Greek Orthodox Community of Gippsland

10/09/2026

7 Saints who participated in the Third Ecumenical Council (431)

10/09/2026

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: "The Church of Constantinople was the first to highlight Christianity’s ecological message as an expression of its spiritual identity and witness. It understood and presented the life of the Church as ‘applied ecology.'" https://archons-of-the-ecumenical-patriarchate.visitlink.me/UdreJu

10/09/2026

6–7 September 1955. A night Istanbul should never forget.

On these two days, the Greek community of Constantinople became the target of a devastating pogrom. Greek homes, businesses, churches, schools and cemeteries were attacked, looted and destroyed. Armenians and Jews were also targeted.

The violence did not come out of nowhere. It unfolded amid intense tensions over Cyprus and followed the bombing of the Turkish Consulate in Thessaloniki, an incident later shown to have been staged.

For the Greeks of Constantinople, 6–7 September 1955 became a turning point. A community that had lived in the city for centuries was left traumatized, its property destroyed and its sense of security shattered.

History should not be forgotten simply because it is uncomfortable.

We remember the victims. We remember Constantinople. 🇬🇷

06/09/2026

01/09/2026

BEGINNING OF THE NEW ECCLESIASTICAL YEAR -
40 HOLY VIRGIN MARTYRS
Tuesday, 1st September 2026 • 7:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Matins and Divine Liturgy
Following the Divine Liturgy, the Blessing of Water (Lesser Sanctification) will be conducted, marking both the first day of the month and the beginning of the New Ecclesiastical Year in the life of the Church.

September opens the new ecclesiastical year in the life of the Church. Just as nature begins to blossom anew with spring here in Australia, the Church invites us to renew our spiritual lives - to begin again with fresh zeal in prayer, worship and repentance.

May this new ecclesiastical year be one of blessing, growth and sanctification for all of us.

A BLESSED AND GRACE-FILLED MONTH TO ALL!