Acc Name: GREEK ORTHODX MISSION FUND
BSB: 063-215 (Commonwealth Bank)
Acc No: 00902128
Started by the late South Australian hieromonk Nectarios (Kellis) in 1994, the Orthodox missionary work in Madagascar has spread amongst the local population. By 1999, there were more than 12,000 Orthodox Christians and many others preparing to be christened.
In the country’s capital of Antananarivo, the Church of the Assumption of Mary was built, together with eparchial directorate and an orphanage for several hundred children. Orthodoxy has been so well taken up by the locals that there are many native priests and bishops of Madagascar.Today, there are dozens of parishes, several schools including many projects designed to improve the health and education of the locals.
St Clements Primary School, Kenya
Acc Name: PARISH OF SUTHERLAND KENYA - AFRICA A/C
BSB: 942-202 (Beirut Hellenic Bank)
Acc No: 194480
Establish in 2002 by the local Orthodox Metropolis, the school which is located in Nairobi provides:- free daily meals; and
- caters for orphans, refugees, children from single-parent families and HIV/AIDS victims.
The aim of the school is to give freedom from poverty through education. It provides schooling to approximately 125 children who otherwise would not have been able to afford education in Kenya.
What also makes this school unique is:
- no fees are charged
- writing material, uniforms & educational resources are all offered freely
- enrolment is based on socio-economic need
For more info, go to St Clement's School for Orphans website
St George Monastery, Australia
Acc Name:
GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE PROPERTY TRUST
ST GEORGE MONASTERY - SPRINGWOOD
BSB: 082-057
Acc No: 616960042
Situated in the beautiful and tranquil Yellow Rock Mountains in NSW lies St George Monastery.St George is an excellent place to seek spiritual enrichment and discovery. The Monastery’s amazing architecture is inspired by the Stavronikita Monastery on Mt Athos.
There are extensive building works which need support in order to provide for future generations of Orthodox. Some of the current building projects include:
- massive 2-storey pilgrim sleeping quarters
- monks quarters with icon panting room
- dual-altar church
- stone archways along property boundary
- cemetery chapel & more...
Only males can stay but anyone is more than welcome to visit. Abbot Kyriakos is more than grateful for anyone who wishes to come to lend a hand.
316 Singles Ridge Road, Yellow Rock, N.S.W. 2777
Tel: (02) 4754 1382, Fax: (02) 4754 5974
Abbot: Very Rev. Kyriakos Stavronikitianos
Panagia Gorgoepikoos Monastery, Australia
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The Holy Monastery of Panagia Gorgoepikoos ("She who is Quick to Hear") is a monastic community for women under the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, established in May 1993. Mother Kallistheni is the abbess.One of the major works underway is the Monastery's Katholikon (main church). This building is designed in the traditional Orthodox-Byzantine style and will prove to be one of the finest churches in Melbourne.
The monastery also has accommodation for females to stay only. However, anyone is more than welcomed to visit.
With an extensive bookshop, several farm animals, picnic & playground areas and orchard the Monastery is a great place to visit.
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For more details, go to www.gorgoepikoos.org.au
Holy Monastery of Pantanassa, Australia