Welcome to the English website of the St. John the Baptist Church, the Canberra parish of the Australian Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Abroad). We hope that your visit will be of benefit.
Choral Conference
On 1-4 May St John the Baptist Parish hosted the 2014 diocesan Choral Conference (Певческий Съезд). Photos, music and videos are being added to the conference page.
The rector of the parish is Archpriest Alexander Morozow.
For general enquiries please email [email protected].
Our parish website also has web pages in Russian with different content.
Printable Schedule
Services
Visitors are always welcome at our services. The All Night Vigil is celebrated beginning at 5 PM on Saturday evenings and the Divine Liturgy at 9 AM on Sunday mornings. Confessions are heard during the Vigil service. The principal language of the services is Church Slavonic. Some English is used in the Divine Liturgies and usually somewhat more during the All Night Vigils. The parish church and school are located at:
1 Matina St
Narrabundah ACT 2604
Rector | His Grace Bishop George of Canberra | ||
Dean | Rev. Archpriest Alexander Morozow | Phone: | (02) 6295 7798 (H) |
Secretary | George Shaw | Phone: | 0417 493 350 (M) |
Choir Mistress | Ludmilla Yakimov | Phone: | (02) 6291 6584 (H) |
Head Sister | Irene Ovchinnikov | Phone: | (02) 6293 2373 (H) |
Community Liaison | Dimitri de Wouytch | Phone: | (02) 6295 2874 (H) |
E-mail: | [email protected] |