Archbishop's Report 2007
Archbishop's Report 2007
1. Collections
The Archdiocese have sponsored variety of collections for different projects and catastrophes:
- For the Tsunami
- For the Earthquake in Armenia
- For the fire in Sydney
- For the Nursing Home in Tripoli- Lebanon
- For the Orphanage in Tripoli
- For Balamand Theological School
- For a cancer patient in Lebanon
2. New Churches and Missions
Australia
1. The opening of St. Mary - Mt. Pritchard December 1999
2. Completing St. Mary - Merrylands 2000
3. Sts Peter and Paul – Sydney 2000
4. St. Nicholas (Mayfield) 2000
5. Sts Michael and Gabriel- West Ryde 2001
6. St. Nicholas Bankstown (Macedonian) 2001
7. St. Michael - Sylvania 2002
8. St. Barnabas (Parkwood) 2001
9. St. Paul - Melbourne 2002
10.St. Mary - Melbourne 2002
11.Good Shepherd Mission - Melbourne 2003
12.Forty Holy Martyrs- (Mirboo North) 2005
13.John D’Alton - Melbourne 2006
14. Rev. Ron Beattie - Oxley 2006
15. Monastery (St. Anna) - Victoria 2006
New Zealand
1. St. George - Oakland 2001
2. Fr. Victor Didenko - Romanian - Christ Church
3. Fr. Ilyan - St. Michael - Dunedin
Mission
1. Fr. Elder – Christchurch St. Gregory of Nyssa
2. Fr. Ian St. George – Wellington
3. Keith Morrison - Ellesmere
New Priests
Fr Michel Zhaib 2001
Fr George Saad 2004
Fr John Kaunar 2007
Fr. Luke Bell 2006
Fr. Mitko Machevski 1998
Fr George Saada - Reinstated 2000
Fr. Geoff Harvey 2000
Fr Anthony Cagnoni 2005
Fr George Hage 2005
Fr. George El Khoury 2005
Fr. Ron Beattie 2006
Fr. John D’Alton 2006
Fr Norman De Silva 2005
Fr Michael Elder 2003
Fr. Victor Didenko 2003
Fr. Ian Nield 2002
Fr. Vladimir Ivlenkov 2002
Fr George Mattar
Fr George Bosauder
Fr. Nicholas Haddad
Rt. Rev. Themistocles
Fr. Columba 2000
Deacons
Max Perkins
J.P. Mawal
Keith Morrison
John Hubbart
Rafic Al Baba
Andrei Grenfell
John Whiteside
Tom McArdle
CLERGY NO LONGER WITH THE ARCHDIOCESE
2000
1. Rev Fr Stephen Godley - Left the Jurisdiction
2. Rev Fr George Robinson - Left the Jurisdiction
3. Rev Fr Nicholas Gan - Left the Jurisdiction
2001
4. Rev Hieromonk Fr Benjamin (Forbes) - Left the Jurisdiction
2002
5. Parish Priest West Croydon SA - Reposed
2003
6. Rev Fr Columba - Reposed
2004
7. Rev Fr Hanna Ajia - Ceased Serving
8. Fr Dn Bert Gerges - Left the Jurisdiction
2005
9. V Rev Fr Nicolas Mansour - Retired
10. V Rev Fr Michel Khouri - Retired
2006
11. Rev Fr Ted Doncaster - Retired
12. Fr Dn John Nasr - Left the Jurisdiction
13. Rev Fr John Vesic - Left the Jurisdiction
2007
14. Fr Dn Chris Gain - Left the Jurisdiction
15. V Rev Archimandrite Fr Themistocles Adamopolou is with the Patriarchate of Alexandria
Youth
Established active youth organizations in all of the churches.
English Liturgy (Evening) in all the Churches.
Sunday Schools in all the churches.
Arabic School St. Nicholas Punchbowl
Welfare - St. Nicholas Punchbowl 1999
Theology School - Sydney 2000
Theology School- Melbourne 2004
Youth Centre St. George - Melbourne 2006
Coxia – Help the elderly - Melbourne 2004
Ladies’ Committees - all the Churches
Church Councils - all the Churches
Sunday Schools- all the Churches
Clergy training seminars
Archdiocese Ladies Committee - all the Churches
February Youth month all over the Archdiocese
Sunday of Orthodoxy - all the Churches together in NSW
Sunday of Orthodoxy - all the Churches in Melbourne
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt, all the Churches together in NSW , 5th Sunday of Great Lent
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt - all the Churches together in Melbourne, 5th Sunday of Great Lent.
Christian education curricula for all the churches
Theology students Balamand (4)
Theology students St. Andrew (1) - Sydney
General assembly to elect B.O.T. members and general policy of the Archdiocese
School for Byzantine Music
In Planning
Elementary School in Sydney
Elementary School in Melbourne
Nursing Home in Melbourne
Child Care Centre in Sydney Bankstown
Child Care Centre in Sydney St. Mary Mays Hill
Retirement Clergy Fund (Planned)
2006 - To provide financial help to the retired clergy and khourieh.
Purchased properties
Two properties Melbourne St. Nicholas, youth and Sunday school facilities
Archdiocese Headquarters
Sts Peter and Paul Property for building a Church – Mt Druit
St. Nicholas Bankstown Large property with Church and hall
St Paul Dandenong Melbourne Building and property
St. Nicholas Punchbowl Four properties
St. Mary Merrylands Property for child Care
St. Elias Wollongong New priest’s house
St. Paul Brisbane Building a new Church
St. George Redfern a new shop
Monastery in Newcastle (care of the Archdiocese)
Planned to Purchase Properties
St. Mary Melbourne
Archangels West Ryde
St. Michael Sylvania