St. Demetrios Parish in Hastings New Zealand
HOLY ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW ZEALAND
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
St. Demetrios name day festivity 23 October 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Easter Week at St. Demetrios:
Holy Wednesday 7.00 pm
The Sacrament of the Holy Unction (The Efchelaion)
Holy Thursday 7.00 pm
The service of Holy Passion
Holy Friday Morning 8.30 am
Service of the Imperial Hours
Great Friday Vesper’s 3.00 pm
Taking Down of the Cross (Apokatheloasis)
Holy Friday Evening 7.00 pm
The lamentation
Holy Saturday 9.00 am
Morning Liturgy
Holy Saturday Night 10.30 pm
The Orthros (Matins) of theResurrection
Easter Sunday 4.00 pm
Vespers of Love
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
History of the Greek Community in Hawke's Bay in New Zealand
Soon after 1930 the first Orthodox Christian Greeks arrived in Hawke's Bay. Orthodoxy flourished in the Hawke's Bay between 1950-1960, but we did not have a church , or even a hall to gather together and keep in touch with each other. We thank St. Mathew Anglican Church in Hastings who made their church available for our services.
It took 80 years, but now we finally have a beautiful church to gather, meet and pray in. We thank His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, especially we thank our Archibishop Amphilohius who worked very hard to put everthing together and finalise the work on the church, and many thanks to all donors.
We the Orthodox Christians endeavor to look after our new church, and try to make her look even better.
Father Joachim Raptopoulos
It took 80 years, but now we finally have a beautiful church to gather, meet and pray in. We thank His Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew, especially we thank our Archibishop Amphilohius who worked very hard to put everthing together and finalise the work on the church, and many thanks to all donors.
We the Orthodox Christians endeavor to look after our new church, and try to make her look even better.
Father Joachim Raptopoulos
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