IMelkite NSW

12/04/2026

31/03/2026

Emergency Appeal for Lebanon – Update

Thanks to your generosity, $14,220 has already been raised, unlocking a further $10,000 from our matching donors and bringing the total to $24,220 so far.

The need in Lebanon remains urgent, with thousands of displaced Christian families in need of support. Every donation continues to make a real difference on the ground.

Our goal is $40,000 by Easter, so please help us get there. Every dollar counts.

If you are able to give or share, please support this urgent appeal by clicking here:
https://shorturl.at/IDDJ9

28/03/2026

The war between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to accelerate the dechristianisation of the land where Christ walked

20/03/2026

War has once again struck Lebanon. Thousands of Christian families have been forced to flee their homes with very few belongings, seeking safety elsewhere in the country.

Some are staying with relatives, while many others are sheltering in churches, monasteries, parish halls, and schools.

With work almost impossible during the conflict, displaced families urgently need support for food, medicine, and basic necessities. Through our churches on the ground, your donation will help provide immediate humanitarian relief.

Thanks to generous matching donors, every dollar donated will be doubled (up to $10,000), so your support goes twice as far.

All contributions are tax-deductible. Visit https://shorturl.at/IDDJ9 to donate today.

29/05/2025

Al-Amal Choir invites you to its charitable concert!

21/04/2025

Statement on the Sleeping unto the Lord of His Holiness Pope Francis

Christ is Risen! المسيح قام !
Χριστός ἀνέστη!

With profound sorrow, yet unwavering Christian hope, we receive the news of the sleeping unto the Lord of His Holiness, Pope Francis.

At this solemn moment in our Liturgical calendar, Easter Holy Monday, our hearts are united with the faithful throughout Australia, New Zealand, All Oceania and the whole world, as we give thanks for the life and witness of a holy, humble, courageous, and merciful man.

Pope Francis served not as a distant figure of power, but as a shepherd who walked among his flock as His master and ours, our Lord Jesus Christ, did, especially those most easily forgotten. He reminded the Church, again and again, that Christ is encountered not in the palaces of the powerful, but on the peripheries, among the poor, the sick, the imprisoned, the displaced, the unborn, and the brokenhearted. His voice carried the accents of Divine Mercy, and his actions, often disarmingly simple, bore the weight of the Gospel’s call to love what is true and serve whom the world overlooks.

In this Jubilee Year of Hope, Pope Francis passes from this life as a pilgrim who has completed his earthly journey. He now enters into the fullness of that Living Hope which he preached to a fractured world. Even in his weakened state, his appearance in St Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday became a living sign that truth endures beyond the tomb and that death cannot silence hope.

Let us now pray for our departed Holy Father, that he may hear in the depths of eternity the same words he strove to echo on earth: Well done, good and faithful servant… enter into the joy of your Lord. (Matthew 25:21).

May the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis be eternal!

Most Reverend Robert Rabbat
Eparch of the Melkite Catholic Church of Australia, New Zealand and All Oceania

03/04/2025

Exciting times ahead for St Elias Melkite Catholic Church - Guildford, Sydney. DONATE here: https://shorturl.at/GiaXo

Donations are for construction purposes only and are not tax deductible.

25/02/2025

Prayer for the Speedy Recovery of HH Pope Francis

03/11/2024

A reminder to parishioners and friends of St Elias about the upcoming Pre-Christmas Concert at 6pm on Sunday, 17 November, at St John The Beloved Church Hall, Greenacre. Book your tickets today: Call Kawssar on 0431 148 400 or Rebecca on 0433 909 124.