DIOCESE OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: November 1, 2016
On the Anniversary of the Canonization of St John of Kronstadt (1964) by the Russian Church Abroad, Bishop George of Canberra Celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Community Centre in Dandenong, Australia

On Tuesday, November 1, 2016, the anniversary of the canonization of St John of Kronstadt by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in 1964, and of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in 1981, His Grace Bishop George of Canberra, Vicar of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, celebrated Divine Liturgy in the church dedicated to the saint in Dandenong. His Grace was joined by Protopriest Michael Protopopov, Dean of Victoria, and other clergymen. At the end of Liturgy, a moleben was performed with a procession of the cross around the senior-care center, after which a trapeza luncheon was offered.