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New Martyrs; By the Rivers of Babylon

Church services have already begun to prepare us for Lent. This week Wednesday and Friday are fast-free, and next Saturday we will hear a special hymn, "By the Rivers of Babylon," which is sung during the next three Saturday services before Lent.
Also, next Sunday will be the feast of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. The tragic events of the Russian Revolution, which began with terrible persecution of the faith, remind us of the quieter, but no less persistent, restriction and mockery of Christian values in our own time. Let us pray, brothers and sisters, to the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, that the Lord will strengthen us in Christian principles.
On Saturday 7 February the vigil will begin at 6:00 PM, and on Saturday 8 February the liturgy will be at 8:30 AM.

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Parish clergy:

Archpriest Yaroslav Belikov - Rector.
Archdeacon Vasily Kozulin.

Parish economy

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.