the Annual Meeting of the Sisterhood. All parish officials are approved by the Diocesan Bishop and work on a voluntary basis.
