
Sydney’s Children on the Fourth Annual Summer VBS 2021
The Assyrian Church of the East Children’s Association (ACECA) hosted its fourth annual summer progr…
Sydney Priests Graduate with Masters of Theology
On Monday 16th November recently ordained priests, Reverend Fr Ramen Youkhanis and Reverend Father S…
Metropolitan Mar Meelis Zaia Ordains Priests for Sydney Parishes
On Sunday 6 September, His Eminence Mar Meelis Zaia AM Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Australia,…
Archbishop Mar Meelis Zaia Announces Ordination of Priests
The Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon is pleased to announce that on Sunday the 6th …
Sydney Youth Meet with Archbishop
On Tuesday 4th February ACEYA (Assyrian Church of the East Youth Association) Sydney held its annual…
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Archbishop Mar Meelis Zaia Announces Ordination of Priests
The Archdiocese of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon is pleased to announce that on Sunday the 6th day of September 2020, His Eminence Mar Meelis Zaia AM will ordain Reverend Deacons Riyadh Dinkha and Ramen Youkhanis to the ranking of Priesthood for the Holy Church. The ordination will take place at St Hurmizd’s Cathedral at 8:00am. As we are facing the current pandemic, the ordination will be streamed live (further details to be provided closer to date). Reverend Deacon Riyadh Dinkha’s Biography Rev Dn Riyadh was born in Baghdad, Iraq on the 14th day of September 1979 to parents the Late Shlemon Dinkha and Ms Mariam Qashow. He migrated to New Zealand in 2000, and settled in Australia with his family in 2013. Rev Dn Riyadh spent his childhood immersed in church services in Iraq and continued to do so after taking on rank in the Holy Church. Throughout his time living in Sydney, he has served as one of the Deacons to the Cathedral with commitment and diligence to all of its services, in addition to leading adult bible studies for parishioners. Rev Dn Riyadh is a registered architect and builder. After the ordination, Dn Riyadh will be …
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His Grace Mar Awraham Youkhanis Participates in a Virtual Discussion with The Netherlands University
On Monday 15th June, His Grace Mar Awraham Youkhanis participated in a virtual discussion on a project entitled ‘Rewriting Global Orthodoxy: The Oriental Churches in Europe, 1970-2020’ The meeting was hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies Radboud University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands. The project started in October 2019, by the Faculty, in cooperation with the Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, with a grant from the European Research Council of the European Commission. It explores the religious publications of the Coptic, Syriac Orthodox, Armenian, Ethiopian and Eritrean churches in Europe, in comparison with those of the Church of the East and other churches whose members over the past fifty years have moved to various European countries. It studies these Churches who have in various ways established dioceses, churches and parishes, and have started to build up church life and the education of the young and the old, via a variety of publications – published in Europe or in other places of the world. His Grace was joined by scholars and other Church leaders during the virtual session. His Grace is grateful to the Faculty for the invitation to participate in the discussion and looks forward to contributing …
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STATEMENT FROM THE SECRETARIAT OF THE HOLY SYNOD CONCERNING THE STATUS OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF THE ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST
STATEMENT ON THE TOPIC OF FASTING DURING THE WEEK OF WEEKS
Voice of the East – Vol. 67 – January & February 2020
Voice of the East – Vol. 67 – January & February 2020 – No’s 01 & 02
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Voice of the East – Vol. 67 – July-August & September-October 2020
Voice of the East – Vol. 67 – July-August & September-October 2020 – No’s 07, 08, 09 & 10
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Voice of the East – Vol. 67 – March-April & May-June 2020
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Voice of the East – Vol. 67 – January & February 2020
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Voice of the East – Vol. 66 – November & December 2019
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Voice of the East – Vol. 66 – September & October 2019
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The Pearl of Great Price: The Anaphora of the Apostles Mar Addai & Mar Mari as an Ecclesial and Cultural Identifier of the Assyrian Church of the East.
It gives me great joy to be present today and address this assembly in conjunction with the opening of the academic year of the Orientale, my own alma mater, particularly with the presence of His Beatitude Mar Louis Raphaël I Sako, Patriarch of Babylon for the Chaldean Catholics.
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The Sacrament of the Holy Leaven (MALKĀ) in the Assyrian Church of the East
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Fasting and Great Lent
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The Suffering, Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ
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Jesus Christ, the Son of God.